PRACTICAL INFORMATION

 

The Organizing Committee and the city of Pavia is pleased to welcome all Leadership School participants with special prices for Transportations, Bar, Pubs and Restaurants.

 

We will provide transport for the visits that are an integral part of the programme.  These include the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and GP practices. 

 

We will not provide transport from the UK to Pavia but will provide full details of how to reach Pavia from the three airports in Milan: Bergamo (a.k.a. Orio al Serio), Linate and Malpensa.  We will also include Genoa (Genova in Italian), a small airport that has some flights to England and is a similar travelling distance from Pavia.

 

We will not provide transport for Italian delegates to Cambridge but will provide details of how to reach Cambridge from Stansted airport, or other London airports.  Cambridge has a small airport which has flights from Verona.

 

We will, with your permission, share your travel plans and contact details with other delegates in your country as there may be opportunities to co-ordinate your journeys to Pavia / Cambridge or back to the airports.  

 

TRANSPORTS

 

HOW TO GET TO PAVIA (FROM MILANO train stations and airports)

You can use this website to calculate the most convenient way (by train or by bus): http://www.muoversi.regione.lombardia.it/planner/home.do (languages: English, German, French)

 

How to get to Pavia by TRAINS

Trenitalia. From Milano Centrale Station, the trip takes about 40 minutes (low cost train, “regionale” ticket: € 8 roundtrip) or 25 minutes ( “intercity” ticket, more expensive: € 16 roundtrip). You can buy tickets at the train stations or through the website www.trenitalia.com (this website has an English version: click on the English button/English flag on the upper right corner).

 

Connections with Pavia can be found also at the Milano Rogoredo Train Station (the closest one, about 20 minutes), at the Milano Lambrate Station, as well at Milano Garibaldi Station and at the Greco Pirelli Station. Another train solution is Trenord (http://www.trenord.it/it/orari/consulta-orario-ferroviario.aspx; stations: http://www.trenord.it/it/chi-siamo/le-linee/linee-s/s13.aspx). Please look for TRENORD trains - S13 line - for more information: http://www.my-link.it/mylink/; you can find trains from Milano Rogoredo which are very quick (about 20 minutes for reaching Pavia) or trains from Milano Garibaldi station (about 40 minutes). Tickets can be found at automatic machines at the stations or at newspaper shops, asking for a ticket of 40 km. Ticket fare is about 4 €.

 

How to get to Pavia by COACH

ARFEA

Information here: http://www.arfea.it/. Direct connection Milan Pavia, timetable: http://www.arfea.it/index.php/linee-veloci/pavia-milano. In Milano you can catch the coach at the MILANO-Famagosta subway station (MM2 Area Interscambio). Ticket fare is around € 4-5. Here you can locate the nearest authorized ticket retailers: http://www.arfea.it/index.php/ticket-point/mappa-delle-biglietterie.

 

 

How to get to Pavia from the MILAN AIRPORTS and back

 

By train or coach

Milano Linate Airport (58 Km distance from Pavia) website: http://www.milanolinate.eu/it

Daily connections by bus (Migliavacca company: http://www.migliavaccabus.it/) between Milano Linate and Railway Station of Pavia.

In Linate: Arrival Terminal Exit number 6.

In Pavia: in front of the railway station, Migliavacca stop.

More information are available here: http://orariautobus.org/shuttle/autobus-dallaeroporto-linate-a-pavia/

 

Milano Malpensa Airport (85 Km distance from Pavia)

Malpensa Express is a train connecting the Airport to Milan Railway Central Station (Milano Stazione Centrale) in about 30 minutes. www.malpensaexpress.it/en/ (about € 10)

Malpensa Shuttle (http://www.malpensashuttle.it/) connecting Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 to Milano Train Central Station (Milano Stazione Centrale) in about one hour trip or Milano Bovisa and from there you can take a train to Pavia (see Train section).

 

Orio al Serio - Bergamo Airport

There is a coach service to Milano Central Station: http://www.orioaeroporto.it/Editorial/newsCategoryViewProcess.jsp?editorialID=2175. (ticket fare is about € 5). Once at the Milano Centrale train station look for trains to get to Pavia (see Train section).

 

BY CAR RENTING

Cars can be rented at the airports (Malpensa: http://www.milanomalpensa-airport.com/it/arrivare-e-parcheggiare/noleggio-auto; Linate: http://www.milanolinate-airport.com/it/arrivare-e-parcheggiare/noleggio-auto).

Information on the route: www.viamichelin.com

Please be aware that the route Milano-Pavia is usually traffic congested. Thus, this solution is not suggested.

 

BY CAR SERVICE OR TAXI

Admiral Car Service From Linate Airport to Pavia: € 80 (up to 4 people)

From Malpensa Airport to Pavia: € 120 (up to 4 people)

From Orio al Serio Airport to Pavia: € 130 (up to 4 people)

To book your travel from the Airport to Pavia and vice-versa please contact and book it with Admiral Car Service at info@admiralcarservice.it or +39 3334127077. 

 

PAVIA TAXI Service

For getting the airports from Pavia town Taxi can be found in the taxi parking at the train railway Station and at Piazza della Vittoria (Victoria Square).

 

You can also call them by:

RADIOTAXI

Phone number: 0039-(0)382577733

Phone number: 0039 (0)382576576

To Linate Airport: 80€ (IAC special rates up to 4 people)

To Malpensa Airport: 120 € (IAC special rates up to 4 people)

 

 

TRANSPORTS

HOW TO MOVE once IN TOWN

 

Pavia Tourist Office:

Location: Piazza della Vittoria 14/h

Telephone number: 0039 (0)382-597001; 0039 (0)382-079943

Email: turismo@comune.pv.it

 

The Conference area is mostly pedestrian, being located in the center of Pavia. Walking distance from the center to the railway station takes about 15 minutes.

Please be aware that at night (starting from 8 pm ending 1 am) bus trips are reduced and must be booked. Here you can find the phone number to call: http://www.lineservizi.it/Noctibus/Noctibus.asp (hours: 8 am to 5 pm working days, 9 am to 1 pm holiday days).

 

CITY BUS

Line service (http://www.lineservizi.it/linee/urbane_pavia.asp).

Ticket fare is € 1.25  (1 hour validity) or € 3.50 (daily ticket). Tickets can be bought at newspapers shops, bars etc.

In town retailers are located here: http://www.lineservizi.it/biglietteria/puntivendita_paviaurbanoRISULTATI.asp

Bus number 3 is the bus that connects the railway station to the town center. It stops at the station “Piazza Vittoria” (Victoria Square) for reaching the Conference location (Palazzo Vistarino, Via Sant'Ennodio, 26). Other buses for reaching the Conference location are n. 1 and n.6. Timetables (departure from the station) can be found here: http://www.lineservizi.it/linee/LINEA3/PDF/linea3ritorno/pv0243.pdf.

Timetables (departure from the city center) can be found here: http://www.lineservizi.it/linee/LINEA3/PDF/linea3ritorno/pv0246.pdf

 

 

TAXI Service

Taxi can be found in the taxi parking at the train railway station and at Piazza della Vittoria (Victoria Square).

You can also call them by:

RADIOTAXI

Phone number: 0039-(0)382577733

Phone number: 0039 (0)382576576

 

 

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

112 Police

118 Health emergency

115 Fire

Pavia Hospital "Policlinico San Matteo": 0039-(0)3825011

Drugstores/Pharmacies open: http://www.paginegialle.it/farmacie-turno/pavia

 

ACCOMMODATION

Participants can benefit from the rates agreed upon with the 4-star Hotel Moderno, which is located 15 min walk far from the school venue (Palazzo Vistarino). 

 

Hotel Moderno 

Viale Vittorio Emanuele II, 41, 27100 Pavia

www.hotelmoderno.it/‎

e-mail: info@hotelmoderno.it

Ph. 00 39 0382 303 401

Fax. 00 39 0382 252 25

Double room (single use) ...................................... € 125 per night (breakfast, wifi and tax included)

 

 

CONFERENCE VENUE

The school sessions will take place at Palazzo Vistarino, Via Sant'Ennodio, 26, Pavia (Italy).

 

Palazzo Vistarino is a recently-refurbished 17th century villa that has been restored to provide a learning environment.