Getting around Turin: tickets, metro, trams and the airport

GTT tickets: what to buy and what they cost

Turin’s metro, trams and city buses are run by GTT (Gruppo Torinese Trasporti), and the same ticket works across the whole urban network. Prices depend on the format: digital tickets, in the app or by bank card, cost less than paper ones.

• City 100: €1.90 digital, €2 on paper. Valid for 100 minutes from validation, with as many bus and tram changes as you like; on the metro it normally allows a single entry. This rule is under review, so check the current conditions on the GTT website.
• Daily: €3.70 digital, €4.50 on paper, valid for the whole service day.
• 48- and 72-hour visitor tickets: €7.80 and €10.30 digital, €9.50 and €12.50 on paper.
• Daily x4: one day of travel for up to four people together, €12 in the app or €14.80 on paper. Good value for families.
• MultiCity: six City journeys for €11.80, paper only.

Paper tickets are sold at tobacconists and newsstands displaying the GTT sign and at the machines in metro stations; digital tickets in the official GTT TO Move app. Validate a paper ticket every time you board: inspections are frequent and fines are steep.

Paying with a contactless card

With the Tap&Go system you do not need to buy anything in advance: hold your contactless card (or a phone with the card loaded) against the reader at the metro gates and on buses and trams with a yellow sticker on the front door or the new yellow-and-blue livery. You are charged a €1.90 City 100. Two rules: tap every time you board, and each passenger must use their own card, because you cannot pay for several people with the same one.

Metro line M1: what it reaches and what it does not

Turin has a single metro line, the fully automated M1. It runs from Fermi, in Collegno to the west, to Bengasi in the south in about 25 minutes. Every station has lifts and is wheelchair accessible.

The most useful stops for visitors:

• Porta Susa: the high-speed rail station and the trains to the airport.
• Porta Nuova: the historic station; from here the Egyptian Museum is about 10 minutes on foot and Piazza Castello 15, under the arcades of Via Roma.
• Marconi and Nizza: the lively San Salvario district, with Valentino Park a few blocks away.
• Lingotto: the former Fiat factory with Eataly and the Pinacoteca Agnelli; the Automobile Museum is about 10 minutes’ walk.

The metro does not reach Piazza Castello, the Mole, the Royal Museums, the Allianz Stadium, Venaria or Superga. Trains start at 5:30 (7:00 on Sundays and public holidays). On Fridays and Saturdays they run until about 1 am; on other evenings the last train is around 9:30 pm, after which replacement buses run until about 12:30 am. Check the GTT website before planning a late return.

Trams and buses to the main sights

Where the metro does not go, trams and buses cover the city well. Real-time departures are shown in the GTT app and at the main stops.

The centre, the Po and Superga

Tram 15 crosses the centre through Piazza Castello and Via Po, passes Piazza Vittorio Veneto, crosses the Po and follows Corso Casale to Sassi. From there the Sassi–Superga rack railway, a historic little train, climbs 425 metres over 3.1 km to the Basilica of Superga. It runs hourly, from 10 am to 6 pm on weekdays and longer at weekends, and is replaced by a bus on Wednesdays. It has its own fares: €4 each way on weekdays and €6 at weekends, or €6 and €9 return.

Allianz Stadium

Juventus’s stadium is at Continassa in the north-west. Buses 62, 72 and 75 and line VE1 serve it every day. On match days GTT adds a special shuttle from Piazza Bernini, next to the metro stop of the same name: leave in good time, because buses and roads fill up early.

Palace of Venaria

The easiest way to the Palace is the Venaria Express shuttle, running Tuesday to Sunday and on public holidays, with stops including Piazza Castello and Porta Susa. On weekdays a normal GTT ticket is enough; on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays there is a €7 day ticket, reduced to €4 with the Torino+Piemonte Card. Alternatively, SFM4, SFM6 and SFM7 trains stop at Reggia di Venaria, about 500 metres from the entrance, and GTT bus 11 runs from Porta Nuova.

From Caselle airport to the centre

Turin airport is at Caselle, about 16 km north of the city. There are three ways into the centre.

• Train: the station is right opposite Arrivals. Trenitalia regional trains on lines SFM4, SFM6 and SFM7 reach Porta Susa in about 30 minutes, every half hour on weekdays from 6 am to about 10:30 pm. The fare is €3.70; buy it in the app, at the machines or by tapping a contactless card.
• Bus: the Arriva service stops at Porta Susa and terminates at Porta Nuova, in Piazza Carlo Felice. It takes 45–50 minutes, runs every 15–30 minutes and costs €7.50 (€11 return); tickets are sold at machines in Arrivals, on board and in the app. On Tiqets you can book an airport–centre bus transfer from €5.99. Flibco also runs direct buses to Porta Nuova.
• Taxi: taxis wait at the Arrivals exit. The ride takes about half an hour and costs around €40, according to the airport.

Many international flights land at Milan Malpensa instead: from there, direct coaches run to Turin, or you can take the train with a change in Milan. Allow at least two hours.

Porta Nuova, Porta Susa and the other stations

Porta Nuova is the historic terminus at the end of Via Roma: the handiest if you are staying in the centre, since Piazza Castello is a quarter of an hour on foot. Porta Susa is the modern glass through-station west of the centre, served by Frecciarossa and Italo high-speed trains to Milan (about an hour) and Rome, and by the airport trains. Metro M1 links the two stations in a few minutes. From Porta Susa, the Royal Palace and the Royal Museums are about 15–20 minutes on foot.

To the south, Lingotto station is useful for Eataly and for trains towards the Langhe and southern Piedmont. For trips out of town, see our day trips from Turin.

On foot, by bike, by taxi and by car

On foot: the centre is flat, laid out on a grid and lined with kilometres of arcades, ideal when it rains. Piazza Castello to the Mole takes under ten minutes, Porta Nuova to Valentino Park about twenty.

By bike or scooter: the old docked city bike scheme no longer exists, but several operators rent dockless e-bikes and e-scooters through their apps. The cycle paths along the Po and through Valentino Park are the most pleasant.

By taxi: there are ranks at the stations and main squares; you can book through Taxi Torino (011 5730) or apps such as Wetaxi and FreeNow. For short hops in the centre, walking is often quicker.

By car: the centre has a ZTL, a camera-controlled restricted-access zone that applies on weekday mornings (normally 7:30 to 10:30); bus lanes and pedestrian areas are off-limits at all times. A car is useful for the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, much less in town: leave it in a multi-storey car park.

Which transport for which day

• A day in the centre (Egyptian Museum, Royal Museums, Palazzo Madama, the Mole): all on foot, with at most a City 100 back to your hotel.
• Lingotto and the Automobile Museum: metro M1 to Lingotto; a single ticket each way is enough.
• Superga and the hill: a GTT day ticket for tram 15, plus the rack railway fare.
• Venaria: Venaria Express or the train, allowing a good half day on site.
• A relaxed first day: the hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus, from €28 on Tiqets, gives you the big picture and also stops at Valentino and Lingotto.

To put your itinerary together, see things to do in Turin.