Italy

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Coach / Cars

Good coach services run between cities and towns and there are also good local bus services.

Air

Domestic service is operated by Alitalia and a few affiliated companies.

Train

The Italian railway network, managed by the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) spans over 16,000 km. Connections with France run along the Nice-Ventimiglia-Genoa coastline and through the Frejus tunnel via Modane, Bardonecchia, and Turin.The lines from Switzerland run through the Sempione Pass tunnel and across Ticino Canton from the Chiasso border crossing towards Milan.

Boat

There are many services linking Italian islands to the mainland, mainly car ferries and hydro-foils. Ships from all countries around the Mediterranean moor in the well-equipped Italian ports . The main ports of embarkation for the large islands of Sicily and Sardinia are: Genova, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, Napoli and Villa San Giovanni.