Travelling

By Car:

  • On the A14/E55 motorway head in south direction to Bari;
  • Take the exit “Bari Nord”;
  • Follow signs for Brindisi/Lecce and continue on SS16 straight to the Grand Hotel Tiziano.

By Bus:

Some daily coach services are run by private companies from Roma, Milano and Torino.
For more information: www.miccolis-spa.itwww.marozzivt.it


By Train:

The Lecce railway station is located downtown. Regular direct train services run daily from the major cities (Milano, Bologna, Roma).
The hotel can be reached by taxi in 10 minutes.
For more information: www.trenitalia.com.


By Plane:

The airports closest to Lecce are Brindisi (45 Km distance) and Bari (164 Km distance). The conference takes place during the winter time schedule (October 26,2013 – March 28,2014)

Hints:
  • Both these airports are very well connected with Rome (Fiumicino and Ciampino airports) and Milan (Malpensa, Linate and Bergamo airports). Hence a good way to come to Lecce could be to fly through Milan or Rome.
  • Malpensa provides a special service ViaMilano: http://www.flyviamilano.eu/en to find and combine flights from different airlines. This service could be really useful.
  • Ryanair does not sell connection flights, but if you fly to Bergamo (Ryanair Italian hub) then you can easily find another Ryanair flight for your destination. Check the Bergamo airport web site : http://www.sacbo.it/Airpor/portalProcess.jsp?languageID=2

Milan Airports – Germany connections

Malpensa

  • Berlin
  • Cologne
  • Dussedorf
  • Frankfurt
  • Hamburg
  • Hanover
  • Munich
  • Stuttgart

Linate

  • Berlin
  • Dussedorf
  • Frankfurt

Bergamo Ryanair hub

  • Berlin
  • Dussedorf
  • Eindhoven
  • Frankfurt
  • Munich

See also:
Milan-Malpensa web site:http://www.milanomalpensa-airport.com/en
Milan-Linate web site:http://www.milanolinate-airport.com/en
Milan-Bergamo web site: http://www.sacbo.it/Airpor/portalProcess.jsp?languageID=2

Rome Airports – Germany connections

Fiumicino

  • Berlino
  • Berlino Tegel
  • Berlino Schönefeld
  • Monaco di Baviere
  • Amburgo
  • Francoforte
  • Dusseldorf
  • Stoccarda Echterdingen

Ciampino

  • Francoforte Hahn
  • Baden Baden
  • Dusseldorf Weez
  • Memmingen
  • Brema
  • Lipsia
  • Colonia
  • Francoforte

See also:
Rome-Fiumicino web site: http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-fco-fiumicino
Rome-Ciampino web site: http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-fco-fiumicino

Brindisi Airport

The nearest airport is the “Brindisi Papola Casale International Airport”.
There are both domestic and international flights. Main national connections: Bologna, Milan, Pisa, Rome, Turin, Venice.
Main international connections: Barcelona, Basel, Brussel, Eindhoven, Geneva, London, Munich, Zurich.

See also:
Brindisi web sitehttp://www.aeroportidipuglia.it/default.asp?idLingua=2&idContenuto=29 Destinations: http://www.aeroportidipuglia.it/default.asp?idlingua=2&rif=11&where=brindisi

Google Flights search https://www.google.com/flights

From the airport to Lecce:
The Shuttle Bus service to Lecce stop at the Air Terminal (50 meters from the Grand Hotel Tiziano).

A bus from the airport to the Brindisi train station is available also every 30 minutes, and from there you can reach Lecce by train (about 30 min, 36 trains per day). Train timetables are available here.

Taxi is also available (about 70 euro, we suggest to agree the price with the driver in advance).

Airshuttle provides a pool taxi service (about 20 euro). The ride has to be booked at least one day in advance http://www.airshuttle.it/index_eng.asp

A special bus service will be provided, in case of necessity.

Bari Airport

A bigger and more connected airport is the Bari Palese one.

See also:
Bari web sitehttp://www.aeroportidipuglia.it/
Destinations: http://www.aeroportidipuglia.it/default.asp?idlingua=2&rif=11&where=bari

Google Flights search https://www.google.com/flights

From the airport to Lecce:
A shuttle train service is provided from the airport to the Bari train station. The current timetable is available here. From there you can reach Lecce by train (about 1:30 hours, 33 trains per day). Train timetables are available here.

A special bus service will be provided, in case of necessity.