How to get

How to reach Ogliastra by car:

  From Olbia (port and airport):  SS 131 Olbia - Nuoro; SS 389 Nuoro Arbatax; | Time: 2h 
 

Route:   Leaving Olbia – port you have to follow the indication "Tutte le direzioni" and then you have to turn right again for Cagliari, Sassari, Nuoro 4 lanes. Warning! Do not to follow to Airport / Nuoro – it will take you on the old road. For approximately 90 km you will have to follow the highway S.S. 131 CAGLIARI
From the airport: just outside the airport, turn left toward CAGLIARI / SASSARI / NUORO 4 lanes. For approximately 90 km you will have to follow the highway S.S. 131 still for CAGLIARI. At the periphery of Nuoro follow the indications for Nuoro Hospital and after the roundabout turn right on the direction to Lanusei/Arbatax, covering approximately 70 km of the new highway. At the end of the highway, right after Villanova Strisaili turn left (little before on the right there is an Esso gasoline station) toward Villagrande Strisaili, coast the forest of Santa Barbara and follow the road markings for Tortolì/Arbatax, after reaching the periphery of Tortolì follow the indications for Lotzorai, Baunei, S.M. Navarrese.

From Cagliari (port and airport): SS 125 | Time: 1 h e 45 min
 

Route:   From the airport take the road called 554 for Villasimius - at about 6km after Capitana turn left at the round about and take the SS125 and follow the new way for Tortoli, Muravera, Costa Rei, Castiadas. We always have to continue this road direction TORTOLI. After almost 80 km leave the highway and follow the provincial TERTENIA. After a few km incorporates the new SS 125 and continue always towards Tortoli, Arbatax. After Barisardo we reach Tortoli then we follow go for Santa Maria Navarrese following the indications for Lotzorai - Olbia.

From Alghero (airport): Road: SS 131; 131-Nuoro; SS 389 Nuoro - Arbatax | Time: 2h : 45 m
 

Route:   From the airport of Fertilia take the Sassari direction until the SS 131 in direction Cagliari/Nuoro, in proximity to Macomer (pay attention, the crossing is in the middle of a curve) take the direction for Nuoro (2 lanes road). In proximity to Nuoro, there's a flyover, take the interchange on the left to Nuoro, (NOT Nuoro Badu and Carros). In the periphery of Nuoro follow the indications for Lanusei/Arbatax , and cover approximately 70 km of the new highway. To the end of the highway, right after Villanova Strisaili turn left (little before on the right there is an Esso gasoline station)  toward Villagrande Strisaili, coast the forest of Santa Barbara and follow the road markings for Tortolì/Arbatax, after reaching the periphery of Tortolì follow the indications for Lotzorai, Baunei, S.M. Navarrese.

From Porto Torres (port)  and Alghero: Road: SS 131; 131-Nuoro; SS 389 Nuoro - Arbatax | Time: 2h : 45 m
 

Route:    From the port take the direction Sassari/Nuoro SS 131, in proximity to Macomer (pay attention, the crossing is in the middle of a curve) take the direction for Nuoro (2 lanes road). In proximity to Nuoro, there's a flyover, take the interchange on the left to Nuoro, (NOT Nuoro Badu and Carros). In the periphery of Nuoro follow the indications for Lanusei/Arbatax , and cover approximately 70 km of the new highway. At the end of the highway, right after Villanova Strisaili turn left (little before on the right there is a Esso gasoline station)  toward Villagrande Strisaili, coast the forest of Santa Barbara and follow the road markings for Tortolì/Arbatax, after reaching the periphery of Tortolì follow the indications for Lotzorai, Baunei, S.M. Navarrese.

From Arbatax and Tortolì (port and airport): Time: 10 m

 Route:  From the port or the airport take the road that leads towards the built-up area and follow the indications for Lotzorai, Baunei, Santa Maria Navarrese.

Useful numbers
Naval companies: Tirrenia  199.123.199/ Grimaldi  010/559225/ Moby Lines  02/865231/ Sardinia Ferries  199.400.500
Air companies: Meridiana  199.111.333/ Air One  199.207.080/ Volare  899.700.007/Alitalia  848.865.673
Sardinina  Internal transports: ARST  800.865.042/ Ferrovie della Sardegna  800.460.220

 REACH OGLIASTRA BY FERRY

Arrivals – Departures: C A G L I A R I
www.lineadeigolfi.it  Destination: Civitavecchia, Napoli, Palermo, Trapani
www.tirrenia.it Destination: Arbatax, Civitavecchia, Napoli, Palermo, Trapani

Arrivals – Departures: O L B I A
www.moby.it  Destination: Civitavecchia, Genova, Livorno, Piombino
www.snav.it  Destination: Civitavecchia
www.lineadeigolfi.it  Destination: Civitavecchia, Genova, Livorno, Piombino
www.tirrenia.it  Destination: Arbatax, Civitavecchia, Genova.
 
Arrivals – Departures: G O L F O   A R A N C I  
www.corsica-ferries.it  Destination: Civitavecchia, Livorno, Piombino, Bastia.

 Arrivals – Departures: A R B A T A X  (OG)
www.tirrenia.it Destination: Cagliari, Civitavecchia, Genova, Olbia.
www.lineadeigolfi.it Destination: Civitavecchia, Genova

 Arrivals – Departures: P O R T O  T O R R E S (SS)
www.moby.it  Destination: Genova
www.grimaldi-ferries.com  Destination:Civitavecchia
www.tirrenia.it  Destination: Genova
www.lineadeigolfi.it  Destination: Barcellona, Civitavecchia, Genova

NB – The number of routes is increased during the summer period due to rise in tourism.  For information, contact your nearest travel agent or through internet.
Other internal routes through the Sardinian islands: Portovesme – Carloforte, Calasetta – Carloforte (CA); for Corsica : Santa Teresa – Bonifacio;  for Asinara from Stintino and Porto Torres; also daily routes that connect Palau (SS) and La Maddalena.

   TRAIN AND BUSES IN SARDINIA

There is no continuous railway in Sardinia.  Aside from the “Trenino Verde” tourist lines, only a few villages are connected by a rail service, and the journey is slow, especially for the smaller villages. 
From Cagliari for the hinterland to Macomer, Oristano, Porto Torres; from Sassari to Alghero, Porto Torres, Olbia, and others, visit -www.trenitialia.it- and -www.ferroviesardegna.it-

The ARST bus service connects the whole of Sardinia, but the problem is the journey times, in as much as the majority of the provincial roads are very windy.  The regional companies are: -www.arstsardegna.it- , -www.ferroviesardegna.it-  and  www.ferroviemeridionalisarde.it

Companies that connect the principal centres to ports and airports:
ARST  800-865042
FDS  070-491304
FDS (EX PANI)  079-250529
Logudoro Tour - Sassari - info: 079-281728
Turmo Travel - Olbia - info: 0789-21487

REACH OGLIASTRA BY PLANE

Distances Ogliastra: from Olbia ca. 2 /180km, Cagliari - 1 ½ h/140km, Alghero - 2 ½ /230 km

Cagliari  Airport    -www.sogaer.it-
www.ryanair.com- Pisa, Barcellona (Girona)
www.tuifly.com-: Colonia, Monaco, Stoccarda
www.easyjet.com-: Ginevra, Londra
www.meridiana.it- : Parigi
www.helvetic.com- : Zurigo
Brussels Airlines - : Bruxelles

MERIDIANA: Firenze, Roma, Milano Linate, Bologna, Napoli, Verona, Torino, Palermo
ALPI EAGLES: Venezia,
ALITALIA: Roma, Venezia,
AIRONE: Roma, Milano Linate,

Alghero  Airport   -www.areoportodialghero.it-
AIRONE: Roma Fiumicino
BRITISH AIRWAYS: Birmingham (charter)
RYANAIR: Pisa, Londra Stansted, Francoforte, Barcellona, Liverpool, Dublino, East Midlands, Dusseldorf
THOMSONFLY: Londra Gatwick
GESTION AREA: Barcellona,
TUIFLY NORDIC: Stoccolma
GERMAN WINGS: Colonia
NORDIC AIRLINK: Goteborg (charter)

Olbia  Airport  -www.geasar.it-
NATIONAL FLIGHTS
MERIDIANA: Bologna, Cagliari, Catania, Firenze,
   Milano Linate, Palermo, Roma Fiumicino, Verona,
AIR VALLEE: Genova, Cagliari
ALPI EAGLES: Venezia,

Arrivals/Departures from Tortolì (OG) – touristic airport –

Normal flighs and charters from June to September for Italy or international destinations.Companies: Tyrolean, Air Dolomiti, Rheintalflug, etc. Inform yourself in travel agency.