Practical Information

We strongly recommend that you make your arrangements for travel and lodging well in advance of the conference, as Barcelona is a very popular tourist and business destination.

Travel

The Barcelona airport (abbreviation: BCN) is located in a nearby town, Prat de Llobregat, and is served by all major European carriers and many low-cost airlines. The centre of Barcelona can be easily reached via public transportation:

By taxi

• A taxi from the airport to the city centre costs approximately 35 euros (depending on traffic; rates higher at night).

By train (Terminal 2):

• Line R2 to Estació de Sants, Passeig de Gràcia or El Clot. (***El Clot Station is just 10 minutes away on foot from Universitat Pompeu Fabra.)
• Frequency: every 30 min, from 06:08 to 23:38.
• Price: 4,20€ single ticket or 1,14€ if you hold a T-Casual card (11,35€), which is valid for 10 journeys (including bus, tram and metro).

By metro (Terminal 1 and Terminal 2):

• Line 9 Sud to Torrassa + Line 1 to city centre and to the conference venue.
• Frequency: every 7 minutes
• Price: 4,60€ single ticket

***You cannot use a standard metro ticket or a T-Casual card. You need to buy the special Metro Airport Ticket called Bitllet Aeroport.

By shuttle bus (Terminal 1 and Terminal 2):

• Lines A1 (Terminal 1) and A2 (Terminal 2) to the city center (Plaça Catalunya)
• Frequency: every 5/10 minutes, from 5:35 to 01:05
• Price: 5,90€ single ticket or 10,90 return ticket.

Barcelona is also relatively close to two other airports that are served by low-cost airlines, especially during the summer months. The airport in Girona (abbreviation: GRO) is approximately 1 ½ hours north of Barcelona. There is regularly scheduled bus service between Barcelona and the Girona airport. The airport in Reus (abbreviation: REU) is approximately 1 ¼ hours south of Barcelona.

Lodging

Hotels

You can use the webpage Booking to book a room in Barcelona.

Hotels located close to our Campus

• Hotel Four Points Barcelona by Sheraton
• Hotel The Gates Barcelona Diagonal
• Hotel Ibis Barcelona Plaza Glorias
• Novotel Barcelona City
• Hotel Glòries

University housing

If you are interested in staying at a university residence, please go to the RESA webpage, where you will find information about reserving a room at a university residence in Barcelona. There are several such residences in Barcelona, and please note that the ones nearest to the congress venue are Campus del Mar and La Ciutadella. Reservations require a currently valid VISA card.

Other residences

• Melon Dictrict Marina
• Residencia Twentytú
• Residencia Onix

Other lodging information

• Barcelona on-line
• Turismo de Barcelona
• Time Out: Barcelona

Getting to the conference venue

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Campus del Poblenou

The conference and the satellite event will both take place at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Campus de la Comunicació (Poblenou) in Auditori 52. S37 , where 52 is the number of the building, S refers to the basement and 37 is related to the number of the room. We advise you to follow the indications you will find right by the entrance.

Access to the Campus del Poblenou of Universitat Pompeu Fabra is easy. The closest station is L1 Glòries, but you can also take L4 Llacuna (Metro). Indications below:

• METRO Line 1 GLÒRIES.
• METRO Line 4 LLACUNA.
• TRAM T4 GLÒRIES (Ca l'Aranyó) - T5 and T6 GLÒRIES (La Farinera)
• BUS H14, B25, B20, 192, 92, 42, 40, 7, 6

How to get there: BarcelonaGuia and Google Maps