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Bari is a fairly compact city, running from the train station in the gridded new city down to the bulging old centre, the cittàvecchia , in just ten blocks. There are three train stations in Bari. The Stazione Centrale is in Piazza Aldo Moro, on the southern edge of the modern centre; it serves regular FS trains and those of the private Ferrovia del Sud-Est line (FSE information tel 080.546.2111), which run down to Gagliano del Capo . Nearby, at Piazza Aldo Moro, the separate Stazione Bari-Nord is for trains run by the private FerroTramViaria company (FTV information tel 080.523.2202), connecting Bari with Andria, Barletta, Bitonto and Ruvo di Puglia. Adjacent to this, on Corso Italia, is the Stazione FAL Apulo-Lucane ; trains and buses from here are run by Ferrovia Apulo-Lucane (FAL train information tel 080.572.5227; bus information tel 080.572.5215) and go to Altamura, Gravina, and Matera and Potenza in Basilicata.

Buses complicate the issue even further: from the coastal towns north of Bari you'll arrive at Piazza Eroi del Mare; SITA buses from inland and southern towns pull up in Largo Sorrentino (behind the train station); Marozzi buses from Rome arrive either here or on Piazza Aldo Moro. Buses of the private rail line FAL, from Basilicata, arrive at their station on Corso Italia, while FSE buses from Bríndisi pull in at their station on Largo Ciaia. Ferries from Albania, Croatia, Turkey, Israel, Montenegro and Greece (Igoumenitsa, Corfu and Patras) all use the Stazione Marittima, next to the old city, connected with the main FS train station by bus #20. The airport is about 9km northwest up the coast, there is an Alitalia bus that connects with arrivals and drops at the central train station.

Getting around , your best bet is to walk - not a bad option in such a small city. Buses are bright orange and run from 5.30am until around 11pm, mostly focusing on Piazza Aldo Moro.

The tourist office is at Piazza Aldo Moro 33a, in a small cul de sac to the right as you come out of the main train station (Mon-Sat 8.30am-1pm; tel 080.524.2244), and has maps and information on the city.