Turin is located in northern Italy, close to the Alps and to the French border. It is the main city of the Piedmont region.
See the web sites of the City of Torino and of its Tourism Office for detailed information.
By airplane
Turin has its own international airport, situated in Caselle. The airport is connected to the town by both train and bus services (the train for the moment reaches a secondary station, Torino Dora). Milan is not so far, and it is possible to fly to Milan and then reach Turin by train or by bus.
By train
Turin has two main railway stations, Porta Nuova and Porta Susa. Both of them are in the center of the town. Turin has good internal and international railway connections. To check schedules and timetables, you can use the web sites of the Italian railways (trenitalia).
Department of Physics
University of Torino
via Pietro Giuria 1
10125 Torino
Public transportation in Torino is mostly based on buses and trams (beside, of course, taxis). There is also a subway line.
You can find maps of the town, including bus and tram lines, from the site of the local public transport company GTT.
To get to the institute from the two main train stations:
from Porta Nuova
Take tram n.9, direction Torino Esposizione just across the main entrance of the station and get off at the stop Giuria est (after about 10 min). Alternatively, take bus n. 67 direction Ada Negri nord and get off at the stop Valperga Caluso (after about 10 min).
from Porta Susa
Take the subway direction Lingotto and get off at the station Nizza. From there walk back along via Nizza and turn right to Via Valperga Caluso. The Department is at the end of via Valperga Caluso (after about 400m) on your right.