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Transportation to and from San Demetrio Corone, Calabria, is the  student's responsibility. There are many trains and buses which students can take from Rome, Naples, Florence, Milan, Bari, etc. 

Once in Calabria, a service is available upon students' request from or to the following locations: Lamezia Terme Airport, Crotone Airport, Reggio Calabria Airport, Paola, Cosenza, Castiglione Cosentino, Sibari, Cantinella, and Corigliano Calabro. 

For services and fees please email us or wait for our pre departure material package. Please also note that from all of the above locations in Calabria, there are also buses available, which will take you directly (or by changing bus) to San Demetrio Corone. For more information on how to arrive in Calabria, please check the below paragraphs of this page.  For bus schedule please contact the following companies: SCURA (red color with a black eagle) www.iasautolinee.it Tel. 0983-565635. SIMET (red color)  www.simetspa.it Tel. 0983-520315 or 06-4740137.

From all of the above locations (except for Cantinella) there are also cabs available. Please notice that all cab drivers in Italy usually charge an extra fee for each luggage the customer carry with them.

For any help during your trip please call our office (0984-956165) or the following cell phone number (348-0921883). 

Calabria:

There are three airports in Calabria: Lamezia Terme (Alitalia, AirOne, Luftansa, RyanAir, Eurofly), Crotone (AirOne), and Reggio Calabria (Alitalia, AirOne).   We suggest you to fly to Lamezia Terme Airport (its International code is SUF) which is the easiest airport to be reached from and to San Demetrio Corone (by car it will take one hour and an half/two hours). If you want to save some money you could fly to London and than take the direct Ryan Air low-cost flight to Lamezia Terme Airport. For more information on dates, luggage's number and weight, and fees visit www.ryanair.com. 

Please remember that the other two airports in Calabria are more distant or more difficult to be reached from the school town. To go by car from San Demetrio Corone to Crotone Airport it will take more than two hours and an half; and to go by car from San Demetrio Corone to Reggio Calabria Airport it will take about four hours.

Note: Once in Calabria, a service is available upon  students' request.  Let us know when and where you arrive in Calabria, and we will pick you up. For service and fees please email us or wait for our pre departure material package.

If instead of the De Rada  service you choose to take a public bus from Lamezia Terme Airport to San Demetrio Corone,  you can do the following:

1)  Take the ROMANO bus line to Cosenza: http://www.autolineeromano.com/aeroporto_cos_lam.htm  Call from the station to let us know your anticipated arrival time.

2) Take Navetta al Volo van service to Cosenza: http://www.al-volo.net/servizi.html 

Once in Cosenza take the SCURA bus line straight to San Demetrio Corone (there is a Scura bus at noon, one at 2:00pm and one at 6:00pm).  The Institute is within walking distance to the bus stop.

 

Roma:

a) By BUS; to catch the bus, you must go from Fiumicino Airport to Stazione degli Autobus - Piazzale Tiburtina (next to Stazione Tiburtina).  There are two possible ways to get to Piazzale Tiburtina:

1. Take a cab to Stazione degli Autobus - Piazzale Tiburtina. (Be careful to choose a legal one.  Look to make sure it has an official TAXI sign).  The cost of the cab is about 45 Euros.

OR

2. Take the trenino (local train) to Stazione Tiburtina (there is a map of various modes of transportation from the airport located beside the baggage carousels). The ticket for the trenino costs 10 Euro, and you can buy it at the Tabacchi/Edicola (shops/kiosks, which sell cigarettes, newspapers, candies, etc. Here you will also find phone cards, scheda telefonica for 5-10 Euro. All public phones accept these cards). Remember to stamp the ticket in the machine on the platform before boarding the train. At the main exit of Stazione Tiburtina, take a right, and across the street, you will find Stazione degli Autobus - Piazzale Tiburtina.

Buses

There are 3 buses that you can take to get to San Demetrio Corone:

1.   SCURA - red color with a black eagle, line "Roma-S. Giorgio"- The bus leaves Rome at 2.00 p.m. and arrives in San Demetrio Corone at 9.15 p.m. For more information, you can check www.iasautolinee.it, or you can call 0983-565635.

2.  SIMET - red color, line "Roma-Rossano-Cariati"- The morning bus leaves Rome at 8.00 a.m. and arrives in Cantinella at 1.30 p.m. Cantinella is only 12 minutes from San Demetrio.  Note: there is no bus on Sunday.  For more information, you can check www.simetspa.it, or you can call 0983-520315 or 06-4740137.

3. SIMET - red color, line "Roma-Rossano-Cariati"- The afternoon bus leaves at 3.00 p.m. and arrives in Cantinella at 9.00 p.m.  Cantinella is 12 minutes from San Demetrio.  Note: there is no bus on Sunday. For more information, you can check www.simetspa.it, or you can call 0983-520315 or 06-4740137.

Let us know when you arrive in Calabria, and we will come to pick you up.  

Click to Enlarge - SCURA Bus Route

b) By TRAIN; from Fiumicino Airport, you can take a train from either Stazione Tiburtina OR Stazione Termini:

1. Stazione Tiburtina: Take the trenino (local train) to Stazione Tiburtina (there is a map of various modes of transportation from the airport located beside the baggage claim). The ticket for the trenino costs about 10 Euro, and you can buy it at the Tabacchi/Edicola (shops/kiosks, which sell cigarettes, newspapers, candies, etc. Here you will also find phone cards, scheda telefonica for 5-10 Euro.  All public phones accept these cards).  Remember to stamp the ticket in the machine on the platform before boarding the train.   

2. Stazione Termini: Take the trenino (local train) to Stazione Termini (there is a map of various modes of transportation from the airport located beside the baggage claim).  The ticket for the trenino costs about 10 Euro, and you can buy it at the Tabacchi/Edicola (shops/kiosks, which sell cigarettes, newspapers, candies, etc. Here you will also find phone cards, scheda telefonica for 5-10 Euro.  All public phones accept these cards).  Remember to stamp the ticket in the machine on the platform before boarding the train.

At Stazione Termini, you will need to buy a train ticket. There are several trains to Calabria. The trip takes about 5 and a half hours and costs about 45 Euro. Again, remember to stamp the ticket in the machine on the platform before boarding the train.  For more information on the schedule, you can check www.trenitalia.it.  Your final destination is Castiglione Cosentino or Cosenza (about 45 minutes from San Demetrio Corone).  Please note that if your train is not a direct train to Castiglione Cosentino or Cosenza, you need to change trains in Paola.

 

Let us know when you arrive in Calabria, and we will come to pick you up.

Milano:  

a) By BUS, from Milano Malpensa Airport:
 

Take the public bus to Stazione degli Autobus at Piazza Castello, or take the local train to Cadorna and than take the subway line B to Piazza Castello (only one stop).  At Piazza Castello, you will find 2 buses to Calabria:

1)  SCURA - red color with a black eagle, line "Milano-Cariati" – leaves Milano at 6.45 p. m. and arrives in Cantinella at 7.05 a.m. (M, W, F, only).  Cantinella is 12 minutes away from San Demetrio Corone.  For more information, you can check www.iasautolinee.it, or you can call 0983-565635.

2)  SIMET - red color, line "Milano-Rossano"- leaves Milano at 6.30 p.m. and arrives in Cantinella at 6.15 a.m. Cantinella is 12 minutes from San Demetrio Corone.  For more information, you can check www.simetspa.it, or you can call 0983-520315 or 06-4740137.

To take the bus (unless it is a holiday period like Christmas, Easter, July/August), you do not need a reservation, and you can buy the ticket on the bus. The cost of the ticket to Cantinella is about 70 Euro.  The trip takes about 12 hours; there will be a stop on the way. As a courtesy, both companies play a movie for you.

b) By TRAIN, from Milano Malpensa Airport:

Take the public bus to Stazione Centrale, or Stazione Garibaldi. There are several trains that go to Calabria. For more information, you can check www.trenitalia.it.   Remember to stamp the ticket in the machine on the platform before boarding the train. Your destination is Sibari (if you take the Adriatic coast) and Castiglione Cosentino or Cosenza (if you take the Tirrenean coast). The trip takes about 12 hours. The cost of the ticket is approximately 80 Euro.  One possibility is the "Crotone-Milano" that leaves at 9.15p.m. from Stazione Centrale and arrives in Sibari at 9.00 a.m.

Let us know when you arrive in Calabria, and we will come to pick you up.

Napoli:

a) By BUS; from Napoli Capodichino Airport, you will go to the bus station at Piazza Garibaldi (next to Stazione Centrale):

1. Take a cab (Be careful to choose a legal one. Look to make sure it has an official TAXI sign) to Piazza Garibaldi - Stazione Centrale. The cost of the cab is about 25 Euro.

OR

2. Take the public bus ATAN to Piazza Garibaldi - Stazione Centrale; the ticket for the public bus is 1 Euro. You can buy it at the Tabacchi/Edicola (shops/kiosks, which sell cigarettes, newspapers, candies, etc.  Here you will also find phone cards scheda telefonica for 5-10 Euro. All public phones accept these cards).

Once you are at the bus station, there are 2 buses that you can take to get to San Demetrio Corone (Calabria):  

1) SIMET - red color, line "Cariati-Napoli" - The morning bus leaves Naples at 10.00 a.m. and arrives in Cantinella at 14.25 p.m.

2) SIMET - red color, line "Cariati-Napoli" - The afternoon bus leaves at 3.00 p.m. and arrives in Cantinella at 7.15 p.m. Cantinella is 12 minutes from San Demetrio Corone.  For more information, you can check www.simetspa.it, or you can call 0983-520315 or 06-4740137.

b) By TRAIN, from Capodichino Airport:

1.Take a cab (Be careful to choose a legal one.  Look to make sure it has an official TAXI sign) to Stazione Centrale.  The cost of the cab is about 20 Euro.

OR

2. Take the public bus to Piazza Garibaldi - Stazione Centrale: the cost of the ticket for the bus is 1 Euro. You can buy it at the Tabacchi/Edicola (shops/kiosks, which  sell cigarettes, newspapers, candies, etc.  Here you will also find phone cards scheda telefonica for 5-10 Euro. All public phones accept these cards).

There are several trains to Calabria. The trip takes about 4 hours. The cost of the ticket is about 30 Euro. Remember to stamp the ticket in the machine on the platform before boarding the train.  Your destination is Castiglione Cosentino or Cosenza (about 45 minutes from San Demetrio Corone).  Please note that if your train is not a direct train to Castiglione Cosentino or Cosenza, you need to change trains in Paola.  For more information, you can check www.trenitalia.it. 

Let us know when you arrive in Calabria, and we will come to pick you up.