Reliable buses?

[Happyholidays123]

Hi all,

I am travelling over on my own soon and as I do not drive I am concerned about how I can get back to the airport.
I am able to get from the airport in Lamezia to my place by train when I arrive, but am unsure how reliable the buses are on a Sunday morning to get to Scalea for the train back to Lamezia.
I need to travel from Belevdere to Scalea
Thanks!

[Italy4me]

Why not get on the train at Belvedere or Diamante?
I have a phone number for a local taxi service if you like it just PM me.
Or what about the the airport transfer service?
Scalea Property Services - Calabria, Southern Italy - Airport_transfer_service
Lesley

[patmc]

Dear HappyHolidays,

Be careful! The buses in Calabria do not run on Sunday. It's a "Festa".

You may not be able to catch the train you need at Diamante or Belvedere because the Intercity night train you would normally catch, the Milan to Reggio Calabria which stops at Scalea at 7:45am and at Lamezia at 9:00am (when on time!) does not stop at either of these two stations. It stops at Paola and Amantea only before Lamezia.

If you are travelling on a Sunday, your only options are to take a taxi (about 100 Euros) , or take a train the night before and stay in a hotel at Lamezia (The Grand is just opposite the station and costs 75 Euros per night) or, as Lesley says above, use the Scalea property taxi service, which is probabily your best option.

Pat Mc

[patmc]

After thought to the above:

You could also take the 6:48am from Belvedere to Paola (arriving at 7:25am) and then take either the 7:30am from Paola to Lamezia (arriving at 8:08am) or the 8:20am from Paola (the same train you would have caught at Scalea) to Lamezia (arriving at 9:00am, if on time). I think that's what Lesley may have meant, but I was being a bit thick!

Check out the details at TrainItalia:

http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html

PatMc

[Happyholidays123]

Thanks everyone-

Lesley do you have the number of the taxi?
I tried to private message you...but not much success, I keep getting an error message.

All for now - looking forward to arriving this weekend!

[brynithel3]

Hi Happyholidays123

Not wishing to steal anyone's thunder but you can find the taxi service form and filled it in at this URL

Scalea Property Services - Calabria, Southern Italy - book transfer

Hope you have a good trip.

Ciao

John