How to reach Cisternino

To reach Cisternino, first of all it is important to know where to go. Cisternino is a small historical village in the Brindisi province, 393 meters above sea level. It's on top of a hill dominating on one side the beautiful Itria valley and, on the other side, on top of a steep road which leads to the sea which is only 14 Km from the village.

It is possible to reach Cisternino in different ways:

  1. By Car or Camper - From Milan there are 950 Km. Follow Motorway A1 from Milan to Bologna and then take Motorway A14 until you reach BARI SUD. Then follow highway BARI - BRINDISI towards BRINDISI and then take exit OSTUNI - CISTERNINO SS 16. Follow roadsign to Cisternino until you pick SP9 towards Cisternino. After a short and steep road you will reach Cisternino.

  2. By Train - In Cisternino there is the train station of the Ferrovie Dello Stato. To know which trains to take and where to change you can directly use Trenitalia site:
    https://www.trenitalia.com/trenitalia21.html
    Once you arrive in Bari with the night train or intercity, then you need to take another small train to reach Cisternino station but we suggest you, to be more flexible in traveling, to rent a car in Bari Train Station.

  3. By Airplane - Bari and Brindisi airports are both well positioned to reach Cisternino and they are also served by Low cost companies such as EasyJet and Ryanair.
    To find the cheapiest flight for your needs you can also use ad-hoc search engines like eDreams:
    https://www.edreams.it/
    Also with the flight solution we suggest you to rent a car in the arrival airport.

  4. By Bus/Minibus: are you a big group and you would love to do the trip all together? As you like! Roads to Cisternino are good and big and a lot of Buses reach Cisternino for tourism so no problem. For the direction just follow option 1 (by Car).

In conclusion, there are several options to reach Cisternino but in any case having a car, even rented, or a camper during your visit in Puglia will allow you to move around more freely and easily and to visit all the marvelous landscapes and villages next to Cisternino.