Department of Political and Social Sciences
Conference Venue
Where is the conference?
The Department of Political and Social Sciences is located in via Sant’ Ignazio da Laconi 78, situated up the hill above one of the most elegant central areas of Cagliari, facing the Roman Amphitheater.
The conference will be held at two locations:
- on May 14th, the main venue will be the Aula Magna Lai, located at via Nicolodi 102, just a 7-minute walk from the Department. It is also accessible from the Castello area, the historical part of the city;
- on May 15th, the conference will take place in Classroom A (Building B);
- on May 16th, the conference will be held in both Classrooms A and B.
Map of the conference venues
The map below highlights the main ECREA OSC Conference locations:
A – Aula Magna Lai
B – Botanical Garden
C – Rooms A and B (SPOL)
D – Department of Political and Social Sciences
The route shows walking distances between the venues.
Aula Magna Lai → Botanical Garden: approx. 650 meters
How to reach Cagliari
- Direct flights to Cagliari Elmas Airport
In Spring and Summer Cagliari becomes a very interesting destination, a lot of main airlines have direct connections from all around the World.
Direct flights from different cities in Europe:
UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Holland, Ireland, Poland, Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Malta, Rep Czech Republic.
There are various airlines:
Low cost: EasyJet , Ryanair, Volotea, Smart Wings, Vueling
List of Airlines which connect with Cagliari
Air France, Aeroitaly, Air Malta, Austrian, British Airways, Condor, EasyJet, Edelweiss, Eurowings, Iberia, ITA Airways, KLM Royal Dutch, Lufthansa, Luxais, Neos, Ryanair, St Airlines, Smart Wings, Tui Fly, Volotea, Vueling.
More details airport website: http://www.sogaer.it/en
- Cagliari Airport to the city centre
- By train
The train is a fast and easy way to go from Cagliari Elmas Airport to the city center and vice versa. The train service starts at 6.00 am and ends at 22.00 with trains running almost every 20 minutes. The journey to and from the center takes 5-10 minutes and Cagliari city center is the last stop. Tickets are sold by Trenitalia at the vending machines (both in the arrivals area of the airport and inside the Elmas airport train station) or online at the website https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
The Elmas airport train station is about a 5-minute walk from the arrivals area (please follow the signs but the station is close to rental cars).
- By taxi
A quick option from the airport is to take a taxi. A standard trip during the day costs around 20 euros. It takes between 10/15 minutes. The cost is around €18 – €25 (there is fixed fare but it depends on the time of the trip). You can pay with your credit card directly to the driver. Reference numbers: +39 0706655 (RadioTaxi Rossoblu) and +39 070400101 (Radio Taxi Quattro Mori)
- Rent a car
There are a lot of main rent companies located in the Airport area.
- Local transport in Cagliari
Cagliari has one of the most efficient local transport systems in Italy (CTM).
More information are available at
https://www.ctmcagliari.it/
You can buy your tickets online, using the app Bus Finder (https://www.ctmcagliari.it/busfinder/) or directly by credit card in the bus at the machine. If you have a print ticket be aware that you need to stamp the ticket to validate it in case of controls. If you have a digital ticket with the app you need to validate scanning the Qr Code you can find in the bus.
- By train