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Dipartimento di Fisica

Università degli Studi di Pavia

Via Bassi 6

I-27100 Pavia, Italy

The Physics Department is in the west side of Pavia, in the campus zone called "Cravino" where most scientific institutes are located. The bus line no.3 (stop "Taramelli-Bassi") connects to and from the railway station.

By train

Pavia is on the railroad Milano-Genova and is connected to both cities by frequent IC and regional trains. The trip from Milano Centrale railway station to Pavia takes about 30 min. Pavia is also within the suburban train network of the Milano area via the line S13. Timetables are available at the Trenitalia web site.
Reservation is required for IC trains. For all other trains (regionale, IR, RV, suburbano...) you do not need to reserve, but you must obliterate the ticket before starting the trip.

By plane

You may arrive at either one of the following airports:

From Milano Malpensa you can reach Pavia as follows:

  • Take the shuttle train Malpensa Express to one of the following stations: Milano Nord Bovisa, Milano Porta Garibaldi, Milano Centrale, then a train to Pavia. The simplest connection is through Milano Nord Bovisa: all shuttle trains stop there (4 trains per hour), from Milano Bovisa you can take the suburban train S13 to Pavia which runs every 30 min.
  • Take the shuttle bus to Milano Centrale railway station (about 1h trip, see timetables), then take a train to Pavia.

From Milano Linate you can reach Pavia as follows:

  • By direct bus (about 1h trip): see web site of "Autoservizi Botti" company
  • Take the shuttle bus or a taxi to Milano Centrale railway station (about 25 min trip), then take a train to Pavia.

From Orio al Serio (Milano-Bergamo) you can reach Pavia as follows:

  • Take the shuttle bus to Milano Centrale railway station (about 1h trip, see timetables), then take a train to Pavia.

Reservation is required only for IC trains, for all other trains (regionale, IR, RV, suburbano...) you do not need a reservation but you must obliterate the ticket before starting the trip.

By car

Coming from Milano or Genova: take the Milano-Genova A7 highway, exit "Bereguardo", then the free highway to Pavia (10 km). At the end of the highway take "Tangenziale Ovest", direction north, and exit at "Pavia Centro-Stazione". The street immediately to the left is Via Bassi. There is a free parking in front of the Departments of Physics.

Coming from Torino, Bologna, Brescia: take the Torino-Piacenza A21 highway, exit "Casteggio", then follow the normal road s.s. 10 to Pavia (20 km). A few km before the city take "Tangenziale Ovest" and exit at "Pavia Centro-Stazione". The street immediately to the left is Via Bassi. There is a free parking in front of the Departments of Physics.

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