Italy Guide
Puglia
Arrival
Bari's airport ( 
0805.800.200, 
www.seap-puglia.it ) is 25km northwest from the city centre and is served by low-cost airlines from the UK. The #16 AMTAB bus connects the airport with the central station every forty minutes to an hour (5am–11pm; 40min; €0.80); there's also an hourly shuttle bus run by Autobus Tempesta (daily 5.10am–10.40pm; 30min; €4.15 one-way; 0805.219.172, www.autoservizitempesta.it ).
There are three train stations. Stazione Centrale in Piazza Aldo Moro is on the southern edge of the modern centre and serves regular FS trains and those of the private Ferrovia del Sud-Est line ( 0805.462.111, www.fseonline.it ), which run down to Táranto via Alberobello, Locorotondo and Martina Franca for more on this route. Just to the west, also on Piazza Aldo Moro, the separate Stazione Bari-Nord is for trains run by the private FerroTramViaria company ( 0805.299.342, www.ferrovienordbarese.it ), connecting Bari with Andria, Barletta, Bitonto and Ruvo di Puglia. Adjacent to this, on Corso Italia, is the Stazione FAL Apulo-Lucane; trains and buses from here are run by Ferrovia Appulo-Lucane ( 0805.725.211, www.fal-srl.it ) and go to Altamura, Gravina, and Matera and Potenza in Basilicata.
Buses complicate things further: from the coastal towns north of Bari you'll arrive at Piazza Eroi del Mare; SITA buses from inland and southern towns pull up in Largo Sorrentino (behind the train station); Miccolis buses from Rome arrive either here or on Piazza Aldo Moro. Buses belonging to the private rail line FAL, from Basilicata, arrive at the station on Corso Italia, while FSE buses from Bríndisi pull in at their station on Largo Ciaia.
Ferries from Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and Greece (Igoumenitsa, Corfu and Patras) all use the Stazione Maríttima, next to the old city, which is connected with the main FS train station by bus #20.