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Getting around

Turin — Getting around

Turin is easy to live in without a car. It has the region’s only real metro, a dense grid of trams and buses, a flat and famously arcaded centre you can cross on foot in the rain, and fast trains to Milan in about an hour. One drawback: it sits in Italy’s far northwest, so Rome and the south are a long way off.

Getting there

By air

Turin Caselle (TRN) is a modest international airport with European routes and some long-haul via hubs. For most intercontinental trips you'll connect through a larger European airport. For wider choice, Milan's airports are about a train ride away.

From the airport into town

The Line 268 airport bus runs from Caselle to the central stations (Porta Nuova and Porta Susa) in about 30 minutes, every 15–30 minutes, for around €7.50.

By train

Turin's main stations, Porta Nuova and Porta Susa, sit on the Turin–Milan high-speed line, so Milan is about an hour and the rest of the north is an easy ride (times below).

Around the city

On foot, under the arcades

The centre is flat and grand, with around 18 kilometres of porticoes, a legacy of the royal capital, so a lot of central life happens under cover. Most daily errands are walkable.

The Metro

Turin has Line 1, a driverless automated metro and the only true metro in the region: fast, frequent, and the quickest way along its route across the city. A second line is under construction.

Trams and buses (GTT)

GTT runs an extensive tram and bus grid on top of the metro. A single ride is €2.00 (€1.90 digital), valid 100 minutes and including a metro trip (GTT, 2026).

Intercity buses (FlixBus and Itabus)

A budget option for other cities. On Turin’s high-speed corridor the train is usually faster and more central, so most people take it, but the coach can win on price or for routes the train serves awkwardly. Check routes and fares on FlixBus ›

A note on driving

Central Turin has a ZTL (limited-traffic zone) and the usual city parking squeeze, so a car is more burden than help in the core. It earns its keep mainly for weekend trips out to the Alps and the Langhe wine country.

Train connections — from Torino Porta Nuova

Turin sits at the western end of the high-speed network, so the north is close and the south is a longer haul. Rough fastest times:

Milan

about 1h

Genoa

about 1h 40m

Bologna

about 2h

Venice

about 3h

Florence

about 2h 40m

Rome

about 4h

Times are typical fastest journeys and vary by train and time of day. Check live schedules on Trenitalia