Getting to Cortona
Distances from main airports to Cortona by road:
| Florence: | 130 kilometers |
| Rome: | 228 kilometers |
| Pisa: | 217 kilometers |
| Bologna: | 215 kilometers |
By Car:
Whether coming north from Rome or south from Florence, you take the A1 autostrada and exit at USCITA VALDICHIANA, which is also the main exit for Perugia. On leaving the tollbooth turn right. After 500 yards bear right at the sign for Perugia and you will be fed onto the Siena-Perugia freeway, heading east. After 2 miles (3 kilometers) take the exit for Cortona and follow this road until you reach the village of Camucia, at the foot of the Cortona hillside. You have reached your destination!
CAR RENTAL:
- For local car hire contact IL GIRASOLE
- For car hire on a weekly basis contact NATIONAL
- For longer term car hire (minimum 21 days) contact RENAULT USA
By Train:
RAILWAY TRAVEL (mainline to Florence, Milan, Rome and Naples):
- CAMUCIA station (5 kms from Cortona centre)
- TERONTOLA station (10 kms from Cortona centre)
For train timetables, call the English-speaking girls at the tourist office in Cortona . You can also buy rail tickets directly from the tourist office (in Via Nazionale, 42). And if you wish to book a train ticket on-line before you leave for Italy, contact Trenitalia.
Cortona is well served with regular trains that take you directly to Arezzo, Florence, Bologna and Milan in one direction, or Orvieto, Rome, Naples and Amalfi in the other. National express trains stop frequently at the railway station in Camucia at the bottom of the Cortonese hill, or even more frequently from Terontola station (further south).Perugia can be reached by train from Terontola station quite quickly, via a branch line, and Siena via another branch line from Arezzo station.
Camucia and Terontola railway stations are connected by hourly buses to the centre of Cortona (the bus terminal is in Piazza Garibaldi). Bus tickets can be bought at all tobacconists, newspaper stalls, and most coffee bars, but not on the buses themselves. So remember to buy your tickets in advance and always punch the ticket after getting onto the bus (there's an automatic time puncher on every bus). Perugia can be reached by train from Terontola station quite quickly, via a branch line, and Siena via another branch line from Arezzo station. Taxis can be hired from the railway stations of Terontola and Camucia, or in the centre of Cortona in Piazza della Repubblica.
