Venue & Travel
Venue
The EuroGEO Workshop 2023 will be held at Eurac Research in Bolzano, Italy. Eurac Research is a private research centre with researchers from a wide variety of scientific fields who come from all over the globe. Eurac counts 600 collaborators from over 45 countries and is organised in 11 institutes and 6 centres. Eurac Research addresses the greatest challenges of the future: keeping societies healthy, fostering intact environments, promoting sustainable energy and developing well-functioning political and social systems. Research at Eurac ranges from climate change to renewable energies, minority rights to autonomy and multilingualism, personalised medicine to paleogenetics
Accommodation
There are many different possibilities for your accommodation, check https://www.bolzano-bozen.it/en/. Please be aware that Bolzano/Bozen is very popular with tourists and a very busy city! Please book your accommodation very early, otherwise it could be very difficult to find something in the price level you would like or in the area you’d prefer.
Suggested hotels
Please hurry up to book your room in Bolzano as it will be a high touristic season.
We have pre-booked some rooms in these hotels, but only till July 1.
Please indicate in the mail subject the keyword “EuroGEO” to guarantee the best rate.
Travel
Arriving by airplane
Flight connections
Munich Airport (Germany)
Distance to Bolzano: 253.65 km – 4 hours 20 minutes by train
https://www.munich-airport.de
Innsbruck Airport (Austria)
Distance to Bolzano: 118.29 km – 2 hours by train
https://www.innsbruck-airport.com
Verona Airport Valerio Catullo (Italy)
Distance to Bolzano: 154 km – 1 hour 45 minutes by train
https://www.aeroportoverona.it
Milano Airport Malpensa (Italy)
Distance to Bolzano: 320 km – 3.5 hours by train
https://www.milanomalpensa-airport.com
Bergamo Airport Orio al Serio (Italy)
Distance to Bolzano: 235 km – 3.5 hours by train
https://www.milanbergamoairport.it
Bologna Airport G. Marconi (Italy)
Distance to Bolzano: 280 km – 3.5 hours
https://www.bologna-airport.it
Airport shuttles
Südtirol Bus
Milano-Bergamo-Verona-Bolzano Munich-Innsbruck-Bolzano
Flixbus
Bergamo-Bolzano
Arriving by train
Train connections with major cities north and south of the Alps
The main railway Bologna-Verona-Bolzano/Bozen-Brenner-Innsbruck-Munich allows four fast connections with all major cities both north and south of the Alps. The Bolzano/Bozen train station is located in the centre of town, just ten minutes by foot from the Headquarter of Eurac Research and from the main hotels.
Travel times
Munich – Bolzano/Bozen: 4 hours 20 minutes
Innsbruck – Bolzano/Bozen: 2 hours
Verona – Bolzano/Bozen: 1.5 hours
Milan – Bolzano/Bozen: 3.5 hours
Bergamo – Bolzano: 3.5 hours
Bologna – Bolzano: 3.5 hours
Frequency of trains
Bolzano/Bozen offers daily fast connections with the Eurocity train from and to Verona station.
Besides those connections, regional trains depart every hour from and to Bolzano/Bozen.
Daily fast connections with the Eurocity train from Bolzano/Bozen to Innsbruck and Munich station and also daily fast connections from Innsbruck and Munich to Bolzano/Bozen.
Arriving by road
Access via motorway
Brenner Motorway A22 Exit Bolzano/Bozen-Süd/Nord
State Street SS 12 from Trento or from the Brenner Pass
State Street SS 38 from the Reschen Pass
Connections and public transportation
The city of Bolzano/Bozen has an extensive and developed network of bus connections, whichconnect the station not only with the rest of the city itself, but also with the surrounding areas.
Taxis can be found at the train station, airport, and fairgrounds, as well as at other well-frequented locations. Another transportation feature of the city is its system of three aerial cable cars, which connect the centre with higher-lying areas.