“SalentoinBus starts and, like every year, we have made improvements to this summer public transport reality offered to tourists and all those who want to move around Salento. We start with the prospect of continuing to improve the service and the data gives us hope, given that in the last three years we have achieved very important numbers, between 150 thousand and 200 thousand and we hope to continue on this path. Listening to the requests from the territories, the reconfirmed experimental stages, the timely evaluation to identify the most popular coastal locations, the functionality of the route are the elements that make Salentoinbus a concrete response to the needs of the territory and tourism. Thanks to STP and the other carriers, thanks to the provincial offices who worked hard for this result which pushes Salento to take a further step forward towards protagonism on the national tourism scene”.
With these words the president of the Province of Lecce Stefano Minerva opened the press conference presenting “SalentoinBus 2024”. In fact, the long-awaited public transport service designed and organized by the Palazzo dei Celestini Authority to guarantee the mobility of residents and tourists in the Salento area during the summer returns on time, and will be available from 22 June to 8 September.
Illustrating the new edition of SalentoinBus, with the main innovations, characteristics and methods of providing the service, was the president of the Province of Lecce Stefano Minerva, together with the manager of the competent Service Roberto Serra. Also present were the provincial councilors Paolo Greco and Antonio Tramacere, the head of cabinet Antonio Perrone and for the Transport Service Gabriele Tecci and Antonio Disansimone.
Here are the main news and information on the service.
Homogenization of the exercise program: compared to previous editions, the period of activity from 22 June to 8 September has been standardized, always providing the same number of races.
Confirmation of the new stops already added in 2023: transit in the Municipality of Uggiano la Chiesa has been added on line 105 (Otranto – Santa Cesarea Terme – Castro – Santa Maria di Leuca); on line 111 (Nardò – Santa Maria al Bagno – Santa Caterina) transit has been added to Porto Selvaggio; transit in the Municipality of Galatina has been added on line 112 (Soleto – Torre dell’Orso).
Remodulation of timetables: based on the number and distribution of users in recent years, the travel times of some lines have been remodulated.
The characteristics of the service: 13 main lines connecting the capital, the hinterland and the coastal towns, integrated by another 15 secondary lines that allow you to reach practically the entire Salento area.
Other connections: Lecce railway station, all lines in transit through Lecce stop near the railway station to integrate with long-distance transport; Brindisi and Bari airports, reachable with regional services operated by SITA/SEAT departing from the City Terminal of Lecce; San Pancrazio Salentino and Valle d’Itria, reachable with regional and extra-provincial services operated by FSE/STB Brindisi, departing from Lecce and Torre Lapillo; Marine di Lecce, reachable with municipal services provided by SGM, departing from Lecce.
Electronic tickets: the electronic ticketing system will also be available this year, using the Itineris IT platform, developed by the Cotrap Consortium for the sale of tickets and seat reservations.
User assistance services: all information on the service (itineraries, stops, timetables, fares, etc.) is available on the institutional website of the Province of Lecce (www.provincia.le.it). For telephone information, you can contact the Public Relations Office (toll-free number 800 242815) and the numbers indicated on the portal.
The director of the Transport Service Roberto Serra explained the details of the 2024 edition: “Salentoinbus is a project of strategic importance for the development of the Salento area and its attractiveness, improved year after year to allow sustainable mobility for all of Salento. The service responds to the demand of the various territorial areas, focusing on a specific period, based on tourist flows and user requests recorded periodically with the collaboration of the carriers. For this year, all lines have been rationalized and strengthened, as well as the transits already activated last year confirmed, responding to the mobility needs of Salento residents and tourists. Detailed information on routes and timetables is available on the Institution’s website and direct assistance to users will be guaranteed through the Province’s Public Relations Office”.
