HOW TO REACH THE BDRI'S FIELD STATION
The most direct and comfortable means to arrive on the research station in Golfo Aranci is certainly the airplane. Olbia-Costa Smeralda Airport is located 20km south-west of Golfo Aranci. Olbia airport is well connected both with the Italian and the European airports through national and international flights.
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The BDRI research field station is sited in the same road than the Post-Office in the centre of Golfo Aranci (Via Armando Diaz 4) in front of the village park.
Afterwards you can take a city bus from Olbia airport to Olbia railway station (Numbers 2 and 10). Then you can take a train or bus to Golfo Aranci. Information of trains at: www.trenitalia.com; information of buses at: www.arst.sardegna.it
If you prefer you can take directly a taxi from Olbia airport to Golfo Aranci, travel time can exceed 30 min and can cost € 40 - € 50. Better to ask the price at the driver before departure!
For those who want to travel by airplane we suggest the following itinerary:
Regular and Low cost flights exist from all over Europe to Costa Smeralda Olbia airport (more info in www.geasar.it). Low cost flights exist from London, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Verona, Milan, Rome etc. to Olbia airport.
Low cost flights exist from from London, Girona, Madrid to Alghero airport located approx. 160km north-western of Golfo Aranci (3,5 - 4 hours by train).
Information of flights at: www.easyjet.com, www.meridiana.it, www.hlx.com, www.alitalia.it, www.iberia.com, www.ryanair.com, www.myair.com, www.alpieagles.com,www.air-one.it, www.lufthansa.com.
It is possible to reach Sardinia by ferry-boat, as an alternative to the plane. You can reach Golfo Aranci or Olbia harbour from all the most important ports of the Italian territory (Civitavecchia, Livorno, Genova and others).
For those who want to travel by ferry from Italy we suggest the following itinerary:- info at: www.traghetti.com
Ferry boat from Civitavecchia, Fiumicino or from Livorno to Golfo Aranci.
Ferry boat from Civitavecchia, Livorno, Genoa (Genova) to Olbia.