Flights to Barbagia
Sardinia's mountainous interior, which the Romans never fully subdued — shepherds, Bronze Age nuraghe towers, its own language, and a Blue Zone of extraordinary longevity.
Things to do
Tourism hasn't reached it yet. Here is exactly how to, and how long that's likely to last.
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76 airports have scheduled nonstop service to OLB (Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport). From there: drive ~104 km from OLB.
All 76 nonstop origins
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| RomeItaly | CIA | Wizz Air Malta | ~56m |
| PisaItaly | PSA | Volotea | ~59m |
| FlorenceItaly | FLR | Volotea | ~1h 2m |
| NiceFrance | NCE | easyJet UK | ~1h 3m |
| GenoaItaly | GOA | Fly Air41 Airways, ITA Airways, Luxwing Ltd, Volotea | ~1h 5m |
| NaplesItaly | NAP | Volotea, easyJet UK | ~1h 6m |
| BolognaItaly | BLQ | Neos, Ryanair, Volotea | ~1h 8m |
| PalermoItaly | PMO | Volotea | ~1h 8m |
| AnconaItaly | AOI | Volotea | ~1h 9m |
| MarseilleFrance | MRS | Volotea | ~1h 10m |
| MilanItaly | LIN | Canadian Western Airlines | ~1h 14m |
| TorinoItaly | TRN | ITA Airways, Volotea | ~1h 14m |
| VillafrancaItaly | VRN | Neos, Volotea | ~1h 14m |
| BergamoItaly | BGY | Ryanair, Volotea | ~1h 16m |
| MilanoItaly | MXP | Neos, easyJet UK | ~1h 16m |
| VeniceItaly | VCE | Volotea | ~1h 18m |
| BariItaly | BRI | Volotea | ~1h 22m |
| CataniaItaly | CTA | Volotea | ~1h 22m |
| BarcelonaSpain | BCN | Volotea, Vueling Airlines | ~1h 23m |
| BolzanoItaly | BZO | SkyAlps SRL | ~1h 24m |
| Ronchi De LegionariItaly | TRS | Ryanair | ~1h 24m |
| GenevaSwitzerland | GVA | Swiss International Air Lines, easyJet UK | ~1h 25m |
| LyonFrance | LYS | Volotea, easyJet UK | ~1h 25m |
| ZurichSwitzerland | ZRH | Edelweiss Air, easyJet UK | ~1h 31m |
| ToulouseFrance | TLS | Volotea | ~1h 32m |
| MulhouseFrance | BSL | easyJet UK | ~1h 34m |
| SalzburgAustria | SZG | Eurowings | ~1h 38m |
| GrazAustria | GRZ | Eurowings | ~1h 39m |
| MunichGermany | MUC | Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa | ~1h 40m |
| StrasbourgFrance | SXB | Volotea | ~1h 41m |
| StuttgartGermany | STR | Eurowings | ~1h 42m |
| BordeauxFrance | BOD | Volotea, easyJet UK | ~1h 47m |
| NuernbergGermany | NUE | Norwegian Air UK | ~1h 49m |
| ViennaAustria | VIE | Austrian Airlines, Ryanair | ~1h 50m |
| LuxemburgLuxembourg | LUX | Luxair | ~1h 52m |
| FrankfurtGermany | FRA | Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa | ~1h 53m |
| ParisFrance | ORY | Transavia France, Volotea, easyJet UK | ~1h 55m |
| BilbaoSpain | BIO | Volotea | ~1h 56m |
| ParisFrance | CDG | Air France | ~1h 56m |
| PragueCzech Republic | PRG | African Safari Airways | ~1h 59m |
| MadridSpain | MAD | Iberia Airlines, Volotea | ~2h |
| TimisoaraRomania | TSR | Astra Airlines | ~2h |
| BeauvaisFrance | BVA | Ryanair | ~2h 1m |
| CologneGermany | CGN | Eurowings | ~2h 1m |
| CharleroiBelgium | CRL | Ryanair | ~2h 2m |
| NantesFrance | NTE | Volotea, easyJet UK | ~2h 2m |
| DuesseldorfGermany | DUS | Condor Flugdienst, Eurowings | ~2h 5m |
| BrusselsBelgium | BRU | Brussels Airlines | ~2h 6m |
| LilleFrance | LIL | Volotea | ~2h 6m |
| DeauvilleFrance | DOL | Volotea | ~2h 7m |
| EindhovenNetherlands | EIN | Transavia Holland | ~2h 8m |
| AthensGreece | ATH | Aegean Airlines | ~2h 14m |
| HannoverGermany | HAJ | Eurowings | ~2h 14m |
| KrakowPoland | KRK | Ryanair | ~2h 15m |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | AMS | Transavia Holland, easyJet UK | ~2h 16m |
| Cluj-napocaRomania | CLJ | Astra Airlines | ~2h 16m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | LGW | easyJet UK | ~2h 20m |
| BrestFrance | BES | Volotea | ~2h 21m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | LCY | British Airways | ~2h 21m |
| SevillaSpain | SVQ | Volotea | ~2h 21m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | LHR | British Airways | ~2h 23m |
| HamburgGermany | HAM | Eurowings | ~2h 24m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | STN | British Airways, Jet2.com, Ryanair | ~2h 24m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | LTN | easyJet UK | ~2h 25m |
| BristolUnited Kingdom | BRS | easyJet UK | ~2h 30m |
| WarsawPoland | WAW | Wizz Air | ~2h 32m |
| BirminghamUnited Kingdom | BHX | Jet2.com | ~2h 34m |
| ManchesterUnited Kingdom | MAN | Jet2.com, TUI Airways | ~2h 41m |
| CopenhagenDenmark | CPH | Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines | ~2h 42m |
| DublinIreland | DUB | Ryanair | ~2h 55m |
| EdinburghUnited Kingdom | EDI | easyJet UK | ~3h 3m |
| RigaLatvia | RIX | Air Baltic | ~3h 14m |
| OsloNorway | OSL | Norwegian Air Shuttle | ~3h 20m |
| StockholmSweden | ARN | Norwegian Air Shuttle | ~3h 22m |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | DXB | Flydubai | ~6h 25m |
| New YorkUnited States | JFK | Delta Air Lines | ~9h 12m |
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| 1 stop | JFK | ~14h 22m |
New YorkJFK
| nonstop | — | ~10h 55m |
Los AngelesLAX
| 1 stop | DUB | ~15h 53m |
MiamiMIA
| 1 stop | BCN | ~13h 21m |
ChicagoORD
| 1 stop | BCN | ~12h 47m |
LondonLHR
| nonstop | — | ~4h 6m |
TorontoYYZ
| 1 stop | BCN | ~11h 55m |
Why it's still quiet
Sardinia's mountainous interior, which the Romans never fully subdued — shepherds, Bronze Age nuraghe towers, its own language, and a Blue Zone of extraordinary longevity. Everyone else is on the Costa Smeralda.
The friction
The coast absorbs essentially 100% of Sardinia's tourism.
Background
Barbagia is a geographical, cultural and natural region of inner Sardinia, contained for the most part in the province of Nuoro and Ogliastra and located alongside the Gennargentu massif.
Questions
- Is there a nonstop flight to Barbagia?
- Yes — 76 airports fly nonstop to OLB (Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport), including Amsterdam, Ancona, Stockholm, Athens, Barcelona.
- Which airport do you fly into for Barbagia?
- OLB — Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport.
- When is the best time to visit Barbagia?
- Apr–Jun. The coast absorbs essentially 100% of Sardinia's tourism.
- What does Barbagia cost per day?
- Varies by season.
- Why is Barbagia still quiet?
- Sardinia's mountainous interior, which the Romans never fully subdued — shepherds, Bronze Age nuraghe towers, its own language, and a Blue Zone of extraordinary longevity. Everyone else is on the Costa Smeralda.