Airport transfers in Italy
Flying into an airport in Italy soon? Or starting to plan your trip? With many airports in Italy serving a range of domestic and international flights, it’s good to know your transfer options. If you’re not sure how to transfer from the airport once you’ve landed, we’re here to help. You’ll find all the information you need here to get you from the airport to the city center (and vice versa) by train or bus.
Some airports in Italy are served by bus and taxi services to take you onto your next destination, while the major airports like Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa are connected to the city center by train. Read on to find out more and book your train tickets.
Italy airports map
The map below shows a list of all the major airports in Italy. Click on the icons to view more information about each airport, including distance from the city center and the connections you can make.
Some of the major international airports in Italy include:
- Roma Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
- Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP)
- Naples Airport (NAP)
- Venice Airport (VCE)
- Bologna Airport (BLQ)
- Catania Airport (CTA).
Rome and Milan airports
As the two busiest international airports in Italy, Rome and Milan airports serve both long-haul and low-cost flights to destinations in Europe, Asia and America. Find out the best ways to travel between these airports and the city center below.
Roma Fiumicino Airport
Rome Airport – or Rome Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, to use its full name – is Italy’s busiest airport, with millions of passengers flying in and out of this airport each year. You can take the train to and from Rome’s main airport to the city center, and bus services are also available.
Find out more about trains to and from Fiumicino Airport.
Milan Malpensa Airport
Milan Malpensa Airport is the second busiest airport in Italy, with both domestic and international flights available. It’s connected to the city center by train and bus services.
Find out more about trains to and from Milan Malpensa Airport.
Airports in Northern Italy
If you’re flying into northern Italy, Venice and Bologna are two of the other main airports in this region. Keep reading for train airport transfer information.
Venice Airport
Venice Airport is one of the main airports in the north of Italy, alongside Milan Malpensa Airport. It is located around 8 miles from Venice city center, and you can reach it by bus.
You can search for bus tickets using our Journey Planner above.
Bologna Airport
Bologna Airport is situated around 7 miles outside Bologna city center. The closest train station is Bologna Centrale station, reachable using the Marconi Express service between the airport and Bologna’s city center train station.
Airports in Southern Italy
Flying into an airport in southern Italy soon but not quite sure how to get to your onward destination? We’ve listed the main airports in the south of Italy below with transfer information.
Naples Airport
Naples Airport is around 3 miles from the city center. There are bus services which connect the airport to central Naples. You can buy a ticket for the bus transfer using our Journey Planner – remember to select the ‘Bus’ tab in the search results.
Find out more about buses to and from Naples Airport.
Catania Airport
Located around 4 miles south of Catania city center, Catania Airport is Italy’s fourth busiest airport. You can reach the airport by train, bus or taxi, plus there’s a shuttle bus from the nearest train station to the airport itself.
If you’re looking to buy a train ticket to the airport from Catania Centrale station, you can buy with Trainline – head to our Journey Planner for more details.
Popular train routes in Italy and Europe
Need some travel inspiration?
If you’re visiting Italy on holiday or as part of a larger European trip and thinking about exploring different parts of this beautiful country, we’ve got all the inspiration you need below. Why not check out our guide to traveling by train in Italy too?