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Airports and Ferries in Liguria

How to get in touch with the local commercial airports and ferries in Liguria and Genoa. Up-to-the minute flight information, links to taxis, lost property, and airport and port information...

Cristoforo Colombo Airport

The Cristoforo Colombo Airport offers direct flights to 30 international locations including Amsterdam, London Stansted, Paris CDG and Munich, as well as domestic flights to, among others, Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa. The airport is located in Sestri Ponente, 6 Km from the town centre.

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport	At: V. Pionieri E Aviat. d'italia, 16155 Genoa (GE)	Tel: 010 60151 Website
Access	By car: The A12 motorway links with the motorway network for both northern and southern destinations	Website
	Parking: Located just outside the Arrivals area, the parking area is open 24 hours a day and has 800 parking spots. Payment can be made at the airport main cash desk between the car park and the terminal entrance or at the automatic payment machine in the arrivals concourse
	By taxi: Taxis are available from outside Arrivals; official cabs are yellow and white
	By bus/train: The railway station is connected by the Volabus service from the airport
Facilities	Information desk, post office, parking and lifts for the disabled, shopping, restaurants.
Useful Numbers	Information Lost Luggage Customs Carabinieri Guardia di Finanza Immigration police Car Park	Tel: 010 60151 Tel: 010 601 5407 Tel: 010 601 5257 Tel: 010 601 5282 Tel: 010 601 5340 Tel: 010 659 671 Tel: 010 601 5273

Pisa International Galileo Galilei Airport

For those visiting the eastern end of Liguria.

Pisa International Galileo Galilei Airport	Flight Information	Tel: 050 849 300 Website
Pisa International Galileo Galilei Airport	At: Aeroporto Galileo Galilei, 56121 Pisa	Tel: 050 849 111 Website
Access	By car: the airport is located 1.5 Km north of Pisa and is within easy reach of Genoa, Livorno and Florence on the A12 motorway. There are long and short term car parks at the airport with room for 1,200 vehicles	Website
	By Train: The train station is located next to the terminal	Website
	By bus: Bus number 7 departs every 15 minutes to and from the city centre	Website
Useful Numbers	Airline ticket office Lost Luggage Online booking	Tel: 050 849 404 Tel: 050 849 400 Website

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport

A reasonable option for those visiting the western side of Liguria. For domestic flights in France and international travel, as well as helicopter transfers.

Nice Cote d'Azur Airport	Flight Information	Tel: +33 (0)4 93 21 30 86 Website
Access	By car: Located 7 Km west of Nice. With good road links to Monaco and Italy via the Promenade des Anglais.	Tel: +33 (0)4 93 13 78 78 Website
	Numerous car parks for both long and short term stays.
	By Taxi: Taxis are available at all hours and to all destinations from stands outside the arrivals halls at both terminals.
	By bus/train: The number 98 bus runs to the city centre and train station every 10 minutes. The local train station is Nice St Augustin, 500m from the airport which serves Ventimiglia as well as other local French destinations. A free shuttle service is provided between the airport's two terminals.
Useful Numbers	Lost luggage	Tel: +33 (0)4 97 13 44 10

Ferries

Genoa is a major port with ferries leaving for Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain and Tunisia:

Genova Porto (terminal traghetti)
Tel: 010 2411

Ferry companies

The Big and Fast Ships
To: Palermo, Olbia, Porto Torres
Tel: 010 550 91
Tirrenia
To Porto Torres, Cagliari, Olbia
Tel: 010 269 8236
Moby Lines
To: Olbia
Tel: 028 901 0029/865 231