TRAVEL

How to get to Alghero

Ryanair offers very economical flights direct to Alghero from London Stanstead, Dublin, Frankfurt Hahn, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Barcelona Girona, Madrid, Stockholm Skavsta, as well as from Pisa. See http://www.ryanair.com

There are daily domestic flights from Milan and Rome as well as Turin and Bologna with Air One - http://www.flyairone.it 

Alghero airport is a 15 minute drive from the town and car hire is available from the airport. There are also regular buses from the airport to town. Please see  http://www.aeroportodialghero.it/collegamenti/autobus_en.as

There are also many flights to Olbia's airport on the North Eastern coast of Sardinia. Please see the airport website http://www.geasar.it/eng/airport

For trains to Alghero, see http://www.ferroviedellostato.it/

You could take a ferry from mainland Italy to the ports of Porto Torres, Olbia or Golfo Aranci. See http://www.ferriesonline.com

http://www.fun.informare.it/ferry/zona3.asp - timetable and rates of all ferries to Sardinia

Getting around

Car hire is available in town and you can also rent mopeds and bicycles in Alghero

It is easy to get from Alghero to beautiful beaches on foot or by local bus.

Once you are here we'll be on hand to give you any help or advice on where to go and how to get there, the best bars, where to eat, where to shop, etc.

USEFUL LINKS

Alghero airport with information about flights and transport from the airport including car hire – http://www.aeroportodialghero.it/home_en.asp

AirOne: the Italian airline that flies to Alghero from France, Germany and Italy – http://www.flyairone.it/en/

http://www.meridiana.it – for flights from Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris to Olbia and Cagliari

Olbia airport, less than 150km from Alghero http://www.geasar.it/eng/airport 

Hapag Lloyd Express - http://www.hlx.com for low budget flights from Germany from April to October

http://www.easyjet.com/ for flights from London Gatwick to Olbia and from London Luton to Cagliari

Other Interesting Links

http://www.comune.alghero.ss.it – the City of Alghero’s official website with a couple of interesting maps to download

http://www.alguer.it – local online news and things to do, concerts, events with a section on tourism

http://www.lebombarde.com – Le Bombarde beach and sailing club

http://www.pocolocoalghero.it – pizzeria and restaurant with live music, jazz sessions, internet café

http://www.sarnow.com – interesting website on Sardinia with beautiful photos

http://www.ondablumare.it/max.htm - local weather report and forecast

http://www.algherosardinia.net - independent guide to Alghero, Sardinia, reviews, opinions, day trips, bars, restaraunts and images

http://www.findinitaly.it - FIND IN ITALY Useful information for those who travel and study in Italy

http://www.madaboutitaly.com - dedicated to all those who are mad about Italy! Website including travel tips & guides, flights & hotels, recipes, Italian communities, chatrooms, Italian events and online Italian shopping

http://www.yachtchartersardinia.com/ - for sailboat charters with an Englishman who has chosen Sardinia as his home 

http://www.360.sardinia.net - information and virtual travel guides of places to visit in Sardinia in Alghero, Cagliari, Olbia, Costa Smeralda and much more

http://www.learnitalianguide.com - an online guide all about how to learn Italian and how to speak Italian.