SPT2002

Cala Gonone, 19-26 May 2002

How to reach Cala Gonone from your arrival point in Sardinia

From Olbia (port / airport) to Cala Gonone

We can organize a taxi/minibus to transfer you from Olbia (city, port, airport) to Cala Gonone.

In order to do this, it is ESSENTIAL that:

(1) If you come by ferry (with no car, of course) you let us know the company and schedule of your ferry.
In this case you will maybe prefer to move to Dorgali / Cala Gonone with regular buses ; in particular there is a bus leaving from the port shortly after arrival of "Tirrenia" ferries, see below  , this takes you to Dorgali with a connecting bus to Cala Gonone. We will also possibly put you in contact with partecipants coming by car
[if you come by car, please let us know if you can offer a lift].

(2) If you come by plane, give us details of your arrival time as soon as you reserve your flight and however by 1/5.
Then we will be able to group you with other partecipants in a bus. Those who arrive in Olbia airport long before the bus will be able to spend their time in Olbia and be picked up in the city if they wish so. Watch this space to know about bus timetable!
If you find more convenient to fly to Alghero or to Cagliari, then you will have to use public transportation (or we can organize a minibus/taxi for you) see below.

(3) If you only find seats in planes arriving late at night in Olbia,
please consider the following: you can as well fly to Rome only and then take a ferry from Civitavecchia or Fiumicino; a cabin in the ferry is rather cheap (like a night in the hotel) and you avoid taking a taxi in the night, arriving very late in Cala Gonone, and  a lot of stress. Trains from Rome to Civitavecchia run every half an hour and take between 50 minutes and 1.10 hour (depending on which station you use in Rome).

If you come by car, see the directions given in our travel section.

If you are not able / not wishing to use our taxi/minibus, here are some direction on alternative means to reach Cala Gonone by public transportation or (group) taxi.

Notice that:
(1) Schedules have been updated; they are now the current (2002) ones.
(2) Taxi / minibus fares now refer to 2002.
(3) By (w) it is meant "working days", i.e. monday-saturday; by (d) it is meant "daily".
 

• Bus from Olbia airport to Nuoro: The private bus line "Deplano" runs a daily service from Olbia airport to Nuoro (see below for connections from Nuoro to Cala Gonone; you can also catch a taxi in Siniscola or Nuoro), which takes about 1h45. Buses leave from the airport at: 10.00, 13.00, 17.00, 23.00.
• Direct bus from Olbia (port) to Dorgali:  The ARST (regional public bus lines) runs direct buses between Olbia and Dorgali only once a day, at 8.00 in the morning (you can catch this if you arrive in Olbia by ferry) arriving in Dorgali at 10.20; the direction marked on the bus is Lanusei. This is connecting with the ferries from Genova and Civitavecchia.
• Bus from Olbia (bus station) to Dorgali via Siniscola: this connection by ARST runs on working days at 12.40; you have to take a bus from Olbia to Siniscola and should find a connecting bus there passing through Dorgali (notice it can be convenient to go through Nuoro, however, as you have anyway to change)
• Bus from Olbia to Dorgali via Nuoro: There are daily buses from Olbia to Nuoro by ARST at the following hours: 6.30, 9.20 (w), 12.30, 14.00, 15.55, 19.25; they take about 2h30.. In Nuoro you will find buses to Dorgali; the last one leaves from Nuoro at 19.00, so to catch this you should take the 15.55 bus from Olbia. It will be possible to have minibuses from Nuoro to Cala Gonone at later hours (see below).
• Bus connection from Alghero airport to Nuoro: The Alghero airport is essentially the airport of Sassari; you will thus find shuttle service to Sassari. From Sassari the bus company "Pani" runs a service to Nuoro (around 2h30) at: 6.36, 9.36, 12.36, 14.00, 17.15, 19.15.
• Bus connection from Porto Torres to Nuoro: Some of the buses from Sassari to Nuoro (see above) actually originate in Porto Torres; they run daily and leave at 9.06, 13.00, and 18.30.
• Bus connection from Cagliari airport to Nuoro: The bus company "Pani" is also running a line connecting Cagliari airport to Nuoro; this runs four times a day and takes about 3h30, leaving from Cagliari bus station in the city (airport seven minutes later) at 5.30, 8.30, 14.00 and 18.15. There is also a bus leaving at 12.00 (directed to Sassati) which stops in Macomer at 14.33; there you find connection to Nuoro (same bus company) at 15.21, arriving at 16.23.
• Bus from Nuoro to Cala Gonone: The ARST runs bus service from Nuoro to Dorgali and Cala Gonone [this goes through Dorgali but the bus continues to Cala Gonone (around 1h10); however the indication on the bus could be just Dorgali] at these times: 6.53 (d), 9.50 (w), 13.10 (w), 14.00 (d), 15.50 (w), 19.00 (d).
• Local bus service between Dorgali and Cala Gonone: This ARST service takes about 20-25 minutes and runs from Dorgali to Cala Gonone at: 6.20 (w), 7.38 (d), 10.35 (w), 13.55 (w), 14.45 (d), 16.35 (d), 19.45 (d). The buses from Cala Gonone to Dorgali leave at: 6.40 (d), 8.05 (sunday), 11.05 (w), 14.25 (w), 15.10 (d), 17.05 (d), 20.10 (d).
• Important if you arrive late in Nuoro: we should be able to organize a taxi/minibus to fetch you if you arrive in Nuoro later than 19.00 (or even earlier if you do not want to wait for the bus), but please warn us in advance ! See also, if you are stranded there, the telephone list for "car rentals with chauffer" (in practice, taxi to be called over the phone only) operating from Dorgali/Cala Gonone given below.
• Taxi from Nuoro: a taxi from Nuoro to Cala Gonone (standard car, i.e. max 4 persons) will cost about 40 Euro.
• Special service from Cagliari: The "Autonoleggio Dorgali" runs a service from Cagliari; this must be reserved in advance and you should leave Cagliari not later than 13.30; the cost is about 20 Euro lire per person (city or airport). If you think of using this, let us know well in advance, as the service is not guaranteed to run every day. Notice that the travel from Cagliari to Dorgali with this service goes through small villages and thus is rather long.
• Taxi from Nuoro: a taxi from Nuoro to Cala Gonone (standard car, i.e. max 4 persons) will cost about 40 Euro.
• Group taxi from Alghero airport: (Autonoleggio Dorgali) for up to four persons, this costs 135 Euro
• Group taxi from Olbia: (Autonoleggio Dorgali) for up to 4 persons, 85 Euro
• Minibus from Olbia: (Autonoleggio Dorgali) for 5 persons, 100 Euro; each extra person up to 8 pays 10 Euro

Private taxi services operating from Dorgali or Cala Gonone
(reservation needed) mentioned by tourist office.
(numbers starting with a 0 are regular phones, starting with 3 are mobile phones)