Palermo is very much a city in
which to walk, but
you'll find getting around
exclusively on foot exhausting
and impractical. The city
buses (run by AMAT) are
easy to use, covering every
corner of Palermo and
stretching out to Monreale and
Mondello. There's a flat fare
of L1500/?0.78 for any number
of journeys made within the
same hour, or you can buy an
all-day ticket for
L5000/?2.58, while tickets for
the linea gialla and rossa
minibus services cost just
L1000/?0.52 for a day's use -
all are available from the
glass booths outside Stazione
Centrale, or at the southern
end of Viale della Libertą,
in some tabacchi , and
wherever else you see the AMAT
sign; validate tickets in the
machine at the back of the bus
the first time you use them.
Buses run until around 11pm,
when night-services (generally
one an hour) take over on all
the major routes. The main
city bus rank is
outside Stazione Centrale.
Otherwise, don't be afraid of
jumping into a taxi
(ranks outside the train
station and in other main
piazzas, or call 091.513.311),
a cheap and safe way to get
around at night - just make
sure the meter is switched on,
or you have checked the price
beforehand.
