Train Transfers To and From Olbia Airport

Olbia Airport trains can be boarded by taking bus lines number 2 or 10, which run every quarter of an hour between the airport and Via Gabriele D'Annunzio, where the train station is located. From Olbia Station trains leave for Golfo Aranci, Oristano, Cagliari, Macomer or Sassari. The Train Station is located in the center of town.

Trains from Olbia Airport really start their journey at the main station in Cagliari in the south of the island, followed by Chillivani, then Oristano, where the line divides into two routes, one leading to Sassari and Porto Torres, while the other leads to Golfo Arcani and Olbia, from where buses take passengers to the airport.

Five trains per day make the journey from Cagliari to Olbia and a ticket costs approx. EUR 13.60. The whole journey takes four hours. The connection between Sassari and Cagliari also provides five trains per day and the ticket costs approx. EUR 12.70 per person. This journey takes around three hours to complete.

Passengers wishing to travel between Olbia and Sassari will have seven trains per day to choose from. The ticket costs around EUR 5.90 per person and the travelling time is around two hours.

Apart from the "Y"-shaped rail network for the mainline train service that operates on Sardinia, there is also the wonderful Green Train (Trenino Verde). This tourist serve is operated by the State Railways, but uses a narrow gauge network that passes through a landscape with viaducts, rocky cliffs and spectacular scenery. Commonly referred to as the "train in the wilderness", the Green Train shows tourists an aspect of Sardinia that seems to have changed little over the years. The little train trundles through rocky and often inaccessible terrain that cannot be viewed in any other way. Tickets can be bought beforehand at railway stations or on the train on the day of travel.

Olbia Airport trains that connect with more tourist inspired train services are those that depart from Sassari for the Sassari-Nulvi-Palau Line. This is another narrow gauge train, which rattles at a fairly sedate speed high above deep ravines and clings to hillsides or sneaks across historic viaducts.

The first stop of this service is at Filigheddu, the second stop is at Achettas. After that the train has to climb an increasingly steep path until it reaches Osilo, where the imposing Castle Malaspina, dating back to the 13th century, can be found. Along the way of this picturesque train journey visitors will find many monuments and attractions, but the main attraction is Sardinia itself, the splendid views over gorges, pastures, through lush vegetation and up steep mountain sides.

The first connection of the day from Olbia Station to Golfo Aranci leaves at 07.00 am and at 06.31 am for Sassari. Early trains for Cagliari and Oristano also leave at 06.31 am. The final train of the day for Golfo Aranci leaves at 08.09 pm, for Oristano the last train leaves Olbia at 06.22 pm and for Sassari the final train leaves at 08.17 pm. The last train to Cagliari leaves at 06.22 pm and arrives in Cagliari at 10.51 pm.