Student Corner
How to get to L'Aquila
Ideally located in central Italy, L'Aquila is approximately 100 km (~60 miles) east of Rome and 100 km (~60 miles) west of Pescara. Choose one of the following means of transport to find out more.
Rome Fiumicino
Rome Ciampino
Both airports are connected to L'Aquila by express bus service operated by Gaspari or Flixbus. Read the section below ("By Bus") for further information.
Additional bus services (operated by T.U.A. and Itabus) are available from the "Tiburtina train station" (Stazione Tiburtina) located in East Rome. But that means you'll have to first get on a train/bus/underground from the airport to get to the "Tiburtina train station", which will take you one hour or so, at least. So, we strongly suggest you use the other option above, as those coaches will be departing right from inside the airport parking area.
Lastly, be informed that a couple of European cities are also connected to the Abruzzo Airport in Pescara, located about 100 km to the east of L'Aquila.
Getting to campus
Our programmes are coordinated and hosted by D.I.S.I.M. (Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics) located on the Coppito campus in via Vetoio - West L'Aquila.
The Coppito campus also hosts other faculties: biology, chemistry, physics and, most importantly, the main city hospital ("ospedale" in Italian). Keep that in mind whenever you ask for directions, as everybody knows where the main hospital (ospedale) is.
Then, the University of L'Aquila is made up of several other campuses spread over the whole city, each of which has its own focus and identity. To get an overview, check out this interactive map.
Bus routes
Transfers with the airports in Rome and other cities in Abruzzo and the rest of Italy are operated by:
There are two bus terminals:
A small one in west L'Aquila (generally referred to as "Hotel Amiternum", "My Suite", "Motel Agip", "Strada Statale S.S. 17"), which is actually a stall, but it's the spot where most long-distance buses like Flixbus, Gaspari or others from Rome, Fiumicino airports and other nearby towns will stop (for both alighting and boarding).
Be careful if you are going to catch a T.U.A. long-distance bus bound for Rome, because it will be departing from a different stall (referred to as "Casermette" or "S.S. 80") at around 300 m away. The same applies to local AMA buses bound for the Coppito campus.
The actual Terminal in east L'Aquila (aka "Collemaggio" by locals because of the nearby Basilica, or more officially "Lorenzo Natali"), close to the historical centre.
A few notes on A.M.A. local buses.
Number 1 or 2U buses are very likely the AMA buses you'll need most, as they connect our campus to the bus station at the My Suites Hotel (aka Hotel Amiternum), the "L'Aquilone" shopping centre, as well as the main bus station (known as Collemaggio or Terminal) in the old city centre.
As bus routes are not available on Google Maps yet, you can refer to the A.M.A. bus website, as shown below, and enter the word "ospedale" or "Università Coppito" in the search box (indirizzo di arrivo).
