Getting there & away
Having your own transport will make life much easier around Mt Etna, but there are some public transport options.
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Bus
AST (095 53 17 56) runs buses from Catania to Rifugio Sapienza (€3.65, one hour). Buses leave from the car park in front of the main train station in Catania at 8.15am, travelling via Nicolosi, and return at 4.45pm.
Train
You can circle Etna on the private Ferrovia Circumetnea (FCE; 095 54 12 50; www.circumetnea.it ; Via Caronda 352a, Catania) train line. You can catch the metro from Catania’s main train station to the FCE station at Via Caronda (metro stop Borgo) or catch bus 429 or 432 going up Via Etnea and ask to be let off at the Borgo metro stop.
The train follows a 114km trail around the base of the volcano from where you get great views of the mountain. It also passes through many of Etna’s unique towns such as Adrano, Bronte and Randazzo (€4.20, two hours).
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