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By plane Trapani’s airport, 15km south of the centre at Birgi, has flights to and from
several Italian cities, and Lampedusa and Pantelleria (1–3 daily; 40min), as well as
Ryanair services from mainland Europe, Britain and Ireland. Buses (run by
Terravision, but usually with Segesta written on the side) call at Trapani port, Trapani
station and Palermo’s Piazza Politeama and Stazione Centrale and are timed to
coincide with Ryanair flights: seats are available only to Ryanair customers (you have

to show your boarding card to buy a ticket; the fare is €8). Journey time to Palermo is
about two hours. AST also has a regular (hourly) service to Trapani port and station.
If picking up the bus at the port, tickets need to be bought before boarding from the
Egatour agency, across the road from the bus stop at Via Amm. Stati 13 (daily
5.30am–8pm; 0923 21 754, www.egatourviaggi.it). Top Transfer ( 0923 27 899
or 337 896 010, toptransfer.it) offers airport shuttles as well as longer-distance
transfers.

By train Trains stop at the Stazione Centrale, just around the corner from the bus
station and a short walk along Via Garibaldi from the old town.

Destinations Castelvetrano (13 daily Mon–Sat, 6 daily Sun; 1hr 10min); Marsala (12
daily Mon–Sat, 5 daily Sun; 30min); Mazara del Vallo (12 daily Mon–Sat, 5 daily
Sun; 40min–1hr); Palermo (6 daily Mon–Sat, 4 daily Sun; 2hr 15min–4hr); Segesta-

Tempio (3–4 daily; 25min).

By bus Most buses (including those to and from Erice) pull up at the terminal in
Piazza Malta. If you’re heading straight off to the Egadi Islands, note that the fast buses
from the airport, Palermo, Palermo airport and Agrigento stop at the ferry and
hydrofoil terminals as well as the bus station.

Destinations from Trapani Agrigento (3 daily Mon–Sat, 1 daily Sun; 3hr 10min–3hr
40min); Alcamo (2–3 daily Mon–Sat; 1hr); Bonagia (8 daily Mon–Sat, 3 daily Sun in

summer; 25min); Castellammare del Golfo (5 daily; 1hr–1hr 20min); Castelvetrano (5
daily Mon–Sat; 2hr 15min); Erice (7–8 daily Mon–Sat, 4 daily Sun; 45min); Marsala
(3 daily Mon–Sat; 45min); Mazara del Vallo (3 daily Mon–Sat; 1hr 30min); Palermo
(1–2 hourly Mon–Sat, 14 daily Sun; 2hr); Palermo airport (4 daily; 1hr); San Vito Lo
Capo (8–9 daily Mon–Sat, 4 daily Sun in summer; 1hr 20min); Segesta (2 daily Mon–
Sat, 1 daily Sun; 50min); Trapani airport (1–2 hourly; 20–40min).

Destinations from Trapani airport Agrigento (3 daily Mon–Sat, 1 daily Sun; 2hr
45min–3hr 20min); Marsala (1–4 daily Mon–Sat, 2 daily Sun; 15min); Palermo (6–8
daily; 2hr 10min); Trapani (1–2 hourly; 20–40min).

By ferry and hydrofoil Ferries for the Egadi Islands, Pantelleria, Cagliari and Tunis
dock at the Molo di Sanità, while hydrofoils for the Egadi Islands and Ustica dock to
the east of the Molo, on Via A. Stati. The frequencies given below are year-round.