How to get here

BY ROAD

From the motorway exit (A1 – Parma) you can reach the Parma Fair in less than 5 minutes just by travelling along the new link road.

Milan, Bologna, Verona are about one hour’s drive away from Parma; Florence, Padua, Turin and Genoa just a little more. Moreover, the Parma ring road allows you to get to every point of the city in a few minutes.

More than 9,000 parking spaces are available to the visitors of Fiere di Parma exhibition center.

GPS coordinates: 44 ° 50’47.27 “N 10 ° 17’24.00” E (4)

BY BUS

The public transport service – operated by TEP Spa – is available both on dealer days (29 February – 1 March) and on days open to the public (2-10 March).

From February 29 to March 10, a special city bus with the “Fiere di Parma / Mercanteinfiera” sign runs every 30 minutes and links Parma’s downtown to Mercanteinfiera directly.

• TO Mercanteinfiera: first departure at 9.00 am – last departure at 7.00 pm (on 29 February and 1 March: first departure at 7.00 am – last departure at 6.30 pm)
• FROM Mercanteinfiera: first departure at 9.35 AM – last departure at 7.35 PM (on 29 February and 1 March: first departure at 7.35 am – last departure at 7.05 pm)

A standard city bus ticket is needed to board the bus and can be purchased at the newspaper-kiosk, tobacconist’s or on bus by contactless payment cards (Visa, Mastercard and Maestro, VPay and Visa Electron).

The bus-stop at the Exhibition Center is located at the roundabout next to the South Entrance and will be active during the whole time of the event. The bus-stop near the East Entrance, instead, will be active during the first weekend only (2-3 March).

BY RAIL

The Parma railway station is on the Milan-Rome route and is well-connected with the other major cities of northern and central Italy (Milan, Turin, Bologna, Genoa, Florence, Rome).

BY AIR

The airports of Milan Linate (120km) and Bologna (90Km) can be easily reached in about one hour from the Parma exhibition center. Moreover, Milan Malpensa and Verona airports are less than two hours’ drive away from the city.

Last but not least, Parma’s “Giuseppe Verdi” airport is located very close to the exhibition center and is served by both national and international flights.