Organisers

• Laura Baudis
• Gianfranco Bertone
• Filip Moortgat
  
• Roberto Trotta

SOC

• Elena Aprile (Columbia)
• Subir Sarkar (Oxford)
• Tim Sumner (Imperial)

LOC

• Laura Baudis
• Gianfranco Bertone
• Filip Moortgat
  
• Roberto Trotta
• Carmelina Genovese

Travel Information

The Mt. Verita conference center can be reached via ground transportation by bus or train, which connects to the conference shuttle bus operating from Locarno train station to the Mt. Verita conference. There are also flights to Zurich airport, Lugano Airport or Milano-Malpensa airport (Italy). From any of the airports (Lugano being the closest but smallest).

By train
If you are traveling to Switzerland by train your should go to Bellinzona (Gotthard route) and then change train to Locarno. Traveling time from Milano to Bellinzona is approximately 1.5 hours and from Basel or Zürich to Bellinzona 2.5 hours, from Bellinzona to Locarno 20 minutes.

Most transatlantic flights arrive in Zurich before noon. Anticipating arrivals on Sunday, July 26, trains to Locarno leave from the airport train station as listed below. Alternative schedules can be found via Swiss Railways. A shuttle bus will run from the Locarno train station to the conference center. If you do not catch the shuttle you can catch a bus until ~6pm, or take a taxi.

By air.
You can fly to Zürich International Airport (ZHR) and then take a train across the Alps through the scenic Gotthard route to Locarno. You may have to change train in Bellinzona. Travelling time from Zürich International Airport to Locarno train station is approximately 3 hours.

You may also fly to Milan Malpensa (MPX), which is about 1.5 hours away by car. The Malpensa Express Shuttle Bus will take you to Bellinzona train station, from which you will need to catch a train to Locarno train station (about 30mins ride). Car rentals are available at the airport (drive time: 1.5 to 2 hours to Ascona. Be aware that you'll have to cross the border into Switzerland).

You may also find a flight to Lugano Airport (LUG). There are direct flights from Geneva and Rome. If you are flying Swiss International Airlines you may have the option of connecting in Zürich to Lugano (45mins flight). This is worthwhile exploring as the cost may be cheaper than a full-fare rail ticket from Zurich (114CHF return), when purchased together with an international or intercontinental flight . There is a shuttle bus from the airport to the train station in Lugano, from which the train to Locarno takes about 40mins (change in Bellinzona or Giubiasco). Car rental is available at the airport (drive time: 45 mins to Ascona).

From Locarno to Ascona it takes about 15 minutes by bus no. 31. The bus stop in Locarno is located opposite the railway station and bus no. 31 leaves every 15 minutes. The bus stops at the post office in Ascona. From there to Monte Verità  it takes only few minutes by taxi or about 15-20 minutes on foot.

After 18:30, we recommend using a taxi (It is about a 15 min. ride and costs approx. CHF 23.-).

By car
Drive along the federal highway A2 to Bellinzona, exit at Bellinzona Sud and follow the signs to Locarno. Before Locarno you will enter a tunnel that bypasses Locarno. When you exit the tunnel follow the signs to Ascona and when entering Ascona follow the signs to Monte Verità. Free parking is limited in Ascona, and car parks are quite expensive (> 25 EUR/day). At the Conference center there is only limited parking space. For travel planning click here.

Map of Monte Verità >>>

Shuttle bus to Mt. Verita conference center
On arrival day free shuttle buses will take you from the Locarno train station to the Monte Verita conference center. The buses will run on Sunday departing at Locarno station at 15:20, 16:00, 16:40, 17:20, 18:00 and 18:40. It is a 11-seater shuttle bus with the rule of "first come, first served".

On Friday, 20 July 2012, the free shuttle buses for the participants will run at the following times: 10:40, 11;20, 12:00, 12:40, 13:20, 14:00.

Train Schedule from ZURICH HB

Travel via Milan (Italy)

For transatlantic flights to Milan, the most convenient connections for further travel to Switzerland and back are using the Malpensa Express Shuttle Bus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physik-Institut, University of Zürich, Switzerland