PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES-GETTING THERE

BY PLANE-

FROM GENOA

Genoa has a small but efficient airport which is very well connected with downtown Genoa and its main train stations (Brignole and Porta Principe). Please visit Cristoforo Colombo airport web site for more information about the incoming fly routes. If you cannot find a flight to Genoa, please consider Milan as an alternative destination.

To reach Santa Margherita from Genoa (Cristoforo Colombo) airport you can either:
1) take a taxi (about 50Km distance, 30 to 40 minutes time, about 55 euros fare: check with the driver before boarding), or
2) reach Brignole train station either with a taxi (6Km, 10 minutes time, 10-15 euros fare) or with the “Volabus” airport shuttle which leaves you in front of the station (2.07 euros for a one-way ticket, and you can purchase the tickets on the bus). See the Volabus timetable for more information about the bus schedule. From Brignole you can continue your journey to Santa Margherita by train (see “By train” instructions below).
www.airport.genova.it/

FROM MILAN

To reach Santa Margherita from Milan (either Malpensa or Linate) airport you should take a shuttle bus to Milano Centrale train station (see here for more information about the shuttle to/from Malpensa). From Milano Centrale you can continue your journey to Santa Margherita by train (see “By train” instructions below).

www.malpensashuttle.it/e-default.htm
http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html



FROM PISA

Option arriving from NY: From the Pisa airport (150 km from Santa Margherita) (Delta from NY arrives here, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday).

Arriving from London: British airways from Gatwick, Ryan Air from Stantsed fly into Pisa or Genova twice a day.
From Pisa you can hop the train at the airport very easily to the right of arrivals. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket counter " Biglietteria Ferrovie dello Stato" . Take the train in the direction towards Genova> Make sure you take the interegionalee which makes most stops including Santa Margherita Ligure.

BY TRAIN

Santa Margherita is a small municipality with only one train station on the Genoa-La Spezia-Rome railway. If you are leaving from Genoa (either Brignole or Principe) take a “regionale” train with final destination Sestri Levante or La Spezia. This kind of train most often stops at Santa Margherita but check on the timetable to be sure.

If you are leaving from Milan, consider reaching Genoa using either an “Intercity” (relatively expensive, but comfortable) or “Interregionale” (cheaper, less comfortable).There are several final destinations that could be of use but be sure to check whether the train makes at least one stop in Genoa or Rapallo. “Intercity” and “Interregionale” trains most often do not stop at Santa Margherita so you should probably stop in Genoa or Rapallo and take another train from here. Rapallo is very close to Santa Margherita, so you can consider taking a taxi from there (6 Km distance, about 10 minutes, 10-15 euros fare). Consider placing a reservation for a seat when you travel by train from Milan to Genoa or Rapallo: it is a little more expensive, but it gives you some additional peace of mind.

To learn more about routes, schedules and fares, please visit the TRENITALIA web site (the railway transportation service).
By train

www.trenitalia.it/en/index.html

BY CAR

From Malpensa follow signs to Milan and then towars the A7 freeway, before reaching Genova take the direction A12 for Livorno, exit at Rapallo. From Rapallo follow towards Santa Margherita (you;ll see road signs).

Da Malpensa segui le indicazioni x Milano e poi X Genova autostrada A7,
poco prima di Genova seguire X Livorno A12 e uscire poi a Rapallo; da Rapallo seguono per Santa Margherita
( è ben indicata )