Getting to Italy
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 Some
of you, like me, may well be lost as to all the permutations available
in getting to Italy from Scotland. It seems that not so long ago you
could hop on a BA flight and a days travelling and small fortune later
you were there.With airline routes ever changing and new ones opening up all the time, I've tried to keep this list as concise and up to date as possible. For latest updates check out www.whichbudget.com.
All of these listed can be booked online unless stated otherwise. Finally I've found that it may be worth looking at various combinations of one-way tickets for best times and prices, perhaps even using different carriers. Listings as of September 2007 AIR ROUTES - direct from Scotland The grandaddy of low cost airlines, regular flights leave Glasgow Prestwick for a number of Italian cities. These include:
Alternatives may be to use other Ryanair hubs. Edinburgh to:
Scottish based low fares carrier operates: Edinburgh to:
Edinburgh to:
Seasonal flights from Glasgow have included flights to:
Glasgow to:
Seasonal flights from Glasgow have included flights to:
Glasgow to:
You may also want to try www.ba.com, www.airberlin.com, www.easyjet.com, www.flybe.com or www.flybmi.com for other alternatives. These will involve other connections.
Travel Agencies Glasgow based Italian travel specialists Solemar organise popular charter summer flights from Scotland (Glasgow (International) and Aberdeen) to destinations such as Pisa and Rimini. Cannot currently be booked online. Their telephone number is 07000 87 28 24 Primarily a package operator to Italy, The Magic of Italy Group has been known in the past to provide direct flight only options to Italy from Scotland.
Also a package operator to Italy, Citalia offers much the same as above though also caters for an Italy by Rail option (from London) with stop over in Paris. |
LAND ROUTES Plan ahead with the excellent AA Route Planner a free service on their website which will map out the preferred route from any continental port to any other European destination.
Hiring a Car in Italy often works out cheaper than many Northern European countries. For my purposes I've found Holiday Autos to offer the best deals. Car hire from them is available in most Italian Airports.
FERRY ROUTES There's only one direct service from Scotland to Europe, leaving Rosyth to Zeebrugge available to book direct on: You might want to try the following which leave from ports near Scotland:
Here's are my favourite ferry ticket search engines: RAIL ROUTES These online ticket agencies can book tickets to the continent for you:
If you know of any new route then please let me know, send me an |
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