Conference venue
THE CONFERENCE VENUE
The conference will take place in Ancona (Italy) at the Engineering Faculty of Università Politecnica delle Marche, in Brecce Bianche street 12.
The conference venue is about 5 km far from the city center. At the main entrance in Via Brecce Bianche (next to the bus stop), you will find our staff and signs that will help you to reach the conference rooms.
How to get to the conference venue
Local transport in Ancona is managed by the Conerobus company. The Engineering Faculty can be easily reached through the line 46, with departure from the city center (Piazza Cavour); the bus stop is located next to the main entrance to the university campus (bus stop “Università – Monte Dago”) and the trip lasts about 15 minutes. Otherwise, the bus stop “Tavernelle – Capolinea” along the line 1/4 is about 600m far from the campus (uphill); you can then reach the campus on foot or by taking the line 46, the bus stop is near there. The 1/4 line goes also through the train station. Bus timetables can be found here. Bus tickets can be bought in bars and newspaper stands, or on board with higher price.
HOW TO GET TO ANCONA
By plane
The Marche Airport is about 20km far from Ancona; the city can be reached through the Aerobus Raffaello. The city can be also reached by train, with departure at Castelferretti and arrival at Ancona central station.
It is possible to reach Ancona with direct flight from:
- Bruxelles (Ryanair)
- London (Ryanair)
- Düsseldorf (Ryanair)
- Munich (Lufthansa)
- Tirana (Blue Panorama)
- Palermo (Volotea)
- Catania (Volotea)
Other near main airports, well-connected to Ancona, are Rome and Bologna airports.
By train
Ancona train station is about 2km far from the city centre and 4 km far from the Engineering Faculty. Train tickets can be bought from the Trenitalia website or directly at the ticket booth at train stations.
By ship
Ancona Port is located near the city center, which can be reached on foot or by bus (1/4 line). Ancona can be reached by ship from Albania, Greece and Croatia. More information can be found on the Ancona port website.
ACCOMMODATION
Near the Engineering Faculty there are no hotel; anyway, we suggest staying at the city centre and reaching the conference venue by bus or taxi.
INFORMATION
If you need help or for any further information, please reach Arianna Pugliese by mail at a.pugliese@univpm.it.