This site focuses on the north east of the island, served mainly by the port and airport of Olbia for Gallura and Nuoro, although Porto Torres ferry services, the Corsica ferry between Bonifacio and Santa Teresa di Gallura, and Alghero airport are also within reach. 

ARRIVING BY AIR
Spring, Summer & early Autumn
From the UK, direct flights from London Gatwick to Olbia (OLB) with easyjet www.easyjet.com and Meridiana www.meridiana.it, ryanair.com from Birmingham to Olbia, jet2com from Leeds.
Various charter airlines also run services from regional airports around the UK, to Olbia.  BA and Easyjet run services to Cagliari, but this is not convenient for the north of the island.

From Germany, Tuifly.com has a daily service from many cities, plus Easyjet from Berlin.

Easyjet also run a Geneva service in the summer. 

From the Italian mainland, Easyjet from Milano Malpensa, Meridiana, AlpiEagles etc from various other cities from April-September.

Year-Round
Direct flights from numerous airports including London Stansted, Liverpool, Glasgow, East Midlands and Dublin, plus Frankfurt Hahn, Pisa and Girona to Alghero (AHO) with Ryanair www.ryanair.com.

Tuifly.de from many German cities.
For those who prefer to make a stop on the Italian mainland, British Airways, Alitalia, Easyjet, Ryanair, and others fly into Milan, Rome and Naples, from where there are connections to the 3 Sardinian airports of Olbia, Alghero and Cagliari with Meridiana, AirOne and others.  Easyjet also flys Milan Malpensa to Olbia, year-round, and there are connections from MXP throughout Europe.  For a full list of airlines flying into Olbia plus timetables, visit the website of the Costa Smeralda International Airport at Olbia, www.geasar.it

www.british-airways.co.uk
www.alitalia.it
www.easyjet.com
www.flyairone.it

www.tuifly.de

ARRIVING BY SEA
Ferries run from the Italian mainland to a variety of Sardinian ports including Olbia, Golfo Aranci, Porto Torres and Cagliari.
Main routes into Olbia for the north of Sardinia are from Civitavecchia, Livorno, Genoa and Piombino. Frequencies and duration of voyages varies through the year: for more information see the various ferry companies’ timetables, which include:
www.moby.it
www.tirrenia.it
www.sardiniaferries.it
It’s also possible to take the ferry into Sardinia from the southern tip of Corsica, via the short Bonifacio – Santa Teresa di Gallura route.

 

GETTING AROUND

Buses & Trains
Public transport links most towns and tourist areas, with extra services running during the summer.  Outside of summer, rural areas are generally badly served by public transport. 
For buses/coaches between urban areas there is the public ARST company, plus various private operators running between centres such as Olbia and Nuoro:
www.arst.sardegna.it

Summer buses run from the airports to the main tourist areas, for example from Olbia Airport to the Costa Smeralda and to Nuoro province.
www.sunlines.org
www.turmotravel.it

For buses from Olbia airport to the centre of the city, there is a regular bus service with tickets available onboard, from just outside the terminal building. It stops in the centre of Olbia, very close to both train and ARST bus stations. Local buses also run to and from the Porto Turistico ferry port on the short trip to Olbia centre.

For trains, plus some additional bus routes, see the service from FdS:
www.ferroviesardegna.it

Trenino Verde
A great way to see the interior of the island is via the Trenino Verde network of trains which wind their way along some of the island’s most scenic routes during the summer:
Mandas - Arbatax
Isili Sorgono
Macomer –Bosa
Nulvi – Tempio – Palau

As well as the towns there are small halts at various points along the route, making some of the more remote areas accessible.  For rural hotel accommodation served by a nearby trenino verde halt, see Rural Accommodation - Valkarana Hotel.

www.treninoverde.com

There is an extremely helpful website at www.getaroundsardinia.com which gives information on how to see the island using public transport, including hints on understanding timetables and some suggested itineraries.

Bicycle
Cycling is very popular during the summer. Most airlines flying into Sardinia let you bring your own bike – Bike Hire is available at various points round the island.

Boat Hire
To explore the area around the Maddalena peninsula and northern coast by self-drive RIB, see the information on our page

Cannigione boat hire.     

CAR HIRE
All the main international car hire companies plus some local companies operate from Olbia and the other airports, as well as the major towns and tourist resorts.

Directions: Finding your way around
Local Eurocart red maps, either the Nord Sardegna or Sardegna versions, are good.
For directions and routemaps between towns or villages via the web, visit www.viamichelin.com