As one of the most popular destinations for European tourists, Sardinia experiences a deluge of traffic through its three main airports every year.
Situated in the south of this glorious island is Cagliari-Elmas Airport, the largest of the three.
Last year it welcomed over 2.
6 million passengers and was recently expanded to accommodate the increased masses that are expected to arrive over the next decade.
Calgiari Airport itself consists of 2 runways and a 3 storey terminal building and offers direct flights to over 30 cities, including Barcelona, London and Madrid.
If you are looking to fly from the UK then flights go from Edinburgh, Gatwick, Luton and Manchester and are provided by British Airways, easyJet, Lufthansa and Ryanair.
When you land, you´ll be swept into the arrivals hall on the ground floor and other then baggage reclaim, houses a variety of bars and restaurants, a post office, bank, lost and found and police and customs offices.
Business services are also on offer.
One floor up is the Calgiari Airport departures hall which features a fabulous shopping gallery to wile away the time before your flight.
For those travelling in luxury there are 2 VIP lounges with self service bar, satellite TV, Wi-Fi and flight information monitors, all of which are provided free.
For onward travel, by far the most popular choice of transport is the Calgiari Airport car hire as it allows you to truly explore this fascinating region with its wealth of archaeological sites and awe inspiring beaches.
The car rental firms are based in arrivals and are AM Service, Autoeuropa, Budget, Dollar/Thrifty, Easycar, Eurorent, Matta, Midarent, Pinna, Ruvioli and Sardinya.
If you´re not hiring a car then here are several other transportation options available and if you determined to arrive at your destination in the holiday spirit, completely stress free and unruffled, then arranging one of the Cagliari Airport Transfers is your best bet.
A driver meets you in arrivals and escorts you straight to your waiting car, or for a less expensive option you could always reserve a seat on a private shuttle bus from Cagliari Airport.
Alternatively the airport buses run every 30 minutes into the city centre with a journey time of around 10 minutes.
Tickets can not be bought on the bus but must be purchased in the newsstand/bookstore on the ground floor and the bus stops are located outside arrivals and departures.
Although there are no trains, the bus terminal in Cagliari is right next to the train station.
Taxis are always a fail safe way of getting to your accommodation as they take the least amount of pre-planning, but you can often end up paying for this as Italian taxi drivers frequently overcharge tourists.
Cagliari Airport taxis are situated outside arrivals.