L'Aquila is located at about 110 Km (68 miles) to the east of Rome and about 100 Km (62 miles) to the west of Pescara.
Choose one of the following means of transport
By Plane
The closest international airports are:
To reach L'Aquila from Fiumicino Airport (Rome), you have two options:
01 Express coach service leaving directly from the Airport, provided by Gaspari. At the moment there are only 4 lines running every day. Click on the tab called "By Coach" for more information.
02 Coach service, provided by Arpa, with several lines running throughout the day. In this case, you will have to reach "Tiburtina train station" (Stazione Tiburtina in Italian) located at the eastern side of Rome, where coaches leave for L'Aquila.
How to get to Tiburtina from Fiumicino Airport
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Fiumicino Airport |
Train to Tiburtina Railway Station |
Coach (A.R.P.A.) to L'Aquila |
- The International Airport "Rome Fiumicino" is connected to Tiburtina by local trains
- Trains run from 5.58 a.m. to 10.28 p.m. every 20 minutes
- Duration: 48 minutes
- Ticket cost is 8.00 euro.
Please note that using a taxi from the airport to Tiburtina is very expensive (you may be charged even more than 50 euro).
In order to catch a train to Tiburtina after getting off your plane at Fiumicino Airport, just follow the signs to the Train Station (it is located inside the airport).
From Fiumicino Airport there are two lines of trains:
- one line, which is bound for "Roma Termini" (do not take this!)
- If you happen to get to Termini Station instead of Tiburtina, just use the Underground (Metro) line B, bound for Rebibbia (there are a lot of signs indicating "Linea B", "direzione Rebibbia"). Your destination is Tiburtina (only 4 stops).
- another line (use this!), which calls at Tiburtina. But please note that the trains calling at Tiburtina are actually bound for Orte or Fara Sabina, so you may find these names on the time table instead of "Stazione Tiburtina". There are ten stops after leaving the airport to get to Tiburtina (so be ready to get off the train after the ninth station called Roma Tuscolana).
Outside Tiburtina train station you will find the coach station from where coaches leave for L'Aquila. Click on the section called By Coach to get further information.
To reach L'Aquila from Ciampino Airport (Rome), you have two options:
01 Express coach service leaving directly from the Airport, provided by Gaspari. At the moment there are only 4 lines running every day. Click on the tab called "By Coach" for more information.
02 Coach service, provided by Arpa, with several lines running throughout the day. In this case, you will have to reach "Tiburtina train station" (Stazione Tiburtina in Italian) located at the eastern side of Rome, where coaches leave for L'Aquila.
How to get to Tiburtina from Ciampino Airport
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Ciampino Airport |
Bus to Anagnina (Metro Station) |
Metro A from Anagnina to Termini |
Metro B from Termini to Tiburtina |
Coach (A.R.P.A.) to L'Aquila |
- Get out of the airport and search for either "Cotral" or "Schiaffini" buses.
- There may be different buses: ask the driver or look at the display on the bus. Your destination is Anagnina (it is the name of an underground station). You can find timetables for Cotral here and for Schiaffini here. Tickets can be bought on the bus (the price is 1.20 EUR).
- After reaching Anagnina, get off the bus, walk down the steps and enter the underground station (you will see an "M" (metro) on the signs).
- Buy a ticket (1 euro): there are self-service machines or desks.
- From Anagnina there is only one underground line (line A). Your stop is Termini (the main train station in Rome).
- After getting off at Termini, you will have to change trains and take underground line B, bound for Rebibbia (there are a lot of signs indicating "Linea B", "direzione Rebibbia"). Your destination is Tiburtina (only 4 stops).
Outside Tiburtina train station you will find the coach station where buses leave for L'Aquila. Click on the section called By Coach to get further information.
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Pescara Airport |
Bus to Pescara train station |
Coach (A.R.P.A.) to L'Aquila |
In order to get to L'Aquila from Pescara Airport (Aeroporto Internazionale D'Abruzzo), you will have to reach "Pescara centrale" train station.
- Once you are outside the airport, take bus number 38 (running every 15 minutes).
- A ticket costs 0.90 euro. Tickets can be bought from automatic machines or desks.
- Duration: around 20 minutes.
- The bus will take you to Piazza della Repubblica in Pescara, a large square in front of "Pescara centrale" train station.
- Buy a ticket for L'Aquila at the ticket office (biglietteria in Italian) you will find at the bottom of the square.
- A ticket costs around 14 euros.
- Duration: around 1 hour and 50 minutes.
By Coach
There are two companies that provide coach service between Rome and L'Aquila:
01a new express coach service leaving directly from the two airports in Rome, provided by Gaspari. At the moment there are only 4 lines running every day. The whole trip takes about 2 hours depending on traffic (1 hour and 30 minutes from/to Ciampino Airport). Tickets can be bought on the bus or here (the web-site is in Italian).
GASPARI COACH TIMETABLE
| From ROME to L'AQUILA | From L'AQUILA to ROME | ||||
| Fiumicino Airport (1) | Ciampino Airport (2) |
L'Aquila (Hotel Amiternum) (3) |
L'AQUILA (Hotel Amiternum) (3) | Ciampino Airport (2) | Fiumicino Airport (1) |
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11.00 14.00 16.00 21.30 |
11.30 14.40 16.30 22.00 |
13.00 16.00 18.15 23.15 |
5.00 8.00 13.00 16.00 |
6.30 9.45 14.30 14.30 |
7.00 10.15 15.00 17.40 |
1) At Fiumicino Airport, Gaspari coaches leave from Arrival Terminal 3. You will find the coach station just opposite the exit of the terminal, after crossing the road.
2) At Ciampino Airport, Gaspari coaches leave from the bus parking you will find at the exit of the arrival terminal.
3) The only stop this coach will do in L'Aquila is the one at Hotel Amiternum (see the map below). When you get off, you will find a bar next to Hotel Amiternum, which sells bus tickets. From this bus stop you can catch a local bus (orange buses run by A.M.A.) to get to the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Mathematics, L'Aquilone Shopping Center (or any other places in L'Aquila). From here you can also catch another coach (A.R.P.A.) taking to our student's residence in Pizzoli. You will also find taxis available even at night.
02 The other coach service connecting L'Aquila to Rome and the surrounding areas is provided by A.R.P.A. Below you will find detailed directions if you are arriving from Rome. Visit www.arpaonline.it to get instructions and timetables if you are arriving from other cities.
The Arpa coaches to L'Aquila leave from the bus station located at the exit of "Tiburtina Train Station" (in Italian: "Stazione Tiburtina"), at the eastern side of Rome.
- You will find the coach station outside Tiburtina Railway Station. When you get out of the station, just cross two roads with a flyover above you; you may see the indication "Autostazione Tibus";
- The coach ticket (10 euro) has to be purchased, before getting on the bus, at Arpa Ticket Office C (in Italian: "Biglietteria ARPA"), which you will find at the left side of the coach station. The trip takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes and it ends at the bus station called "Terminal Bus Lorenzo Natali (Collemaggio)" in L'Aquila.
- If you need to reach the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Mathematics, L'Aquilone Shopping Center(or any other place at the western side of L'Aquila), you may use another bus stop, which is called "Hotel Amiternum", but you won't have to worry about the name because it is the very first stop the coach will do. When you see the coach driving through the toll gate in L'Aquila, please stand up, because the bus will be stopping after a few seconds. This stop is not a coach station, but please do not hesitate to get off there even though you will just see a pavement and a hotel.
- When you get off, you will find a bar next to Hotel Amiternum, which sells bus tickets. From this bus stop you can catch a local bus (orange buses run by A.M.A.) to get to the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Mathematics, L'Aquilone Shopping Center (or any other places in L'Aquila). From here you can also catch another coach (A.R.P.A.) taking to our student's residence in Pizzoli. You will also find taxis available even at night.
ARPA COACH TIMETABLE
| ROME - L'AQUILA | L'AQUILA - ROME |
| Working days: 6.15, 6.45, 7.30, 8.10, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.25, 13.20, 14.15, 14.45, 15.15, 16.15, 17.15, 17.45, 18.15, 18.45, 19.30, 20.30, 21.30, 22.45 | Working days: 4.40, 5.30, 6.15, 6.45, 7.15, 8.00, 9.00, 10.10, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 13.30, 14.05, 15.10, 15.20, 16.15, 17.15, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00 |
| Holidays: 8.10, 11.00, 13.30, 15.00, 18.00, 19.00, 19.30, 20.30, 21.30, 22.00, 22.45 | Holidays: 6.00, 8.00, 10.10, 12.30,15.00, 15.20, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00 |
For further information on local buses in L'Aquila, click here, then click on "Accesso diretto Orari&Linee" to download timetables.
For further information on coaches connecting L'Aquila to the surrounding area (e.g.: Pizzoli, Rome, Pescara), click here, then click on "Devi partire? Clicca qui per gli orari", enter the place of departure in "Fermate di partenza", the place of arrival in "Fermate di arrivo", choose a date "Data di viaggio", a time in "Orario di partenza" and finally click on the button "corse di andata". Some types of tickets can be bought on-line.
By Car
L'Aquila can be reached either via motorway or road:
- from Rome: Motorway A24 Rome-L'Aquila Ovest (west);
- from Autostrada Adriatica (Motorway A14): Toll gate "Teramo-Giulianova" - Motorway A24 to L'Aquila;
- from Pescara: Motorway A25 Pescara-Popoli and then S.S 17 Bussi-L'Aquila;
- from Naples: Motorway A1 Rome-Napoli - S.S. 82 Ceprano-Sora-Avezzano - Motorway Avezzano-L'Aquila A24/A25.
By Train
Train service is available, though less advisable, since it takes a very long time due to intermediate train stops.
Information (in English) available at: http:/www.ferroviedellostato.it
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