CyDiSy Logistics
Travel to the Workshop
To Locarno
The closest train station to Ascona, where Monte Verità is located, is Locarno. Have a look at the website of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB and look for a suitable connection to Locarno. You can buy a point to point ticket from the train station in Zurich using the ticket machines, and this ticket will allow you to travel at any time on the day of purchase with any combination of bus and train.
Locarno to Monte Verità
Several options are available for this last leg:
There is a free shuttle bus from Locarno station to Monte Verità. Please note that places on the bus are extremely limted, as it is an 8 seater bus. The bus leaves is shown in the photograph below and will be parked at the location in the map below. The bus will make five journeys from Locarno station, according to the following timetable:
Leaving from Locarno FART Arrival at Monte Verità To meet train arriving at 17:20 17:40 17:14 18:00 18:20 17:44 18:40 19:00 18:14 19:20 19:40 19:14 20:00 20:20 19:44 - Public bus: Bus #1 to Ascona (stop "Ascona Centro", duration: ~20 minutes, cost: 2.20 CHF) and then Bus #5 ("Buxi") from Ascona "Autosilo") to Monte Verità (duration: ~8 minutes, cost: 2.00 CHF). Have a look at the bus schedules in advance. If the schedule of Bus #5 is not convenient to you, you can also reach Monte Verità from "Ascona Centro" on foot in approximately 25-30 minutes uphill along the road "Via Collina".
- Various taxis are available at Locarno railway station. The company “EcoTaxsi” usually has a slightly lower price, reservation required: +41 91 792 21 01 or 0800 321 321 (free call from Swiss numbers) or via Skype. The ride takes about 15 minutes and costs about CHF 40.00.
Venue
The workshop takes place at the Monte Verità conference centre in Ascona, Switzerland. "Monte Verità rises on the hills above Ascona and Lake Maggiore, and has always been a magnetic pole of convergence of ideas, trends, experiments and historical figures".
On Tuesday 2nd May:
- Check-in for the conference from 3.00 p.m. at the reception desk of Hotel Monte Verità.
- Registration for the conference from 4.00 p.m. at the reception desk of Hotel Monte Verità.
The centre has a 24 hour reception desk. Those staying on-site can check in at the reception desk and receive your room keys. Those staying off-site can register for the workshop at the reception desk.
Daily travel from Ascona
For those of you not staying at the venue, we have a 40-seater shuttle bus that will collect you at the Autosilo Ascona to take you to Monte Verità at the following times:
03.05 - 08.00 Autosilo Ascona –> Monte Verità
04.05 - 08.15 Autosilo Ascona –> Monte Verità
05.05 - 08.15 Autosilo Ascona –> Monte Verità
Taxis are also available to Autosilo Ascona.
Visa
Please check the information of the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration on whether you need a visa to enter Switzerland. As a registered participant you may reach out to us if you need an invitation letter for the visa application process.