Via Nizza (Porta Nuova Station)
Others: Corso Bolzano (Porta Susa Station), Piazza Castello, Piazza CLN
Getting around in Turin
With the exception of a few streets in the centre, which are off-limits to traffic (including the Quadrilatero Romano and its shopping streets), the remainder of the city is open to traffic and most landmark attractions are easily accessible by car. As an alternative, you can use public transport to get around the city. These include buses, trams and the subway (metropolitana)
With the exception of a few streets in the centre, which are off-limits to traffic (including the Quadrilatero Romano and its shopping streets), the remainder of the city is open to traffic and most landmark attractions are easily accessible by car. As an alternative, you can use public transport to get around the city. These include buses, trams and the subway (metropolitana)
TAXI
TAXI TORINO
T: 011 5737 or 011 5730 – www.taxitorino.it (Italian language only)
Taxi fares
Taxi Torino doesn’t have fixed taxi fares to the Caselle Airport; it provides a maximum fare of
– €34 on the Turin – Caselle Airport section starting from the city ZTL,
– €39 starting from Torino Lingotto (plus baggage supplements and extra fee for night or holiday travel).
If the amount on the taximeter is less than €34 or €39 you’ll pay the amount of the taximeter.
TAXI APP
WeTaxi is the app available for iOS and Android, it has more than 1400 licensed taxi drivers. With this app you can also make an environmentally friendly choice, by sharing your trip with users who are doing similar routes.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
MOVING IN TURIN
GTT – Gruppo Torinese Trasporti is the local public transport company. They offer city buses, tramway buses, city trains, vintage trams, and also the underground transport.
INFORMATION
Purchase your ticket before you get on the bus or the tram. Stamp your ticket as soon as you get aboard.
Taxi fares
Infoline Mon-Sat 6.30am-7.30pm.
Green Line T: 800 019152; from mobile (Toll Number): T: 011 0672000.
GTT Info Point and ticket:
Railway Station Torino Porta Nuova, in front of the track 20. Mon-Fri 7.15am-7pm. Sat, Sun and holidays 9am-5pm.
Lost and Found on GTT vehicles: Via Meucci 4. Mon, Wed, Thurs, 9am-12am. T: 011 4430753.
Ordinary ticket (€1.70) valid for 100 minutes on buses, trams or metro.
Touristic services
They also offer the dining on a tram experience (Gustotram and Ristocolor).
www.gtt.to.it (Italian language)
METROPOLITANA
TURIN UNDERGROUND
The ‘metropolitana’, a fully automated subway system, extends for 13.2km and only includes one line that connects the commune of Collegno to the Torino Porta Nuova railway station (the city’s main railway hub) and the Torino Porta Susa station, before reaching the Lingotto Fiere terminus.
INFORMATION
The regular ticket is 1.70 euro and you can use it on buses and tram lines for 100 minutes after you stamp itduring your first ride. Beware: you can use it only for 1 underground ride.
At the time we write, you can also buy a daily ticket for 4 euro, or 7 daily tickets for 17.50 euro.
ENGLISH-SPEAKING SERVICES
The local transport company offers various tourist-friendly services, such as airport shuttle service, Mole Antonelliana panoramic lift, dining on a tram. Check their website to learn more:
TRAIN
TORINO PORTA NUOVA
The most important railway station is Porta Nuova, in the central Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 58
SERVICE
Available trains
Regional, interregional, high-speed and international trains arrive at and depart from the Porta Nuova station.
Turin offers fast-track access to major cities across Italy thanks to its high-speed trains (see above map):
• Milan: 1 hour
• Bologna: 2 hours 20 min
• Florence: 2 hours 55 min
• Venice: 3 hours 35 min
• Rome: 4 hours 30 min
• Naples: 5 hours 30 min
GTT Info Point and ticket:
Railway Station Torino Porta Nuova, in front of the track 20. Mon-Fri 7.15am-7pm. Sat, Sun and holidays 9am-5pm.
Lost and Found on GTT vehicles: Via Meucci 4. Mon, Wed, Thurs, 9am-12am. T: 011 4430753.
Ordinary ticket (€1.70) valid for 100 minutes on buses, trams or metro.
Main companies
TRENITALIA Railway Company
Info T: 892021
www.trenitalia.com
ITALO
Info T: 060708
Italo Assistance T: 892020
www.italotreno.it
CAR
RESTRICTED AREAS
If you drive in Turin, beware of access regulation ‘ZTL Centrale’, which is active Mon-Fri, 7.30am-10.30am and prohibits the circulation of private vehicles and parking in the centre of the city. This restriction does not, however, apply to taxis or chauffer-driven hired cars.
USEFUL TIPS
If you stay in a hotel
Visitors traveling by their own car and staying in a hotel in the central area can enter the ZTL for the day of arrival and departure only, filling out a form at the hotel reception (ask your concierge for more information). In the same way, it is possible to reach paid public parking areas within the ZTL by filling in the same parking lot with the request for transit authorization no later than 11am.
Parking
Check the color:
White – 100% free
Blue – you don’t have to pay if you’re driving a bike. If you’re driving a car, the park is free only after midnight. Depending on how central the parking is, fees are: 1 euro per hour, 1.30 euro per hour, 1.50 euro per hour or 2.50 euro per hour. In less central areas you only have to pay from Monday to Saturday, from 8am to 7.30pm or from 7am to 11pm.
You can also buy carnets of discounted parking tickets in Turin (website in Italian language)
Yellow – reserved to locals
If you get fined
You can pay it at any of the Sisal bars in town (they show a Sisal logo).