Getting to Italy

Get a cheap airfare to Italy, find just the right tour or air-hotel vacation package, or book a transatlantic cruise

All roads lead to Italy. This is the one area where you have the opportunity to save several hundred dollars on your trip before you even leave home. This section aims to help you do just that.

Airfares to Italy from North America can range anywhere from $350 to $2,000 simply in coach class. I'm here to help you help you find tickets closer to that $350 mark (or, at the very least, in the $400 to $700 range). Most flights will be into Rome or Milan, though there are some from JFK into Venice and Palermo.

But you don't have to fly there. You may choose to get to Italy via a vacation package (buying your airfare and hotel nights—or plane tickets and rental car—together to save money on both) or on a tour of some sort—whether it's sixty happy people on a bus hitting the highlights, a tiny group of gourmand art aficionados biking through Tuscany, or a church pilgrimage to various holy sites. And, of course, there's always plying the Pond the old fashioned way: on a leisurely transatlantic cruise.

That takes care of folks in North America, but what if you're already in Europe, or are going to be and are merely looking to add Italy to your itinerary? This section also covers how to get to Italy from elsewhere in Europe and the British Isles, whether by plane (best on no-frills or low-cost airlines), train, bus, or ferry (from Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Spain, Albania, or Tunisia).

One method of arrival in Italy that doesn't have its own sub-section here is how to get to Italy by automobile because that one's utterly simple. If you're coming to Italy by car, just keep driving south and over the Alps; you can't miss it. (Once you're in Italy, however, you will want to check out the information, tips, and resources in the "Getting Around: By Car" section.)

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Getting to Italy by plane from North America Airfare savings Airfares to Italy Airports in Italy Sleeping on the plane Dealing with jet lag Reid's tips for saving money on air travel Getting to Italy by plane from within Europe Airfares to Italy How no-frills airlines work Getting to Italy by train Getting to Italy by train The rail system Railpasses Tickets & reservations Overnight trains Train safety Train stations in Italy Reid's tips for saving money on train travel Getting to Italy by cruise Getting to Italy by ship Reid's tips for saving money on cruises Avoiding the cruising money pits D.I.Y. shore excursions Getting downtown from ports of call Getting to Italy by ferry Getting to Italy by ferry or hydrofoil

Getting to Italy by tour or package Vacation packages The non-tour: How vacation packages work Air-hotel packages Air-car packages Untours Specialty tours Learning vacations Cooking schools Study tours (art, culture, history, etc.) Language schools Religious tours Student tours Active vacations Bike tours Hiking, treeking, & walking tours Horseback trours Niche group tours Seniors tours Family tours Student tours Women's tours Singles' tours Gay tours Disabled tours Religious tours Guided tours Design your own group tour Private guides Microtours Microtours 101 City tours Individual sight tours Daytrips Private guides

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