How to reach the Aeolian Island

Informazioni utili e indirizzi delle compagnie che operano nell'Arcipelago Eoliano.

come arrivare eolie shuttle service Bus service from Catania to Milazzo return promoted by the ASSOCIAZIONE AMA LE EOLIE.

For informations :servizi@eoliando.it

Time Table 2012
From CATANIA to MILAZZO

From 01/01 to 31/03 (all days). Departure from Milazzo at 10:20 am - 03:20 pm and departure from Catania airport at 01:30 pm and 05:20 pm. Price per person € 35

From 01/04 to 30/06 and from 01/09 to 30/09 (all days). Departure from Milazzo at 08:00 am - 10:20am - 12:20 - 03:20 pm and departure from Catania airport at 10:30 am - 01:15 pm - 03:00 pm - 05:10 pm. Price per person € 27.50

From 01/07 to 31/08 (all days). Departure from Milazzo at 08:00am - 10:20am - 12:20 - 03:20pm - 06:00 pm and departure from Catania airport at 10:30 am - 01:15 pm - 03:00pm - 05:10pm - 08:00pm. Price per person € 27.50

Journey time is 2 hours. The service is done by appointment only. Unexpended tickets are not refundable!

The customer can request a service ticket hydrofoils and / or boat from Milazzo to the Aeolian Islands. This service has a cost of € 2.00 per person and can be applied directly to the company that will make the bus service

From PALERMO AIRPORT to MILAZZO HARBOUR :

From 10/05 to 30/09 (all days). Departure from Milazzo at 10.20 am - 02:30 pm and departure from Palermo airport at 01.20 pm - 05:40 pm - Price per person € 55,00
- 1 person traveling alone pay two installments.

Journey time is 3 hours. The service is done by appointment only. Unexpended tickets are not refundable

The customer can request a service ticket hydrofoils and / or boat from Milazzo to the Aeolian Islands. This service has a cost of € 2.00 per person and can be applied directly to the company that will make the bus service.

By Sea	Contacts	Port of departure and journey duration *
Ferries and Hydrofoils	-Useful service offering online booking of many ferry routes at the same cost as the companies listed below!	Ferry booking from all major ports to the following locations : Sicily, Aeolian Islands, Sardinia, Corsica, Elba, Greece, Croatia, Morocco, Turkey, Spain, etc.
Ferries and Hydrofoils	- Call Center 892 123 - From mobile phones and from abroad: +39.081.0171998 - Naples: +39.081.5519096 - +39.081.4203248 - Palermo: +39.091.7493111 - Milazzo: +39.090.9283242 - Lipari: +39.090.9811312 (ferries) - +39.090.9812200 (hydrofoils) - www.siremar.it	- From Milazzo > by ferry. The journey lasts 2 hours while by hydrofoil it lasts only 1 hour. - From Naples > by ferry. The journey lasts 11 hours. * Note
Ferries	- Call Center: +39.081.496444 - email: info@grimaldi.napoli.it - www.grimaldi-lines.com	- From Civitavecchia to Catania > by ferry - From Genova to Catania > by ferry Then, from Catania to Milazzo by highway. Milazzo is the best connected port to the Aeolian Islands.
Ferries	- Messina: +39.090.6416352 - Salerno: +39.089.2582528. - Termini Imerese:+39.091.8115676 - Toll-free number: 800-627414. - www.carontetourist.it	- From Salerno to Messina > by ferry with cabins. The journey lasts around 8 hours. Multiple daily trips all year round. - From Salerno to Termini Imerese(Pa)- Daily trips all year round. From Palermo to Milazzo in highway(about 2 hours 1/2) and from Milazzo to Eolie in boat (about 2 hours)
Ferries	- Napoli: +39 081 5752192 - 081 5802744 - www.tttlines.it	- From Naples to Catania > by ferry. The journey lasts around 8 hours. Then from Catania to Milazzo by highway. Milazzo is the best connected port to the Aeolian Islands.
Hydrofoils	- Call Center: +39.0923.873813 - Messina: +39.090.364044 - Milazzo: +39.090.9287821 - Palermo: +39.091.333333 - Reggio Calabria: +39.0965.29568 - www.usticalines.it	- From Milazzo > hydrofoil. The journey lasts 1 hour. - From Palermo and Cefalù > by hydrofoil. The journey lasts 4 hours (available only in summer). - From Reggio Calabria > by hydrofoil. The journey lasts 2 hours - From Messina > by hydrofoil. The journey lasts 1.5 hours.
Ferries and Hydrofoils	- Naples: +39.081.4285555 - Palermo: +39.091.6014211 - Lipari: +39.090.9812448 - www.snav.it	- From Naples > by hydrofoil. The journey lasts 6 hours.
Gruppo Alilauro Hydrofoils	- Naples : +39.081.7611004 – 081.4972291 - www.alilauro.it	- From Naples > by hydrofoil. The journey lasts 6 hours (available only in summer, from July to mid September).
N.G.I Ferries	- Lipari: +39.090.9811955 - Milazzo: +39.090.9284091- 090.9283415	- From Milazzo > by ferry. The journey lasts 2 hours.

By Plane	Contacts	Airports
	- Tel : +39.06.2222 - web : www.alitalia.it	The Aeolian Islands can be reached from the following airports: - Naples - ports can be easily reached by bus from the airport. - Catania - a direct bus (Giuntabus) connects the airport directly to the port of Milazzo (from April 1 trough September 30); buses (Sais) also connect the airport to the port of Messina. - Reggio Calabria - the airport is connected by bus with the ports of Reggio Calabria and Messina. - Palermo - the airport is connected every hour by bus to the city centre where you can catch the train to Milazzo or the hydrofoil directly to the Aeolian Islands.
	- Tel : 199 20 70 80 - web : www.airone.it
	- Tel : 892928 - web: www.meridiana.it
	- Tel : 199 419777 - web : www.blu-express.com
	- Tel : 89 20 20 - web : www.volawindjet.it
Helicopters	- Tel : +39.340.3667214 - Tel: +39.(0)90.9834428 - web : www.airpanarea.com Transfer by Helicopter from the main airports of the south of Italy. Connections with all islands and in particular with Panarea.
Helicopters	- Tel : +39.0968.53737 - Mob: +39.348.1334972 - web : www.elicotteri-icarus.it Transfer by helicopter from the main airports of Sicily and Calabria to the most famous tourist locations in the south of Italy and in particular with the Aeolian Island.

By Train	Contacts	Main train station
	- Call center: 892021 - web : www.trenitalia.it	- Milazzo is the closest train station. Every 1/2 hour a shuttle bus connects the station to the port. - Messina - the railway station is 1 km far from the port (where you can take Ustica Lines hydrofoils). If you don't succeed in catching a hydrofoil, you need to go by bus (Giuntabus) to Milazzo (the bus stop is right opposite the port). - Naples - the recommended railway station to get to the ferry is Piazza Garibaldi station, while the closest railway station to the hydrofoil port is Mergellina station.

By Train

Contacts

Main train station

- Call center: 892021
- web : www.trenitalia.it

- Milazzo is the closest train station. Every 1/2 hour a shuttle bus connects the station to the port.

- Messina - the railway station is 1 km far from the port (where you can take Ustica Lines hydrofoils). If you don't succeed in catching a hydrofoil, you need to go by bus (Giuntabus) to Milazzo (the bus stop is right opposite the port).

- Naples - the recommended railway station to get to the ferry is Piazza Garibaldi station, while the closest railway station to the hydrofoil port is Mergellina station.

Extra Services
	Our staff can book for you a car or minibus with driver, both from Catania airport to Milazzo and from Reggio Calabria airport to the port of Milazzo or Messina. The service is provided at low rates thanks to our agreements with car rental companies. If you prefer a free holiday around Sicily, we can also rent a car for you to be picked up at the Catania, Palermo or Reggio Calabria airports.

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