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Genova Ge

Genova Ge

The University of Genoa, is a public research university.

It is one of the largest universities in Italy and it is located in the city of Genoa, on the Italian Riviera in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy. The original university was founded in 1481.

How locals move

Getting around Genova Ge the local way

  • Get inThe main airport bus, Volabus, drops off at the ferry terminal (Via Milano) and the two train stations.
  • Get inAnd see Ferries in the Mediterranean has ferries from Barcelona (Grandi Navi Veloci, daily, 18 hours), Tangier (Grandi Navi Veloci, weekly, 46 hours), Valletta on Malta, Bastia on Corsica, Olbia and Porto Torres on Sardinia, Palermo on Sicily, and Tunis.
  • Get aroundThere is also an underground line connecting the main square, piazza De Ferrari, with the northwestern neighborhood of Rivarolo, serving the historical center, the Porto Antico tourist area, the Stazione Principe main train station and the ferry terminal at Dinegro along the route.
  • Get aroundAs is common in Italy, tickets are not sold on board (except at night or on Sundays, then at an increased price); you need to buy your ticket before boarding the bus at a newspaper kiosk or a tobacconist's or an underground station, and validate it at a punching machine once you have boarded the bus or on the platform of the Metro/funicular/elevator.
  • Get aroundSingle tickets cost €2.0 (excluding Trenitalia) or €2.20 (including Trenitalia) and are valid for 110 minutes after validation for an unlimited number of travels in any direction on most transport options (bus, Metro, funicular, elevators, etc.).
  • Get aroundThe exceptions that require separate tickets are Volabus (bus to the airport), Navebus (ferry from Pegli to Genoa city center), the train to Casella, and bus 782 to Portofino.

From Wikivoyage: Genoa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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