by plane
The Bologna
G.Marconi airport (BLQ) has direct
international connections and is located at about 5 Km from the city centre.
One way trip by TAXI to the
centre of the city (i.e. to the conference venue or to the Phys. Dept. or to
your favourite hotel) takes about 15 minutes and costs about Euro 20,00.
The airport is connected to
Bologna railway station by a regular BUS service (Aerobus), with departures
every 15 minutes. The travel takes about 20 minutes and costs 5,00 Euro
(tickets on the bus). The service starts at 6.00 am and stops at 11:35 pm
from the airport (respectively 5:25 am and 11:10 pm from the railway
station).
by train
The
"Bologna
Centrale"
railway station is close to the city central area, of which the
University buildings and also the conference venue are part. The station is
well connected to the national (FS
TRENITALIA) and international network (SBB-CHF-FFS
time-tables). From the station to the
centre it takes about 15 minutes walking or about 5 minutes by taxi (about
10,00 Euro).
[back]