Welcome in Torino, the host city of WordCamp Europe 2024! And Italy’s elegant hub for innovation and creativity. As you attend #WCEU in Torino, we are sure you’re looking to maximize your stay and benefit from all you can savor in town, both during conference/event days and beyond! Knowing that, we all hate when unplanned challenges hinder our travel plans and causes us to miss on some of the fun we look forward to while discovering new cities.
Therefore, as part of our Guide into WCEU in Torino series, we will simplify all you need for efficient public transport while staying in town.
Today’s guide will tackle public transport options, how and where to buy tickets, prices and discounts, main stations and routes from and to the venue: Lingotto Fiere.
Public Transport Options
Operating the first automatic subway line in Italy, as well as an extensive network of more than 80 routes (both bus and trams) at the service of residents and visitors of Torino, with accessible stations stops & vehicles; GTT or Gruppo Torinese Trasporti is the cornerstone of public transport in Torino, running both the urban and suburban, as well as extra-urban and night networks of the city.
Metro M1 service hours:
- Mondays till Thursdays: First departure at 5:30 AM, last underground* departure at 9:30 PM end of underground* service 10:00 PM.
- Fridays & Saturdays: First departure at 5:30 AM, last departure at 1:00 AM end of service 1:30 AM.
- Sundays & Holidays: First departure at 5:30 AM for bus substitute M1S, and 7:00 AM for underground. Last underground* departure at 9:30 PM end of underground* service 10:00 PM.
*Metro service is substituted by bus “Metro M1S” with bus substitute following the same routes from: 10:00 PM till 12:00 AM.
Bus & Tram service hours:
Usually initiating service between 4:30 AM & 5:30 AM depending on the line type, destination and frequency of use, and end of service varying between midnight and 1:30 AM. Although there is no official announcement on service hours for bus & tram services as the city’s network is currently under maintenance work at various locations/ lines, however, the estimates above are the most accurate and have been tested for more than 10 lines of both types and at different times of the day!
How and Where to Buy Tickets
You can buy GTT transport tickets from any metro station (least advised), tobacconists or other shops/bars that show the GTT logo on their shop entrance, or simply by downloading the GTT TO Move app (most advised) now available on both Android & Apple devices, with discounted rates for app purchased tickets.
Ticket Types & Prices
- Biglietto City 100: Valid for multiple bus & tram rides over the period of 100 minutes or only one metro ride. Price in store: €2,00 – Price on app: €1,90
- Biglietto Daily: Valid for multiple journeys across all options including metro, until the end of service of the day it was activated. Price in store: €4,00 – Price on app: €3,70
- Biglietto Multi Daily 7: Valid for 7 daily tickets of choice (not a continuous week), multiple rides on all means, until end of service time. Price: €21,00
- Special Tour “Chip on Paper” Ticket: Valid for 48/72 hours from the first validation on urban and suburban lines (metro included). You can choose the duration of the ticket at the time of purchase. Price: €9,50 or €12,50 – It is purchasable at GTT authorized outlets and at vending machines located within metro stations. It must only be used by one person and must be validated each time the user boards a bus/tram within the validity period.
Service Information
Google Maps mostly provides real-time information about bus arrivals.
However, you can still check the bus and tram arrival times by entering the stop number “fermata” on the official GTT timetable Telegram bot: “gttorari_bot“
Additional useful options that provide real time information would be MoovIT app as well as MATO app.
With this, our guide for getting around Torino using its public transport efficiently comes to an end. For more personalized options such as bike and car sharing, please check the following article: Getting Around Town
Until next time!
