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Fidenza is really easy to get to. It is on the main railway and motorway link between Milan and Rome, and is half-way between Milan and Bologna; about 100 Km from both. Check it out on the Map. Click here if you are planning to extend your stay to include a holiday.

The closest airports are:

1. Milan Linate,
2. Milan Malpensa
3. Bergamo (near Milan)
4. Bologna.
There are plenty of cheap flights to all of the above airports from most European destinations. What are you waiting for?

From the airport by train

For those of you arriving at Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa or Bergamo you need to take a bus to the main railway station in Milan, Milano Centrale (that's where the airport buses take you to).

For those arriving at Bologna , there is only one railway station, so no need to be more specific.

Before booking your flight, check the train timetable to make sure that you'll be able to catch a train to Fidenza – and, on your departure, able to get to the airport. The Italian railways website, Trenitalia, is very easy to use .

Bus journey times from the airport to the main railway station:

1. Milan Linate : 20- 30 mins

2. Milan Malpensa : 50 - 60 mins

3. Bergamo 60 mins (to Milano Centrale) There is a station at Bergamo, but then you have to change trains in Milan to get to Fidenza and Salso

4. Bologna: 30 - 40 mins

Once at the train station you need to catch a train to Fidenza and if you're staying in Salso, take the shuttle train from Fidenza to Salso, a 7 minute ride. If you'd rather take a taxi, it costs about €15.00. Salso is 8km from Fidenza .

The shuttle train between Fidenza and Salso runs every half-hour from Monday to Saturday, every hour on Sunday.

Train times

Fidenza to Salso: from 06.11; 06.41, etc to 19.41 (NB No train at 9.11.) then 20.44hrs. This last “train” is a bus.

Fidenza to Salso: from 07.11; 08.11; etc to 18.11 (N.B. no train at 9.11), then 19.41 and 20.44hrs. (bus).

Train tickets

The price depends on how fast a train you're catching, so let the person at the counter know. You need to buy a “supplemento rapido” for IC (Intercity) trains.

Before boarding the train you must stamp your ticket and “supplemento rapido” at one of the yellow boxes you'll see scattered around the train station, otherwise you'll be fined €10– €20 on the train.

From the airport by car

Please note: if you're planning to hire a car, do so through your travel agent — get a fly-drive deal. It's much cheaper than hiring a car on your arrival.

From Milano Linate : there is only one long straight road that leaves the airport. Take the exist signposted “Tangenziale Ovest; Autostrada A1; Bologna;.….” Follow directions for “A1 Bologna”. Once on the A1 southbound, take the exit for Fidenza (˜ 90 Km from Linate). Follow signs to Fidenza Centro.

If you're staying at Hotel Astoria, follow signs to Piazza Garibaldi and refer to the map you will receive once you have reserved your place. Hotel Astoria has a parking garage, €8 per night.

If you're staying in Salso, follow signs to Fidenza Centro and then to Salsomaggiore Terme. You will receive exact directions to your hotel once you've reserved your place.

From Milano Malpensa: take the motorway eastbound towards Milan, then the ring road southbound (Tangenziale Ovest) towards A1 – Bologna. Follow directions as above.

Extending your stay

If you're planning a holiday, Venice is 260 km (160 miles) away, motorway all the way, 3 hours by train (change trains at Bologna); Florence is 270 km away, in the opposite direction, motorway all the way, about 2.5 hours by train, no need to change trains, unless you want to pick up a fast train (Eurostar) in Bologna for the last 170 km of the journey. Rome is about 600 km (375 miles) away on the A1 motorway, no need to change trains from Fidenza unless you want to pick up a fast train from Bologna to Rome (some, but not all fast trains between Milan and Rome do stop in Fidenza). Dolomites are about 3-4 hrs away by car.

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