Plane - From the Genoa Airport
Genoa Airport
The closest airport is Genova Airport.
The Genoa Airport "Cristoforo Colombo" is linked to the "Sestri Ponente Aeroporto" railway station by the Airlink shuttle service. Airlink operates one ride every 15 minutes from 6.00 am to 10 pm. You can use the Airlink service with a normal bus ticket (1,5 euros) or the bus+train local ticket (1,6 euros), and with a tourist ticket (more information on the AMT website).
Alternatively, the Genoa airport is also linked to the main railway stations in Genoa (Genova Piazza Principe and Genova Brignole) by bus with the Volabus service. The ticket can be bought on the bus, online, or at several bus ticket resellers for 5 euro or 6 euro (depending on the method of purchase). The timetable can be found at this link.
To reach the conference venue by car from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo airport, take the A7 motorway in the Livorno-Genova Est direction. Then take the A12, pass Recco, Rapallo, Chiavari and exit at Sestri Levante. Turn right into Via Giorgio Bo and take Via Vincenzo Fascie and, at Piazza Sant'Antonio, take the second exit and continue along Viale 20 Settembre. Turn left into Piazza Francesco, continue along Viale Rimembranza, turn left into Piazza Giacomo Matteotti and reach Via Penisola, where the hotel is located.
Pisa Airport
The second closest airport is Pisa Airport.
The airport is 1 km away from the main railway station in Pisa, to which is linked by the new People Mover service. You can reach Sestri Levanti from the Pisa railway station by train (trains timetable on the Trenitalia website).
Milan Airport
The number of flights to the Genova airport is quite limited.
The largest airports nearby are Milan airports (Malpensa, Linate, or Orio al Serio/Bergamo). They are connected to the central railway station in Milan "Milano Centrale" by several train and bus services (consultable on the airports websites). Several trains per day link Milan central railway station to Genoa, and from Genoa to Sestri Levante (trains timetable on the Trenitaliawebsite).
By Train
From Genova main railway stations (Genova Piazza Principe and Genova Brignole) you can take a regional train to La Spezia or Sarzana (1 h approx travel time)
From Sestri Ponente railway station you can take a train to Sestri Levante (1.30h approx travel time).
The train timetable is consultable on the Trenitalia website.
