If you decide to visit Bergamo, then surely this trip will be part of the tour to Milan or Verona, but in principle he is worthy and that it is visited as a separate enough big city with an interesting story and its secrets, because this city is really unusual, as if Two-tier, it looks very original and unusual.
The town of Bergamo is located just 50 kilometers from Milan and get there will not be difficult, especially since the airport of Orio Al Serio is located 3 kilometers away from it.
And so, if you are already in Italy, in Milan, then to Bergamo (by the way, the name is pronounced Bergamo and not Bergamo) can be reached by a suburban bus without more than 20 minutes, the fare is only 4 euros. You can experiment a little and take a train, trains to Bergamo are sent from the two stations of Milan - from the central and from the port of Garibaldi, the time on the way will take almost an hour, and the cost of the ticket quantity varies from 4 to 6 euros for one adult. More accurate information on trains on the official website of the ITALY railway http://www.trenitalia.com/trenitalia.html
If you are going straight, so to speak from home in Bergamo, it is easiest way to fly by plane. At least in Bergamo and there is its own international airport, but it is not at all popular and quite small (only 1 terminal), they use it mainly low-cost airlines to Rialyair and Visareir. For example, from Kiev (Juily Airport) there is a direct flight to Orio Al Serio, it carries out his company Viser. The cost of tickets 250 dollars per adult in both directions. The duration of the flight is slightly less than three hours (2 hours 54 min). Very convenient and fastest route, without transfers and excess time.
Since the airport is located outside the city (just a few kilometers), then to the city will have to get on the bus. Bus tickets can be bought at the airport terminal. Transportation is carried out by the company TERMIZHN.
Some buses go straight to Milan, and some only to Bergamo, where it is going on the inscription, on the front glass of each bus there is a tablet end destination. Buses to Bergamo go about twice an hour, the cost of the ticket - 2 euros, by the way the ticket is valid for 90 minutes and they can be used during this time on the funicular between the old and new part of the city.