CONFERENCE VENUE

Location and maps

The XXVI meeting will take place at the Building 19, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo. The campus of the University of Palermo is located near the center of the city and it is very easy to get there by public transportation:

• 2 km from the train station "Stazione Centrale" (bus lines 109 and 234);

• 3 km from the city center, Teatro Massimo in Piazza Verdi (bus line 104);

• walking distance (5 minutes) from the metro stop "Palazzo Reale - Orleans", served by the train line "Palermo Airport - Central Station".

Getting to Palermo

By Air

The plane is the easiest and fastest way to get to Palermo. 

The Falcone-Borsellino International Airport is located at Punta Raisi, 19 NM (35 km; 22 mi) west-northwest of Palermo. To see the location of the Airport on a map, please click here.

The airport is connected to the city by a shuttle train service that leaves approximately every half hour (tickets from Punta Raisi to any train station in Palermo, and vice versa, can be bought on the Trenitalia web page). You can also reach the city by the shuttle bus service (Autolinee Prestia e Comandè), taxi (Coop. Trinacria: +39 331 4296956,   +39 0916878; Coop. Autoradio taxi: +39 091513311,   +39 0918481), or by renting a car. A taxi cab is also available at the airport. 

Necessary information is available on the airport website: https://www.gesap.it/en .

By Car

get to Villa San Giovanni, located in the southern part of Calabria, board the car on a ferry to Messina, and finally take the motorway A20 to Palermo.

By Train

The central train station in Palermo is known as Stazione Centrale and is located in Giulio Cesare Square in the Old Town District. Information, timetables, destinations, and fares for trains to get to Palermo are available on the Trenitalia web page. Timetable, goals and fares for local metro connections are available here. 

By Ferry

Direct connections to the port of Palermo are provided by many ferry companies with ships departing from Cagliari, Civitavecchia, Genoa, Livorno, Milazzo, Naples, and Salerno. Information is available on the GNV and Tirrenia websites.

By Bus

Information about connections to Palermo by bus from many Italian cities is available on the SAIS website.

Accomodation

Palermo is a highly requested touristic location and offers a variety of accomodations differing in prices and luxury. The following map shows the location of a selection of accomodations closest to the conference venue and links to the corresponding website.

Since the conference will be taking place in high season, we recommend to make your room booking as soon as possible.