ARRIVAL BY PLANE

Milano is served by three airports: Linate is the closest to city centre, and Malpensa is the largest international airport, 35 km from city centre. Many low-cost airlines fly to Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport. Public transport is available and convenient from all airports.


From Malpensa Airport to Milano:
1) Train service every 30 minutes to Milano Cadorna Station, provided by "Malpensa Express" with intermediate stop at Milano Bovisa-Politecnico (where the conference site is located). Ticket costs 11 €. Travel time to Bovisa is 35 minutes, and to Cadorna 40 minutes. At Milano Cadorna you can find connection to the underground, line 1 (red) and 2 (green).
2) Bus service every 20 minutes to Milano Stazione Centrale (main train station) provided by "Malpensa Shuttle" and "Malpensa Bus Express". All busses depart outside exit 6 of Terminal 1, and collect passengers from arrivals at Terminal 2. Ticket costs approximately 6 €. Travel time to Milano Centrale is 50 minutes. At Milano Centrale you can find connection to the underground, line 2 (green) and 3 (yellow).
3) A taxi ride from Malpensa to downtown Milano will cost around 60 €.


From Linate to downtown:
Bus n. 73 runs to downtown, Piazza S. Babila, where you can find connection to the underground, line 1 (red). Ticket costs 1 €. Travel time to Milano S. Babila is 20 minutes. A taxi ride from Linate to downtown Milano will cost around 25 €.


From Bergamo-Orio al Serio to Milano:
Bus service to Milano Stazione Centrale (main train station) provided by "Orio Shuttle" and "Autostradale". Ticket costs approximately 8 €. Travel time to Milano Centrale is 60 minutes. At Milano Centrale you can find connection to the underground, line 2 (green) and 3 (yellow). Some buses connect to the underground, line 2 (green), also at Milano Lambrate or at Cascina Gobba station.


TRAVEL IN TOWN TO THE CONFERENCE SITE

Here are some directions to reach Politecnico di Milano – Campus Bovisa.

The best way to reach the Bovisa Campus of Politecnico is by suburban train. There are two stations extremely close to the Campus, namely "Milano Bovisa – Politecnico" and "Villapizzone". Both stations can be reached starting from any subway station of the city underground network. The "Milano Bovisa – Politecnico" station is connected via the suburban lines S1, S2, S3, S4 and S10, while the "Villapizzone" station is connected via the suburban lines S5 and S6 (see PDF map).

Suburban lines S1, S2, S5, S6 and S10 run across the city and are connected to the underground lines: line 1 (red line) at "Porta Venezia" station, line 2 (green line) at "Garibaldi" station and line 3 (yellow line) at "Repubblica" station. Travel time from "Porta Venezia" to either "Milano Bovisa – Politecnico" or "Villapizzone" is about 12 minutes.

Suburban lines S3 and S5 depart from "Cadorna" station, connected to the underground lines 1 and 2. In addition to suburban lines S3 and S5, all other trains leaving Cadorna stop at Bovisa station, after a 7 minutes travel and an intermediate stop at "Milano-Domodossola". The ticket costs 1 € and allows transfer from the underground to the trains, you will just have to stamp it again (machines at the beginning of the quay or at the train station entrance). Tickets can be bought at most newsstands or at automatic vending machines in the underground stations.


WALKING FROM THE TRAIN STATION TO THE CONFERENCE SITE

From "Milano Bovisa – Politecnico" station to the conference site:
As you exit the Bovisa train station, turn right and go down the stairs (they look temporary, but have been there for many years already). As you reach the street, you will see one of the gates of Politecnico. The Conference building is on the ground floor of the largest building that you will see in front of you, with yellow external stairs and glass walls (follow the dashed path of the picture below). The walk is 3/4 minutes long.




From “Villapizzone” station to the conference site:
Exit the Villapizzone train station following the indications to Politecnico or to "Triennale". As you reach the street, you should see the "Triennale" exhibition building (marked with a red T). Once passed the "Triennale" exhibition building turn right and you will find one of the gates of Politecnico. The Conference building is on the ground floor of the largest building that you will see in front of you, with yellow external stairs and glass walls (follow the dashed path of the picture below). The walk is 2/3 minutes long.




TRAVEL IN TOWN

For further information concerning travel in Milano, please visit the website of ATM, the public transport company.