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I have 15 days in Italy. I have a non-fundable flight from Milan and was going to fly from Milan to Bari airport the same day. I just checked out the flight from Milan to Bari and it is approx 31/2 hours. My flight into Milan for NYC is 9 hrs. I have to leave time between my arriving flight to Milan and the flight to Bari in case my arrival in Italy is late. Am I making the right decision or wasting precious time by traveling all the way down to Puglia. I am afraid we will be very jet lagged by the time we get to Trani. Would it be better to just stay up north and if so, where would you suggest for 2 weeks? I just don't want to waste 4 days going back and forth and mostly being too tired to enjoy the first part of the trip. I was sooo excited about seeing Puglia but now am reconsidering going there when I can get a direct flight to it in the future at which time I would love to see Sicily as well. We and have been to the Dolomiti and Venetoregions including a side trip to Venice for one night. Don't really want to do Rome for this trip (too spread out) and would love to be in a coastal region as well as interesting towns etc...
I thank you all in advance.
Grazie mille
My itinerary:
Day 1 - JFK to Milan
Day 2 - arriving in Milan at 12:00pm and flying to Bari and driving to Trani
Day 3 - Trani
Day 4- Trani
Day 5 - Polignano
Day 6- Polignano
Day 7- Polignano
Day 8- Polignano
Day 9- Matera
Day 9- Matera
Day 10- Otranto
Day 11- Otranto
Day 12- Otranto
Day 13- Otranto
Day 14- Flight from Brindisi to Milan
Day 15 - Flight out of Milan
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any suggestions ,
Ugo, by Lifeinitaly.it
You Land to Milano Malpensa (MLX) , the fist fly to Bari is at 14,22 - you have noth enought time , to pick it , the next fly is Easijet at 17,50 italian time , but arrival in Bari at 21,50 - sure have problem in receive a car ..
the other possibility is fly to Bari from Linate , have a flight Alitalia at 15,20 - arrival 16,45 - and - 16,35 - arrival 18,00
Aiport shuttle necessity 1,30 min - too long - taxy fixed price 105 - bout 1,00 hour
Hi Ugo,
Hi Ugo,
Thanks for that information. So it seems it would be better off staying the night in Milan then flying into Bari the next morning. Or, choose another place to visit near Milan. I have spent soooo much time planning my trip in Puglia and was very excited to visit but I didn't think through the details of getting there. Don't think it is going to work now. I don't want to spend too much time traveling.
The answer depends a lot on
The answer depends a lot on the type of person you are, for me with a long flight like that the last thing I would want to be doing is spend another 4 days travelling. Saying that it is all part of the getting to know Italy, especially travelling by train. However, with such a short stay I would suggest Puglia is a step too far. See if you get suggestions from others as to where to visit and then look at doing them by train. Milan is well placed for good train connections to many a city/town in Italy. For a smaller close by town have a look at Bergamo.
Thanks Steve, I am thinking
Thanks Steve, I am thinking the same thing now. Besides two days wasted getting to Puglia we will be exhausted when we finally do. Then we would have to cut our trip short to fly home from Milan. We would love to do something coastel as that is what attracted us to Puglia, that and the fact it was not as crowded as up North. Any thoughts about Cinque Terre for a few days or Lake Como and then to Emila Romagna and Marche perhaps? I will check out Bergamo, thanks!
