TRAVEL

By plane

Brescia is about 100 km from the two Milan international airports Linate and Malpensa, 80 km from Verona “Valerio Catullo” airport, 45 km from Orio al Serio Bergamo airport  and 20 km from “Gabriele D’Annunzio” Montichiari Brescia airport.

Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)

Malpensa is the main airport in Northern Italy and arrivals include flights from most of the world. It is located about 100 km from Brescia. To get to Brescia, travellers must take a shuttle to Milan central station and then a train to Brescia.

For information, see: http://www.malpensairport.com

Milan Linate International Airport (LIN)

Linate airport is located about 70 km from Brescia. To get to Brescia, travellers must take a shuttle to Milan central station, and then a train to Brescia.

For information, see: http://www.sea-aeroportimilano.it

Bergamo – Orio al Serio International Airport

Bergamo airport is the main low-cost flight airport in Italy. Five times a day, a shuttle connects the airport with Brescia downtown. Direct flights from Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin (Tegel), Bratislav, Brussels (Charleroi), Bucarest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Cracov, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Eindhoven, Frankfurt (Hahn), Glasgow (Prestwick), Hamburg, Hannover, Katowice, Krakov, Liverpool, London (Luton and Stansted), Luxembourg, Madrid, Munich, Newcastle, Paris, Shannon, Oslo, Katowice, Sal, Sevilla, Stockholm, Timosoara, Valencia, Wien, and Zaragoza.

For information, including time tables for the shuttle, see: http://www.orioaeroporto.it

Verona “Valerio Catullo” Airport

Verona airport is located about 80 km from Brescia. To get to Brescia, travelers must take a shuttle to Verona central station, and then a train to Brescia. Direct flights from Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Chisinau, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris, Tirana, and Wien.

For information, see: http://www.aeroportoverona.it

Brescia Airport (VBS)

Brescia airport mostly supports a national traffic. Nevertheless, Ryanair operates a direct flight from London (Stansted). A shuttle service connects the airport with Brescia downtown.

For information, see: http://www.aeroportoverona.it

By train

Direct rail links between Brescia and Paris, Wien, indirect links with Nice, Zurich, Basel and Stuttgart (via Milan), Munich (via Verona), and Budapest (via Venice). All trains coming from Milan, Venice, and Munich stop in Brescia. For information, see TrenItalia.

Fifth European Social Simulation Association Conference, University of Brescia, 1-5 September 2008