Sulmona Getting there & around

Getting there & away

ARPA (0864 21 04 69; www.arpaonline.it in Italian) buses go to/from L’Aquila (€4.50, 1½ hours, nine daily), Pescara (€5.30, one hour, four daily), Scanno (€3.20, one hour, nine daily) and other nearby towns. They leave from a confusing array of points, including Villa Comunale, the train station, and beneath Ponte Capograssi. Find out which stop you need when you get your ticket from the tobacconist at Piazza XX Settembre 18.

Satam (0871 34 49 69) buses run to Naples (€15, 2½ hours) four times daily.

By car, Sulmona is just off the A25 autostrada. From L’Aquila, follow the SS17 south.

Trains link with L’Aquila (€3.90, one hour, 10 daily), Pescara (€3.90, 1¼ hours, 19 daily) and Rome (€8.20, 2½ hours, seven daily).

From the train station take bus A for the centre.