Transportation
See also: Sassari railway stationThe nearest airport, Fertilia International Airport, is 25 km (16 mi) from the city center, and the closest seaport is located at Porto Torres, 16 km (10 mi) away.
Urban and suburban public transport is operated by about 25 bus lines of Azienda Trasporti Pubblici (ATP) and by a light rail transit of Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti (ARST). Two different railway companies connect the town to the rest of island, Trenitalia links Sassari to Porto Torres, Oristano, Cagliari, Olbia, Golfo Aranci, and again the ARST reach Alghero, Sorso, Nulvi and Palau.
Sassari is linked to Porto Torres and Cagliari by freeway SS131, to Alghero by the freeway SS291. High-capacity traffic roads connect Sassari to Tempio Pausania (SS672) and Olbia (SS199).
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