Flights to Italy

The fastest and in many cases the most economical way to travel to Italy is by air, its only real disadvantage being that luggage allowances are minimal. For this reason those setting up a holiday home will probably be wise to travel and transport their goods and chattels by car, perhaps in a number of stages. However, those setting up a permanent home might find the combination of an overland removals firm for the household goods and a cheap flight the best solution, as it avoids the problem of having to convert a UK-registered car into an Italian one. The normal baggage allowance on flights is 20kg per person, or 30kg if you are travelling first class, with excess baggage charged per kilo at first class travel rates.

The cost of air flights to Italy varies greatly, depending on the type of flight and ticket you book.

The Internet has changed air travel in more than one way, affecting the way in which flights are booked and placing increasing pressure on prices. It is rather like the stock exchange, prices leap up and down so that the best option is to shop around for flights. When booking flights, you might need to check the flexibility. Some flights stipulate a minimum or maximum length of stay and cannot be changed or modified. Most airlines offer discounts for travellers aged between 12 and 26 while some can offer discounted car hire packages with flight. The journey from London to Rome takes two and a quarter hours and to Milan it takes just under two hours. Airlines operating between the UK and Italy have websites which are useful for looking up bargain fares; alternatively bookings can be made over the phone or through a tour operator.

The principal Italian airports with regular scheduled and charter flights from Britain are as follows:

Alghero: Fertilia Airport
Bari: Palese Airport
Bologna: Guglielmo Marconi Airport
Brindisi: Perozzi Airport
Cagliari: Mario Mameli Airport
Catania: Fontanarossa Airport
Florence: Peretola Airport
Genoa: C. Colombo Airport
Milan: Linate and Malpensa Airports
Naples: Capodichino Airport
Palermo: Punta Raisi Airport
Perugia: S.Egidio
Pisa: Galileo Galilei Airport
Rome: Leonardo da Vinci and Ciampino Fiumincino
Turin: Caselle Airport
Venice: Marco Polo Tessera Airport

UK charter flights also make use of the following airports, although many are in operation during the summer season only:

Ancona: Falconara Raffaello Sanzio Airport
Bergamo: Orio a1 Serio Airport
Brindisi: Perozzi Airport
Lamezia: Terme Santa Eufemia Airport
Olbia: Costa Smeralda Airport
Pescara: Saga Aeroporto D'ambruzzo Airport
Rimini: Miramare Airport
Treviso: San Giuseppe Airport
Trieste: Ronchi del Legionari Airport
Verona: Valerio CatulloNillafranca Airport