From the airport

There are three international airports close to Pavia (Milan Linate is the closest at 50km, Milan Malpensa at 90km and Orio al Serio at 100km).

Linate
There is a direct bus between Linate and the terrain where the GEM Secretariat is housed. This bus goes on to Pavia's Central Station. The bus service (called Pavia - Linate bus) departs from the airport at exit 7. There are daily departes at 9.00 - 11.50 - 14.00 - 17.00 and 20.30. The bus leaves you at the busstop Via Ferrata / Tangenziale [3/]. From there it's a five minute walk to the GEM Secretariat.

Further information can be found on the Malpensa/Linate website.

Malpensa
There is no direct connection between Malpensa and the GEM Secretariat. You will have to go through the city of Milan. You might land at either Malpensa 1 or Malpensa 2 (Easyjet) and there are various options from there.

a) Taking the bus (right outside either Malpensa 1 and 2) to Milan Central Station. There are buses almost every 15 minutes durin g the day, operated by MalpensaShuttle or Autostradale and costing between €7 and €8. It takes about 45 minutes from Malpensa 1, 35 minutes from Malpensa 2. ** From the Central Station there are trains going to Pavia (timetables can be found at www.trenitalia.com). From the Central Station of Pavia take the bus to the GEM Secretariat.

b) From Malpensa terminal 1, one can also take the Malpensa Xpress train, that arrives in Milan at Cadorna station. A single ticket costs €11 and the train takes about an hour to arrive. From there one can take the green metroline to Milan Central Station. From there, follow the route as described above **.

Further information on travelling from/to Malpensa by Public Transport can be found on the Malpensa/Linate website.

c) A taxi from Malpensa to the GEM Secretariat will cost about 120 euro.
 
Orio al Serio (Bergamo)
There is no direct connection between the airport of Orio al Serio and Pavia. The fastest way to reach the GEM Secretariat is to take a bus to Milan Central station (regular services are operated by both Orio Shuttle and Autostradale €8,00 and €8,90) and from there take a train to Pavia.

Further information can be found on the Orio al Serio website