Italian Soccer Stadium Travel Information

I know not everyone who loves Italy loves Italian soccer (heck, not even all Italians love Italian soccer), but I happen to love both – and I’m really looking forward to the new Serie A season starting up on August 31 (even if my team last season didn’t leave me too optimistic about how things will go this season). I recently posted a primer on how to read an Italian soccer schedule, and I thought I’d take this opportunity to highlight a new feature on a sister site – travel information for Italian soccer stadiums. Because after all, once you figure out when your team is playing, you need to know how to get there to see the game!

You may remember me mentioning the soccer blog The Offside before here on the Italy Travel Guide; well, they’ve recently added a new – and very cool – feature over there where you can look up travel information either by team or by stadium to find out more about where a team plays, where the stadium is in relation to the city, what the nearest airport is, some directions on how to get there, and even some hotels and hostels to check out that are close to the stadium. It’s a fantastic addition, especially for people who are just passing through a city but may want to catch a soccer game while they’re in town.

This list of team travel information and stadium travel information (the pages are different, and it’s worth it to check both) is good for the 2010-2011 Serie A season.

• AC Milan – Travel information about San Siro, the AC Milan stadium, and more information about getting to Milan
• Bari – Travel information about Stadio San Nicola, the Bari stadium, and more information about getting to Bari
• Bologna – Travel information about Stadio Renato dall’Ara, the Bologna stadium, and more information about getting to Bologna
• Brescia – travel information not updated yet
• Cagliari – Travel information about Stadio Sant’Elia, the Cagliari stadium, and more information about getting to Cagliari
• Catania – Travel information about Stadio Angelo Massimino, the Catania stadium, and more information about getting to Catania
• Cesena – travel information not updated yet
• Chievo Verona – Travel information about Stadio Marc’Antionio Bentegodi, the Chievo Verona stadium, and more information about getting to Verona
• Fiorentina – Travel information for Stadio Artemio Franchi, the Fiorentina stadium, and more information about getting to Florence
• Genoa – Travel information about Stadio Luigi Ferraris, the Genoa stadium, and more information about getting to Genoa
• Inter Milan – Travel information about San Siro, the Inter Milan stadium, and more information about getting to Milan
• Juventus – Travel information to Stadio Olimpico di Torino, the Juventus stadium, and more information about getting to Turin
• Lazio – Travel information about Stadio Olimpico, the Lazio stadium, and more information about getting to Rome
• Lecce – Travel information about Stadio Via del Mare, the Lecce stadium, and more information about getting to Lecce
• Napoli – Travel information about Stadio San Paolo, the Napoli stadium, and more information about getting to Naples
• Palermo – Travel information about Stadio Renza Barbera, the Palermo stadium, and more information about getting to Palermo
• Parma – Travel information about Stadio Ennio Tardini, the Parma stadium, and more information about getting to Parma
• Roma – Travel information about Stadio Olimpico, the Roma stadium, and more information about getting to Rome
• Sampdoria – Travel information about Stadio Luigi Ferraris, the Sampdoria stadium, and more information about getting to Genoa
• Udinese – Travel information about Stadio Friuli, the Udinese stadium, and more information about getting to Udine

Have a peek at my post about seeing a soccer game at San Siro, too, for some insights into getting tickets for games & what to expect when you go.

Travel information for some former Serie A football clubs that have been relegated:

• Atalanta – Travel information about Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia, the Atalanta stadium, and more information about getting to Bergamo
• Livorno – Travel information about Stadio Armando Picchi, the Livorno stadium, and more information about getting to Livorno
• Reggina – Travel information about Stadio Oreste Granillo, the Reggina stadium, and more information about getting to Reggio Calabria
• Siena – Travel information for Stadio Artemio Franchi, the Siena stadium, and more information about getting to Siena
• Torino – Travel information to Stadio Olimpico di Torino, the Torino stadium, and more information about getting to Turin