Away Visitors travelling to Italy from non-European destinations will find flights are numerous and competitive. Leaving Italy, the departure tax is factored into the cost of your plane ticket. Unless you're pushed for time, train travel is a great way to enter Italy from within Europe. Buses are numerous but can't really compete with the convenience of the train.
Ferries connect the country with Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Albania, Egypt and Spain.
Getting Around Air travel within Italy is expensive, making it a less-attractive option than travel by train or bus, which offer good services. Buses are fast and reliable, whether they are traversing local routes linking small villages or major intercity connections. They come into their own to reach destinations not serviced by the trains. State and private railways service the country, and are generally simple, cheap and efficient. Ferries service Sicily from Naples, while Sardinia is reached from Genoa, Livorno and Naples.