Bergamo - Essential Information
- Nearby guides:
- Bergamo Ski Region
- Milan
- Milan Ski Region
- Brescia
- Parma
- Laax
- Klosters
- Genova
- Verona
- Montafon (Vorarlberg)
Airport
Orio al Serio International airport is located only 5 km away from Bergamo, and 45 km from Milan. Info: www.orioaeroporto.it.
An Airport Bus/Shuttle goes to the city centre every day from 6 am to midnight and departures every 30 minutes.
There are special tickets and fares for tourists:
3-Zone-Ticket (C fare) – €2,00 (single trip Bergamo-airport and the whole urban zone including funiculars – within 90 minutes from the validation)
24 hr ticket with luggage – €4,50 (one return trip Bergamo –airport and the whole urban zone including funiculars and tram– on the day of its validation)
72 hr ticket with luggage - €7 (one return trip Bergamo –airport and the whole urban zone including funiculars and tram – on the 3 days after its validation)
Public Transport
The best way to get around the city is by foot. To reach the upper city you can catch bus 1A (which leaves from the railway station) or the funicular. The ticket costs €1,20 and is valid for 75 minutes. There are special tickets for tourists.
If you want to get to the Old Town by car, you should remember that it is almost completely limited to special permitted vehicles. The access to the upper town is allowed if you have a reservation in one of the hotels of the Old Town.
Bergamo Card
Bergamo card is a tourist pass comprising a series of services: use of ATB and TEB public transport, free or reduced access to museums and monuments, and several reductions in shops and accommodation facilities in Bergamo and its province. It is available the 48 hours and 72 hours card.
Tram - TEB
The tram starts from Bergamo and arrives in Albino, in the low Seriana Valley. The ticket costs are from € 1,20 for the urban fare to € 2,60 for the terminus in Albino.
Taxi
The main taxi company is Radiotaxi.
Post
Bergamo’s main post office
Pharmacy
Bergamo’s chemists are open from Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm and from 3.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Addresses of chemists open all day long or during weekends are posted on the pharmacies.
Telephone
Country code: +39
Area code: 035
Electricity
220/240V
