USEFUL INFORMATION
Getting to Tarragona
Rovira i Virgili University is located in Tarragona, in the south of Catalonia (1 hour from Barcelona). Tarragona is well-connected, as there are two airports, bus, train and taxi services.
By plane
There are two international airports to get to Tarragona:
Reus Airport
Located at only 5 minutes from the center of Tarragona. Mainly low cost flights operate into Reus. If you fly into Reus you can either take a bus or a taxi from the airport to Tarragona.
Barcelona Airport
Located at 1h from Tarragona, the vast majority of international flights arrive at terminal T1 in Barcelona airport. Some low cost companies still fly into terminal T2.
From the airport you can travel to Tarragona by train, bus or taxi.
By bus
The easiest way to get to Tarragona from the airport.
The current timetable offers a direct bus from the Barcelona airport to Tarragona every 2 hours.
The price of a ticket is 13 Euro.
By train
Tarragona have two train stations (one for regular trains and another for high-speed trains). From the airport, you can take the shuttle bus to terminal T2 train station, to go to the Barcelona Sants station.
From the Barcelona Sants station you can take a:
– Regional train direct to Tarragona city station.
– High speed train to the Tarragona Camp station which is outside the city. From there you can take a taxi to Tarragona (20 minutes and 30 euros) or the Bus Transfer.
By car
From Barcelona Airport:
- Motorway AP-7. Exit 33 Tarragona
- Motorway C-32 and Motorway AP-7. Exit 33 Tarragona
From Valencia. Motorway AP-7. Exit 33 Tarragona
From Zaragoza. Motorway AP-2. Exit 9, Montblanc
Accomodation
There are many alternatives for accomodation in Tarragona, at many price ranges. You can find information on residence halls, hostels, apart-hostels and hotels in this document.
The closest hotels to the conference venue are Hotel Cosmos and Hotel SB Ciutat de Tarragona (both at just 10 minut walk from the university).
There are also apartments, hostels and pensions close to the university. Here are some links to help you find accomodation in Tarragona: