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SFM train to Porta Susa, then a connection — not a single-leg journey
Turin Airport (officially Turin-Caselle, IATA code TRN) sits about 21km north of the city centre and 16km from Inalpi Arena, and it's genuinely well connected by rail — the airport has its own station, Torino Aeroporto di Caselle, on the Turin Metropolitan Railway Service (SFM).
Trains run roughly every 30 minutes between 6am and 10pm, taking about 30 minutes to reach Torino Porta Susa station. From Porta Susa, the city's Linea 1 metro connects onward into the centre — the airport train doesn't reach the metro network directly, so Porta Susa is genuinely the transfer point, not an optional stop.
If you'd rather skip the transfer, an "Integrato B" combined ticket (around €4.20) covers the regional train plus a connecting urban transit trip — metro to Porta Nuova or Lingotto, for instance — within a 120-minute window from first validation, which is the simplest single-ticket option for a first arrival.
Bus is the alternative: SADEM and Terravision both run airport-to-city services, roughly 40 minutes and around €3.30-3.50 one-way, useful if your train timing doesn't line up or you're arriving outside the 6am-10pm rail window.
For Inalpi Arena specifically, there's no single-transfer route from the airport — you'll take the train or bus into the centre first, then connect onward via tram 4 or 10 to Sebastopoli (see the Getting to Inalpi Arena experience). Budget roughly an hour door-to-door from touchdown to arena on a good connection, more if your flight lands outside train hours.
Why it's special
What's easy to get wrong here is assuming Turin's transit map is as simple as it looks — one metro line reads as straightforward, but the airport isn't actually on it. The real route (SFM train to Porta Susa, then metro or tram onward) is a genuine two-leg journey, not a single hop, and knowing that before you land means you're not standing at the airport station working it out for the first time with luggage and a match to get to. The Integrato B combined ticket is the detail most visitors don't discover until their second trip — it turns what looks like buying two separate tickets into one purchase covering both legs.
Buy the Integrato B combined ticket (~€4.20) rather than separate train and metro/tram tickets — it covers the airport train plus a connecting city transit trip within 120 minutes of first validation.
The airport train doesn't run 24 hours (roughly 6am-10pm) — if your flight lands outside that window, SADEM or Terravision buses are the fallback, not the train.
Don't plan on a direct train-to-arena journey — the airport rail line reaches Porta Susa, not Inalpi Arena, so factor in the onward tram connection (roughly 15-20 extra minutes) rather than assuming door-to-door rail coverage.