LOCATION OF THE CONFERENCE VENUE AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
The “Gabriele d’Annunzio” University is located in Abruzzo (central Italy), at a distance of approximately 2 hours and a half hours from Rome across the Apennine Mountains. One part of the Campus is in Chieti, on the Abruzzo hills. The other part, which will be the venue of the Conference, is in Pescara, near the city centre and at walking distance from the Adriatic coast and the pinewood celebrated by the poet (and Pescara native) Gabriele D’Annunzio. The Pescara Campus is located in the southern part of the city, near the stadium, at the address: 42 Viale Pindaro, 65127 – Pescara (PE).
As the biggest city in the region of Abruzzo, Pescara boasts a vibrant cultural life, with several museums of national and international relevance, Imago Museum, Museo dell’Ottocento, Museo Paparella Treccia Devlet, Museo delle Genti d’Abruzzo, Museo Cascella, CLAP – Comics Museum,etc.), some important music festivals (including the historical Pescara Jazz Festival and the avantgarde IndieRocket Festival), a national literary festival (FLA – Festival di Libri e Altrecose), an international film festival and competition (Flaiano Film Festival and International Awards), and many other attractions and events.
The city has a small airport with direct connections to/from London (Stansted), Barcelona (Girona), Bruxelles (Charleroi), Kraków, Warsaw, Malta, Bucarest, Prague, Tirana, Düsseldorf (Weeze) and Frankfurt Hahn (most of them Ryanair flights), which might be useful options for those of you travelling to Italy from/via Europe. These flights weekly timetables may vary according to the season (some are only activated in the period from April to October), so we recommend checking the airport website or the Ryanair one directly when planning your travel.
Pescara’s airport also offers a few national flights from/to Alghero, Bergamo (Orio al Serio), Catania, Trapani, Turin, and Milan (Linate). Both Milan and Bergamo can also be useful as stopover airports when flying to Pescara.
The conference participants travelling from any other location than the ones mentioned above can consider taking a flight to Rome (either Ciampino or Fiumicino), and then one of the direct coaches to Pescara available from both airports. We advise against travelling by train, since Rome-Pescara railways connections are more complicated and time-consuming than those granted by coaches.
If you are planning to fly to one of Rome’s airports, you can check the coaches’ timetables and prices on the websites of the following companies and also buy tickets online in advance. Please note that all these bus stop at Pescara Bus Station (close to the main railway station Pescara Centrale). This final stop is right in the city centre, close to most of the hotels:
Prontobus (departing from both Fiumicino Airport and Ciampino Airport):
Di Carlo Bus (departing only from Fiumicino Airport): https://dicarlobus.com/
Click Bus (departing from both Fiumicino Airport and Ciampino Airport):
https://clikbus.sotrap.it/home/getcorse
Flix Bus (departing only from Fiumicino Airport):https://www.flixbus.it/tratte-autobus/aeroporto-di-roma-fiumicino-fco-pescara
If you are planning to stay in Rome for a few days before or after the conference, you can find all useful coach lines (all of the previously mentioned ones plus another) at Rome’s Tiburtina coach station (a few underground stops away from Termini train station). These coaches can be booked through the same websites as above, plus: https://difonzobus.com/en/ (available both in English or Italian)
If you are flying into Pescara Airport (Aeroporto D’Abruzzo) taking a taxi from there is the easiest way.
Buses are also available. Bus 38 connects the airport to the central railway station/bus terminal but it might take time to arrive and times are not always reliable. At night, moreover, buses tend to be rarer.
There is also a shuttle (TUAFLY) available from/to the Pescara Airport to/from Pescara centrale (railways station) but it needs to be checked in advance: https://www.tuabruzzo.it/comunicazioni/tua4fly-orari-agosto/25-1514.html
Taxis are generally available at the airport you can also call them by phone: +39 085 35155.
The cost of a taxi drive from/to the city to/from the Pescara Airport is around 25 euro.
For your return trip, if you need a taxi, you will find them outside the main railway station (Pescara Centrale). You can also book in advance a taxi to reach Pescara Airport on your return trip by dialling the number provided above. Taxis accept no reservations in advance to other destinations, but can be called when you needed, provided they are available.
If you are planning to reach Pescara by train from other locations, you can check the available routes and prices on the official Trenitalia website (available in multiple languages):
https://www.trenitalia.com/it.html
Please, feel free to contact us, should you need any further information or assistance with your travel.