I nitial T raining N etwork NASSTEC The NAtive Seed Science, TEchnology and Conservation Initial Training Network Marie Curie Multipartner ITN; Contract N. PITN-GA-2013-607785; 1.4.2014-31.3.2018 ESR interviews, Trento, June 24-25, 2014 MUSE - Trento Science Museum - Corso della Scienza, 3 - Trento I-38123 - Italy Seminar room, 4th floor Your travel guide MUSE skyline looking East MUSE, Trentino, Italian Alps Trento, Italy ESR interviews, Trento, Italian Alps 24-25/6/2014 1 I nitial T raining N etwork Travel guide Trento is not served by an airport and is a 1h30’ from Verona, the nearest airport and 3h30’ from the other main airports. It is therefore recommended that you get a flight the day before your interview to get to the museum in time. There are many accommodation available, just check one of the many accommodation search engines on line. To get to Trento by car you need to get on the A22 Brenner Motorway and exit either at Trento nord (if you come from the Brenner Pass, Austria) or Trento sud (if you come from Verona and the A4 Milan-Venice motorway). Please note that the old motorway exit Trento centro has now been closed and is only available to get into the motorway but not to exit. Free Brenner pass Austria parking is available at the old Trento centro motorway A22 Motorway junction. A shuttle bus coded NP connects this parking lot with the city centre and cost € 1,10. In Trento only Hotel Albermonaco has parking facilities. If you are travelling by plane your choice airport is VERONA (IATA code VRN). Unfortunately Verona is a minor airport with few direct flights only to London, Paris and Rome. Most flights into Verona will be connecting flights, which tend to be more expensive or not available at all. If you are not able to find a reasonably priced flight into Verona, we recommend Venice (both VCE and TSF); other options might Bologna (BLQ) or Milan (BGY, LIN, MPX). The approx. distance and transfer time to are the following ones: From / To Trento Verona VRN 130 km 1h 30’ Venice VCE or Venice Treviso TSF 230 km 3h Bologna BLQ 250 km 3h Milan Bergamo BGY, Linate LIN, Malpensa MXP T1 or T2 280 km 3h 30’ All transfer times are average times based on public transport assuming all necessary connections are met and trains and coaches run on time. If you are travelling by Train get off at Trento railway station. Two companies operate on Italian Railways: Trenitalia and Deutsche Bahn. You can check train times below and on-line @ www.trenitalia.it and @ www.dbitalia.it. Please remember to specify the date of your travel when checking train times as on Sunday both Trenitalia and DB operate a reduced service. ESR interviews, Trento, Italian Alps 24-25/6/2014 2 I nitial T raining N etwork + + Bus and Train connections to the recommended airports: Two companies operate on Italian Railways: Trenitalia and Deutsche Bahn. Please refer to the train times below provided for your travel days. You can double check train times and buy your tickets on-line @ www.trenitalia.it and @ www.dbitalia.it. On Trenitalia trains the tickets MUST be stamped with the date and time before boarding the train, using the yellow or green machines (otherwise you might be fined up to 50 euros) with the only exception of fast (red) trains that issue a reservation when buying the ticket. Key to colors: Blue denotes train services run by the German company DB. Red denotes fast trains that need a ticket that is only valid for that specific train Black denotes regular trains that do not require a specific ticket, and can be boarded with a standard ticket, provided it has been stamped with date and time using the yellow or green machines (otherwise you might be fined up to 50 euros) VERONA (VRN www.aeroportoverona.it) on arrival catch the aerobus bound for Verona Porta Nuova railway station. It leaves the airport every 20’, it takes 15’ and costs € 6,00 one way. Service starts at 5.15, 6,10 and then every hour at minutes 10, 30, 50 until 23.10. From Verona Porta Nuova on a weekday trains depart for Trento at the following times (arrival time in brackets): 5.25 (arriving at 6.28), 5.52(7.12), 6.09(7.30), 6.27(7.48), 7.09(8.30), 7.48(8.51), 8.09(9.30), 8.46(9.47) 9.04(9.57), 11.02(11.57), 11.09 (12.30), 11.15(12.12), 11.50(12.52), 12.09(13.30), 13.04(13.57), 13.09(14.30), 13.15(14.12), 13.50(14.52), 14.09(15.30), 15.02(15.57), 15.09(16.30), 15.50(16.52), 17.02(17.57), 17.09(18.30), 17.50(18.52), 18.09(19.30), 19.09(20.30), 19.15(20.12), 19.50(20.52), 20.09(21.30), 21.09(22.30), 21.50(22.52), 22.49(23.51). For your return journey from Trento railway station on a weekday trains departs for Verona Porta Nuova at the following times (arrival time in brackets): 5.40(arriving at 6.45), 6.09(7.28), 6.33(7.51), 7.11(8.16), 7.32(8.40), 7.38(8.51), 8.10(9.14), 8.33(9.51), 9.08 (10.16), 12.04(12.56), 12.33(13.51), 13.10(14.14), 13.33(14.51), 14.04(14.58), 14.33(15.51), 15.10(16.14), 15.32(16.40), 15.38(16.54), 16.04(16.57), 16.33(17.51), 17.10(18.14), 17.32(18.40), 17.38(18.54), 18.04(18.58), 18.33(19.51), 19.10(20.14), 19.33(20.51), 19.55(21.11), 20.04(20.56), 20.33(21.51), 21.10(22.17), 21.33(22.51), 22.16(23.16). From Verona to get to the airport you will need to catch the aerobus again as specified for your outbound flight at 5.15, 6.10 and then every hour at minutes 10, 30, 50 until 23.10. VENICE (VCE www.veniceairport.it & TSF www.trevisoairport.it) catch the airport bus bound for Mestre railway station. It leaves the airport every 25’, it takes 20’ and costs € 6 one way (€11 return). From Mestre on a weekday trains directed to Trento connect in Verona Porta Nuova (if not otherwise stated) and depart at the following times (arrival time in brackets): 5.52(8.30), 6.08(9.38 - connects in Bassano), 6.32(8.51), 7.02(9.30), 7.24(9.47), 7.50(9.57), 8.08(11.28 connects in Bassano), 9.02(11.57), 10.08(13.28 - connect in Bassano), 11.02(13.30), 11.32(13.57), 12.02(14.12), 12.24(14.52), 13.02(15.30), 13.47(15.57 - direct), 14.08(17.28 - connects in Bassano), 14.32(16.52), 15.02(17.30), 15.32(17.57), 16.08(19.28 - connects in Bassano), 16.32(18.52), 17.02(19.30), 18.02(20.12), 18.32(20.52), 19.02(21.30), 20.02(22.30), 20.24(22.52), 21.24(23.51). For your return journey from Trento railway station on a weekday trains directed to Mestre connect in Verona Porta Nuova (if not otherwise stated) and depart at the following times (arrival time in brackets): 5.05(8.22 - connects in Borgo and Bassano), 5.40(8.36), 6.09(8.58), 7.11(9.28), 7.32(9.58), 8.10(10.28), 9.08(11.28), 10.05(13.22 - connects in Bassano), 11.05(14.22 - connects in Bassano), 12.04(14.28), 12.05(15.22 - connect in Bassano), 13.10(15.28), 14.04(16.28), 15.10(17.28), ESR interviews, Trento, Italian Alps 24-25/6/2014 3 I nitial T raining N etwork 16.04(17.58-fast-direct), 17.32(19.58), 18.04(20.28), 19.10(21.28), 20.04(22.28), 21.10(23.28). From Mestre to get to the airport you will need to catch the coach again as specified for your outbound flight. BOLOGNA (BLQ www.bologna-airport.it) - catch the airport bus bound for Bologna Centrale railway station. It leaves the airport every 15’, it takes 20’ and costs € 6.00 one way. From Bologna trains directed to Trento connect in Verona (if not otherwise stated) and depart at the following times (arrival time in brackets): 5.05(8.30 - also connects in Poggio Rusco), 6.13(9.30), 7.10(9.47), 8.30 (11.57), 10.15(12.12-direct), 11.52(13.57-direct), 12.10(14.52-direct), 12.15(14.12-direct), 12.55(15.57-connects in Padova), 14.10(16.52-direct), 15.52(17.57-direct), 16.10(18.52-direct), 18.10(20.52-direct), 18.15(20.12-direct), 19.15(22.30), 20.10(22.52-direct), 20.15(22.52), 21.10(23.51). For your return journey from Trento railway station on a weekday trains directed to Bologna connect in Verona Porta Nuova (if not otherwise stated) and depart at the following times (arrival time in brackets): 1.42(4.20-direct), 5.40(8.25), 6.09(8.40), 7.32(9.40-direct), 8.10(11.50-also connects in Padova), 9.08(12.50-also connects in Padova), 12.04(14.07-direct), 13.10(15.40), 13.10(15.54-direct), 14.04(16.20-direct), 15.10(17.54-direct), 15.32(17.40-direct), 16.04(18.40), 17.10(19.54-direct), 17.32(19.40-direct), 19.10(22.25-direct), 20.04(22.25).