Alghero

Alghero–Fertilia Airport is located about 12 km from town centre. The public transport company A.R.S.T. has a bus leaving the airport about every 20 minutes. You buy the ticket from the ticket machine which is located inside the terminal. You can also buy the ticket on board the bus but then it costs slightly more. The journey takes about 20 minutes. Taxis from the airport to the city centre take about 15 minutes.

Alghero’s Old Town is made for walking, but there are also five different lines (A.R.S.T.) connecting the different areas across town. You can buy tickets at tabacchi, or from the ticket office inside “Giuseppe Manno" Public Gardens at via Catalogna. Remember to always validate your ticket when you board the vehicle. There are also lines to some of the tourist towns and beaches in the surrounding area. A train also connects Cagliari to Sassari with a branch line to Olbia. Tickets may be booked online.

You can hail a taxi in one of the many taxi ranks or order one by phone. The prices tend to be high, even if the fares are controlled by law. One of the major taxi companies in town is Radio Taxi.

Mailboxes in Alghero are large and engraved metal boxes that are red in colour. Stamps can be bought at the post office, tobacconists and at some internet cafés. The main post office is located at:

Alghero pharmacies operate a rotating system for out-of-hours openings. Information is posted in pharmacy windows. The signs are a green cross and the term is Farmacia.

Country code: +39 Area code: 079

220v, 50Hz Plugs have two or three round pins in a line.