SPT2001

Cala Gonone, 6-13 May 2001

How to reach Cala Gonone from your arrival point in Sardinia

Please read carefully !

From Olbia (port / airport) to Cala Gonone

We will organize a bus to transfer partecipants from Olbia (city, port, airport) to Cala Gonone on Sunday 6 May.
(if you arrive at other times, see below).

In order to do this, it is ESSENTIAL that:

(1) If you come by ferry (with no car, of course) you let us know. We expect that this option will be used mainly by italians, who should be able to move around without big problems: as flights tipically arrive much later than ships, you will maybe prefer to move to Dorgali / Cala Gonone with regular buses (in particular there is a bus leaving from the port shortly after arrival of ferries, see below)  rather than waiting for the conference bus. It is possible that we will in this case be able to pick you up in Dorgali. We will also possibly put you in contact with partecipants coming by car [if you come by car, please let us know if you can offer a lift].

(2) If you come by plane, give us details of your arrival time as soon as you reserve your flight.
Then we will be able to choose a time for the bus. It is anticipiated that this will be in the afternoon, but if there is sufficient demand we could have one also in the morning. Those who arrive in Olbia airport long before the bus will be able to spend their time in Olbia and be picked up in the city if they wish so. Watch this space to know about bus timetable!
If you arrive in Olbia in another day, or you find more convenient to fly to Alghero or to Cagliari, then you will have to use public transportation (or we can organize a minibus/taxi for you) see below.

If you come by car, see the directions given in our travel section. In the pictures and maps section you find maps.

If you are not able / not wishing to use our bus, here are some direction on alternative means to reach Cala Gonone by public transportation or (group) taxi.

Notice that:
(1) Schedules are correct at the end of March, services will probably be more frequent in May (check updates before leaving).
(2) Taxi / minibus fares are standard ones; we hope to get discounts if a certain number of you require these services.
(3) By (w) it is meant "working days", i.e. monday-saturday; by (d) it is meant "daily"
 

• Bus from Olbia airport to Nuoro: The private bus line "Deplano" runs a daily service from Olbia airport to Nuoro (see below for connections from Nuoro to Cala Gonone), which takes about 1h45. Buses leave from the airport at: 10.00, 13.00, 16.30, 19.00, 23.00
• Direct bus from Olbia (port) to Dorgali:  The ARST (regional public bus lines) runs direct buses between Olbia and Dorgali only once a day, at 8.00 in the morning (you can catch this if you arrive in Olbia by ferry) arriving in Dorgali at 10.20; the direction marked on the bus is Lanusei. This is connecting with the ferries from Genova and Civitavecchia.
• Bus from Olbia (bus station) to Dorgali via Siniscola: this connection by ARST runs on working days at 12.40; you have to take a bus from Olbia to Siniscola and should find a connecting bus there passing through Dorgali (notice it can be convenient to go through Nuoro, however, as you have anyway to change)
• Bus from Olbia to Dorgali via Nuoro: There are daily buses from Olbia to Nuoro by ARST at the following hours: 6.30, 8.00, 9.20 (w), 11.00, 12.30, 14.00, 15.55, 19.15. In Nuoro you will find buses to Dorgali; the last one leaves from Nuoro at 19.00, so to catch this you should take the 15.55 bus from Olbia. It will be possible to have minibuses from Nuoro to Cala Gonone at later hours (see below).
• Bus connection from Alghero airport to Nuoro: The Alghero airport is essentially the airport of Sassari; you will thus find shuttle service to Sassari. From Sassari the bus company "Pani" runs a service to Nuoro (around 2h30) at: 6.36, 9.36, 12.36, 14.00, 17.15, 19.15.
• Bus connection from Porto Torres to Nuoro: Some of the buses from Sassari to Nuoro (see above) actually originate in Porto Torres; they run daily and leave at 9.06, 13.00, and 18.30.
• Bus connection from Cagliari airport to Nuoro: The bus company "Pani" is also running a line connecting Cagliari airport to Nuoro; this runs four times a day and takes about 3h30, leaving from Cagliari bus station in the city (airport seven minutes later) at 5.30, 8.30, 14.00 and 18.15. There is also a bus leaving at 12.00 (directed to Sassati) which stops in Macomer at 14.33; there you find connection to Nuoro (same bus company) at 15.21, arriving at 16.23.
• Bus from Nuoro to Cala Gonone: The ARST runs bus service from Nuoro to Dorgali and Cala Gonone (this goes through Dorgali but the bus continues to Cala Gonone (around 1h10); however the indication on the bus could be just Dorgali) at these times: 6.53 (d), 9.50 (w), 13.10 (w), 14.00, 15.50 (w), 19.00.
• Local bus service between Dorgali and Cala Gonone: This ARST service takes about 20-25 minutes and runs from Dorgali to Cala Gonone at: 6.20 (w), 7.38 (d), 10.35 (w), 13.55 (w), 14.45 (d), 16.35 (d), 19.45 (d). The buses from Cala Gonone to Dorgali leave at: 6.40 (d), 8.05 (sunday), 11.05 (w), 14.25 (w), 15.10 (d), 17.05 (d), 20.10 (d).
• Important if you arrive late in Nuoro: we should be able to organize a taxi/minibus to fetch you if you arrive in Nuoro later than 19.00 (or even earlier if you do not want to wait for the bus), but please warn us in advance ! See also, if you are stranded there, the telephone list for "car rentals with chauffer" (in practice, taxi to be called over the phone only) operating from Dorgali/Cala Gonone given below.
• Special service from Cagliari: The "Autonoleggio Dorgali" runs a service from Cagliari; this must be reserved in advance and you should leave Cagliari not later than 13.30; the cost is 35.000 or 40.000 lire per person (city or airport). If you think of using this, let us know well in advance, as the service is not guaranteed to run every day. Notice that the travel from Cagliari to Dorgali is rather long.
• Group taxi from Alghero airport: (Autonoleggio Dorgali) for up to four persons, this costs 270.000 liras
• Group taxi from Olbia: (Autonoleggio Dorgali) for up to 4 persons, 170.000 liras
• Minibus from Olbia: (Autonoleggio Dorgali) for 5 persons, 200.000 liras; each extra person up to 8 pays 20.000 liras.

The fares given above for taxi have been deduced by contacting one of the private taxi services in Dorgali; we have no reason to suggest this over other ones nor we have checked this is indeed the cheapest one; the fares are given only as a rough estimate of the taxi costs.

Some useful telephone numbers:
ARST (bus) office in Nuoro: 0784-294173
Pani (bus) office in Nuoro: 0784-36856; Sassari 079-236983
Tourist Office (Pro Loco) in Dorgali: 0784-96243
Hotel Villaggio Palmassera:  0784-93191

Private taxi services operating from Dorgali or Cala Gonone
(reservation needed) mentioned by tourist office.
(first number regular phone, second is mobile phone)

See here to rent a car.