Coming with a group
In most cases we encourage Yoga teachers who are bringing a group to Shanticentre to agree travel routes and dates with their students so that you all arrive and depart together.
Please speak to the person who is running your yoga retreat before making any travel arrangements - if you travel without your group you will probably have to pay for your own taxi.
The information below is intended to give you an idea of the main options for reaching Shanticentre from the UK.
Overview
Abruzzo has an international airport with from London Stansted to Pescara with Ryanair, just under an hour from us by car. The course fee includes airport transfer to and from Pescara on the first & last day of the course.
If Stansted isn't convenient for you it is also easy to reach us via Rome though you will have to arrange onward travel by bus or coach (2-4 hours) to Abruzzo. There are a number of coach companies offering routes to Abruzzo (arriving in Chieti Scalo or Pescara) directly from Fiumicino (sometimes called Leonardo da Vinci airport) and Ciampino airports.
If you would prefer not to fly you can also get the Eurostar overnight to Rome or Bologna via Paris. You will need to allow yourself extra time but you can add a stopover in one or more of these amazing cities to add an extra dimension to your holiday.
Ancona is another possibility (90 minutes from us) for air travel. If you are looking to have a week with us as part of a longer holiday in Italy you can fly / catch the train to any number of cities and hire a car - just contact us to ask for directions.
Travel from Rome
If you are planning to spend some time in Rome before coming to us it is possible to get a train from Rome to Pescara but it is much quicker to take a coach from Tiburtina coach station (right next to Tiburtia train station).
Tiburtina is on Metro Line B (the blue one) 4 stops north of Termini.
Useful links
Ryanair Direct flights to Pescara from London Stansted, Frankfurt-Hahn, Brussels, Copenhagen, Barcelona and Milan.
The Man in Seat 61 Excellent site offering information and advice about train travel.