Practical Information

Here you can find suggestions and advices how to travel to Palermo, find an accommodation and the location of the conference.

Getting to Palermo by plane

The best way to reach Palermo is by plane. We recommend using

Other Sicilian airports are:

There are many flights to Falcone-Borsellino International Airport from Rome, Milan and other Italian cities. It is also possible to find direct flights to Palermo from many European cities, operated by either low-cost or national/private companies. Please visit the web site for more information.


From and to Falcone-Borsellino Airport

  • By train. There is a train-metro service that connects the Falcone-Borsellino International Airport to the city. Train tickets must be purchased and validated before boarding the train. You can purchase the ticket from the ticket office or the machines. The train-metro station is at floor -1 of the Airport Terminal. Trains stop in many stations inside Palermo. The train-metro final stop is at the Central Railway Station, ten minutes walking distance to the Conference venue and Hotel Villa Archirafi. For timetable information, destinations and prices you can visit the Italian Railways website: http://www.trenitalia.it
  • By coach. From Falcone-Borsellino International Airport Arrivals Terminal you can take the Bus "Prestia & Comandè", that goes directly to the city centre. Buses depart from the airport at 5am, 6am, 6:30am and then every half an hour until midnight. If you stay in a hotel in, or near, the city centre, you should probably get off the bus at the "Politeama" stop. Again, the last stop is the Central Railway Station, five minutes walking distance to the Conference venue and Hotel Villa Archirafi. For more info, visit the company web site: Prestia & Comandè. Ticket (one way): € 6,20.
  • By taxi. You can hire a taxi from the Airport to the city centre. The fare ranges from 40 to 60 Euro (max 4 people); ask the taxi driver or at the desk outside the Arrivals Terminal. There are shared taxis available.
  • By shared taxi service. There is a shared taxi service available. Their terminal is located outside the Arrivals Terminal on the right. They show the label "Taxi Collettivo" and cost 7 euro per person to travel on the same route as the Prestia & Comandè coaches.

Getting to Palermo by Boat

Palermo is well connected by boat to Naples, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Genova and other Italian towns. For more information you can visit the web sites of the sailing companies

Grandi Navi Veloci, Grimaldi Group S.N.A.V., Siremar, Tirrenia.

Getting to Palermo by Train

Sicily, and Palermo, can be reached by train from most of Italian towns, but be prepared for a long trip... The Central Station of Palermo is ten minutes walking distance from the conference venue.

For more information you can visit the Italian Railways website: http://www.trenitalia.it

The Conference Location


Directions to the Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica.The conference will be held at the Department of Mathematics and Informatics of the Università degli Studi di Palermo. The department building is n.34 of via Archirafi. You will get there probably coming from the railway station square (Piazza Giulio Cesare), walking down via Lincoln until it crosses with via Archirafi. Along via Archirafi, on the left, you first meet Hotel Villa Archirafi, then the buildings of the University of Palermo. This is an historical site of Palermo University. Behind the buildings, you can barely see the botanic garden of Palermo.

The Department of Mathematics and Informatics is located at n.34 of via Archirafi. A map of the area is available here.

Directions to the lecture room. The lectures will be held in Aula 7 (Lecture Room 7), which is located on the ground floor of the department. After entering the building, go through the central hall (where you can find vending machines) and then turn left.

Finding an Accommodation

The conference venue is not far away from the city centre, where you can find a variety of Hotels. Please consider also the Bed and Breakfasts: very good deals can be found in this period of the year.

For the ones who prefer to stay very close to the conference venue, you can try Hotel Villa Archirafi, that is located in the same street where the Department of Mathematics and Informatics is.

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