How to get to Filicudi
PLANE & FERRY BOAT
The main airports are Palermo and Catania
Flying into Palermo:
Flying into Palermo:
Shuttle service run by PRESTIA E COMANDE', just outside the airport terminal, stop “Porto” (about 40 minutes journey) - look for hydrofoils (“aliscafi”) Ustica Lines.
Connection for Eolie islands:
Summertime: 07.00 am and 2:00 pm.
Wintertime: Mon/Wed/Fri 07.00am.
Prior booking strongly recommended by phoning the number: 0923. 87 38 13
Flying into Catania:
From April to September shuttle service from Catania airport to the port of Milazzo run by GIUNTABUS, or (all year long) coach service run by SAIS from Catania airport to Messina Station and then bus GIUNTABUS , about 200 mr from the station, to the port of Milazzo.
For information and timetables call:
SAIS Catania tel. +39 (0)95 536168 Messina: tel. +39 (0)90 66175
GIUNTABUS Messina tel. +39 (0)90 673782
SAIS Catania Phone Number. 095.536168 Messina: Phone Number. 090.66175
GIUNTA BUS Messina Phone. 090.673782
Once in Milazzo
Ferry companies: SIREMAR (all year) or Ustica Lines (every other day), ticket offices situated just opposite the port in front of the hydrofoil boarding point.
For information on timetables:
Agency SIREMAR Milazzo tel +39 (0)90 9283242
Agency Ustica Lines tel. +39 (0)90 9249199
DRIVING
From Napoli (SIREMAR ferry) around 9.00pm, arrive at Filicudi directly or via Salina, for bookings and information call Signora Benedetta Lidonni on +39 (0)90 9809170.
From Milazzo (SIREMAR ferry) all week except Tuesdays and Saturdays, departure in the morning at about 07:00 and arrive at Filicudi towards 12:00noon, same hydrofoil tcket office tel. +39 (0)90 9283242
From Milazzo on Saturdays, as an alternative to SIREMAR, there is NGI , leaving in the morning at 06:30 and arriving at Filicudi towards 12:00noon, for information call NGI +39 (0)90 9843003
HELICOPTER
www.elicotteri-icarus.it
tel.:+39 0968 53.737
fax: +39 0968 53.963
cell: +39 347 100 76 49
info@elicotteri-icarus.it
LEAVING FILICUDI
Via Palermo (hydrofoil), Ustica Lines, twice a day in the summertime with departure at 08:30am or at 6:30pm, arrival at Palermo at 11:00am or 9:00pm. Recommended booking by calling the number +39 (0)90 9249199
Via Milazzo (hydrofoil-ferry) in the summertime four hydrofoils a day, confirm timetables by calling SIREMAR at the number +39 (0)90 9283242 or Ustica Lines, at the number +39 (0)90 9249199
Via Napoli (ferry) leaving Filicudi at 3:00pm arriving at Napoli at 07:00am. For bookings and information call Signora Benedetta Lidonni (pronounce: "Leedonnee") on +39 (0)90 9809170
Links
www.airpanarea.com
www.trenitalia.it
www.alitalia.it
SIREMAR
GiuntaBus
Sais Autolinee
www.usticalines.it
NGI
Catania Airport
Palermo Airport
Airports
The main airports are Palermo and Catania
In Filicudi it is possible to hire scooters (“I Delfini” tel. +39 (0)90 9889077)
