TRAVEL INFORMATION
How to get to Trento
You can get to Trento by plane, train, car.
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By plane
The nearest airports to Trento are:
1) Verona Valerio Catullo, Italy (90 km);
2) Venice Marco Polo, Italy (163 km);
3) Innsbruck, Austria (172 km)
4) Bergamo Orio al Serio, Italy (180 km)
5) Milano Linate and Malpensa, Italy (250 km)
6) Munich, Germany (312 km)
During the conference we will provide a dedicated shuttle service available only to EWSN 2012 conference attendees. The shuttle service will connect the Verona and Milano Malpensa airports to Trento on February 14-15, and back to the airports on February 17-18. The service is operated by the travel agency Rivatour: click here to access the shuttle reservation page.
By plane to Verona Valerio Catullo Airport
(Verona-Trento by train about 1 hour)
The closest airport to Trento is the International Airport of Verona Valerio Catullo.
The airport offers connections to the major European destinations, including the international hubs of Frankfurt,
Paris, London Gatwick, and Rome, and some low-cost flights (RyanAir from Frankfurt and Bremen; Transavia from Amsterdam;
Germanwings from Berlin, Bonn and London Stansted). For more information visit the airport website.
From the Verona Catullo airport to Verona Porta Nuova Railway Station, an Aerobus service is available every day, every 20 minutes.
You can find the shuttle to the railway station just outside the arrivals terminal of the Verona airport.
You can buy the ticket either directly on the bus or inside the airport in a ticket booth.
The cost of a one-way ticket is 6 EUR.
The bus is available from 6:35 AM to 11:35 PM, every 20 minutes.
The trip from the airport to the train station is around 20 minutes.
For prices and timetables for the Verona-Trento train, please visit the site Trenitalia.
By plane to Milano Malpensa Airport
(Milano-Trento by train about 3 hours)
The International Airport of Milano Malpensa can be considered to reach Trento.
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 the site of Trenitalia.
By plane to Venice Marco Polo Airport
(Venice-Trento by train about 2.5 hours)
The International Airport of Venice Marco Polo can be considered to reach Trento.
The Venice airport is well connected to the railway 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.
You can buy the ticket from a ticket booth.
The cost of a one-way ticket is 2.5 EUR.
The bus line is available from 5 AM to 12:00 PM.
The the trip from the airport to the train stations is around 25 minutes.
For prices and timetables for the Venice-Trento train, please visit the site of Trenitalia.
By plane to Innsbruck Airport
(Innsbruck-Trento by train about 2.5 hours)
The International Airport of Innsbruck (Austria) can be considered to reach Trento. 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.
By plane to Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
(Bergamo-Trento by train about 3.5 hours)
The International Airport of Bergamo Orio al Serio is a basis for many low-cost flights (e.g., RyanAir from London Stansted,
Paris Beauvais, Barcelona Girona, Valencia).
The Bergamo railway station is easily reachable by ATB shuttle bus from the airport in only 10 minutes.
You can buy the ticket either from a newspaper kiosk or from a ticket booth.
The cost of a one-way ticket is 2 EUR.
The bus line is available from 6:15 AM to 12:00 PM, every 30 minutes.
The the trip from the airport to the train station is around 10 minutes.
For prices and timetables for the Bergamo-Trento train, please visit the site of Trenitalia.
By plane to Milano Linate Airport
(Milano-Trento by train about 3 hours)
The airport of Milano Linate can be considered to reach Trento.
Milano Linate is just 7 km from the Milano city centre and can be easily reached with various airport bus lines
and with ATM lines 73 and X73. The trip is 25 minutes and costs 1.5 EUR.
Also, a taxi can be considered.
For prices and timetables for the Milano-Trento train please, visit the site of Trenitalia.
By plane to Munich Airport
(Munich-Trento by train about 4.5 hours)
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
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. In buying your ticket you should specify the arrival station (Trento), the train you are planning to take
(some InterCity trains require a supplement that is more expensive if purchased on the train) and the class: 1st (prima) or 2nd (seconda).
First class is more comfortable and about 60% more expensive.
Find trains and purchase tickets online:
1) Trenitalia (Italian State Railways)
2) Deutsche Bahn (German State Railways)
3) Obb (Austrian State Railways)
4) Sbb (Swiss State Railways)
By car
If you are reaching Trento from the north, exit the A22 motorway at TRENTO NORD and follow the signs to go to the Trento city center.
If you are reaching Trento from the south, exit the A22 motorway at TRENTO SUD and follow the signs to go to the Trento city center.
Here is a good link for getting detailed driving directions.
Please note that trip advisors may still suggest: TRENTO CENTRO as A22 motorway, but this is closed.