Travel Information

Pisa is a small university town located on the west coast of the province of
Tuscany in Italy. The workshops will be held at the University of Pisa in the
centre of Pisa, which can be reached on foot from all central Pisa hotels.

Pisa: Galileo Galilei International Airport (airport code = PSA) is the most important airport in Tuscany, connecting Pisa with major Italian and European destinations including Barcelona, Berlin, Bristol, Dublin, Eindhoven, London (Gatwick, Luton, Stansted), Madrid, Paris (CDG, Orly, Beauvais), Valencia.
Please note that Ryanair flights go to Pisa, not Florence.
The airport is located 1km south of Pisa.

Connections from the airport to central Pisa can be made by train or bus. The train goes directly to Pisa Central Station from the airport. Bus No 1 stops at various stops in Pisa city centre, and leaves from outside the Arrival Terminal and from the Cassa Parcheggi, outside the Departure Terminal.

The taxi rank is located opposite the airport exit door. On leaving the Arrival Terminal, walk straight ahead for 50 metres. A taxi to the city centre and venue takes about 10 minutes, and costs about 10 euro.

Florence: Amerigo Vespucci Airport (airport code = FLR).
Major destinations include Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, London (Gatwick), Madrid, Paris (CDG), Vienna, Zurich.
The airport is located 4km from Florence and 80km from Pisa, and there are fast rail links connecting the two cities.

By rail:

Pisa is connected to Florence by a very frequent train service linking the two cities in about an hour. Pisa is also on the Rome-Genoa line with frequent trains in both directions. Milan is also accessible by train.
Pisa station is situated in the immediate proximity of the historic centre, on the south side of the river Arno.

For train schedules and routes please visit the Italian national rail web site

Accommodation:

Pisa has a large range of accommodation and given its popularity as a tourist location as well as a conference and event venue, we strongly advise you to reserve your accommodation in advance.

For some centrally located hotels in Pisa please see the table below, but for more choices please use on-line hotel reservation services:

Hotel Name	Address	Description	Contact Details
Bologna	Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 57	Central location. Close to railway station. Less than 10 minute walk to the University. 3 Star	www.hotelbologna.pisa.it Tel: +39 050 502120
NH Cavalieri	Piazza della Stazione, 2	By the railway station. 15 minute walk to the University. 4 star	Hotel Cavalieri, Pisa Tel: +39 050 43290
Repubblica Marinara	Via Matteucci, 81	Modern hotel. 10 minutes drive from the city centre. 4 star	www.hotelrepubblicamarinara.it Tel: +39 050 3870100

 

 

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