Airline Departure Airport Frequency
Scheduled Flights
British Airways London Gatwick daily
Low cost flights
Ryanair London Stansted daily
Dublin 3 days a week
East Midlands 3 days a week
Glasgow Prestwick 2 days a week
Liverpool 3 days a week
Bournemouth 3 days a week from Apr. – Sept.

Easy Jet London Gatwick daily
Bristol Saturday

Jet 2 Belfast 2 days a week
(from May to Edinburgh 3 days a week
to the first Leeds/Bradford 5 days a week
weekend of Nov.) Manchester 2 days a week
Newcastle 2 days a week
(at the beginning and end of the Jet2 season the number of flights per week are reduced)

ELBAFLY
Flights to Elba Airport from Pisa, Milan Malpensa, Milan Orio da Serio and Bologna, from 1st June to 3th September.

TRAINS
Pisa is on the mainline from Turin/Genoa to Rome as is Campiglia Marittima and from here there are both trains and buses to Piombino Marittima (the port for ferries to Elba).
There is an excellent bus service direct from Florence Santa Maria Novella railway station to Piombino port run by the Italian railways – The Euro Star link.

LINKS
Flights:
www.ryanair.com
www.easyjet.com
www.jet2.com
www.meridiana.it
www.elbafly.it (flights to Elba)

Other useful sites:
www.trenitalia.it/en/index.html (Italian rail train timetables)
www.aptelba.it (the Elban tourist office)
www.moby.it (for ferries from Piombino to Elba)
www.toremar.it (also for ferries)
www.islepark.it (the National Park website)

The Italian island of Elba will become much more accessible to US holidaymakers this summer following the introduction of direct flights from New York to Pisa.

Delta Air Lines is offering different flights a week from New York’s JFK Airport to Pisa .. The new transatlantic service has been warmly welcomed by Maurizio Testa who runs the VisitElba website (www.visitelba.com) and is also owner and manager of Hotel Ilio (www.ilio.it), one of the most charming boutique hotels on the island. He said: “We’ve had quite a lot of American guests staying with us, but up until now it’s not been the easiest journey. This is a major commitment by Delta Air Lines which will help open up the whole of Tuscany to the American market.” He suggested Elba would fit in well as part of a general tour of Tuscany . “Of course American visitors will be interested in some of the famous Tuscan cities including Florence, Pisa and Siena, but as the principal island of Tuscany, Elba offers a totally different ambience and is a good place to come and relax after the hustle and bustle of the cities.”

Elba is Italy’s third largest island after Sicily and Sardinia with a population of only 35,000, and lies within the Tuscan Archipelago National Park. Getting from the Italian mainland to Elba could not be easier with regular sailings from the port of Piombino to Elba’s capital, Portoferraio. Both ferry sailings and car rental can now be booked on-line on www.VisitElba.com. The island’s airport is located in Marina di Campo and has regular scheduled flights from Pisa, Milan Malpensa, Florence, MIlano Orio , Munich, Zurich and Bern. Elba offers a temperate climate with winter temperatures rarely dipping below 10˚ C and peak summer temperatures averaging 22-24˚ C, and the main tourist season runs from April to October.

The Boutique Hotel Ilio in Capo Sant Andra, on the unspoilt north-west of the island, has 20 rooms, all located just steps from the beach and named after Mediterranean scents: Pomegranate, Lemon, Geranium…like the plants dedicated to them. The hotel offers trekking, botanical tours, bird watching, mountain biking, bike rentals, climbing, horse trekking, tennis, 9-hole golf, snorkeling, diving, sea kayaking, windsurfing and boat hire.

Fly through the sky…to Elba
With the new Elbafly connection,
Now you can reach the island by plane

No queues at the port, no crowded ferries, but instead a quick trip through the clouds to your destination. Elbafly is offering a new high-speed flight connecting Elba with various cities from June 1st through September 30th, 2008. The Elbana airplane departs from Milan Malpensa, Milan Orio al Serio, Florence and Pisa airports, and connections are also expected with the major European capitals. Those who choose to pass their holidays at the Boutique Hotel Ilio in Cape S. Andrea will find a van waiting for them at the Elbano Airport to take them directly to the hotel. The Boutique Hotel Ilio is surrounded by beautiful landscapes, which you can enjoy from the privacy of your room or from our splendid garden terrace. Red and white Elban wines, Aleatico wine, fresh fish and traditional Elban cuisine are part of what make your holiday special. Just 300 metres from the sea, immersed in green, the Boutique Hotel Ilio is a dream come true. Prices range from 50 to 90 euros per person per night in low season and from 90 to 130 euros in high season, with breakfast included, and depending on the type of room.