MAP

From Milano or Firenze
From the A1 (Autostrada del Sole) take the Bologna Borgo Panigale exit. Follow the Tangenziale (ring road) and take Exit No. 5 Porta Lame. Turn left (toward City Center) and proceed down via Marco Polo following the white arrow sign CNR Area della Ricerca. After the second traffic light, turn LEFT at the Roundabout ( via Yuri Gagarin). Pass under the railway bridge, and turn LEFT again ( via Gobetti ). Follow the "CNR Area della Ricerca" sign and you'll be right here!

From Verona and Austria
Follow the A22 (Autostrada del Brennero) until Modena. Then take the A1 (Autostrada del Sole) direction Bologna-Firenze. Then follow the indications given above..

From Padova-Venezia
Follow the A13 and take the Bologna-Arcoveggio exit. Follow the Tangenziale (ring road) direction West, and take Exit No. 5 Porta Lame Then follow the above indications for Milano-Firenze.

From Ancona-Bari
From the "Autostrada Adriatica A14" exit at "Bologna S.Lazzaro". Take the outer ring and go out at the Exit No. 5 "Uscita Lame". Then follow the above indications for Milano-Firenze.

MAP

From the central station "Bologna Centrale" you can:

Get a taxi:

10 minutes drive, fare ~20,000 LIRE (10 EUR, ~10 US$)

Get a bus:

Tickets for urban transport in Bologna cost 1800 LIRE.
You have buy the ticket before taking the bus. Once on the bus, you have to stamp it using the machine you find onboard.
Tickets are available at newsstands and tobacco shops that show the Bus Tickets sign (an information desk of the public transportation company - ATC, is located on the left wing of the Central Railway Station). You are entitled to travel for 60 minutes after you have stamped the ticket, (70 minutes if stamped between 20:30 and 6:30) with as many changes as you like. If you are staying for a while, you might consider buying a City Pass at the cost of 10,000 lire. It allows to make 7 (60 minutes) travels in the urban area. It has to be stamped at the beginning of each travel. If you travel outside the municipal area, you will need to buy special tickets for outer zones.

Bus No. 87: Use the following schematic map to find the Bus Stop for No. 87.

             |    |
             |    |
             |    |
 Bus Stop-+  |    |  Bus Stop FROM CNR
 TO CNR   |  |via |     |
          |  |Indi|     |
 _______  | _|pen |_    |
|  Bus  | >|S|den |S|<--+
|Station|   ^|za  |^ 
+--------+---+    +---------------------------------------------
                                  viale Pietramellara
  -----------+    +--------------------+            +-----------
             |    |                    |            |ATC <-+
             |    |                    |            |      |
        Bridge over rails            +-----------------+   |  Bus Info
             |    |                  | Railway Station |   +---  Desk 
             |    |                  +-----------------+

First get the bus ticket from the bus company office (ATC) located on your right in the station building. Cross the square in front of the station and then turn left, walk up to the traffic light. Turn right (in the direction of the City Centre), cross the road (via Indipendenza) at take the 87 direction CNR (one passage every 30 minutes, higher frequecy during rush hours) which stops (after a 10-15 minutes journey) at the front gate of the CNR Area della Ricerca.

Walk (25 minutes):

Get out from the REAR Entrance of the Central Station (Via de' Carracci) see MAP. Cross the road. Turn left and then right following via A. Fioravanti. Turn left at the traffic light (via Gobetti). Follow via Gobetti up to the roundabout. Straight on at the roundabout entering the no-through road.

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By long distance bus MAP

Get out of the the bus station "Autostazione". After you have bought the ticket (or the City Pass) take bus number 87 just out of the bus station. The bus stops at the front gate of the "CNR Area della Ricerca".

Tickets for urban transport in Bologna cost 1800 LIRE. They are available at newsstands and tobacco shops that show the Bus Tickets sign

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By plane MAP

From the airport you can:

Take a taxi:

Fare to CNR (10-15 minutes drive) is around 20000 LIRE (10 EUR, ~12 US$)

Fare to City Centre (20-25 minutes drive) is around 30000 LIRE (16 EUR, ~19 US$)

Take the the Aerobus:

Stops at the Central Railway Station and Bologna City Centre. Tickets cost 7000 LIRE (3.6 EUR, ~4.5 US $) and can be purchased aboard.

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From City-Centre MAP

From the City-Centre you can:

Take a taxi (10 minutes):

Fare to CNR is around 20000 LIRE (10 EUR, ~12 US$)

Take a Bus (15 minutes):

Tickets for urban transport in Bologna cost 1800 LIRE. They are available at newsstands and tobacco shops that show the Bus Tickets sign

No. 87: Either at via Marconi or via dei Mille stops. Direction CNR. Get off at the CNR Main Entrance.

No. 11 (A, B, or C):

No. 11 A & 11 B:

Get off at the last stop of via Barbieri (i.e. Rotonda Gobetti). Then turn right to via Gobetti. Walk for 200 metres and you are at the CNR.

No. 11 C:

Get off at Arcoveggio Chiesa. Cross the road and turn right through via Erbosa (see map). Turn left and you are at the CNR.

Walk (40 minutes):

4100 meters (2.5 miles) walk. See map.

This file was last modified on by Pino Malaguti