ESOCC 2025
Thu 20 - Fri 21 February 2025 Bolzano, Italy

The conference will be hosted at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, in the main centre of the town of Bolzano.

Arriving by train

One of the best ways to get to Bolzano is by train: the station is only a few minutes walking from the central Walther square! Check out www.trenitalia.it and www.italotreno.it for more information and options. The most common routes are:

  • München - Bolzano/Bozen: ~ 4 hours
  • Innsbruck - Bolzano/Bozen: ~ 2 hours
  • Verona Porta Nuova - Bolzano/Bozen: ~ 2 hours
  • Venice Santa Lucia - Bolzano/Bozen: ~ 3 hours
  • Milan - Bolzano/Bozen: ~ 4 hours
  • Bologna - Bolzano/Bozen: ~ 3 hours
  • Rome - Bolzano/Bozen : ~ 5 hours

Arriving by plane

You can directly land in Bolzano: this airport, during the conference dates, offers flights from various destinations. Please consult https://www.skyalps.com/en/ for more information.

Other nearby airports are: Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport, Verona Valerio Catullo Airport, Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport, Milan Malpensa Airport, Innsbruck Airport, Milan Linate Airport, Treviso Airport, and Venice Marco Polo Airport.

From these airports you need to reach the nearby train station and take the train to reach Bolzano. Please consult one of the websites with information about trains in the landing country: https://www.deutschebahn.com/en (Germany), https://www.oebb.at/en/ (Austria), https://www.trenitalia.com (Italy), and https://www.italotreno.it/en (Italy).

Alternatively, book a direct shuttle transfer from one of the above mentioned airports on https://www.altoadigebus.com.

Arriving by bus

Please check out the following service providers: www.altoadigebus.com, www.flixbus.it, or https://marinobus.it/en/.

Arriving by car

In case you want to come by car, please consider that the city center of Bolzano is closed to traffic and therefore you’ll need to organize to find a parking place. Bolzano has two highway exits (north and south), take the first one you encounter. The cheapest parking place in Bolzano, nearby the conference venue is “Bolzano centro” (Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RgwrXFY8uBmjBNB28, web site: https://www.seab.bz.it/it/parcheggio/parcheggio-bolzano-centro). The price is 2€ per hour, 20€ per day.