Venue & Travel information

If you arrive by plane

Bari Palese airport (Karol Wojtyla Airport) is located 9 km northwest of the city center. Bari airport has daily connections with Rome and Milan, and with many other cities in Italy and Europe.

To reach the conference venue from the airport, you have the following alternatives:

– “Tempesta Shuttle” travels every hour from the Airport to the Central Train Station (Bari Centrale) and vice versa. Journey time is 25/30 minutes. Tickets are sold onboard only. The cost is 4 €. The shuttle bus timetable is available here

– Trains (Nord-Barese Railways) are available from Bari airport to the city center. The journey time is 14 minutes. Tickets are sold at the ticket machines. The cost is 5 €. Take the train to “Bari Centrale”.

– A taxi station is to be found in the square in front of the airport on the arrivals floor. Taxi from the airport to the city center costs 25 €, according to the flat rate established by the city council. Passengers have to advise the driver that they want to benefit from the flat rate when getting in the taxi. The flat rate is independent of the number of passengers and includes any possible surcharge. Multiple destinations are not allowed with this flat rate.

Timetable and further information are available here

The meeting venue is at 7 minutes walking distance from the Central Train Station (Bari Centrale) – Piazza Aldo Moro (see the map)

If you arrive by car

Coming by car, Bari is an exit of Highway A14. Highways A14 and A16 connect Bari to Rome (about 4 hours driving). Highways A14 and A1 connect Bari to Milan (about 8 hours driving).

From A14 Highway

Destination ‘Bari Sud’ ‘St. Nicholas Stadium’. Exit to Bari to Bari Nord Roadway.

From Bypass Road SS16 Nord Sud

For those arriving from the North (from Foggia 16/Bis9): exit Porto-Fiera del Levante.

For those arriving from the South (from Lecce, Brindisi): exit Porto-Fiera del Levante.

Go straight to the City Centre (about 4 km).