General Information about the Nov. 2007 Trento Meeting
A placeholder page for general information about the Trento meeting, including location, venue, route, schedule, etc. How to reach Trento  By car or coach
Trento may be accessed by the following roads: Strada Statale dell'Abetone e del Brennero; Autostrada del Brennero - A22 motorway, phone no. (+39) 0461 980085; Superstrada della Valsugana for those coming from Venice, and Strada Statale 45 bis (Gardesana Occidentale), for those coming from Brescia.
By train
Two main lines reach Trento: the Brennero line (connecting to Rome to the south, and Innsbruck and northern Europe to the north) and the Valsugana line to Venice. Timetable details from Ferrovie dello Stato. The official website of Italian Train is: http://www.trenitalia.it/en/index.html By plane
The following airports are the closest to Trento:
- Verona Catullo Airport - 90 km
- Venice Marco Polo - 125 km
- Milano Malpensa
- Milan Bergamo
- Milan Linate - 245 km
Town travel
The town has an efficient urban travel system (yellow buses) run by Atesina. Extra urban buses are run by the same firm and are blue in colour. If you visit the Atesina office at the main railway station, you can pick up a free timetable “Guida ai trasporti del Trentino”. Taxis can be hailed from anywhere in town or booked through the phone - phone no. (+39) 0461 930002. The Meeting Site The MING-T project meeting will be held at Conference Center Panorama
Via alla Funivia
38040 Sardagna (Trento)
tel. 0039-0461-261671
fax 0039-0461-261686 The building, which goes back to the twenties, but has been completely restored in 2001, is located on a rocky spur at about 560 meters above sea level. The place is quiet and isolated, but very close to the town center, which can be reached also via cable car. The ground station is five minutes on foot away from the train station, in Via Montegrappa 1 near the S. Lorenzo bridge on the river Adige (tel. 0461-232154).For directions, see the following map Time table of the Cable Car (From Monday to Sunday)
| 7.00 | 7.15 | 7.30 | 7.45 | | 8.00 | 8.15 | 8.30 | 8.45 | | 9.00 | 9.30 | | | | 10.00 | 10.30 | | | | 11.00 | 11.30 | 11.45 | | | 12.00 | 12.15 | 12.30 | 12.45 | | 13.00 | 13.15 | 13.30 | 13.45 | | 14.00 | 14.15 | 14.30 | | | 15.00 | 15.30 | | | | 16.00 | 16.30 | | | | 17.00 | 17.15 | 17.30 | 17.45 | | 18.00 | 18.15 | 18.30 | 18.45 | | 19.00 | 19.15 | 19.30 | 19.45 | | 20.00 | 20.15 | 20.30 | | | 21.00 | 21.30 | | | | 22.00 | 22.30 | | |
In case of wind or hard rain, there is a bus service: Trento - Sardagna (Departure from cable-car ground station)
7.30 12.50 13.40 14.30 17.30 18.30 19.45
Sardagna - Trento (Departure from cable-car station in Sardagna)
7.50 13.15 14.00 15.00 18.00 19.00 20.10 Fares for bus ticket:One way ticket, validity 70 minutes € 0,80
One way ticket, validity 120 minutes € 1,20
valid also for the buses Trento-Lavis-Trento
One day city ticket € 2,30
Ticket for conventions at Conference Center Panorama, 1 day € 1,80
Ticket for conventions at Conference Center Panorama, 2-3 days € 2,90
Ticket for conventions at Conference Center Panorama, 4 or more days € 4,10
Tickets are also valid on Trentino Trasporti urban service vehicles. Taxi:The fare downtown Trento - Sardagna is about € 12.
To book a ride please call +39 0461 930002 |
