How to Get to Puglia: Flights, Trains, Ferries & Best Arrival Points
How to get to Puglia by plane, train, car or ferry, with practical advice on Bari vs Brindisi airports and the best arrival point for your itinerary.
Everything you need to plan a trip to Puglia with confidence. Find practical information about airports, trains, buses, car rental, driving, parking, weather, prices and the best time to visit. Our travel tips will help you understand how to get around Puglia, choose the right areas to visit and avoid common mistakes while organizing your holiday.
How to get to Puglia by plane, train, car or ferry, with practical advice on Bari vs Brindisi airports and the best arrival point for your itinerary.
Discover Puglia in autumn with practical advice for September, October and November, including swimming, harvest season, towns, hiking, food, events and transport.
Travel around Puglia by train with a realistic guide to routes, operators, transfers, rail-friendly towns and the places where buses or a car work better.
Choose the easiest transfer from Brindisi Airport to Lecce, Brindisi and the Salento coast, with current bus, rail, taxi and rental-car planning advice.
Plan the easiest transfer from Bari Airport to Bari Centrale and the rest of Puglia, with train, bus, taxi, rental-car and onward-connection advice.
Renting a car in Puglia: what to know about insurance, deposits, ZTL zones, parking, fuel, one-way rentals and choosing the right vehicle.
Getting around Puglia by train, bus, car, taxi and bike: learn which areas work without a car and where driving makes your trip much easier.
Last updated: 19 August 2026. Opening hours in Puglia make more sense when you stop expecting one universal timetable. Large supermarkets, museums in major tourist towns, family-run shops, bakeries, beach clubs and restaurants all follow different rhythms — and summer can be very different from winter. Public holidays add another layer. A national holiday does … Read more
Last updated: 19 August 2026. Puglia is a destination where most visitors spend their time thinking about beaches, food and old towns rather than personal security. Still, good travel planning means understanding the risks that actually affect a holiday: theft from bags or parked cars, road safety, summer heat, wildfires, rough sea conditions and the … Read more
Last updated: 19 August 2026. Staying connected in Puglia is easy in towns and along most normal travel routes, but the best option depends on where your phone contract comes from. Travellers from the EU and EEA often need no new SIM at all; visitors from the UK, Switzerland, the United States, Canada, Australia and … Read more