Workshop transportation
You can reach the LHCb-FU2017 Workshop venue in the following ways:
- By plane to Pisa airport, and then using the workshop bus provided.
- By train to Piombino Marittima, ferry-boat to Portoferraio. A meeting shuttle will be available upon request to connect participants to the meeting site from the Portoferraio harbour.
- By car to Piombino, ferry-boat to Portoferraio, a short drive to La Biodola (10km). Since parking is limited at the Hotel Hermitage, we encourage participants to use the meeting buses as much as possible.
Sunday, May 28th: destination Hotel Hermitage
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from Pisa airport at 15:45
The meeting point for participants is at the International Arrivals gate, in the main hall of the airport (see the map)
We are able to wait for the flight from Rome FCO expected to land at 15.35 and also the flight from Amsterdam expected at 15:40, in case some participants will be travelling on that flights.
Wednesday, May 31st: origin Hotel Hermitage
- to Pisa airport at 13:00 (expected arrival at 17:00)
General Travel Information
For general information on Isola d'Elba, you can consult Elbalink. A map is also available (click here for a zoom).
Plane
Useful links to the main airports to reach Isola d'Elba:
Elba airport (Silver Air has weekly flight connections with Pisa airport on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday)
Pisa "Galileo Galilei"
Firenze "A. Vespucci" (Peretola)
Roma "Leonardo da Vinci" (Fiumicino)
Train
Italian Railways
Piombino Marittima station is located just across the road from the harbor so you can easily transfer to the ferry-boat.
Ferry-boat
Companies operating from Piombino to Portoferraio:
Mobylines
Toremar
Blu Navy
Corsica Ferries
Car
Directions to reach Isola d'Elba from various locations:
Milan static version - Google Maps version
Florence static version - Google Maps version
Rome static version - Google Maps version
How to reach la Biodola by car from Portoferraio (click here for the Google Maps version).