Alghero Transportation

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Orange colored bus (FdS) via Fertilia to city center (Porta Terra, Via Cagliari /Via Vittorio Emanuele), you need to buy the ticket before (at the airport: small vending machine next to tobacco shop, city center: ticket office in Via Catalogna / Via Cagliari, in Fertilia: bakery in Via Pola near bus stop), € 0,70, every hour on the hour from the airport, on half hour from the city center.
Taxi will be € 22-28.
There is also every 2 hour a bus to Sassari, 4 busses per day to Bosa, 3 per day to Stintino an Porto Torres, 2 to Cagliari.

This is at Via Cagliari just by the park at the border ofold town.
You can work out what bus your want from the letters - first onwe is A for Alghero then
A A - second A for Aeroporto, the airport
A F - is for Fertialia
A O - is for the Hospital (and train station) - Ospedale Marino
A P - is for Liguria

Click the picture and all the stops are readable.

We were surprised to see a lot of people at the end of their holiday, wheeling their suitcases to the beach because they had several hours before their evening flight home. I found out from the Tourist Information Office that there was a 'left luggage office' at the Railway Station (only a few minutes walk from the Lido beach), which cost only a couple of Euros (?) for the day. We spent the last day on the beach, walked back to the railway station, and took a taxi to the airport. It's a lot less hassle!

I think bicycle is the most appropriate vehicle to get a trip in town or surroundings. Alghero get plain streets, so using a bicycle can be really a pleasure especially on the seaside. So, if you're not travelling with your own bike, why don't you rent one? Prices start from 3.00 euro/hour

A bus meets most flights into Alghero airport and makes the 20 minute journey into town, cost (Jan 2007) is just 70 cents.
The trip back departs around two hours before each flight, here is the current timetable, or look at the link for further info

An excellent alhegro car rental company offering 15 % reduction if you mention the name of mario Galasso is autonolotaxi farris carlo 079951874- his son on 3402214488 autonolotaxi@libero.it
Speaks excellent English and there were very helpful and courteous,
We had to go home a day early and they took it in their stride with confidence.

Go to beach by stintino- world class.

There are about 4 local buses routes running around alghero,which one you catch depends which area yr staying in,but they all run into the old town gateway.
on arrival in alghero get a bus timetable from the tourist information centre or hotel.(times are not shown on the bus stop boards)
you cannot pay on buses you have to buy tickets in advance from either the hotel or the many tabbacconists. only about 60 eurocents a trip. when you get on bus you put the ticket into a slot of machine which prints on time and date (its a bit tricky and some times needs a bit of jiggling)

The taxi rank is just off to the left of the picture (Tourist Information Centre pictured) Via Vittorio Emanuele II opposite thelarge bank, Banca Nazionale di Lavoro.
We once needed a taxi in a hurry and I had earlier noticed that not one taxi had appeared during a 45 minute spell ! I procured a taxi company phone number and got one - it was the same guy who had run us ion from the airport ot the hotel ! Now, there is more than one cab driver in Sardinia, but, do take care as their appearacnes can be a bit ....sporadic !
If you have a plane or a train to catch, be sure to phone !