{"id":2,"date":"2022-03-29T10:55:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umi.dm.unibo.it\/jm-umi-ams\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-12-11T22:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:24:48","slug":"pagina-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umi.dm.unibo.it\/jm-ita-bra-2026\/practical-info\/pagina-program\/","title":{"rendered":"How to reach Messina"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l9muyzdh-3494f93ce60325f75eac6d3a09dbd5a0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"139\">How to reach Messina<\/h1>\n<h2 data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"168\">By plane<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"168\">The closest airports are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"597\">\n<p data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"253\"><strong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"209\">Catania Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)<\/strong> \u2013 about 100 km from the conference venue.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"597\">\n<li data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"350\">\n<p data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"350\">Direct buses operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saisautolinee.it\/\"><em data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"299\">SAIS Autolinee<\/em><\/a> connect the airport to Messina (approx. 1h 30m).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"522\">\n<p data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"522\">Alternatively, a shuttle bus (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amts.ct.it\/alibus\"><em data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"393\">Alibus<\/em><\/a>) links the airport to <strong data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"452\">Catania Centrale railway station<\/strong>, where frequent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trenitalia.com\/it.html\">trains<\/a> run to Messina (travel time approx. 1h 30m).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"597\">\n<p data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"597\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/U8msiaHrio83R5QS7\">car<\/a>, Messina can be reached in about 1h 15m via the A18.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"862\">\n<p data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"690\"><strong data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"647\">Reggio Calabria Tito Minniti Airport (REG)<\/strong> \u2013 about 30 km from the conference venue. Connections are available via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atam.rc.it\/cgi\/atam.pl?generale.stagione=invernale&amp;generale.giorno=feriale&amp;generale.percorso_linea=Aeroporto+AND+Porto+Reggio+Calabria&amp;_layout=generale09&amp;_cgifunction=search\">bus<\/a> to <strong data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"763\">Reggio Calabria city center<\/strong>, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertylines.it\/\">hydrofoil<\/a> across the Strait of Messina (crossing time approx. 30 minutes).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>By train<\/h2>\n<p>The closest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trenitalia.com\/it.html\">railway stations <\/a>are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"1146\">\n<p data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1146\"><strong data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"922\">Messina Centrale<\/strong> \u2013 located about 1 km from the conference venue (15 minutes on foot). It is directly connected with Catania, Palermo, and other major Sicilian cities, as well as with Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria on the mainland.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"1146\">\n<p data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1146\"><strong data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1171\">Villa San Giovanni<\/strong> \u2013 about 10 km from Messina across the Strait, with frequent <a href=\"https:\/\/carontetourist.it\/it\/caronte\/orari-stretto-di-messina-passeggeri\">ferry<\/a> operating 24\/7 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blujetlines.it\/orarietariffe.html\">hydrofoil<\/a> service (crossing time approx. 20 minutes).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"139\">How to move around in Messina<\/h1>\n<h2>By public transport<\/h2>\n<p>There are several\u00a0<strong>buses<\/strong> running through Messina, managed by the public transport company <strong>Azienda Trasporti Messina<\/strong> (ATM). You can buy tickets online, via their app, available for <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=net.pluservice.atmmessina\">Android<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/atm-movup\/id1576162531\">iOS<\/a>, or in one of the shops listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1mjjrNKCzd5uqUg7bhmY-nK6JLjjmHbpi&amp;usp=sharing\">this map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>By taxi<\/h2>\n<p>The local taxi company is Radio Taxi Jolli. 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