Bergamo Transportation

It is wise to compare all the different airlines.
I found Ryanair at the moment of booking the cheapest.
Well the fare depends on 2 things: first of all the date you travel, as weekends and official holidays are expensive, and second, the earlier you book, the lower the fair.
I chose to depart on a Wednesday, preceding an official catholic holiday and to return on Wednesday, the week after. Ordered the ticket well in advanced I hardly had to pay 87 Euro all included.
The luggage you can take is however limited, 15 kilo’s luggage and some hand luggage.
But for a short trip to a rather warm country that will do!

I chose to depart from Eindhoven. The distance to my place is about the same as Charleroi but in “Brussels South”, the hours were as good as impossible.

The plane was ok. There was not so much leg space but that is no problem to me as I have short legs.
The luggage storage above the seats is small and it is a pushing to get everyone’s stuff in.
You should avoid putting something that is fragile, with the pushing it might break.

To reach the other funicular station:
pass through the main square, keeping the Sansovino library on your right, follow the straight street right through town until the gate at the end , and the funicular is on the square on the other side of the gate.
goes from the Porta San Alessandro to San Vigilio. It is a very short ride, and from the San Vigilio church you have very nice views!

The train station is right at the end of Bergamo Bassa's central avenue, Viale Giovanni XXIII, which becomes Via Vittorio Emanuele II. To the right are the two bus stations : the SAB, serving the northern mountains and valleys, and the Stazione Autolinee, serving all other destinations.
Bus #1 runs from the train station to the funicular station at the foot of the hill, from where you can make the ascent by cable car to Piazza Mercato delle Scarpe for no extra charge as long as you show your bus ticket. Alternatively you can get bus #1A from Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, along the central avenue and up to Bergamo Alta.

In case you need to go to Brescia:BRESCIA - Stazione CIBA, Time table:
Monday to Sunday: 11:00 - 16:00
Fares: adult fare: € 7,50
reduced fare (2 - 12 years old): € 3,75
Company providing the service
AUTOSTRADALE

BERGAMO Time table, Bus stop: Malpensata
from Monday to Friday: 38 daily trips from 07:04 to 22:12
Saturday: 31 daily trips from 07:05 to 22:12
Sundays and Public Holidays: 13 daily trips from 07:54 to 22:12
Fares: adult fare: € 1,50
Company providing service ATB

As of April 1, 2005, our city has a new mass transportation system. Most bus routes have been altered and a new fare system is now in force. The city center ticket is valid 75 minutes and now costs 1 Euro. A ten-trips carnet costs € 7.50 and will let you save 25%. There is also a one-day tourist ticket (€ 2.50) and a three-day ticket (€ 5.00).
IMPORTANT: Rejoice all ye beloved fellow travellers, you don't need anymore to walk for a couple of miles carrying your heavy backpacks on your shoulders. The new bus route #3 goes straight from Upper Town to the Youth Hostel. You can otherwise take bus route #6 from city center (Porta Nuova) to the stadium, then hop on #3. No dreadful endurance tests anymore!!

You can climb up or, if by car, you can drive up to the Upper Town of Begamo, but don't miss this unique funicular to get there. I am sure you'll enjoy the short ride more then you can imagine it. Btw, there is a wonderful sightseeing of the Citta Bassa from the cafe-bar terrace which is next to the Funicular station.

The “Stadio atleti azzuri d’Italia” is close to the center, and it’s really a nice walk from the trainstation. Problem is to find the right way, so if it’s the first time in Bergamo I suggest that you take the bus from the station instead, leaving you close to the stadium in just 7-8 minutes.
By foot it will take around 20-25 minutes. Say 30 if you walk a bit slower. Ask someone for directions, and you won’t probably have any trouble to find it.
There are trains to and from Milano every hour, and there is also a bus-shuttle leaving close from the station that goes to Milano every hour, at least.

By car it’s the same as always in Italy. When you get into the town you’ll soon find the signs with “stadio” written on them, with a football written beside. Just follow them.
There might be some problems to find parking close to the stadium, but if you’re there early it shouldn’t be a problem.