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Brindisi Airport
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Brindisi
Brindisi, at the end of the Appian Way, is a home port for Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean sailings.
3 things to do1 airport connections1 ships
Your day ashore, at a glance
Peak season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Make the most of your stop
Things to do in Brindisi
Choose an easy wander, a local highlight or a bigger day out. Compare practical details before you head ashore.
- Explore ashore
Recommended ashore
The Roman column
Marking the end of the Appian Way above the harbour steps.
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- Explore ashore
Recommended ashore
Lecce
The 'Florence of the South', with Baroque churches, forty minutes away.
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Recommended ashore
Ostuni
The white town on a hill over the olive groves.
- Distance from port
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Getting to your ship
Airport to cruise port
Brindisi's cruise quay is about 6 km from Brindisi Salento Airport, 10 to 15 minutes by taxi.
Rental cars: Available at the airport and good for Lecce and the Salento.
Know before you go
Safety ashore
Women travelers
Extra caution advisedCanada recommends heightened caution because of terrorism. Pickpocketing and distraction theft affect historic sights, beaches and public transport; keep valuables secure during port excursions. Editorial assessment for women visiting the port, based on country-level advice; no women-specific terminal incident rate has been verified. Local conditions and individual routes may differ.
Reviewed 2026-10-25
LGBTQ+ travelers
Routine precautionsU.S. government advice reports no restrictions on same-sex relations or gay and lesbian events and recognises legal civil unions. Keep normal personal-security precautions. This legal baseline does not measure harassment or separately establish risks for transgender visitors. Editorial assessment based on the cited sources; conditions may vary by route, time and individual circumstances.
Reviewed 2026-10-25
Editorial guidance reflects the cited advice and review date. Laws, attitudes and conditions can differ within a destination. No rating guarantees personal safety.
Pick your moment
When to go
- Jan: Low season
- Feb: Low season
- Mar: Shoulder season
- Apr: Shoulder season
- May: High season
- Jun: High season
- Jul: High season
- Aug: High season
- Sep: High season
- Oct: Shoulder season
- Nov: Shoulder season
- Dec: Low season
● High season○ Shoulder season◌ Low season
Spring to autumn is the season.
Who else is in port?
Port crowding index
100 is average. 150 means 50% more ship passenger capacity than this port’s observed hourly average over the past 30 days; 50 means half the average.
Checking ships in port…
Estimate for tracked catalog ships, based on published passenger capacity, not actual passengers ashore. Port areas are approximate circles around published port coordinates. Only positions reported within an hour at 1 knot or less are counted; ships at anchor may be included. Missing AIS reports and untracked ships can understate crowding. Quiet observed hours count toward the average; collection outages do not.
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Ships sailing from Brindisi
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