How to get to the meeting venue
The symposium will take place at the "Area della Ricerca del CNR"
in Bologna. You can interactively look for directions to the meeting
venue using the on-line
map (hotels included) or just follow the text instructions
below.
Plane -
Train -
From city center -
Car -
Bus
From the airport you can:
Take a taxi:
Fare to CNR (10-15 minutes drive) is around 10 EUR (~12 US$)
Fare to City Centre (20-25 minutes drive) is around 16 EUR (~19 US$)
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Stops at Bologna City Centre and at the Central Railway Station.
Tickets cost 5 EUR (one way) and can be purchased aboard.
From the central station "Bologna Centrale" you can:
Get a taxi:
10 minutes drive, fare ~10 EUR (10 US$)
Get a bus:
Tickets
for urban transport in Bologna cost 1 EUR. Most buses
allow you to get the ticket from a self-service teller on
board, but it is not guaranteed to work. We therefore recommend
that you buy the ticket before taking the bus. Once on the bus,
you have to stamp it using the machine you find onboard.
Tickets are available at newsstands and tobacco shops that
show the Bus Tickets sign (an information desk of the
public transportation company - ATC, is located on the left
wing of the Central Railway Station). You are entitled to
travel for 60 minutes after you have stamped the ticket, (70
minutes if stamped between 20:30 and 6:30) with as many changes
as you like. If you are staying for a while, you might
consider buying a City Pass at the cost of 8.50 EUR. It
allows to make 10 (60 minutes) travels in the urban area. It
has to be stamped at the beginning of each travel. If you
travel outside the municipal area, you will need to buy special
tickets for outer zones.
Bus No. 87 (see timetable):
use the following map to find the Bus Stop for No. 87. Cross
the square in front of the station and then turn left, walk up
to the traffic light. Turn right (in the direction of the City
Centre), cross the road (via Indipendenza) at take the
87 direction CNR (one passage every 30 minutes, higher
frequecy during rush hours, see timetable) which stops (after a
10-15 minutes journey) at the front gate of the CNR Area della Ricerca.
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Walk (25 minutes):
Get out from the REAR Entrance of
the Central Station (Via de' Carracci) see MAP. Cross the road. Turn left
and then right following via A. Fioravanti. Turn left at the
traffic light (via Gobetti). Follow via Gobetti up to the
roundabout. Straight on at the roundabout entering the no-through
road.
From Milano or Firenze
From the A1 (Autostrada del Sole) take the Bologna
Borgo Panigale exit. Follow the Tangenziale (ring
road) and take Exit No. 5 Porta Lame.
Turn left (toward City Center) and proceed down via Marco
Polo following the white arrow sign CNR Area della
Ricerca. After the second traffic light, turn LEFT at the
Roundabout (via Yuri Gagarin).
Pass under the railway bridge, and turn LEFT again (via
Gobetti). Follow the "CNR Area della Ricerca" sign and
you'll be right here!
From Verona and Austria
Follow the A22 (Autostrada del Brennero) until Modena. Then
take the A1 (Autostrada del Sole) direction
Bologna-Firenze. Then follow the indications given above.
From Padova-Venezia
Follow the A13 and take
the Bologna-Arcoveggio exit. Follow the
Tangenziale (ring road) direction West, and take Exit No. 5
Porta Lame Then follow the above indications for
Milano-Firenze.
From Ancona-Bari
From the "Autostrada Adriatica A14"
exit at "Bologna S.Lazzaro". Take the outer ring and go out at the
Exit No. 5 "Uscita Lame". Then follow the above indications for
Milano-Firenze.
Get out of the the bus station "Autostazione". After you have bought
the ticket (or the City Pass) take bus
number 87 (
see timetable) just out of the bus station. The bus stops at the front
gate of the "CNR Area della Ricerca".
Tickets for urban
transport in Bologna cost
0.90 EUR. They are available at newsstands and tobacco shops that
show the Bus Tickets sign.
From the City-Centre you can:
Take a taxi (10 minutes):
Fare to CNR is around 10 EUR (~12 US$)
Take a Bus (15 minutes):
- No. 87:
Either at via Marconi or via dei Mille stops. Direction CNR. Get
off at the CNR Main Entrance.
- No. 11 (A, B, or
C):
- No. 11 A & 11 B: Get off at the last stop of via
Barbieri (i.e. Rotonda Gobetti). Then
turn right to via Gobetti. Walk for 200
metres and you are at the CNR.
- No. 11 C: Get off at Arcoveggio Chiesa. Cross
the road and turn right through via Erbosa
(see map). Turn left
and you are at the CNR.
Bus tickets are not sold on the bus. They must be purchased at
newsstands and tobacco shops that show the Bus Tickets sign,
before taking the bus, and must be stamped on the bus. You are
entitled to travel for 60 minutes after stamping the ticket (70
minutes if stamped between 20:30 and 6:30), with as many bus changes
as you like. One bus ticket for urban transportation costs 0.90 EUR.
We suggest you to buy a City Pass at the cost of 6.20 EUR.
It allows one to make 8 travels (of 60 min) in the urban area.
It has to be stamped on the bus at the beginning of each travel.
If you travel outside the municipal area, you will need to buy special
tickets for outer zones.
Walk (40 minutes):
4100 meters (2.5 miles) walk. See
map.
