ALICUDI

Milazzo, in the province of Messina, is the primary port of marine connections to the Aeolian Island. Ships, ferries, and hydrofoils depart daily from Milazzo for the Archipelago. Alicudi is the most distant (about 53 nautical miles), a 3 hour hydrofoil navigation, with stops at the nearer islands of Vulcano, Lipari, Salina, and Filicudi.
Highway: the city of Milazzo is connected to Messina and Palermo by the A20 highway (autostrada), with exit "Milazzo - Isole Eolie".
Bus: buses run frequently (about one every hour) between Milazzo and Messina.  From Messina buses depart for Catania and Reggio Calabria.
Train: the train station of Milazzo is located at the periphery of the city, a 10 minute taxi or bus ride from the Port.
Airport: the closest airport is in Reggio Calabria, and one must catch a ferry across the strait to Messina, and from Messina take the highway, bus, or train to Milazzo. The airports of Catania and Palermo on the Sicilian Mainland are connected to Milazzo by the highway and railway.

The company “Ustica Lines” operates hydrofoils directly from Messina to Alicudi, or take the train, bus, or highway (exit "Milazzo - Isole Eolie") to Milazzo.

Ustica Lines runs hydrofoils directly from Palermo to Alicudi, or take the highway Palermo-Messina (exit "Milazzo - Isole Eolie") or the railway to Milazzo.

Ustica lines runs hydrofoilds directly from Reggio Calabria to Alicudi, or cross the strait by ferry to Messina, take the train, bus, or highway Messina-Palermo (exit "Milazzo - Isole Eolie") to Milazzo.

The companies Siremar, Ustica Lines, Medmar and Snav run ferries and hydrofoils from Naples to the Aeolian islands, with disembarkation at Lipari or Salina. Hydrofoils depart daily from Lipari or Salina to Filicudi.

SIREMAR hydrofoils and ferries departing from Milazzo and Naples for Alicudi
USTICA LINES - hydrofoils connecting Alicudi with Milazzo, Messina, Palermo, and Reggio Calabria
N.G.I. ferries running from Alicudi to Milazzo
SNAV hydrofoil departures from Naples to the Aeolian (from May to September), no connections to Alicudi nor Filicudi (use interisland hydrofoils from Siremar or Ustica to reach Alicudi).
MEDMAR departures from Naples to the islands of Lipari and Salina (use interisland hydrofoils from Siremar or Ustica to reach Alicudi)
ALILAURO - Summertime departures from Naples to the Aolian Islands, no connection to Alicudi nor Filicudi (use interisland hydrofoils from Siremar or Ustica to reach Alicudi).
At Milazzo there are other companies that offer daily cruises or excursions to the Island of Alicudi.

AIR PANAREA helicopter company operating from Panarea
DEDALUS (Eolieolie) helicopter company operating from Panarea

GIUNTA BUS Giuntabus Srl, bus routes from Messina to: Milazzo, Aeolian Islands, Monforte S. Giorgio, Torregrotta, Venetico, Spadafora, Villafranca Tirrena, fast connection by the highway Autostrada A-20 Messina-Palermo, as well as by the secondary road SS. 113. Seasonal routes from April 1st to September 30th connecting Milazzo to the Airport of Catania "l'Aeroporto di Fontanarossa" (CT).
AST urban route buses, often yellow, that run in 17 Sicilian comunes; other buses, often blue, run throughout Sicily.

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