Today, the best and fastest way to reach Alba and the heart of Langhe is, without doubt, by car. It is also the best way to freely move from Alba to the villages that you can visit at the bottom and the top of the hills of Langa.

Unfortunately, for what concerns railway connections, even if it is an important cultural, tourist and industrial centre, Alba is only on a secondary line, which connects Asti and Bra, the two main railway yards of the area. Moreover, the Asti – Castagnole delle Lanze – Alba line is closed in the stretch around Neive, so the itinerary is both by train and with a bus replacement service.  For a better update on these routes please check the Italian railway website: www.trenitalia.com

If you prefer to come with your car, here are the best solutions to rapidly reach Alba from Turin, Genua and Milan.

From Turin there are two possibilities: 

1. Take the highway A21/ E70 (Torino Piacenza) in the direction of Piacenza/Genova. After 45 kilometres you will reach the exit ASTI EST, leave the A21, pass through the toll booth and take the new motorway A33, in the direction of CUNEO/ALBA. After the 29 kilometres between Asti and Alba, you will be near the centre of Alba and Langhe.

Drive along the motorway to Alba (which is the continuation of the motorway A33) and exit at the SS231 in the direction of Torino/Canale/Cuneo/Bra/Alba Centro and in few minutes you will be in the centre of Alba. Parking is not a problem in Alba; around the city centre there are many free or paying car parks.

2. From Turin, take the motorway A6 in the direction of SAVONA, after about 40 kilometres you will reach the toll booth of MARENE and then enter the A33 in the direction of CHERASCO/ASTI. Exit in CHERASCO and after the toll booth take the provincial road SP 58 in the direction of BRA/ASTI/ALBA. Take the SP7, in the direction of Pollenzo, then the SS 231 and after about 30 minutes you will reach Alba.

From Genua:

The best way to reach Alba is to take the A10/E80 in the direction of Alessandria/Ventimiglia/Torino/Aeroporto. In the proximity of Genova/Arenzano take the junction for the A26, in the direction of Milano. After about 65 kilometres you will arrive in the proximity of Alessandria, follow the direction Alessandria Ovest, A21, Torino/Piacenza. Then proceed on: A21 / E70 / E74 in the direction of Torino. On the A21 exit in ASTI EST. Proceed on the bypass road around Alba (which is the continuation of the motorway A33) and exit on the SS231 in the direction of Torino/Canale/Cuneo/Bra/Alba Centro and after few minutes you will be in the centre of  Alba. Parking is not a problem in Alba; around the city centre there are many free or paying car parks.

From Milan:

The fastest way to reach Alba is by taking the motorway A7 in the direction of the A50 – Tangenziale Ovest, E62 – A7 – Genova – Autostrade, Aeroporti. In the proximity of Tortona take the diversion on the A21, in the direction of Tortona, Torino, Piacenza, Brescia, Gravellona Toce, and always at the exit take the intersection from the A21 Torino A26 Gravellona Toce. On the A21 exit in ASTI EST. Proceed on the bypass road around Alba (which is the continuation of the motorway A33) and exit on the SS231  in the direction of Torino/Canale/Cuneo/Bra/Alba Centro and in few minutes you will be in the centre of  Alba. Parking is not a problem in Alba; around the city centre there are many free or paying car parks.

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