Practical information

The school will take place at the Hotel Tryp Rey Pelayo, Gijón. The hotel is located in front of the gardens Parque Isabel la Católica and is within walking distance to the beach and the city center.

Gijón is in the Autonomous Community (a.k.a. region) of Asturias (official name: Principado de Asturias). It is 30 km far away from Oviedo, the capital of Asturias

Please, notice that in the local Asturian language, Gijón is written Xixón, so when looking for information on the web you may find Gijón/Xixón to refer to our town.

By plane

You can get to Asturias by plane. You have to fly to The Airport of Asturias OVD, which is 45 km away from Gijón.

The price of a taxi from the airport to Gijón is 45 euros.

Instead, you can take a bus ALSA for 8 euros.

Nearby airports are an actual alternative when coming to Asturias. Maybe you can try to fly to Santander. There is a bus ALSA from the Airport of Santander to Gijón (~15 euros and 4 hours). Transfers from other airports usually involve going downtown to the city you have arrived at to get a bus or a train to Gijón.

By bus

You can also come by bus ALSA from almost all major towns in Spain. A promotional code is available upon request for assistants. Write to ehf2016.gijon@gmail.com for more information.

By train

Train is also possible. Search the Renfe web page for more information. A promotional code is available upon request for assistants. Write to ehf2016.gijon@gmail.com for more information and a printable pdf.

From the bus station ALSA to the hotel: walk to Plaza del Humedal and take a local bus EMTUSA.

From the train station to the hotel: there is a bus stop just outside the station.

Local bus: Line L10 to HOS Cabueñes leaves you next to the hotel. Lines L1, L14 or L18 leave you five minutes away from the hotel.

In Gijón, to ride on a local bus, you must enter through the front door and pay 1.25 euros cash to the bus driver. To leave the bus, you must exit through the rear door.