Venue

The conference will be held in Udine at Sala Pasolini of Palazzo Garzolini di Toppo-Wassermann, via Gemona 92.

The main room for the workshop is Aula Pasolini.
Coffee breaks will be offered in Velario (the main hall of the palace).

From the railway station to Astoria Hotel one can either walk for 1 km or take the bus number 4, 5, 6 or 10 until Piazza Garibaldi.

How to reach Udine

By Car

Udine is on the A23 motorway Udine Tarvisio (Udine nord exit), and on the A4 motorway Venezia-Trieste (Udine sud exit).

By Plane

There are three main airports serving the North-East of Italy:

  • Marco Polo Venice International Airport (VCE),
  • Canova Treviso International Airport (TSF),
  • Trieste Airport (TRS).

From VCE: from the airport, it takes about 25 minutes to first reach the railway station in Venezia Mestre by bus or taxi, and then about 1 hour 50 minutes from Venezia Mestre to Udine by train.

Taxi: the taxi area is immediately outside the airport. It takes about 15 minutes from VCE to Venezia Mestre train station, and it costs 70-80 euro.

Bus: walk through the taxi area. After 20 meters, there is the bus area. There are two bus services: ATVO Fly Bus (direct connection, recommended as it takes a little less time), and ACTV (the town public transport service).
ATVO: buses run daily, every 20 minutes approximately, journey time is 20-25 minutes. Tickets cost 10 euro and can be purchased directly at the bus stop in the bus area (cash is recommended). See here for schedule and online tickets.
ACTV: take the bus number 15, it runs daily, every 30 minutes approximately, journey time is 25-30 minutes. Tickets cost 10 euro and can be purchased directly at the bus stop in the bus area (cash is recommended).

Once in Venezia Mestre train station, take a train to Udine. There are a plenty of automatic machines selling train tickets to Udine directly at the station. Trains run about every 30 minutes, and the cheaper solution sells for 14 euro. See the website https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html for schedule and/or online tickets.

A few direct connections from VCE to Udine by bus are also available by FlixBus: check the following link for schedule and online tickets:

https://www.flixbus.com/bus-routes/bus-venice-udine

From TSF: from the airport, it takes about 15 minutes to reach Treviso Centrale railway station by bus or taxi, and then about 1 hour 20 minutes to Udine by train.
Take the bus number 6, it runs every 30 minutes and tickets can be bought inside the airport for 1,30 euro.
Once in Treviso Centrale, take a train to Udine. Trains run about every 30 minutes.

From TRS: from the airport, it takes 40 minutes to reach Udine by bus (line number E51). Tickets can be purchased inside the airport, and timetables can be checked here.
The arrival in Udine is at the Udine bus station, about 100 metres from Udine railway station.

By Train

Udine is on the main line from Venice to Vienna. There are a few direct connections from Rome and Milan to Udine; besides them, getting to Udine by train from almost anywhere else in Italy requires you to change at the Venezia Mestre railway station.

From Vienna: the journey takes between 7 and 9 hours, depending on the chosen train; check the Austrian railway company OBB for details.

From Trieste: it takes about 1 hour to reach Udine, and trains run about every 30 minutes.

From Venezia Mestre: it takes about 1 hour 50 minutes, and trains run about every 30 minutes; see the Trenitalia railway company.