2nd European School on Jets from Young Stars:

High Angular Resolution Observations

 

Marciana Marina (Elba Island - Italy), September 4-8, 2006

 

Travel Information

                         
In order to reach Marciana Marina in Elba Island you have first to take the ferry in Piombino, on the Tuscany coast. Piombino can be easily reached from Florence or Pisa using the courtesy bus service. If you are flying to Italy, we suggest flying directly to Florence or Pisa which are serviced by several flights a day from major European airports. See below for more detailed flight information.

ARRIVAL: A courtesy bus is provided for transportation to Piombino on Sunday September 3, leaving from Florence (at around 13:30 from Santa Maria Novella Station, the city's central railway station, and at around 14:00 from the airport) and passing through Pisa (leaving at around 15:30 from the central railway station and at around 15:45 from the airport). The tickets for the ferry to Elba will have to be purchased individually (about 8,00 Euros per person). In Portoferraio another bus will take participants to Marciana Marina.

DEPARTURE: On Sunday, September 10, at about 7:00 a courtesy bus will pick up participants in Marciana Marina (from the hotels) and take them to Portoferraio (again ferry tickets will have to be purchased individually). In Piombino, another bus will then take the participants back to Pisa (arriving at about 11:00) or Florence (arriving at about 12:30). There will be only the bus on Sunday.

You should register for the BUS using THIS FORM. We may be unable to provide bus transportation unless you have registered.

IMPORTANT: this schedule is not final yet and may be changed according to the travel plans of the majority of participants.

Flying to Italy

If you plan to fly to Italy, you are probably planning to land in Milan or Rome. We would like to suggest that you also check the possibility of flying to Pisa or to Florence (including low-cost flights), in order to take advantage of the organized buses. Pisa and Florence are connected with several international airports.
Please note that Milan has two major airports, quite distant from each other, Linate and Malpensa. Rome has only one major airport (Fiumicino) serving all destinations.

Please also note that there could be a few flights with small planes directly to Elba from Munich, Zurich and Wien (details not available right now!). 

If you arrive at Rome airport (Fiumicino)

You have the following options:
- Continuing by plane to Pisa or to Florence.
- Continuing by train to Pisa or to Florence. There are train connections from the Fiumicino airport to the railway stations in Rome.
- Continuing by train to Piombino harbor (Piombino Marittima). From Termini Station there are several trains (direction Pisa-Genova) which stop in Campiglia where you have to change train to Piombino Marittima.
The connection from Campiglia to Piombino Marittima is usually close to the arrival time in Campiglia. You can check the timetable at the link below

Railway Time-Table

If you arrive in Pisa or Florence and do not use the organized bus

There are several trains (direction Livorno-Grosseto-Roma) which stop in Campiglia where you must change to Piombino Marittima. From Florence there are also three direct connections to Piombino Marittima per day, leaving at around 5.30 (arrival 8:05), 10:00 (arrival 12:30) and 16:00 (arrival 18:30). You can check the timetable at the link below

Railway Time-Table

When you arrive at Piombino Marittima 

Piombino Marittima is the harbor where ferries leave to Portoferraio (the main harbor on the Elba Island). The boat trip to Portoferraio takes 1 hour by ferry and 40 minutes by hydrofoil. Tickets can be bought directly at the harbor offices of two different boat companies serving Elba: Toremar and Moby-Lines. Departures are very frequent (almost one every half an hour): you must check which company leaves first!

 ! PLEASE NOTE !

Last departure  Toremar to Portoferraio ..........
Last departure to Toremar to Piombino.............

Last departure Mobylines to Portoferraio ..........
Last departure Mobylines to Piombino ...............

When you arrive in Portoferraio on the Elba Island

Unless you are on an organised bus, a taxi to the hotel in Marciana Marina will cost about 30 euro.