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San Michele all'Adige is about 15km far from to the north of Trento. MAP OF FEM

The meeting will take place inside the Palazzo della Ricerca e della Conoscenza HOW TO ARRIVE (overview)

Distance to Car travel time Airport - train station Train station - Airport FEM to FEM with shuttle Trento

20min ( Porta

Verona 100km 1h 10min 1h (direct line) Nuova station)

17min (Venice Mestre 2h 30min

Venice 200km 3h 00min station) (local line)

Milan 25min (Milano Centrale 3h (via Verona, 230km 2h 45min

Linate station) 1 connection)

Milan 50min (Milano Centrale 3h (via Verona, 260km 3h 15min

Malpensa station) 1 connection)

2h 30min

Innsbruck 150km 1h 50min 20min (Innsbruck station) (direct line)

20min (Bologna Centrale 2h 45min

Bologna 210km 2h 15min station) (direct line)

50min (Venice Mestre 2h 30min

Treviso 150km 2h 15min station) (local line)

Munich 220km 3h 30min 40min (Munich station) 4h (direct line) BY PLANE

Verona Airport "Valerio Catullo", is the closest large airport to Trentino. There are daily flight connections. and it is serviced by major airlines. An aerobus shuttle service to/from the train station in Verona is available every day of the week leaving every 20 minutes from the airport, for the cost of around 6€. You can find the shuttle to the railway station just outside the arrivals terminal of the Verona airport. From the Verona Airport to Verona Porta Nuova train station the shuttle service operates daily, at 5.35 am, 6.30 am, then every 20 minutes until 8.30 pm, and every 40 minutes until 11.10 pm. Schedule at http://www.aeroportoverona.it/en/aerobus_t2

Bergamo Airport "Orio al Serio", is the main Italian hub for low cost airlines. The airport is connected to , Milano, and Monza with bus services and also hosts numerous car rental companies. The Bergamo railway station is easily reachable by ATB shuttle bus (http://www.orioaeroporto.it/en/bus/) from the airport in only 15 minutes. The bus line is available from 6:15 AM to 12:00 PM, every 20 minutes, price is around 2€ The trip from the airport to the train station is around 15 minutes. From Bergamo to Trento, please check the http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en

Venezia Airport "Marco Polo", offers over a thousand weekly flight connections to the main Italian and European cities. A city bus connects the airport to the train station of Venice-Mestre and Venice-Santa Lucia by ATVO and ATCV buses. Venice-Mestre railway station is reachable by bus no 15, Venice-Santa Lucia railway station is reachable by bus no 5. Please, note that if you consider Venice-Santa Lucia railway station you have to get off the bus in Piazzale Roma and from there walk 10 minutes over the bridge Ponte della Costituzione. The bus line is available from 6 AM to 12:00 PM, price is around 8€. The trip from the airport to the train stations is around 35 minutes. From Mestre it is possible to take the local train to Trento via "Bassano del Grappa", that is cheap but very slow, otherwise it is possible to take the faster trains via "Verona". Several car rental companies are present within the airport. Trento can be reached in about 2:30 hours by car via the motorways (A4 to Verona and then A22 northwards), or the SS47 Valsugana national road through Bassano del Grappa.

Treviso Antonio Canova Airport. The international airport A. Canova can be considered to reach Trento. The airport is connected by a bus and taxi service to the nearby Treviso and Venezia Mestre railway stations. Locations served by bus from Treviso Antonio Canova Airport: - Treviso: ACTT Line 6 - Venice railway station and Piazzale Roma: ATVO line. The bus can be caught from the airport: in Via Noalese, to the right of the airport exit. Tickets can be bought at the ticket office in the Arrivals hall on the ground floor of Treviso Airport terminal building or on the bus. Connections between Treviso Canova international Airport and the Treviso and Venezia Mestre railway stations: - Treviso station ACTT Line 6 - Journey time: 15-20 minutes The bus can be caught from the airport: in Via Noalese, to the right of the airport exit. For more info please visit http://www.trevisoairport.it/en/transport/train.html The two airports of Milan, Linate (230 Km) and Malpensa (260 Km) are also worth pointing out:

Milano Linate is just 7 km from the Milano city centre and can be easily reached with various airport shuttles and with ATM lines 73. Urban line 73 Milan Piazza San Babila M1 - Linate Departures every 10 minutes, every day, fare: 1,5€ Company: ATM - www.atm.it. Further info on http://www.milanolinate-airport.com/en/directions-and-parking/by-bus For prices and timetables for the Milano-Trento train please, visit the site of .

From Malpensa airport take the Malpensa Express train to Milano, Stazione Nord. Once there, take subway line 2 (green line) to reach the Central Train Station. For prices and timetables for the Milano-Trento train, please visit http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en

Also Innsbruck Airport is not so far. The Innsbruck main train station is easily accessed by train or bus from the Innsbruck Airport. Bus route F connects the Innsbruck main station with the airport main building. The journey takes about 20 minutes. For prices and timetables for the Innsbruck-Trento train, please visit the site of Austrian railways.

The International Airport of Munich (Germany) can be considered to reach Trento. Trento can be directly reached by train from Munich: for the train schedule, please visit the site of the German State railways.

BY TRAIN We suggest to arrive at the train station of Trento, especially if you arrive from Verona, that is easy accessible from the main Italian railway stations: Verona Porta Nuova (1 hr), Milano Centrale (2:30hr), and also from Innsbruck (3hr), and Munich (4hr). You can find trains timetable and buy tickets online: Trenitalia - Italian State Railways www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en Deutsche Bahn - German State Railways www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml Obb - Austrian State Railways www.oebb.at Sbb - Swiss State Railways www.sbb.ch/en/home.html Train tickets can be purchased at the railway station. Italian train tickets must be stamped with the yellow machines available at the platform (binario) entrance before getting on the train.

If you arrive from the north, you may also consider to stop at the nearest Trenitalia station to San Michele all'Adige (about 25 minutes by foot), that is Mezzocorona. From Mezzocorona station you can reach San Michele in two ways: - take the metro train "Trento-Malè" and get off at "Grumo-San Michele" station. Time for the connection are: 07:57 / 08:40 / 09:02 - take the bus in the direction of "Pineta di Faedo" and stop at San Michele all'Adige Updated time will be given before the beginning of the meeting From Trento it is possible to reach San Michele all'Adige:

BY SURFACE METRO Metro trains are running from Trento to San Michele all’Adige. Take the line "Trento-Malé" which is the small train next to the main train station of Trento (see the map of Trento station below), and leave at "Grumo-San Michele" station. Cost of the single way ticket is about 2,50€. Find the timetable www.ttesercizio.it/?l=en From the Grumo-San Michele" station, take the foot pathway over a white bridge to cross the river, use the pedestrian street tunnel to cross the big street in front of S. Michele to reach the roundabout and then FEM. (see map below). Updated time will be given before the beginning of the meeting.

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BY BUS San Michele all'Adige is also connected to Trento by local transport. Buses are running from Trento Bus Station (close to the railway station, see map below) to San Michele all’Adige. Find detailed timetable www.ttesercizio.it/?l=en. Note that the destination to be searched is “San Michele all’Adige”. Updated time will be given before the beginning of the meeting.

BY TAXI Taxi stands are located just outside the main entrance of the train station of Trento. Radio Taxi Trento: phone: +39 0461 930002 / mobile: +39 340 9949655 MAP OF TRENTO STATION

BY CAR The A22 Brennero-Modena motorway (European road E45) connects Germany and Austria to north Italy and runs through the whole province. Trento can be reached in 3:30 hours from Munich (330 km) and in 2 hours from Innsbruck (180 km). A22 Brenner motorway Exit: Mezzocorona, San Michele all’Adige. For detailed indications look at the website (www.viamichelin.com). GPS of San Michele all'Adige: 46°11'44.4"N / 11°08'10.2"E