Editing Sardinia (section)

== Transport ==

=== Airports ===

Sardinia has three international airports ([[Alghero-Fertilia Airport|Alghero-Fertilia/Riviera del Corallo Airport]], [[Olbia - Costa Smeralda Airport|Olbia-Costa Smeralda Airport]] and [[Cagliari-Elmas Airport]]) connected with the principal Italian cities and many European destinations, mainly in the United Kingdom, [[France]], Spain and Germany, and two regional airports ([[Oristano-Fenosu Airport]] and [[Tortolì Airport|Tortolì-Arbatax Airport]]). Internal air connections between Sardinian airports are limited to a daily Cagliari-Olbia flight. Sardinian citizens benefit from special sales on plane tickets for [[Rome]] and [[Milan]] (''continuità territoriale''),<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.sardegnamobilita.it/tariffe-aereo|title= Tariffe trasporto aereo|language=Italian|access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref> and several [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost air companies]] operate on the island.

''Airone - Compagnia Trasporti Aerei S.A.'' was an airline established in Cagliari in October 1944 , its founders intended it to be the answer to the need for fast connections between Sardinia and mainland Italy. The name itself recalled one of the most typical animals of the island's wetlands. It is remembered as the first airline founded in Italy after the Second World War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sardegnaindustriale.it/article.asp?id=999&IDmagazine=2003004|title=SardegnaIndustriale.it|website=www.sardegnaindustriale.it}}</ref>

[[Air Italy (2018–2020)|Air Italy]] (formerly known as [[Meridiana]]) was an airline headquartered in the airport of [[Olbia]]; it was founded as [[Alisarda]] in 1963 by the [[Aga Khan IV]]. The development of [[Alisarda]] followed the development of [[Costa Smeralda]] in the northeast part of the island, a well known vacation spot among billionaires and film actors worldwide.

=== Seaports ===

[[File:Corsica Express Seconda.jpg|thumb|A high-speed ferry in the Gulf of [[Olbia]]]]
The ferry companies operating on the island are [[Tirrenia di Navigazione]], [[Moby Lines]], [[Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries]], [[Grandi Navi Veloci]], [[Grimaldi Lines]], Corsica Linea; they link the Sardinian seaports of [[Porto Torres]], [[Olbia]], [[Golfo Aranci]], [[Arbatax]], [[Santa Teresa Gallura]] and [[Cagliari]] with [[Civitavecchia]], [[Genoa]], [[Livorno]], [[Naples]], [[Palermo]], [[Trapani]], [[Piombino]] in Italy, [[Marseille]], [[Toulon]], [[Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud|Bonifacio]], [[Propriano]] and [[Ajaccio]] in France and [[Barcelona]] in Spain.

Porto Torres is the largest port of Sardinia, while Olbia, Santa Teresa Gallura and Palau are the most popular arrival ports, based on passenger data between 2020-2024.<ref name="ferryhopper 2024">{{cite web |title=Sardinian Ports: Guide to the Main Ports of Call |website=ferryhopper |date=2024-12-18 |url=https://www.ferryhopper.com/en/blog/featured/sardinia-ports |access-date=2025-02-27}}</ref>

Caronte & Tourist and Delcomar links the main island to the islands of [[La Maddalena]] and [[Carloforte|San Pietro]].

About 40 tourist harbours are located along the Sardinian coasts.

=== Roads ===
[[File:Cable-stayed bridge of the Monserrato University Campus interchange.JPG|thumb|left|Cable-stayed bridge of the Monserrato University Campus interchange SS 554]]
[[File:Bus ARST mercedes benz citaro 2.jpg|thumb|A bus of Sardinia public transport authorities ([[ARST (company)|Arst]]) in Sassari]]
Sardinia is the only Italian region without [[Autostrade]] (en:[[motorway]]s), but the road network is well developed with a system of no-toll roads with [[dual carriageway]], called ''superstrade'' ('super roads') that connect the principal towns and the main airports and seaports; the speed limit is {{convert|90|km/h|0|abbr=on}}/{{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. The principal road is the [[Strada statale 131 Charles Felix|SS131]] "[[Carlo Felice]]", linking the south with the north of the island, crossing the most historic regions of [[Porto Torres]] and [[Cagliari]]; it is part of [[European route]] E25. The [[Strada statale 131 Diramazione Centrale Nuorese|SS 131 d.c.n]] links [[Oristano]] with [[Olbia]], crossing the hinterland [[Nuoro]] region. Other roads designed for high-capacity traffic link [[Sassari]] with [[Alghero]], [[Sassari]] with [[Tempio Pausania]], [[Sassari]] – [[Olbia]], [[Cagliari]] – [[Tortolì]], [[Cagliari]] – [[Iglesias, Sardinia|Iglesias]], [[Nuoro]] – [[Lanusei]]. A work in progress is converting the main routes to [[highway]] standards, with the elimination of all [[Intersection (road)|intersections]]. The secondary inland and mountain roads are generally narrow with many [[hairpin turn]]s, so the speed limits are very low.

[[Public transport]] [[buses]] reach every town and village at least once a day; however, due to the low density of population, the smallest territories are reachable only by car. The Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti ([[ARST (company)|ARST]]) is the public regional bus transport agency. Networks of city buses serve the main towns ([[Cagliari]], [[Iglesias, Sardinia|Iglesias]], [[Oristano]], [[Alghero]], [[Sassari]], [[Nuoro]], [[Carbonia, Sardinia|Carbonia]] and [[Olbia]]).

In Sardinia 1,295,462 vehicles circulate, equal to 613 per 1,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/statistiche/veicoli.html|title=Statistiche numero auto, moto e veicoli commerciali in Italia|work=Comuni-Italiani.it}}</ref>

=== Railways ===
[[File:FS ATR 365 003 (Cagliari).jpg|thumb|ATR 365 owned by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia in Cagliari]]
[[File:FCS 400 auf dem Viadukt bei Belvi-Aritzo.JPG|thumb|left|Tourist railway between [[Aritzo]] and [[Belvì]]]]
The Sardinian railway system was developed starting from the 19th century by the Welsh engineer [[Benjamin Piercy]].

Today there are two different railway operators:
* [[Trenitalia]] which connects the most populated towns and the main ports. This network is the most modern on the island, running primarily diesel locomotives such as the [[Alstom|''Alstom Minuetto'']] and, from 2015 the faster [[tilting train]] [[Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|CAF ATR365 and ATR 465]], specifically designed for the Sardinian railway network;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caf.es/en/productos-servicios/proyectos/proyecto-detalle.php?p=221|title=Regional Train Sardinia}}</ref>
* [[ARST (company)|ARST]]: the trains run on [[narrow gauge railways|narrow-gauge]] track, are generally slow, due to the tortuosity of the lines, except for the electrified [[tram-trains]] operating in the metropolitan areas of [[Sassari Tram-train|Sassari]] and [[Cagliari Metro-tramway|Cagliari]].

The ''[[Trenino Verde]]'' (''Little Green Train'') is a [[tourist railway|railway tourism]] service operated by ARST. Vintage [[railcar]]s and [[steam locomotive]]s run through the wildest parts of the island. They allow the traveller to have scenic views impossible to see from the main roads.