Turin public transportation
Buses and trams cover the whole of the city and its surroundings from morning (almost all lines start operating at 5 am) until late at night (midnight).
The tickets can be purchased in tobacconists’, newsagents and public places displaying the GTT sticker. There are various ticket possibilities: the ordinary urban ticket with 70-minute validity, the 15–ticket block, etc…
There is also a subway, the M1 line linking Collegno to Piazza XVIII Dicembre, Torino (near Porta Susa FS station), which can be accessed with urban public transport tickets.For further information, please visit the website of GTT: http://www.comune.torino.it/gtt/en/
For information on transport for disabled people in Torino: Informa disAbile Torino ph. 800.890119 or +39.011.4428008 www.comune.torino.it/pass/php/1/home2.php
City maps
Turin’s maps are freely consultable and downloadable at this address:
http://www.comune.torino.it/canaleturismo/en/map.htm
The Congress venue address is:
Lingotto Conference Centre, Via Nizza 280 -Turin - Italy
Visible in the downloadable map named "Map of the city center and olympic venues"
at the table n° 143 and 144.
Taxis
In every district you will find at least a taxi rank. You may call or reserve a taxi through the switchboards of consortia and companies.
Calls for taxi transport service must be addressed directly to the taxi headquarter.
This service is available 24 hours per dayPronto Taxi
Ph. +39.011.5737Radio Taxi
Ph. +39.011.5730/011.3399GTT
Runs, upon reservation, a transport service for the disabled by equipped minibuses.
Ph. +39.011.5682315 (8.30 am-2 pm Monday-Friday)
Ph. +39.011.3161365/011.3160979 (during after hours, weekdays, Saturday and public holidays)
By Car
Limits of circulation and non-accessible streets
In the city of Turin there are some "Limited Traffic Zone" (ZTL) closed to traffic on defined days, hours and special occasions. Street cameras monitor all access roads.“ZTL Ordinaria": from Monday to Friday from 7.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.
“ZTL Romana”: every day from 9.00 p.m. to 10.30 a.m.
“ZTL - Mandatory Bus streets ” and "ZTL - Bus lanes": every day from 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.
“ZTL - pedestrian”: 24/7
“ZTL - nightly in Borgo Dora”: every day from 8.00 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Available map on
www.comune.torino.it/ztlpermessi/img/ztl_attuale.pdf“ZTL Ambientale” from Monday to Friday from 7.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. entrance forbidden to non-ecological vehicles
Available map on
www.comune.torino.it/ordinanz/immagini/ztl-amb-w.jpg
Blue Zone
In all the city centre and in the most part of neighbouring streets there is Pay and Display parking, the “Zona Blu” (Blue Zone) with hourly costs varying according to the area (from € 0,50 to € 2,00). It is possible to buy parking vouchers (hourly) from authorised shops (tobacconist’s, news-stands, cafés) and automatic tickets machines.
Pay car parks
Getting around easily from one end of Turin to the other is simple and comfortable. If you reach Turin by car, you will find many paying car parks to move freely; the hourly tariff vary from € 0,40 to € 1,30.
Car rental
If you wish to hire cars, motorcycles and scooters for travelling in Turin and its surroundings, you will find a list of Turin agencies below:
ACI
Via San Francesco da Paola 20/a
Ph. +39.011.5623514ATICAR (motorcycles and scooters)
Via Micheli 14
Ph. +39.338.4698009AVIS
Corso Turati 37
Ph. +39.011.501107
Via Botticelli 86
Ph. +39.011.2053547
Via Rivoli 51, Orbassano (TO)
Ph. +39.011.9034000CROCETTA CAR
Via Verrazzano 57/c
Ph. +39.011.502346EUROPCAR
Via Madama Cristina 72
Ph. +39.011.6503603
Via Carlo Capelli 4
Ph. +39.011.7712349
Via XXV Aprile 152, Nichelino (TO)
Ph. +39.011.6279429HERTZ
Via Magellano 12
Ph. +39.011.502080
Via Pavia 105/b Rivoli (TO)
Ph. +39.011.9539761MAGGIORE
Corso Trieste 128, Moncalieri (TO)
Ph. +39.011.6677125
Porta Nuova railway station
Ph. +39.011.6503013SIXT
Via Mongrando 48
Ph. +39.011.836385
Via Sapri 21/a
Ph. +39.011.6062370TARGARENT
Via Nizza 43
Ph. +39.011.655685
Corso Agnelli 220
Ph. +39.011.0031022
