Reggio Emilia Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Bus operator ACT (0522 43 16 67; www.actre.it in Italian) serves the city and region from the bus station in Viale Antonio Allegri. Destinations include Carpi (€3.30, one hour, 10 daily) and Castelnovo ne’Monti (€4, 1¼ hours, at least 12 daily).

Reggio is on the Via Emilia (SS9) and A1 autostrada. The SS63 is a tortuous but scenic route that takes you southwest across the Parma Apennines to La Spezia on the Ligurian coast.

The train station is east of the town centre. Frequent trains serve all stops on the Milan–Bologna line including Milan (€15.50, 1½ hours, hourly), Parma (€2.05, 15 minutes, half-hourly), Modena (€2.05, 15 minutes, half-hourly) and Bologna (€7, 45 minutes, half-hourly).

For a taxi, call Radiotaxi (0522 45 25 45).