You can reach Polignano a Mare by swim, by plane, by train, by bus or by car.
SWIMMING
Just kidding! Unless you are coming from Albania: in this case keep going for a while until you find a 27-meter-high cliff.
PLANE
If you are travelling from Albania but you can't swim, don't worry: you can always take a flight. The airport of Bari - Karol Wojtyla is about 51 Km away from the country while the airport of Brindisi - Papola Casale is 78 km away. Once in these airports you can decide whether to take a taxi, a rental car (recommended option), the train or the bus. If you choose to reach our wonderful town with the public transports, it is advisable to download the following apps: Trenitalia and Trainline.
Tips: AEROPORTI DI PUGLIA www.aeroportidipuglia.it
TRAIN
Polignano train station is in Viale Trieste, about 5 minutes walk from the main square Aldo Moro (Town centre). From April until October there are loads of trains arriving to- and departing from Polignano. In autumn and winter is otherwise suggested to pay close attention by double-checking on Trenitalia app/website, since train schedules may vary, and the rides may be not as frequent as in the peak season.
A local expression is Non può essere sempre Natale, that means "it can't always be Christmas": it is used when things aren't going well. In this specific case, we could say "it can't always be summer".
Tips: TRENITALIA www.trenitalia.com - THE TRAIN LINE www.thetrainline.com
BUS
Bus companies stopping in Polignano:
- Flixbus and Marinobus
- Ferrovie del Sud Est
In order to find the most convenient times for you, we suggest checking the following websites and apps: Ferrovie del Sud Est, Checkmybus, Oraribus (websites); Omio, busradar, Flixbus, Marinobus (apps).
Tips: FLIXBUS www.flixbus.it - MARINOBUS www.marinobus.it - FERROVIE DEL SUD EST www.fseonline.it - OMIO www.omio.it - BUSRADAR www.busradar.it - CHECKMYBUS www.checkmybus.it - ORARIBUS www.oraribus.com
CAR
Possible routes to reach Polignano a Mare by car:
- A14 Bologna - Ancona motorway exit Bari Nord;
- A1 Firenze-Roma
- A2 Roma - Napoli
- A16 Napoli - Canosa
- A14 Canosa - Bari motorway exit Bari Nord
- From Bari Nord go through the ring road headed to Brindisi. Follow SS16 - E55 and after about 30 km you will find the motorway exit Polignano a Mare
- For those arriving from Taranto, go through SS100 motorway exit Mottola, passing by Noci, Putignano, Castellana Grotte, until you reach Polignano a Mare.
Set on the navigator Polignano a mare as destination and you will find the ideal option for you among these ones above.
Tips: GOOGLE MAPS maps.google.com
As regards the parking lot for your car (a sore point for everyone, including residents and vacationers) be advised that there's a free car park open 24 hours a day next to the train station, and it is not the only one. To find them all check the parking section in our website.
We highly recommend you to leave your car in one of these reserved parking areas.
Do not make the mistake of venture out in search of a car park in the town streets in order to get in the very centre possible. Besides being very narrow streets, you may encounter the inconvenience of driving in Limited Traffic Zone - LTZ streets (ZTL in the local wording), or of parking in the yellow spots reserved to the residents, which will get you pay a hefty traffic ticket.
In any case, Polignano a Mare is a tiny town, and walking from the parking to the centre will not be a problem at all: you can enjoy the scents and the sights our city offers you from the very beginning.
Anyway, it is suggested to move by car. This would allow you a higher flexibility and autonomy in Polignano as well as in the whole region of Puglia: a land offering breathtaking glimpses and landscapes, appreciable with slowness and calmness.
Now you are aware of the multiple choices to reach Polignano. Ce stet a fe angor lè? (Dialect expression: "What are you still doing there?"; in this case it could be meant to invite you visiting this land).
Distance from the main Italian cities (in kilometers):
- Milano - km 921
- Venezia km 853
- Bologna km 712
- Torino km 1.035
- Firenze km 746
- Ancona km 500
- Roma km 496
- Napoli km 305
- Reggio di Calabria km 456
- Messina km 454
- Palermo km 691.
- Foggia km 169
- Brindisi km 77
- Taranto km 70
- Bari km
- Lecce km 119
- Monopoli km 10
- Conversano km 11 km
- Mola km 15
- Putignano km 20
- Castellana km 15