Turin's main
train station
, Porta Nuova (tel
011.668.9290), is on Corso
Vittorio Emanuele II, at the
foot of Via Roma - convenient
for the city centre and
hotels. Some trains also stop
at Porta Susa (tel
011.538.513) on Corso
Inghilterra, west of the
centre. Close by, on the
corner of Corso Inghilterra
and Corso Vittorio Emanuele
II, is the main
bus station
(tel 011.433.2525), the
arrival and departure point
for most intercity and all
international coaches; buses
to Saluzzo and Cúneo arrive
and leave from the top of
Corso Marconi, near the
junction with Via Nizza. The
bus station is linked to Via
Nizza (near Porta Nuova) and
Porta Susa by bus #60. Turin's
airport , Caselle
(information tel 011.567.6361
or 011.567.6362), is 15km
north of the city, connected
by buses every 30 to 45
minutes with the Corso
Inghilterra bus station
(35-minute journey; tickets
cost L6000/3.10).
There are three tourist
offices : a main one on
the corner of Piazza Castello
and Via Garibaldi (daily
9am-7.30pm; tel 011.535.181, www.turismotorino.org
), and smaller ones at the
train station (daily
8.30am-7.30pm; tel
011.531.327) and the airport
(daily 9am-7.30pm; tel
011.567.8124). They are very
well organized with detailed
information and suggested
itineraries as well as a free
hotel reservation service.
