Trapani

Trapani’s airport - Aeroporto di Trapani-Birgi or Aeroporto di Vincenzo Florio - is located around 18km from Trapani city centre. Some of the airlines operating here are Ryanair, Alitalia and Meridiana. A.S.T. shuttles leave regularly from outside the terminal building with a journey time of 35 minute to Trapani centre. Tickets to and from the airport can be bought directly at the Airport Ticket Office or from the bus driver when boarding the bus. Taxis are also available just outside the terminal, opposite the main entrance. You will find some of the major national and international car rental companies at the Trapani airport such as AVIS, Hertz, Europacar, Sicily rent car and more. Head to ground floor of the terminal in the arrival hall for contract forms and key pick up and drop off.

There is a motorway from Trapani city to major destinations in Sicily such as Palermo, Catania and Messina, and a coastal road to Mazara del Vallo in the province. All the other roads are quite small and often pocked, hence care should be taken. Public transport is inexpensive and frequent. To travel by bus or train, it is necessary to purchase a ticket before travelling, then it must be stamped in the machine when boarding on the bus, or at the platform for trains. Tickets are only valid for a definite time after stamping, which is indicated on the ticket itself. You can buy tickets in the stations, newsagents and tobacconists. Hefty fines are imposed if travelling without a ticket.

In Trapani it is easy to find unregistered taxis, they are far less expensive but they are illegal, too. So, the use of official taxi companies is strongly recommended. In facilities and accommodations you will easily find the business cards of many companies. The phone number is also reported on taxis.

Main post offices in Italy are open all day long during week, on Saturday morning and they are closed on Sunday. They are all run by PosteItaliane, the state post company

Pharmacies in Italy generally do not stay open during lunch time, and they are closed on Sundays. In rotation, pharmacies of each town/city/area provides Sunday and night services. Details are displayed at the pharmacies or on the websites of the town.

Country code: +39 Area code: 0923 (0 is included) Italian telephone rates tend to be among the highest in Europe—cheap rates are between 6.30pm and 8am weekdays and after 2pm on Saturday or all day on Sunday only. Booths in public places and phone cards are available from most newsagents or tobacco shops. Finding a free internet connection can be a challenge outdoor. Usually hotels and bars offer the service, and internet cafés are starting to spring up. There is provision for visitors to connect to the internet at the ferry terminal.

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