How to get around Trento
Below you will find all the useful information to organize your travels in the city during the Festival and discover the beauty of Trento between events.
Historic centre
The historic centre of Trento is very intimate and walkable. All the city’s main monuments and places of interest can be reached on foot with just a short walk. From the train station in Piazza Dante, it takes just a few minutes to get to Piazza del Duomo (550 m) and Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore (450 m), while it’s less than 15 minutes to Piazza Fiera (1.1 km), Buonconsiglio Castle (700 m) and the Santa Chiara Auditorium (1.2 km). Trento is served by a public transport system within and outside of the city, which is managed by Trentino Trasporti Esercizio. Buses can take you to all areas of Trento and the surrounding districts from 5:30/6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. For schedules and prices, see the official Trentino Trasporti Esercizio website.
Free Shuttle Bus
Free service for ITAS FORUM
departing from PIAZZA DANTE - PALAZZO DELLA REGIONE and PIAZZA FIERA – VIA TRAVAI
Continuous service from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm every 20 minutes
Local trains
The local Valsugana train connects Trento to the eastern end of the province, going all the way to Bassano del Grappa and making stops within the city at Ospedale Santa Chiara, San Bartolameo, Villazzano and Povo-Mesiano.
The local Trento-Malè-Mezzana train, on the other hand, travels north towards Val di Non and Val di Sole, with a stop in the commercial district of Trento Nord.
Cable car
Finally, it is possible to get to the district of Sardagna — on the western hill — using the cable car, which runs from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on working days and holidays. Bikes can be taken on some of the cable car runs, while a substitute bus service is provided in the event of bad weather.
Public transport
Tickets for public transport in the city can be purchased at stations, from tobacconists, on board the buses (at a higher price) and using your smartphone with the Open Move app. If you have the Trentino Guest Card, you can travel for free on all public transport in the province.
Bikesharing
Trento also has the e.motion bike sharing service with 19 docks where you can hire public bicycles, traditional or electric, without the need to return them to the same dock when you’re finished. The service is available 24/7. Bicycles can be taken from the docks directly by the users themselves using an enabled MITT Smart Card or, for occasional users, by purchasing short-term memberships using the BicinCittà app.
You can find all the information here.
Taxi
For taxi services, contact Taxi Trento by calling +39 0461 93 0002, texting +39 340 994 9655 or downloading the itTaxi app. Alternatively, Taxi di Trento is available at +39 0461 156 0007 or by emailing taxiditrento@gmail.com.
Public transport map of the city of Trento
From an idea of Leonardo, David and Aeneas, three mathematics students, who a year ago asked themselves: "Why is there no bus map of Trento? What if we made it?", the public transport map of the city of Trento was born.
This project was developed starting from the structured metropolitan maps of large cities in the world, following some symbolic characteristics: 45° lines, bright colors and complete layout of the network.
However, a bus map would be useless without landmarks. Thus, it was completed by adding useful information such as parking lots, libraries, university centers and sports centers and distinctive geographical references such as the Adige river and the Fersina stream, parks and peaks around the city.
From all this, therefore, not only a transport map was born, but an all-round map of Trento, useful for orienting oneself within the city and discovering what it has to offer.