Getting to and from
Turin Airport
Turin Airport is 10 miles / 16
km north of Turin's city centre and takes just 20-30 minutes by road.
 Although
the airport does have a train connection, it goes to Dora station where
you must change for Porta Nuova. There are departures every 30 minutes
throughout the day, but be warned that the last train to the airport
leaves before 20:00 - if you're leaving later than this you should arrange
other transport.
Taxis are expensive, usually more than €30, but they
are in plentiful supply, while buses from the airport leave every 30-45
minutes (depending on the time of day) between 05:15 and 22:30 - the
bus goes to Via Borgaro, Porta Susa railway station and Porta Nuova.
 Exiting
the airport arrivals area, the airport bus stop is almost directly opposite
- look for the Sadem sign (right).
When you get on the bus you must get your ticket stamped
by the yellow machine just behind the driver's right shoulder - failure
to do so can be expensive - a large fine if you're found without a ticket
or not had it stamped.
Although traditionally you have been unable to buy a ticket
on the bus, these days things are a bit easier. All the same, it is still
better to buy your ticket before boarding - you will be charged an additional
fee of €0.50 for the privilege of buying your ticket from the driver,
or the driver may tell you to go and use the machine anyway!
 The
journey from the airport can start a little tortuously as many cars are
parked so badly that the bus can't pass them. This is easily solved by
the bus driver blasting his horn until the abandoned cars are reclaimed
by their owners and the journey can begin properly.
Turin airport - bus tickets
On arrival there is a machine almost directly opposite the doors
from the customs area selling various items including bus tickets.
 This
machine is typically Italian in temperament and very fussy about
the bank notes you insert - it accepts €5, €10 and €20
notes - although it is more forgiving with coins.
Press the button marked SADEM €5, and don't through
away the little white box that the machine dispenses - it contains
your ticket!
For the journey from Turin to the airport you can buy tickets from
several cafés near Porta Nuova railway station (below).
 The
bus stop is on the corner of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and
Via Sacchi and the three cafés on the corner all sell
tickets, although two of them are closed on Sundays.
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