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summer (mid-June to mid-Sept). Tickets to Reggio di Calabria, Villa San Giovanni

and the Aeolians are on sale at the hydrofoil terminal ( 0923 873 813). Timetables
and online booking are available at metromaredellostretto.it or usticalines.it.

Destinations Lipari (5 daily June to mid-Sept, 1 daily mid-Sept to May; 1hr 20min–
3hr 25min); Panarea (3 daily June to mid-Sept; 2hr 5min); Reggio di Calabria (15
daily; 15–25min); Santa Marina Salina (4 daily June to mid-Sept, 1 daily mid-Sept to
May; 2hr–2hr 45min); Stromboli (3 daily June to mid-Sept; 1hr 25min); Villa San

Giovanni (14 daily; 20min); Vulcano (3 daily June to mid-Sept, 1 daily mid-Sept to
May; 1hr 20min–2hr 50min).

BY CAR

Getting to the centre Driving into Messina, leave the autostrada at the Boccetta exit
for the centre and ferries (which are fairly well signposted).

Car rental Avis, Via Garibaldi 109 ( 090 679 150); Maggiore, Via Vittorio

Emanuele II 75 ( 090 675 476); Sicilcar, Via Garibaldi 187 ( 090 46 942).

BY PLANE

Aeroporto dello Stretto The nearest airport is on the mainland outside Reggio di
Calabria, on the other side of the Straits ( 0965 640 517, sogas.it). There’s a year-
round bus service linking the airport with Reggio’s port.

GETTING AROUND

By tram You can walk easily from the station or harbour to the centre of town, but to
venture anywhere further, take the city’s single tram line (#28), running between
Annunziata in the north (for the Museo Regionale) to Gazzi in the south, with
departures from Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza Cairoli and Piazza Municipio every

10min (30min on Sun).

By bus Useful routes include the #79 to Ganzirri, and the #81 (barrato) to Ganzirri
and Mortelle, which you can pick up on Via 1 Settembre.

Bus and tram tickets All city buses and trams are run by ATM ( 090 228 5263,
www.atmmessina.it), with tickets (€1.25 valid 90min; €1.70 valid 2 journeys per

day, or €2.60 all day) available at tabacchi and from Autosilo Cavallotti, the terminal
for most services.

Taxis Ranks at Piazza Cairoli ( 090 293 4880), Piazza della Repubblica, outside
Stazione Centrale ( 090 673 703), and at the Caronte terminal; there’s also a 24hr
radio taxi ( 090 6505).

INFORMATION