ASSC6 will take place at the Science Museum of "La Caixa"
Foundation, in Barcelona. On this page, you will find directions
about how to get to Barcelona from the aiport or by car. There
is also information about how to get to
the Museum itself and about accomodation.
ARRIVING BY PLANE
:
Barcelona
Airport is 13 km/8 miles from the city center. To get from
the airport to the city and vice versa, take the Aerobus (Airport
Bus), RENFE
(the railway), or a taxi.
By bus: There are buses from the airport to the city and vice
versa every 15 minutes. The journey time is about 30 minutes,
and a single ticket costs around 3€. The main stops in
the city are Pl. Espanya and Pl. Catalunya (from the airport),
and Pl. Catalunya and Sants-Estació (to the airport).
A full description is here.
By train: There are trains from the airport to the city and
vice versa every 30 minutes; the journey time to Pl. Catalunya
is about 25 minutes. Timetables are available here.
The price of a single ticket is around 2€. The main stops
in the city are: Clot-Aragó, Arc de Triomf, Pl. de Catalunya
and Estació de Sants.
By taxi: At the airport, taxis are available outside the terminals.
The journey time to Pl. Catalunya is about 20 minutes, and the
price is around 12-18€.
You can get printable interactive local maps here,
and suggestions about routes here.
ARRIVING
BY TRAIN:
The
main international train station is Sants-Estació, in
Pl. Països Catalans. All international trains stop here.
Click here
for printable interactive local maps (obtainable by address),
and here
(“how to get there in public transport”) for printable
suggestions of routes.
ARRIVING BY
CAR:
If you are coming by car, you may be interested in visiting
the Spanish government’s website
where you will find information about traffic legislation, road
conditions, etc.
For Barcelona, you can get form the city
hall website information on "Road traffic situation"
and "Where to park".
