Alitalia
Alitalia is an Italian airline that offers the most nonstop flights from the US to Italy. In their "Special Offers" page of the Website, they almost always list multiple reduced fares to various Italian cities from major United States airports. Alitalia offers flights within Italy to most cities with airports, and it's the fastest way to get to many of ital's prime outdoor attractions. Alitalia can also help you with booking a hotel or rental car through its reservation service. You can check prices and make reservations at 800-223-5730 or www.alitalia.com.
KLM Royal Dutch
KLM Royal Dutch offers discounted flights into Rome from New York that are consistently among the cheapest direct flights to Italy available. Check out their "European" section under special offers. KLM is a large airline that also partners with Northwest, Airfrance and Skyteam. It's a good place to search for bargain basement "last minute" flights to Italy as well. You can book a flight or check prices by calling +1 (0) 800 225 2525 or going to www.klm.com.
Ryan Air
Ryan Air is an Irish airline that is known for having ridiculously low airfares from England and Ireland to continental Europe. If you can find a bargain flight to England from the United States, you can almost always grab a dirt cheap flight to Italy any day of the week, many times to smaller cites that are near great outdoor destinations. If you have the time to transfer planes--or would like to add a visit to the British Isles to your trip--Ryan air is unbeatable in terms of price point. Contact Ryan Air at +353 1 2480856 or visit them on the web at www.ryanair.com.
Eurofly
Eurofly is a small Italian airline that specializes in discount flights to Rome, Palermo and Naples. They also offer a variety of well priced air fares within the country of Italy, and are a great choice for those on a limited time schedule that want ot visit several remote outdoor destinations in Italy. Its website is located at www.euroflyusa.com; it can be hard to navigate at times, but its "special offers" sections provides a direct customer service line by which to reserve a flight at 973-338-3106.
Article Written By Vincent Madrone
Based in San Francisco, Vincent Madrone is a professional freelance travel writer and voiceover artist. He has written extensively for online and print publications, including USA Today Travel Tips, A to Z World Travel and Viva Travel Guides. Madrone also writes health-related articles for various online publications.