TRANSPORTATION

Travel information

By plane (landing in Brindisi –SUGGESTED OPTION)

Brindisi airport is the nearest airport to Lecce, 30 minutes by car, connected by buses and shuttles. This airport is well connected to the international airports

of Rome and Milan, and there are direct flights to and from London, Brussels, Zurich, Paris and other European destinations.

Link: www.aeroportidipuglia.it/brindisi14

From Brindisi Airport to Lecce:

- Option #1: Take the Air Shuttle, which provides a shuttle service from Lecce to Brindisi Airport (and back) operating 7 days a week (one-way ticket cost:

approx. 20 Euros). This shuttles picks you from the airport and takes you directly to the desired address in the City of Lecce.

Advance reservation required, details available at http://www.airshuttle.it/

- Option #2: Bus from Brindisi Airport to Lecce (and back)

(one-way ticket cost: approx. 6.50 Euros, can be bought on board):

Please, check timetable at the following website:

http://www.sitasudtrasporti.it/archivio/Download/corse/sitasud/Puglia/Bari/66c0723a-d531-4b83-981d-e8a38d0ccfc0_ORBA793-16D.pdf/0

By plane (landing in Bari)

Bari Airport (Karol Wojtyla International Airport) is approximately 160 km far for Lecce. It is the major airport of Apulia Region, and is well connected to the

major National and International destinations.

Link: http://www.aeroportidipuglia.it/homepagebari

From Bari Airport to Lecce:

- First, take a shuttle from the airport to Bari’s central train station (one-way ticket cost: approx. 5 Euros): time schedule available at

http://www.ferrovienordbarese.it/orari-ferroviari-di-partenza-da-aeroporto-bari

- Then, take the train to Lecce (select route: Bari Centrale – Lecce)

(please visit http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en to check the time schedule and buy the tickets).

By Train

The city of Lecce can be directly reached by train. Train trip options from any Italian city to Lecce central station are available at

http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en

In particular, fast trains (Freccia Argento or Freccia Bianca) are available to reach Lecce from major Italian cities:

- Bologna (7h 13’)

- Milan (9h 13’)

- Rome (5h 30’)

- Turin (10h 16’)

- Venice (8h 51’)

By car

To reach Lecce by car from Rome, take the A1 highway (direction Naples), and then follow A 16 or A 14 (direction Bari).