By plane:
The nearest airport is Brindisi Papola Casale (BDS), 45 Km from Lecce, served by several airline companies. For details visit the Brindisi airport site. To get to Lecce you can:
- Use a shuttle service from the Brindisi airport directly to your hotel in Lecce, at the price of 20 euros. Reservations can be made online at the link AirShuttle or calling at +390832305522
- Use public transport from the airport to the Lecce City terminal. The ticket price is 6.5 euros (cash) if purchased in the airport (at Libreria Giunti). If the ticket is purchased on board the bus, the price is 8 euros. The daily schedule is here
- Information on Brindisi-Lecce transport can also be found here
- There is the taxi service from the Brindisi airport to Lecce. Consider that it is quite expensive (about 70 euro)
- The Bari Palese airport is about 150 Km from Lecce. Bari is connected to Lecce both by fast and regional trains
By train:
The Lecce railways station is very close to the down-town. Check the Trenitalia web site for timetable, costs and ticket online purchase
By car:
From Rome: highway A1 direction Naples, then highway A16 direction Bari
From Milan: highway A14 direction Bari. After Bari, take SS16 towards Brindisi-Lecce