Salento. How to move

Have you already programmed or do you want to plan your holiday in Puglia?

Have you booked the flight to reach the Salento or do you think to arrive by train or car? Well, this short guide will give you useful information to deal with the movements in Salento by whatever means you want to reach it.

Inquire before, how to move in Salento will not be a problem for your holiday!

How to move in Salento?

Arrived in Salento you will have the opportunity to move in a car (yours or by renting one), by bus or train. The network of buses and trains in the Salento is very thick, even if the travel times are much longer than those of a trip with their own car.

Buses and trains pass obviously in population centres. So, if your destination is a villa immersed in Salento’s countryside, these may not be the ideal means to reach your destination.

Move by car

If you have arrived by car, know that you will spend a lot of time from one village to another in a sort of spatial continuity. Driving along the largest arteries, high-speed roads such as the SS 101 Lecce-Gallipoli or the SS 16 Lecce-Maglie, you will easily reach the Ionian coast or the Adriatic coast. From the same state you will be easy to reach the villages of the hinterland but immediately set the Google navigator, because it is easy not to understand in which country you are.

To reach the south Salento, you can instead take the SS 275 that crosses this strip of land centrally, passing through small villages. Or, you can opt for the coastal road Otranto-Santa Maria di Leuca if you are on the Adriatic coast or the Gallipoli -Santa Maria di Leuca if you are on the Ionian side.

Pay attention to Speed Cameras and Photored to avoid unpleasant surprises! The speed cameras in the area are constantly updated on  Autovelox Lecce e Provincia.

Move by train

If you arrive in Lecce by train, know that from Lecce you will have to continue with Ferrovie Sud-Est. Lecce Station is very close to the historical centre that can be reached on foot in just 10 minutes.

If you need to call the station for more information on the available routes or on the train-bus connections or changes to be made, you can contact us on 0832 303403.

A curiosity: the Ferrovie del Sud Est with their 474 km, come to connect well 130 small cities 76 of which only in Salento’s area.

Founded in 1933, they constitute the second largest railway network in Italy.

Choosing to travel in Salento by train is assumed to be immersed in the slow pace of this territory. On a journey that will take you to see old stations and rural landscapes Salento’s countryside, thus being able to admire the tranquillity of this territory. This is the gift you will receive even if the trip will cost you a few more hours.

If you like this trip, I suggest you reserve a few hours of your holiday to visit the Railway Museum in Lecce. It is one of the rare museums in Italy dedicated to rail transport, only 15 in Italy and only 2 in the South.

Find all the information to visit the museum on the site   Museo Ferroviario della Puglia, while the complete list of railway museums can be found on Museionline. 

Move in bus

If you arrived at your destination without a car, do not be scared. Salento is not a very large territory, countries and cities converge almost one in the other. The Salento peninsula is about 50 km wide and about 120 km long. So, a lot depends on where you decided to spend your holidays.

Bus service is provided by STP  and on the site, you will find all the information about lines and times. The available buses cover a good 200 locations, so you will not have any trouble getting to your destination by these means by checking on the page località coperte. The cost of the ticket varies depending on the distance to be covered. You can buy Tickets at the station or at the numerous shops listed on the page Punti Vendita.

You can also make the purchase on the bus with a cost increased by € 1.00.

If you bring your dog or cat with you, know that you can travel for free as long as it is in a cage as indicated by the service specifications.

In summer the bus transport service is strengthened thanks to the Salento in Bus project.

Move whit SALENTO IN BUS

As mentioned, the Salento in summer enjoys a transport line strengthened thanks to the project  Salento in BUS, active from 1 June to 30 September every day.

The service uses 9 routes of travel through which connects most of the territory.

The starting point of the main lines from the city of Lecce is the City Terminal at the Foro Boario at the entrance to the city towards Brindisi.

Using this service you can easily reach the most famous tourist resorts of Salento such as Otranto, Gallipoli, S. Maria di Leuca and the seaside resorts such as Porto Cesareo, Torre dell’Orso, coastal Gallipoli South, coastal S. Cesarea, Castro.

For information, you can contact the Call Center 344/2274620: active from 07:00 to 22:30

Do you need help?

If you need help choosing the vehicle to use or information on timetables, we recommend using this fantastic platform that will allow you to find all the TRAINS and BUS in real time to travel in Salento: TRAINLINE.COM

If instead, you need an accompanying service, do not hesitate to contact us to receive information or help.