HOW TO GET THERE
CONFERENCE SITE
September 26th, 2023
Opening lectures and conference dinner on Tuesday 26th will be at the Bellinzona Institutes of Science building (BIOS+).
Conference site:
BIOS+
Via Francesco Chiesa 5
6500 Bellinzona – Switzerland
September 27-29th, 2023
Presentations, coffee breaks and lunches on Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th and Friday 29th will be at Auditorium Banca Stato.
Conference site:
AUDITORIUM – BANCA STATO
Via Henri Guisan 5
6500 Bellinzona – Switzerland
HOW TO GET TO BELLINZONA
BY CAR
From the north:
Coming from the north (Zurich-Basel) follow the A2 highway in the direction “Lugano/Chiasso”, take the “Bellinzona Nord” exit and follow the signs for Bellinzona. Continue on the main road for about 3.5 km on Via San Gottardo to reach the center of Bellinzona.
Please allow about 2 hours to reach Bellinzona from Zurich. If you prefer a more scenic drive, there are mountain passes connecting Bellinzona to the north of the Alps, such as Gotthard, Nufenen and Lukmanier. In September, some of these might be closed due to snow.
You can plan your scenic road trip or ask us for hints, we’ll be happy to help!
From the south:
Coming from the south (Lugano or Italy), follow the A2 highway in the direction of “San Gottardo/San Bernardino”, take the “Bellinzona Sud” exit, and follow the signs for “Bellinzona/San Gottardo” for about 4 km. At the first roundabout, go right and enter the Viale Portone to reach the center of Bellinzona.
BY TRAIN
From the north:
Arriving from the north (e.g. Zurich Airport), take a southbound train to “Lugano/Chiasso/Milano”, stop at Bellinzona railway station. Unfortunately, the Gotthard tunnel connecting Zurich and Bellinzona is closed to passenger trains due to a derailment that severely damaged the tunnel infrastructure. At the moment, it is not known how long the tunnel will be closed, and the connection between Zurich and Bellinzona takes about 2h30′ instead of 1h38′.
From the south:
From the south, choose a connection to “Chiasso/Zurich/Basel”.
BY PLANE
The airports of Zurich-Kloten (ZRH), Milan-Malpensa (MXP) or Milan-Linate (LIN) are suggested.
From ZRH:
There are frequent connections from the airport terminal to Zurich central station. See above for train details.
From MXP:
From the airport (Terminals 1 and 2) take the S50 train to Mendrisio SBB station. From there take a train to Bellinzona; it takes 39′.
From LIN:
From Linate Airport take the bus/taxi to Milano Centrale train station. See above for train details.
Bellinzona train station is less than 5 minutes by foot to the conference sites and main hotels.. There is plenty worth visiting in the area, see other pages on this website for hints.