② Head to Lamezia Terme Central Station
When you arrive at Lamezia Terme Airport, head to Vibo Valentia. The easiest way to get to Vibo Valentia is to take a direct bus from the airport to the bus terminal. As far as I can tell from the internet, the timetable for November 3rd is as follows.
http://www.ferroviedellacalabria.it/fdc/timetable/
However, my flight arrived at 14:25, so it would be difficult to catch the bus leaving at 14:45. The next flight was at 18:20, so I decided to take the train instead of the direct bus. There seems to be a bus every 30 minutes to the central station.
https://lameziaairport.com/lamezia-terme-airport-transfers/bus/#/search
However, I don't know the timetable for this bus, and most of the time the vehicle doesn't come at a good time lol. So I'll take a taxi. The airport is only about 2km away from the central station, so the ride will take about 5 minutes and cost only a few euros. However, be careful, make sure to take a taxi from a regular taxi stand. Most of the taxi drivers who call out to you in the airport are unlicensed and you can be sure they will rip you off.
③Head to Vibo Pizzo Station
Once you arrive at Lamezia Terme Central Station, it is the train gateway to Vibo Valentia.Vibo Pizzo StationWe aim to achieve this.
If you can make it to the 15:15 departure, you should be able to catch the Italo, but if you can't make it, you should be able to catch the next one, the 15:25 Treni Italia. You can check the train timetable on Google Maps as shown above, but I recommend checking the official website of each company just to be sure. You can also buy tickets not only at the station but also on their official website (it's cheaper if you buy them in advance). There are no ticket gates at the station, so you just show the conductor around during the ride the QR code on your paper or electronic ticket and they will scan it.
Treni Italia (former Italian State Railways)
https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Italo
https://www.italotreno.it/en

Italian train (photo by author)
④From the station to Vibo Valentia city!
Once you arrive at Vibo Pizzo station, you're almost there. It's about 10km from here to the center of Vibo Valentia, and I didn't really understand the bus timetable, so I took a taxi. It's scary when you're not used to it because you don't know where you'll be dropped off. However, the area where the city's hotels are dotted is a bit far from the match venue, Pala Maita, and the match starts late at 20:30, so in this simulation, I'll be staying at an apartment hotel called Giardino Sul Mare, which is a 15-minute walk from the venue.
https://www.booking.com/hotel/it/giardino-sul-mare-vibo-valentia1.ja.html?aid=2172964&label=4d325378-ce23-4421-abc3-82fba18881b4&sid=5734778a17a338ea1223cec6d5015e20&atlas_src=sr_iw_title&checkin=2021-11-03&checkout=2021-11-04&dest_id=-132196&dest_type=city&dist=0&group_adults=2&group_children=0&highlighted_blocks=364405106_179906865_2_0_0&lang=ja&no_rooms=1&room1=A%2CA%2C&sb_price_type=total&soz=1&type=total&ucfs=1&sig=v18_Tb3TWd&lang_click=other;cdl=en-gb;lang_changed=1
The rating on Booking.com was a mediocre 7.5 and no breakfast was provided, but since you never know what's going to happen in southern Italy at night, I decided it would be best to stay as close to the venue as possible. There's also a supermarket within a 10-minute walk, and there seems to be a pizza place on the way to the venue that's open late, so I thought food would be okay. It's about 12 km and 20 minutes from Vibo Pizzo station to this hotel. If you can find a taxi, you should be able to get to the hotel after 4pm!