How to reach Sestri Levante

Flight & Train

Sestri Levante is located in the Eastern Riviera of the Italian region named Liguria: click on this link to see the position on Google maps 

The railway station of “Sestri Levante” is on the line between Genova and La Spezia.
The railway line follows the coast, touching all towns/villages located along the coast.
As you can see in the picture, the line continues towards/from Milano and towards/from Pisa & Florence

We encourage you to consider various public transportation (train, bus) options to reach Sestri Levante which has its own railway station. The Trenitalia (Italian National Train Service) website and the app TRENITALIA are helpful for planning purposes.

Those arriving from abroad should consider Milan, Genoa, Pisa and Florence as convenient arrival points by which to enter Italy.

To reach Sestri Levante, you can book a flight to

  1. Genova airport (GOA): from Genova airport, you can get to the railway station of GENOVA PIAZZA PRINCIPE by bus/taxi and, then, take a train to Sestri Levante (45 mins)
  2. Pisa airport (PSA) where you can find many low cost airline companies; there is the railway station just outside the airport and, then, take a train to Sestri Levante (2 hours)
  3. Florence airport (FLR): from Florence airport, you can get to the railway station of FIRENZE SANTA MARIA NOVELLA by bus/taxi and, then, take a train to Sestri Levante (3 hours)
  4. Milano Malpensa (MXP): you have two possibilities
    1. there is the railway station just outside the airport and, then, take a train to Sestri Levante (4 hours)
    2. you can also take a shuttle to the railway station MILANO CENTRALE and, then, take a train to Sestri Levante (3-4 hours)
  5. Milano Linate (LIN): you have to take a shuttle to the railway station MILANO CENTRALE and, then, take a train to Sestri Levante (3-4 hours)
  6. Milano Bergamo (BGY) where you can find many low cost airline companies; you have to take a shuttle to the railway station MILANO CENTRALE and, then, take a train to Sestri Levante (4-5 hours)

You can check the train timetable and buy your ticket clicking on the following website: Trenitalia

NOTA BENE: the spelling of the railway stations is in Italian; so, Genoa is GENOVA; Milan is MILANO, Florence is FIRENZE and so on.