Planning a trip to Marsala
Visitor Information
The tourist office, at Via 11 Maggio 100 (tel. 0923-714097), is open Monday to Saturday 8am to 1:45pm and 2 to 8pm and Sunday 9am to noon.
Fast Facts
In an emergency, call the Carabinieri (army police corps) at tel. 112. The most convenient drugstore is the Farmacia Calcagno, Via 11 Maggio 126 (tel. 0923-953254). When it's closed, a notice is posted listing what other pharmacies are open. For medical care, go to the Hospital San Biagio, Via Colocasio 10 (tel. 0923-782111).
Getting Around
For a taxi, call tel. 339-5497849.
Getting There
Multiple trains run daily south from Trapani and Palermo. The journey takes 30 minutes from Trapani, up to 3 hours from Palermo. For schedules and fares call tel. 892021, or see www.trenitalia.it.
AST Buses for Marsala leave from Piazza Montalto in Trapani at the rate of three per day. The one-way trip lasts 35 minutes. For schedules, call tel. 0923-21021 or see www.aziendasicilianatrasporti.it. From Palermo, Salemi (tel. 0923 981120; www.autoservizisalemi.it) runs several buses to the town center. The journey takes 1 hour 45 minutes.
By car, head south from Trapani along Route 115.
