Wikimania 2016 bids/Esino Lario/Journey
The major city near Esino Lario is Milan, and Esino Lario is served by Malpensa airport - the main Italian international airport - Milano Linate and Milano-Bergamo Orio al Serio, two relevant airport for Italian and European low cost flights. Esino Lario is located 12 km (800 m in altitude) above Varenna. To reach Esino Lario there are two provincial streets: one from Varenna and one from Bellano-Parlasco (Strada della Valsassina).
As planned, participants attending Wikimania Esino Lario reached the location by airplane, trans and priviate transport.
The transport necessities of Wikimania Esino Lario were met by increasing transport between Varenna and Esino Lario and by organizing direct buses from the airports in the main days of arrivals and departures. During the implementation process we also organized transport within Esino Lario. Busses and taxis provides support to mobility within the village, a little train circulating around the venues was rented (and provided with wifi) and people who informed us about mobility limitations were provided for free with scooters meant for mobility support.
Airlines
[edit]The most convenient airports to plan your trip to Esino Lario are Milano Malpensa (MXP), Milano Linate (LIN) and Milano-Bergamo Orio al Serio (BGY). There are quite a few low cost flights in particular from Italy and Europe; have a look also at Mediana airlines for low cost flights from Africa.
During Wikimania Esino Lario a direct bus service between the airports and Esino Lario is organized. Please note that once you have arrived in Esino Lario everything is within walking distance: differently from big cities in which you need to take public transport to reach your accommodation or the venue, in Esino Lario accommodation and the venues are all there, located in the near surroundings. Direct buses from the airports take the Valsassina road and carry up to 50 people each. Other options to reach Esino Lario from the airports are public transport (please find below the directions) and car rental.
Airport | Typology | Directions with public transport | Time with public transport | Price public transport[1] | Time by car/direct bus[2] |
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Milano Malpensa Terminal 1 (MXP) | International airport, long distance-European and national flights. |
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2.5 hours | 18.85€ | 2h |
Milano Malpensa Terminal 2 (MXP) | International airport, European and national flights, low cost flights. |
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2.5 hours | 18.85€ | 2h |
Milano Linate (LIN) | International airport, mainly European and national flights. |
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2 hours | 13.85€ | 1h30 |
Milano-Bergamo Orio al Serio (BGY) | Mainly low cost flights. |
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2 hours | 9.70€ | 1h40 |
Estimated costs
[edit]To provide an idea of the costs, we report below fares referenced with a departure date in 20 June 2014 from the origin airport, with a return trip leaving Esino Lario on the 30 June 2014 (round trip ticket).
Europe
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Busses from the airport
[edit]During Wikimania Esino Lario a direct bus service between the airports and Esino Lario is organized. Direct buses from the airports take the Valsassina road and carry up to 50 people each.
Depending on the company, a bus from the airports to Esino Lario with 50 seats is around 450 (average cost), which means that if the bus is completely full it costs less than 10 euro per person. We will have to increase the cost per person to allow busses to travel also if they are not completely full, but even if doubled the cost is very reasonable in particular for people arriving in Malpensa airport (public transport costs already 18.85€). Managing transport for the airports will require to include the booking in the registration form. We will define as early as possible a timetable for the busses with maybe two main departure times, to allow people to consider it when booking their flights.
- Consorzio Trasporti Lombardi https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Qyy_nzLhZEdXptSXhmdG1vWE0/edit
- Autoservizio Cattaneo SRL https://docs.google.com/document/d/15MDdK4SNxUUxamx9Cg6BcS1hRu91XX05VbmdtcDOFKY/edit
- Spreafico (1 bus 35 seats; 3 busses 50 seats) https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Qyy_nzLhZEOGk2VnRfeURfV28/edit
- SAL https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Qyy_nzLhZERlpBcXQ2N0E0R0E/edit
Trains
[edit]Please refer also to the article about Esino Lario on wikivoyage. |
From Italy and Europe you can travel to Esino Lario by train through Milan, which is well-connected to Italian and to several European cities. The closes railway station to Esino is called Varenna-Esino (12 km from Esino); from the railway station you can take a bus or a taxi.
The railway station Varenna-Esino is at walking distance from the lake and from the port of Varenna; the building of the railway station is actually located in Perledo and it hosts the Perledo tourist office. There are trains from Milan approximately every hour; direct trains every 2 hours (and every hour at peak hours) leaving from Milan Central Station. The last train from Milan Central Station to Varenna is at 21:20 (arrival at 22:35); the next train is at 6:20 in the morning. The last train from Varenna to Milan Central Station is at 22:21 (arriving at 23:30); the next train is at 5:26 in the morning. Time and prices of trains on Trenitalia website.
From | Itinerary | Time | Price | Note |
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Milano |
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1h 40 minutes. | 8,85 € | Milano Stazione Centrale has direct trains from
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Cars
[edit]Please refer also to the article about Esino Lario on wikivoyage. |
If you are traveling in particular from Italy and Europe, it can be convenient to travel also by car, rented car or rented busses. Please note that buses should not exceed 35 seats on the Varenna-Esino road whereas 50-seat buses can take the Valsassina road: please do come with a maximum 35 seats bus.
It is possible to rent cars from Milan and from the airports. Among the main car rental companies AVIS, Europecar, Hertz.
From | Directions | Km | Miles | Time[7] |
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Milano | SS36 + Provincial road 62 + Provincial road 65 (Strada della Valsassina) | 99 | 61 | 1h39 |
Lecco | SS36 + Provincial road 62 + Provincial road 65 (Strada della Valsassina) | 43.2 | 26 | 51 minutes |
Varenna | Via per Esino | 12,4 | 7 | 26 minutes |
Lugano |
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Boats
[edit]Please refer also to the article about Esino Lario on wikivoyage. |
From Varenna it is possible to navigate on Lake Como to many destinations, among which Abbadia Lariana, Argegno, Bellagio, Bellano, Careno, Cernobbio, Colico, Como, Gravedona, Isola Comacina, Lecco, Mandello, Menaggio, Piona, Pognana, Torno and Tremezzo. The ferry-boats between Varenna, Menaggio, Bellagio and Cadenabbia allow the transport of both cars and buses. Fast rides are more expensive than regular transport. Boat rides are also a beautiful and cheap way to enjoy sightseeing on Lake Como. Time and frequency of boats on Lake Como on navigazionelaghi website.
From | Time | Price |
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Menaggio* | 15 minutes (7 minutes for passengers only - fast transport, more expensive) | 4.60€ one-way; 15€ one day. Car+driver: 8.60€-14.40€[8] |
Bellagio* | 15 minutes | 4.60€ one-way; 15€ one day. Car+driver: 8.60€-14.40€[9] |
Busses (increased local transport)
[edit]Esino Lario is connected by bus to Varenna through the public line Bellano-Varenna-Perledo-Esino Lario. Time of the buses on LT Lecco Trasporti website (SAL Servizi Automobilistici Lecchesi S.r.l. - Linea Bellano-Esino Lario D21; info 800.011.840 / Tel. +39 0341.363148). The timetable of buses is organized to wait for the train to arrive (normally trains from Milan). During Wikimania Busses between Varenna and Esino Lario will be increased during Wikimania to meet the needs of the participants.
From | To | Time | Price |
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Bellano | Esino Lario | 2.40€ | |
Varenna | Esino Lario | 40 minutes | 2.10€ |
Perledo | Esino Lario | 1.70€ |
According to the local company managing the public transport, the cost of the ride Varenna-Perledo-Esino is 220 euro; the cost of the public service is below the actual cost because supported by the Province of Lecco[10]. The option which appears to be the most convenient is to book a series of busses with 35 seats for the day to have them making round trips. Of course transport can also be managed managed by car/taxi and minibuses. For 35 seats busses a round trip takes approximately 100 minutes (40 minutes to go, 40 minutes to come back and an extra 20 minutes to included).
We expect different kind of flows:
- a flow associated to arrivals and departures (people based in Italy, participants traveling by train and boat - in particular from Wikimania Takes Lake Como and some participants from Lugano)
- a flow coming from the railway station (in particular people arriving with direct trains from Milan on saturday and sunday)
- a regular flow of participants who have their accommodation in Varenna or organizers-volnteers based in the area.
The cost of local transport can be directly paid by users, or it can be fully or partially paid by our budget. We have also estimated the cost for a series of minibuses in case they can be useful during the event for runners or for short rides within Esino Lario. It is relevant to mention that some local city councils own minibuses used for the transport of students; we can ask if these busses can be made available for Wikimania at a reduced cost.
- Consorzio Trasporti Lombardi https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Qyy_nzLhZEdXptSXhmdG1vWE0/edit
- Autoservizio Cattaneo SRL https://docs.google.com/document/d/15MDdK4SNxUUxamx9Cg6BcS1hRu91XX05VbmdtcDOFKY/edit
- Spreafico (1 bus 35 seats; 3 busses 50 seats) https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Qyy_nzLhZEOGk2VnRfeURfV28/edit
- SAL https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Qyy_nzLhZERlpBcXQ2N0E0R0E/edit
Travel | Estimated time for a roundtrip in minutes | Estimated roundtrips per day[11] | Number of busses | Number of people per bus | Total displacement of people |
Varenna-Esino | 100[12] | 4 | 5 | 35 | 700 |
Inside Esino Lario | 30[13] | 30 | 4 | 8 | 960 |
Expense | Number | Days | Cost/Unit | Total in euro | Total in dollars |
Buses to intensify the service between Varanna-Esino | 5 | 7 | € 450 | € 15.750 | $ 21.616,72 |
Minubus 8 places | 4 | € 400 | € 1.600 | $ 2.195,98 | |
Total amount planned in the estimated costs | € 17.350 | $ 23.812,70 | |||
Currency | € 1,00 | $ 1,37 |
This hypothesis does not take into consideration normal flows (below 35 or 70 people) but it focuses on the exceptional peaks of Wikimania Esino Lario.
Varenna-Esino Lario | Expected participants | Wikimania Takes Lake Como | Wikimania Takes Lake Como | Wikimania Takes Lake Como | Wikimania Takes Lake Como | Pre-conference | Pre-conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Post-conference | Post-conference |
Organizers Wikimedia | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
Organizers Esino Lario | 100 | |||||||||||
Organizers Extra | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||||||||
Organizers from the territory | 50 | 25 | 50 | 50 | ||||||||
Attendees from Italy | 50 | 5 | 35 | 10 | 40 | 10 | ||||||
Occasional visitors (conference days) | 100 | |||||||||||
Occasional visitors (conference days) | 150 | 30 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||
Hotel guests in Varenna | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | ||||||||
Expected travelers by train | 29 | 37 | 24 | 36 | 6 | |||||||
Total extra flow Varenna-Esino Lario | 633 | 114 | 72 | 168 | 203 | 347 | 71 | 31 | ||||
Number of extra rids (considering no cars) | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Number of extra rides (considering cars) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
An electric car was serving participants in local displacement. The car was offered for Wikimania Esino Lario by a partner company.
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Yiyi in an electric car provided for Wikimania Esino Lario
Parking
[edit]Parking need to be managed during the conference. There will be runners, vans, bus stops, busses and cars to park for visitors and attendees.
- Runners and vans. Runners and vans will need parking specifically reserved for them.
- Bus stops. Presumably we will have between 3 and 5 bus stops.
- Private parking. In particular during the week-end visitors by car can increase (please refer to the hypothesis of number of participants). Some apartments we will use have private parking; parking is also available at Villa Rogo - Pime. There are some parking in the centre of Esino Lario but we will not encourage visitors to use them during the conference; we will rather ask permission to use the industrial area of Bigallo and streets managed by the city council; Cainallo and Ortanella can provide parking but transport inside Esino Lario needs to be managed (15 minutes van ride from and to). We didn't jet explored the possibility of parking cars on streets managed by the Province of Lecco.
- Busses. If busses remain in Esino Lario they can be parked at night in the industrial area of Bigallo (we need to ask permission).
Please note that we have a partnership with the city council and we are in contact with the provincial administration. It is possible for Wikimania Esino Lario to close streets and squares to the traffic, and to discuss with the province about how to manage circulation on provincial streets during the event. Within Esino Lario streets are managed by the city council (i.e. via Montefiori, the street to Cainallo and Ortanella, the industrial area, and all the streets in the centre); the two streets coming from Varenna and Valsassina (and passing through Esino Lario) are provincial streets.
Info points
[edit]We plan to set an info point at the Varenna-Esino railway station. We still need to arrange it but the Varenna-Esino railway station is a building of the Perledo city council which already hosts the tourist office. According to the hypothesis of flaws it is reasonable to create an info point also at the Airport Malpensa in the two days of main arrivals. The reception in Esino Lario will also serve as info point.
Wikimania Info point at Malpensa Airport
Wikimania Info point at Linate Airport
Wikimania Info point at Varenna-Esino Railway station
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The bus at Varenna-Esino railway station waiting for Wikimania attendees.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ One-way.
- ↑ https://maps.google.it
- ↑ http://www.trainmilanmalpensa.com.
- ↑ http://www.autostradale.it/interna.aspx?gr=2&sez=60&sot=2&ae=4.
- ↑ http://www.autostradale.it/interna.aspx?gr=2&sez=60&sot=2&ae=4.
- ↑ http://www.sacbo.it/Editorial/newsCategoryViewProcess.jsp?editorialID=2163.
- ↑ Google map.
- ↑ According to the car size, http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/ita/c_tariffe_1.asp.
- ↑ According to the car size, http://www.navigazionelaghi.it/ita/c_tariffe_1.asp.
- ↑ Report of the meeting 14 October 2013, https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Qyy_nzLhZERlpBcXQ2N0E0R0E/edit.
- ↑ Calculated on a 7 hours day.
- ↑ 40 minutes to go and 40 minutes to come back; plus 20 minutes stop.
- ↑ 15 minutes to go and 15 minutes to come back.