Conference Venue

The conference will be held in the “Aula Magna” in U6 Building.  U6 building is located on the Milano Bicocca campus, in Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo, 1.

Upon entering the building, the room is located on the ground floor on the right from main entrance.

Public transport

Subway Lilac Line (Line 5). The closest stop to our university it’s connected to “Milano Porta Garibaldi” train station. 

Urban Train Transport. Train station nearby “Milano Greco Pirelli”, this is very convenient if you find yourself close to the Porta Garibaldi area. 

Subway Red Line (Line 1) + Tram. Taking the red subway (M1) line to “Precotto” station, and then tram n. 7 in direction "Cacciatori delle Alpi" or "Monumentale". This is useful if you happen to come from a very central area, such as the Duomo. For more details, see below. 

Buses. Bus n. 87 is the best option from the main central station. For more details, see “from the main train station to the department below”. 

Light Railway / Tram. Tram n. 7, direction "Precotto". This is also very convenient in the Porta Garibaldi area.

Tickets

A single type of ticket covers buses, subways, and train rides within the city limits. This includes for example trains from Porta Garibaldi to Greco Pirelli (but not from and to Malpensa, which is far away from the city). It also includes the n. 73 bus to Linate. Each ticket covers a 90 min. trip. and it is valid on metro lines, buses, trams and suburban railways. 

We suggest you buy these tickets at newsstands and at automatic machines in subway stations; queueing at the ticket office of a railway station would be a waste of time.

From the airport/train station

From the main train station ("Stazione Centrale") to U6 Building: the best option is bus n.87. Bus tickets can be found for example at newsstands; see remark above. It leaves from the right side of the station (left, if you're looking at its facade). Get off at Teatro Arcimboldi; from there, see the U6 builging map above. 

From Porta Garibaldi station to U6 Buildings: Some high-speed trains stop at Porta Garibaldi station. You have two options: you can take the Subway Lilac Line (Line n.5) and get off at Bicocca stop, or hop on one of the many trains to Milano Greco Pirelli; here is a sample of the timetable. (Stazione di partenza= “Milano Porta Garibaldi”; Stazione di arrivo = “Milano Greco Pirelli”. Notice that the "Trenitalia" machines don't sell the correct ticket; use a "Trenord" machine or go to a newsstand). In both cases, you can then walk to the U6 Buildings. 

From Malpensa airport to U6 Buildings: o By train. There are trains to Stazione Centrale (the main station) and to Cadorna station (timetable). The train to Centrale is the best option for you, unless you happen to have to wait a long time for it. Some of the trains to Centrale also stop at Porta Garibaldi station. ▪ If you arrive at Porta Garibaldi Station, see "from Porta Garibaldi station to the U6 Builiding" above. ▪ If you arrive at Stazione Centrale, go to the right side of the station (left, if you're looking at its front) and take bus n.87; for more details, see the instructions "from the main train station to the U6 Builiding " above. ▪ If you arrive at Cadorna station, please take the subway's Green Line (direction "Cologno/Gessate") and get off at Garibaldi. From there, you can follow the instructions for the previous option. You can use your subway ticket even on the train, if you choose that possibility. o By bus. Buses to the main train station ("Stazione Centrale") are run by several companies (one is Malpensa Shuttle, but there are several others; you can buy the ticket right before boarding the bus, there is no need to buy it before). You will arrive at the left side of the main train station (looking at its facade). On the same side, take bus n.87. For more details, see the instructions "from the main train station to the U6 Builiding " above. 

From Linate airport to the department: Two options: the first is probably the fastest. o Take a bus to the main train station ("stazione centrale"). From there, take bus n.87; for more details, see the instructions "from the main train station to the U6 Builiding" above. Take bus n. 73 (there is a vending machine for tickets next to the bus stop; see also the general remark above). Get off at the last stop, near Duomo (the very center of town). From there, take the subway's Red Line (direction "Sesto F.S.") and get off at "Precotto". The tram station is very close to the subway station, like 100m, but you might not see it at first. Here is a map, but you might just want to ask. ("Tram numero sette".)

Accomodation

Accomodations near to the conference venue: 

1. Hotel degli Arciboldi 

2. Ibis Hotel Ca’ Granda 

3. Novotel Milano Nord Ca' Granda 

The city tax is 5-10 €/day.