Bergamo Transportation

Here is my Wizz air Airbus A320 standing on Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport, ready for flying to Katowice, Poland. I bought the ticket in sale on Wizz air website from Bergamo to Katowice for 44 Euros return including taxes.

The funicolar is the best way to reach the old town (cittý alta), allowing the tourists a fast access to it and the old town not to be submerged by cars. It does not do any stop. The funicular was built in the year 1886 and it has a length of 230 meters, climbing 83 meters of height (about 40% gradient). From the cabin it's possible to enjoy the beauty of the modern town lying on the plain and, with a very bright day, the sight extends untill MIlan and the Alps. The ticket costs 0.95 euros and it's possible to use the same ticket used to reach the lower station (through bus number 1).

Bergamo is approximately 50 Km's from Milan. I drove from Zürich to Bergamo via Italian Alps instead of Lake of Como. This route was longer but much more scenic. It took us 7 hours to reach Bergamo.

The Citta Alta is such a nice area that walking is actually the only option to discover it. Wandering through the narrow streets, discovering nice little squares or beautiful views: this is how you can best enjoy the beautiful city of Bergamo!

There are two funiculars.
The first one goes from lower town ( viale Vittorio Emmanuele) to the Citta Alta ( Piazza Mercato della Scarpe)
The second one goes from the Porta San Alessandro to San Vigilio.
You can buy a day-ticket, that allows you to take both funiculars as many times as you want.

You can catch the bus for 0,95 € from the Orio Al Serio airport to the lower town of Bergamo, until the bus station.
From there on, you can easily walk to the funicular to get you to the upper town. (it's always straight ahead)
Another option is taking a second bus to get you into upper town.

Our local service is quite frequent but subject to unavailability during the night. Some local lines even stop at 9 pm and start not before 7 am, thus creating big problems to night travelers. During holidays and Sundays the service is rare (one bus every 40 - 50 minutes) and sometimes unreliable. The price for a single ticket is 0.95 Euros; you can buy a 10 runs carnet at the price of 7.20 Euros.
The surroundings are linked by "SAB" company, with bus leaving from opposite the train station. This company is quite good and it serves almost every village in the area.

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The funicular railway connects the new part of Bergamo with the hill-top old town.

The funicular makes the steep journey in a couple of minutes, and costs 1.80 Euros for a return ticket (as at September 2003).

Tickets can be purchased from a window at the bottom station (and also at the top), and there is a cafe at the top station.