direct regional train, under 10 minutes
Trenitalia · ~16/day
from €1.30
Route
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direct regional train, under 10 minutes
Trenitalia · ~16/day
from €1.30
door to door
Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer
ARST airport bus, alternative to the train
ARST
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Fixed fare
Trenitalia's own regional page for Elmas Aeroporto prices the airport-to-city hop at 1.30 euro, with the last train leaving the airport at 23:07 and Cagliari at 22:00.
trenitalia.com · checked 2026-09-06
Status
ARST runs airport buses between roughly 05:20 and 22:30, useful outside the train's operating hours or when travelling onward on an ARST regional line rather than into central Cagliari by rail.
arst.sardegna.it · checked 2026-09-06
Tickets
Tap&Tap contactless validators are installed on this line, alongside the usual ticket machines, the Trenitalia app and authorised retailers.
trenitalia.com · checked 2026-09-06
Easy to get wrong
The train is faster and cheaper for a straight airport-to-city trip; the bus mainly matters if a connecting ARST regional coach is the actual destination.
arst.sardegna.it · checked 2026-09-06