Getting from Pantelleria Airport to the city

Where the airport sits

• The airport is on a promontory almost in the centre of the island. That geography is the reason ground transport here is simple: everywhere on Pantelleria is close.
• A large car park is reached directly from the airport entrance, following the signs.

Getting to your hotel

• Hotels commonly run their own dedicated shuttle buses for their guests. The airport mentions this before it mentions anything else, which tells you how normal it is. Ask your hotel when you book.

The bus

• Services to and from the airport are operated by Marsala Travel Bus, a coach company based on the Sicilian mainland.
• The airport links to its summer timetables rather than publishing times itself, so check them for your dates.
• The airport also publishes connection schedules for Trapani and Palermo airports, which is where most journeys to Pantelleria begin.

Cars, scooters, taxis

• Car and scooter hire is immediately on the left as you come out of arrivals.
• A scooter is the sensible choice on an island this size, though the roads are narrow and the terrain is volcanic and steep.
• Taxi and NCC private hire services wait at the arrivals exit, and can be booked by phone or through their own websites in advance.

Context

• Pantelleria lies closer to Tunisia than to Sicily, in the Strait of Sicily.
• The ferry from Trapani takes several hours and is weather-dependent, which is why the flight is the practical link and why the airport matters more here than its size suggests.