Overview
Turin's public transport is run by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT), a public company controlled by the municipality of Turin. GTT operates the city's metro, trams and buses as an integrated network, so a single ticket type covers all of them. The metro itself is a modern, driverless VAL rapid transit system known in Italian as the Metropolitana di Torino.
Riding it end to end is straightforward. You buy your ticket before you travel, then validate it as soon as you board a bus or tram or enter the metro. The standard city ticket gives you 100 minutes of unlimited bus and tram rides plus one metro journey, so you can make a trip across town with a change or two on a single fare. Services generally run from around 06:00 to 00:30, and out of hours night buses fan out from Piazza Vittorio Veneto.
The metro opens at 05:30 from Monday to Saturday and at 07:00 on Sundays. It closes at 22:00 on Mondays, at 00:30 from Tuesday to Thursday, at 01:30 on Friday and Saturday, and at 01:00 on Sundays. Plan your evening accordingly, especially early in the week.
The network
Turin's network combines a single metro line, a suburban rail service, a tram system and an extensive bus network, all coordinated by GTT.
- Metro (Metropolitana di Torino): One driverless VAL line, 15.1 km long with 23 stations, running from Fermi in Collegno to Piazza Bengasi in Turin, near the border with Moncalieri. It serves key points including Porta Susa and Porta Nuova railway stations and Lingotto. The rolling stock is made up of 58 Siemens VAL 208 trains.
- Suburban rail (Servizio Ferroviario Metropolitano, SFM): A metropolitan railway service linking Turin with surrounding towns. The Torino–Ceres line is one of these SFM routes and includes Caselle Aeroporto station at the airport.
- Trams: Turin has a tram network, historically shaped by a 1980s plan for five fast tram lines of which only the planned line 3 was built to the original project; the others became regular tram lines or bus lines. Tram line 4 serves the Stura station area in the north of the city.
- Buses: An extensive urban and suburban bus network operated by GTT, running roughly 06:00–00:30, plus night buses after hours.
- Ferries: Turin is an inland city and has no ferry service as part of its public transport network.
Two further metro lines are planned but not yet open. Line 2 is intended to connect the south-western suburbs of Orbassano and Beinasco with the northern district of Barriera di Milano, crossing Line 1 at Porta Nuova; a 2026 redesign foresees 31 stations over 28 km with an opening from 2033. A possible Line 3 has been discussed using the former Torino–Ceres railway alignment toward Venaria Reale, the Juventus Stadium and Turin International Airport, but no such line exists today.
Tickets & fares
You must buy your ticket before boarding and validate it as soon as you get on. Tickets are valid across GTT buses, trams and the metro. Fares below are approximate and change, so check current prices before you travel.
- City ticket (single): €1.90 digital or €2.00 chip-on-paper. Valid 100 minutes from first validation plus one metro journey. Validate at each boarding or metro entry.
- MultiCity carnet: €11.80 for six city tickets in electronic form, each valid 100 minutes plus one metro journey.
- Daily pass: €3.70 digital or €4.50 chip-on-paper for unlimited journeys in a single day across the GTT urban and suburban network. A €3.00 version is available via the ToMove app.
- MultiDaily 7: €21.00 for seven daily tickets via the ToMove app, usable on seven days that need not be consecutive.
- Daily x4: €12.00 digital or €14.80 chip-on-paper for a group of up to four people travelling together for a day.
- Tour ticket (tourist pass): €9.50 for 48 hours or €12.50 for 72 hours, chip-on-paper, valid on urban and suburban lines including the metro. Single-person use, validated each time you change means of transport. Sold at GTT ticket offices and metro station ticket machines; Torino+Piemonte card or Royal Pass holders can buy it at a special rate at the Turin Tourist Office in Piazza Castello.
- Under 26 pass: €25.00 monthly or €258.00 annually, loaded onto a personal BIP smartcard, valid on urban and suburban lines including the metro plus SFM trains within the urban area. The BIP card costs an extra €5.00.
- Integrato B: €4.50, valid 120 minutes on the GTT urban and suburban network (including one metro journey) plus one rail journey within the second suburban ring. Sold at the Tourist Promotion Office in the airport Arrivals area and the travel agency in the Departures area.
Where to buy: tobacconists (tabaccherie) and bars displaying the GTT logo, vending machines in metro stations, the ToMove app, and contactless bank cards (Mastercard/Visa) at enabled metro turnstiles and on a number of city bus routes. App tickets are usable within 365 days of purchase, and carnets likewise. Children under 11 travel free on the entire GTT urban and suburban network; children aged 3–11 need a personal ID card issued at GTT Customer Service Centres for €3.00. Longer season tickets require photo ID.
Coverage note: urban and suburban passes are valid on all GTT urban and suburban lines, including the metro, within the first suburban ring. They are not valid on interurban bus routes or railway lines beyond that zone, where extra-urban fares apply.
From the airport
Turin Airport (TRN) sits about 15 km north of the city and has a single, easy-to-navigate terminal. You have three public-transport options into the centre.
- Arriva Bus 268: Runs every 15–30 minutes to Caselle town and on to Turin Porta Susa and Porta Nuova railway stations, taking 40–55 minutes; some buses extend to Lingotto. Buy your ticket from a kiosk or machine in the arrivals area: around €8.00 single or €11 return (return valid 7 days). If the machines are broken, buy on board by bank card; paying by cash costs an extra €1. With a Torino + Piemonte Card the ride is only €6.50. The bus into the city runs 06:00–00:30 and out to the airport 05:00–23:30.
- Flibco bus: A competing service running every 30 minutes, 03:30–23:00. It takes about 25 minutes from the airport via Caselle to Corso Vittorio Emanuele II outside Porta Susa station (stop 5). The fare is about €7.50 each way or €11 return. Tickets can be bought online, at the airport ticket office, or from the driver for a small surcharge.
- Train: The airport has its own station, Caselle Aeroporto, beneath the terminal building, served by the Trenitalia Torino–Ceres line (an SFM line). Trains run roughly every 30 minutes and reach Torino Porta Susa in about 19 minutes, with direct connections also to Torino Lingotto. A single ticket costs about €4.00, purchasable online, at station ticket machines, or via the Trenitalia app.
Taxis wait outside arrivals, with a fixed fare to the centre of roughly €36–40; confirm the fare with the driver before setting off. Car-sharing services such as Enjoy and Share Now also operate at the airport, with designated pick-up and drop-off points in the parking areas.
Etiquette & customs
Turin's system is busy but orderly, and a few local habits will make your journeys smoother.
- Validate before you ride: The single most important custom. Buy your ticket first, then validate it the moment you board a bus or tram or enter the metro. Inspectors do check, and an unvalidated ticket counts as no ticket.
- Queuing: Board through the front or designated doors and let passengers off before you get on. At metro turnstiles, keep moving and have your ticket or contactless card ready.
- Escalators: Stand on the right and walk on the left, as is standard across Italy.
- Priority seating: Seats near the doors are reserved for the elderly, pregnant passengers and those with reduced mobility. Give them up without being asked.
- Quiet: Keep phone calls short and your volume low, especially in the early morning and late evening.
- Eating and drinking: Avoid eating messy food on board; a quick coffee or a bottle of water is generally fine, but keep it discreet.
- Rush hour: Mornings and late afternoons are crowded, particularly on the metro through Porta Susa and Porta Nuova. Move down the carriage, take off your backpack, and don't block the doors.
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Survival terms
- Subway/metro: metropolitana (meh-troh-poh-lee-TAH-nah)
- Ticket: biglietto (beel-YET-toh)
- Line: linea (LEE-neh-ah)
- Entrance: ingresso (een-GRESS-soh)
- Exit: uscita (oo-SHEE-tah)
- Transfer: cambio (KAHM-byoh)
- Single fare: biglietto singolo (beel-YET-toh SEEN-goh-loh)
- Day pass: biglietto giornaliero (beel-YET-toh johr-nah-LYEH-roh)
Buy and validate your ticket before you board, and keep an eye on the metro's early Monday closing time so a late dinner doesn't leave you walking home.