TRAVELS AND TRANSPORTATION
Reaching Naples is simple! On this page, you will find information on how to reach it and move inside the city.
Visa Letter
All participants can request a Visa invitation letter from the Organizing Secretariat after registering for the Congress and paying their registration fee.
Sustainable travel
Dear travellers, to minimize/reduce your environmental impacts, we suggest you:
- opt for public and more eco-friendly means of transport like buses and trains, promoting a sustainable and slower travel approach. By encouraging this shift, you will contribute to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions and air pollution. You will also lessen your carbon footprint and reduce traffic congestion in urban areas. This choice benefits the environment and enhances the travel experience, providing the opportunity to thoroughly appreciate the beauty of the surroundings. When travelling long distances, relying on trains or buses is sometimes tricky. Air travel has become necessary, especially for very long journeys. In such cases, it’s possible to participate in carbon offset programs.
- choose to walk or embrace sustainable modes of transportation like biking and bike-sharing, which are more favourable in urban areas. This alternative not only helps mitigate traffic congestion but also reduces environmental pollution. Moreover, car-sharing brings multiple benefits by decreasing traffic congestion and pollution in our cities.
- avoid or minimize single-use plastic products, such as plastic bags, bottles, small shampoo bottles provided by hotels, and utensils for takeout food. On the contrary, strive to choose reusable products to replace plastic and solid soaps. These actions are essential to minimize environmental impacts during a journey. Single-use plastics become waste, many of which pollute our oceans, transforming into smaller fragments called microplastics. Moreover, standard plastic takes hundreds of years to degrade entirely under normal conditions.
In this regard, you can also choose to travel with solid soap, deodorant, shampoo and conditioner, which are easy to travel with (since they can’t open in your suitcase and have no issues with travels via airplane) and eco-friendly. - it’s essential not to leave traces of your presence during the journey. This means respecting the environment by recycling your waste carefully and avoiding taking items from the landscape as souvenirs (for example, sand or particular rocks).
- the choice of hotel is also crucial to minimize environmental impacts. Try to prefer accommodations that prioritize water and energy conservation, promote the use of renewable energy, and implement waste recycling policies. Give priority to accommodations employing bioarchitecture or repurposing existing spaces, avoiding further land consumption.
- finally, opt for local food products during your journey. Local or short-chain products involve less transportation, resulting in fewer harmful impacts on the environment. Additionally, they promote the growth of local economies and communities.
By Bike
- Long-Distance Cycle Routes:
- from Paris- Rome* – the Cycle Route in Aosta connects to the stretch of the Via Francigena that passes through the Gran St Bernard Pass;
- from Munich-Rome* – the Cycling Route cross into Italy at the Brenner Pass, than at Calestano (PR) connects to the Ciclovia Francigena, the name for the Italian section of the eurovelo 5;
- from Norway to Italy, the Sun Route* – the Sun Route touches different countries in Europe, such as Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czechia, Austria, and Italy (and it arrives at Malta).
The Via Francigena Cycle Route
- The Via Francigena Cycle Route* is the traditional pilgrimage route that runs from Canterbury in south-east England to Rome.
There are 3 variants of the route:- the Via Francigena Cycling Route is the closest to the Via Francigena hiking route, crossing into Italy at the Gran St Bernard Pass;
- the Ciclovia Francigena is the name for the Italian section of the eurovelo 5. The eurovelo 5 follows the Swiss national route 3 from Basel to Chiasso in Italy taking the Gotthard pass;
- there’s also the Moncenisio variant of the Ciclovia Francigena, which starts at the Col du Mont Cenis.
*Please, note that these are external websites not managed by the Organizing Secretariat of ECRS 2024.
By Car
Naples is also easy to reach by car; highway A1, also known as the Autostrada del Sole, runs the entire length of Italy from north to south, and passes through the city.
For further information visit www.autostrade.it
By Train
To look for the excellent rail connections of Naples, we suggest looking up for different solutions on trenitalia.it or on italotreno.it for high-speed rail
By Air
Capodichino International Airport
Those coming to Naples from overseas will probably opt to fly into the Capodichino International Airport, the city’s main airport where a number of direct international flights arrive and depart daily. The airport is less than 30 minutes from the city centre that can be reached by taxi or with the Alibus shuttle bus service.
The taxi stand is at the arrivals exit at the airport; licensed taxis are parked in a row and are white. Do not take a taxi from those who solicit business from inside the airport terminal as they are not licensed taxi drivers. Once you are on board, request the fixed airport fare immediately; the fixed fare for the city center should be between EUR 18 and EUR 25, depending upon your final destination. The taxi fares are displayed on the front seat back, so you can check the prices.
Alibus is the shuttle bus service that runs between the airport and Piazza Garibaldi and the port in central Naples. A ticket costs 5 € and can be purchased online, onboard or at the info point in the arrivals area of the airport.
Public Transportation
TRANSFER
The Conference venue is decentralised from the city center, and for this reason we offer two types of transfer:
- Transfer Stops: from Bagnoli – Agnano Terme (Submway L2 stop and Railway station) to Città della Scienza (Conference Venue) and vice-versa
Price: free
How to book: through the online form
To reach Bagnoli – Agnano Terme you can take the subway L2 or a train to the Railway station, and get off at the “Bagnoli-Agnano Terme” stop. - Transfer Stops: from the centre of Naples (TBD) to the venue “Città della Scienza” and vice versa.
Price: 15€ per day
How to book: through the online form
To see the itinerary of the transfers, you can visit this page.