Get in

By plane

Italy has its own national airline, Alitalia [2], as well as several smaller carriers, such as Meridiana [3]. There are 406 budget routes flown from and within Italy by low cost airlines.
Most of mid-range international flights arrive to the following Italian cities:

• Milan - with 2 airports: Malpensa (MXP) and Linate (LIN); in addition, Bergamo (BGY - Orio al Serio) is sometimes referred to as "Milan Bergamo"
• Rome - with two airports: Fiumicino (FCO - Leonardo Da Vinci) and Ciampino (CIA)
• Bologna (BLQ – Guglielmo Marconi)
• Naples (NAP - Capodichino)
• Pisa (PSA - Galileo Galilei)
• Venice (VCE – Marco Polo)
• Turin (TRN – Sandro Pertini)

By train

• From France via Nice, Lyon, and Paris
• From Croatia via Zagreb
• From Austria via Vienna
• From Geneva and other Swiss cities
• From Germany via Munich
• From Czech Republic via Prague
• From Hungary via Budapest
• From Slovenia via Ljubljana
• From Spain via Barcelona

By car

Italy borders on France, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia. French and Austrian borders are open,but cars can be stopped behind the border for random checks. Switzerland and Slovenia are not part of the Schengen zone, and full border checks apply - although they have been known to let coaches straight through.

By boat

There are several ferries departing from Greece, Albania, Montenegro and Croatia. Most of them arrive to Venice, Ancona, Bari and Brindisi.
Some regular ferry services connect the island of Corsica in France to Genoa, Livorno, Civitavecchia and North of Sardinia. Barcelona is connected to Civitavecchia
Some regular ferry services connect Sicily to some North African harbours.