Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Campus del Poblenou, Roc Boronat, 138.
Getting to the venue:
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
Getting to the room:
Enter the main entrance, go straight ahead, and take the stairs in front of you. You will arrive at an open-air square with a chimney. Then, take the stairs (down) on your right, turn left past the cafeteria, and continue straight through a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel, turn left, and you will find the lifts to the 4th floor, where room 410 is.
Food
There are several restaurants located near the university. Some options are included below.
Sopa - Roc Boronat, 114
Buenas Migas - Diagonal, 197
Westfield Glòries - Diagonal, 208 (mall with several restaurants)
The Barcelona airport (abbreviation: BCN) is located in a nearby town, el Prat de Llobregat, and is served by all major European carriers and many low-cost airlines. The center of Barcelona can be easily reached via public transportation:
By taxi
A taxi from the airport to the city center costs approximately 35 euros (depending on traffic; rates are 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: 4,60€ single ticket or 1,22€ if you hold a T-Casual card (12,15€), 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 the city center and to the workshop venue.
Frequency: every 7 minutes
Price: 4,60€ single ticket.
***When taking the metro to/from the airport, 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: 6,75€ single ticket or 11,65€ 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 a regularly scheduled bus service between Barcelona and the Girona airport. The airport in Reus (abbreviation: REU) is approximately 1 ¼ hours south of Barcelona.
Hotels
You can use the webpage Booking to book a room in Barcelona.
Hotels located close to our Campus