Local directions
These pages contain descriptions, maps and visual references that will hopefully enable course participants to orient themselves on their arrival in Genova and to reach their accommodations the Collegio Emiliani. For practical purposes, we are using the Genova Brignole Railway Station as the major landmark for arrivals and subsequent connections to the institution housing participants.
This information is being provided presuming that participants will try to use local public transport rather than taxis (which can in no way be refunded!). Clearly, taking a taxi is much easier, and participants who choose this option should know that taxi fare will range between 15 (from Genova Brignole) to 30 (from the Genova Airport) euros.
It is advisable to purchase some bus tickets immediately on your arrival (€ 1.20 each; valid for 90 minutes)and, if you are staying at the Collegio Emiliani, a weekly bus pass (cost: € 11.00) that permits unlimited travel on metropolitan mass transit routes, including many local trains, from Monday through Sunday.
. Tickets can be purchased at tobacconists and newsstands, as well as at an automatic vending machine in Piazza Giuseppe Verdi (i.e., the major square in front of the Genova Brignole Station). When you board the bus, you must stamp the ticket in the small yellow machine that you will find at the rear or at the front of the bus once inside.
ARRIVALS AT GENOVA "CRISTOFORO COLOMBO" AIRPORT
VOLABUS LINE 100
Fast links from the Airport to downtown Genova and
the Brignole Railway Station.
A quick, reliable bus service with links between GenovaAirport
and the City centre every hour.
Volabus Airport Shuttle
C. Colombo Airport < > Stazione F.S.
Principe
An Hourly Service
Every hour, every day of the week from early morning
to late in the evening, the Volabus service will
take you to Stazione Principe in approximately 20
minutes.
Connect with Genova in approximately
20 minutes
From Stazione F.S. Principe, one of the principle
transport hubs in Genova, you can connect with the
urban transport network of AMT Genova using our buses,
underground metro, or even Trenitalia's urban services.
Ticket - 4 Euro
Gives you access to AMT Genova and Trenitalia's urban transport network
You can purchase your Daily Integrated Tourist Ticket (Biglietto Giornaliero Turistico Integrato) on board the Volabus, from the Poste Italiane office in the airport, all AMT ticket offices, kiosks, automated ticket machines and Trenitalia's ticket offices.
Aeroporto |
Via Cornigliano/Stazione FS |
Via Pacinotti/Fiumara |
Stazione Principe |
6.00 |
6.04 |
6.10 |
6.20 |
7.00 |
7.04 |
7.10 |
7.20 |
8.00 |
8.04 |
8.10 |
8.20 |
9.00 |
9.04 |
9.10 |
9.20 |
10.00 |
10.04 |
10.10 |
10.20 |
11.00 |
11.04 |
11.10 |
11.20 |
12.00 |
12.04 |
12.10 |
12.20 |
13.00 |
13.04 |
13.10 |
13.20 |
14.00 |
14.04 |
14.10 |
14.20 |
15.00 |
15.04 |
15.10 |
15.20 |
16.00 |
16.04 |
16.10 |
16.20 |
17.00 |
17.04 |
17.10 |
17.20 |
18.00 |
18.04 |
18.10 |
18.20 |
19.00 |
19.04 |
19.10 |
19.20 |
20.00 |
20.04 |
20.10 |
20.20 |
21.00 |
21.04 |
21.10 |
21.20 |
22.00 |
22.04 |
22.10 |
22.20 |
23.20 |
23.24 |
23.30 |
23.40 |
Stazione
Principe |
Via Avio/Molteni |
Via Cornigliano/Stazione FS |
Aeroporto |
5.40 |
5.50 |
5.57 |
6.00 |
6.30 |
6.40 |
6.47 |
6.50 |
7.30 |
7.40 |
7.47 |
7.50 |
8.30 |
8.40 |
8.47 |
8.50 |
9.30 |
9.40 |
9.47 |
9.50 |
10.30 |
10.40 |
10.47 |
10.50 |
11.30 |
11.40 |
11.47 |
11.50 |
12.30 |
12.40 |
12.47 |
12.50 |
13.30 |
13.40 |
13.47 |
13.50 |
14.30 |
14.40 |
14.47 |
14.50 |
15.30 |
15.40 |
15.47 |
15.50 |
16.30 |
16.40 |
16.47 |
16.50 |
17.30 |
17.40 |
17.47 |
17.50 |
18.30 |
18.40 |
18.47 |
18.50 |
19.30 |
19.40 |
19.47 |
19.50 |
20.30 |
20.40 |
20.47 |
20.50 |
21.30 |
21.40 |
21.47 |
21.50 |
22.40 |
22.50 |
22.57 |
23.00 |
First service from GenovaAirport at 6.00
AM, last service at 23.20 PM.
Catch the bus immediately outside the arrivals terminal.
ARRIVALS AT BRIGNOLE RAILWAY STATION
Participants arriving in Genova
by train should bear in mind that there
are two major stations in the city: Genova
Brignole and Genova Principe. Not all trains
- particularly from Northern Italy (e.g.,
Milano) - pass through Genova Brignole:
therefore, make sure that your train does
indeed stop at Genova Brignole.
ARRIVALS AT MILANOMALPENSAAIRPORT
Direct connections to Genova:
Everyday at 11:30 AM a coach leaves Malpensa Airport Terminal 1 from outside exit 4, precisely from stop number 17. The bus will have "Volpi" (the name of the company that runs the service) written on its side.
You must book your seat by phone /n. +39 010 586511 and purchase the ticket - € 20.00 - on board.The duration of the journey from Malpensa-Genova is approximately 3 hours.
The coach arrives in Genova in Via E. F. Duca d‘Aosta in front of the StarHotel President, just 200 meters away from the Genova Brignole Station.
If your arrival time does not coincide with the Volpi service, please know that there are numerous other alternatives available to connect from MalpensaAirport to the Milano Central Railway Station, and from there, an Intercity (rapid) trains leaving every hour for Genova Brignole and Genova Principe.
Connections from Genova to Malpensa run every day at 6.00. Booking by phone is required.
DETAIL OF AREA IN FRONT OF GENOVA BRIGNOLE RAILWAY STATION
ON YOUR ARRIVAL IN GENOVA
HOW TO REACH THE COLLEGIO EMILIANI FROM
GENOVA BRIGNOLE
Bus no. 17
The platform for the no. 17 Bus is located approximately
50 meters from the Volabus end of the line, or outside
the station and across the street at the farthest
platform to your left. The journey lasts approximately
20-25 minutes. You must get off at the first bus
stop in Genova Nervi (ask the driver or another passenger;
if you don't want to ask, the stop is situated in
a large, recently renovated roundabout/square). Once
off the bus, turn to your right, proceed to the corner
and take the street (Via Felice Gazzolo) that leads
down to the "Porticciolo” (small harbor)
in Nervi. At the end of the street there's a T-intersection:
here turn right, continue for approximately 50 meters
until you reach a small alley (Via Provana di Leyni)
that leads up to the gate of the Collegio Emiliani.
Collegio Emiliani
Via Provana di Leyni 15
Telephone: 010 320 275
Gate and entrance
to Collegio Emiliani 
ON MONDAY MORNING OF THE COURSE
Gate and entrance
to Badia Benedettina 
HOW TO REACH THE COURSE VENUE FROM THE
COLLEGIO EMILIANI
Bus no. 17
The most convenient route is as follows: outside the Collegio gate turn to your right and proceed down Via Provana di Leyni until you reach the small harbor of Nervi and, 50 meters ahead, the intersection with Via Felice Gazzolo. Turn left and continue until you reach the large roundabout. Cross the roundabout to the bus stop for the number 17 bus (a large “accordion” bus). Take the number 17 bus towards downtown Genova for approximately 2.5 km.s. Keep on the lookout for a bridge passing over the road: you should get off the bus at the third stop after this bridge. Other good markers to look out for are an ESSO gas/service station and a large modern hotel (the AC Hotel), which should be directly across the street from you when you get off the bus. After crossing Corso Europa at the stoplight, turn left and proceed for about 50 meters until you reach Via Antica Romana della Castagne. The Badia Benedettina is located another 50 meters straight on, and will be clearly marked as venue of the Gaslini International Course. Refer to the map for help, and remember the address: Badia Benedettina, Via Antica Romana della Castagna.
Map on how to reach the course
venue from Collegio Emiliani 