NEW: Meeting points for the conference buses:
- For the bus departing from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) at 11:00:
- The meeting point is at the Arrival - Terminal 3 - Entrance 4 of the airport few minutes before the appointed time.
- A hostess will be waiting for you from 9:30 at the meeting point. In case of need at the airport you can call Milena (mobile phone number +39 349 4954211)
- For the bus departing from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) at 14:00:
- The meeting point is at the Arrival - Terminal 3 - Entrance 4 of the airport few minutes before the appointed time.
- A hostess will be waiting for you from 9:30 at the meeting point. In case of need at the airport you can call Milena (mobile phone number +39 349 4954211)
- For the bus departing from Pisa G. Galilei Airport (PSA) at 15:00:
- The meeting point is at the ARRIVAL GATE of the airport few minutes before the appointed time.
- The name of the hostess in charge to gather participants at the airport is Francesca mobile phone number +39 380 1862773, she will be there from 13:00.
- You can contact the secretariat desk at:
+39 0565 974 626
+39 334 8998 639 (mobile)
+39 0565 974 0 (Hermitage Hotel switch-board)
You can reach the Conference site in the following ways:
By plane to Pisa or Rome airports, and then using the meeting buses provided.
By train to Piombino Marittima, ferry-boat to Portoferraio. A meeting shuttle will be available upon request to connect participants to the meeting site from the Portoferraio harbor.
By car to Piombino, ferry-boat to Portoferraio, a short drive to La Biodola (10km). Since parking is limited at the Hotel Hermitage, we encourage participants to use the meeting buses as much as possible.
The conference bus will connect the Conference site to Roma Airport – “Leonardo da Vinci” (FCO) – and to Pisa Airport “Galileo Galilei”.
Please find below the bus schedule
Sunday, May 11: destination Hotels at Elba
- from Roma airport “L. Da Vinci” at 11:00
- from Roma airport “L. Da Vinci” at 14:00
- from Pisa airport “G. Galilei” at 15:00
Saturday, May 17: origin Hotels at Elba
- to Roma airport “L. Da Vinci” at 7:00 (expected arrival at 13:30)
- to Pisa airport “G.Galilei” at 7:00 (expected arrival at 11:30)
General travel information (railways and ferry-boat timetables) to reach Isola d’Elba from the main italian airports by car or by train can be found below.
For participants taking the conference buses, the personal ferry ticket is included in the bus travel (i.e. it is included in the conference fee).
General Travel Information
For general information on Isola d’Elba, you can consult Elbalink.
For a link to Google Maps please click here.
Plane: Useful links to the main airports to reach Isola d’Elba:
Roma “L. da Vinci” (Fiumicino)
Pisa “G. Galilei”
Train: Italian Railways homepage and timetable
Piombino Marittima station is located just across the road from the harbor so you can easily transfer to the ferry-boat.
Ferry-boat: Timetable
Companies operating from Piombino to Portoferraio:
Mobylines
Toremar
Blu Navy
Car: Directions to reach Isola d’Elba from various locations:
Milan static version Google Maps version
Florence static version Google Maps version
Rome static version Google Maps version
You can determine the best route to reach la Biodola from any location using: ViaMichelin
Click here to see how to reach la Biodola by car from Portoferraio
