Meeting Venue
The Collaboration Meeting is hosted in a historical University building (
Palazzo Greppi), very close to the city center and Piazza del Duomo. We suggest to the participants to look for hotels in the city center area, by using a hotel booking engine on the web.
The conference venue is
here.
Travel Info
Milano has three airports:
Linate (LIN), Malpensa (MXP) and
Orio al Serio (BGY). The closest to the city center is Linate, Malpensa has all oversea connections and Orio al Serio mostly operate the low cost airlines.
If you plan to take a Taxi from the airport, please wait at the official TAXI waiting lines (white cars with the TAXI signs on them) and don't follow the drivers approaching you at the exit gates, since they usually provide the same service at higher prices.
Transport from Linate
There is a public bus line from linate to the city center (approx 20') with the stop just out of the arrival area of the aiport. Bus line is number 73 and the X73 follows the same route for a direct connection to the center making only a couple of stops. More info at the site of the public transport company (see below).
Transport from Malpensa
Malpensa is connected to Milano either by
Shuttle bus connection (50') to Milano Centrale (the main central station) or by
train (30-40') to the train station Milano Cadorna.
Transport from Orio al Serio
Shuttle buses connect Orio to Milano Centrale.
Moving in Milano
It is not advisable to rent a car to move around in Milano, due to parking and city center access charges.
The city transport company has an
online travel planner with all information of routes and timeschedules.
