Travel and accommodation

Conference site

CalcConf3 will be hosted in the Città Studi campus of the University of Milan; we do not have the precise location yet, but it should be not too far from the Department of Mathematics: via Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy.

The nearest subway/suburban railway stations are Piola (M2), Susa (M4), Argonne (M4), Porta Venezia (M1), Dateo (M4, S1, S5, S6, S13), Lambrate (S9): according to campus building, they would be a 10-20' walk, or a couple of bus stops.

How to get to Milan

 By Train

• SBB/CFF/FFS: Most Swiss cities have a direct connection to Milan, with some Basel–Milan offers extending up to Frankfurt
• ÖBB: NightJet trains from Vienna and Munich
• Trenitalia + SNCF: Several connections from Paris and Lyon

By Air

There are three airports in Milan:

• Linate (LIN) is the city airport: it's connected by subway (M4) to the campus and to the city centre. Since it takes less than half an hour from the department to the check-in desks, this would be the ideal solution if you plan to arrive on Monday morning or leave on Friday afternoon. A taxi ride from Linate to the campus should be around 15€.
• Malpensa (MXP) is the main airport and the main EasyJet hub in Continental Europe: it's connected to Milan by train every 15' and running time to the closest station (Dateo) is 56' from T1, 64' from T2. Taxi from Malpensa to any destination in Milan is 114€ and could take from 30' to 1h30' (and more) according to traffic.
• Orio al Serio (BGY), known also as Milano-Bergamo, is a main RyanAir hub: it's connected by bus to Milan Central Station and running time is ca. 50', according to traffic (much more on Monday early morning or Friday afternoon). Taxi from Orio to any destination in Milan is 128€.

By Car

If you arrive by car, we strongly recommend to park it at your hotel and leave it there.

 Hotel Info

There are very few accommodations on campus, and the neighbourhood is quite empty in the evening; most people might want to stay in the Corso Buenos Aires area (the nice and convenient blob), which is a 20' walk to campus (or a short tramway/bus ride), and a 20' walk to the Cathedral Square (the conventional central point of Milan); or next to an M4 station (the convenient blob) which is a shorter walk to campus and directly connected by subway to the Linate airport and to the city centre. Another good area would be any central location close to an M4 or M2 station (the nice, convenient, but expensive blobs)

Negotiated hotel rates

Please notice that the following rates are available for a limited number of rooms, first come first served

• Hotel Galles (Lima M1), ⭑⭑⭑⭑.
  Single room with breakfast: 116€ (sold out)
  Double room with breakfast: 145€ (sold out at that rate) 
  You have to write to reservation@gruppouna.it with Ottavio.Rizzo@unimi.it in CC mentioning you will be a guest of the University of Milan and that you are asking for the University of Milan corporate rate. 
• Hotel Città Studi (Piola M2, Susa M4), ⭑⭑⭑
  Single room with breakfast 66,30€.
  You have to write to info@hotelcittastudi.it mentioning you will be a guest of the University of Milan
• Hotel 10 (Piola M2, Susa M4), ⭑⭑⭑⭑
  Single room with breakfast 107€.
  You have to write to info@hoteldieci.it mentioning you will be a guest of the University of Milan 
• Residence Argonne Park (Argonne M4)
  Single room with kitchen, 68€
  You have to write to reservation.argonnepark@ih-hotels.com mentioning you will be a guest of the University of Milan 

How to move around Milan

By car

Please, do not. 

By public transportation

Milan has five subways (with lines M2 and M4 being the most relevant), an extensive tramway (the lines going through or next to the campus are 5, 19, 33) and suburban rail network, and many buses (39, 45, 61, 62, 90-91, 93).

A single ticket costs 2,20€, a 24h ticket 7,60€, a 3-day ticket 13€. You can pay tapping your credit card or with an App

Apple Maps, Google Maps, Moovit will give you live directions. Some lines run through the night.

By bike

Not for the faint of heart, but Milan is the ideal city for biking, being compact and flat; most of the local members of the LOC use it daily being the fastest way to move around. You should definitevely use an App for navigation.

• BikeMI is the official bike sharing of the Milan Municipality, 325 stations, 4280 classic bikes and 1000 e-bikes, 9€ for a week and the first half hour for free.
• Private free flow systems are: RideMovi, Dott, Lime, Tier. They offer e-bikes and scooters. Notice that a helmet is legally required when riding a scooter.

By foot

Almost everything you might be interested in is in a 4 km-radius from the Cathedral Square: with many tree-lined avenues and narrower streets, walking could be a slow paced but fascinating alternative. You might want to avoid it in the afternoon, though.