Arriving at Barcelona


Barcelona can be easily reached by car, plane or train:

By plane:

The Barcelona airport of El Prat is served by all major airlines. There are several ways to go from the Airport to the city:

Taking a taxi is the simplest and maybe the fastest way. The cost of a taxi from the airport to the city can be between 15 and 25 Euros.

You can also take the train. Trains leave the airport every 30 minutes to Barcelona and take you to Sants Station. From there you can take the metro, bus or taxi to reach your final destination.

The last possibility is taking the bus. Each Airport terminal has a bus stop outside. They can be recognized by their blue color. The bus, leaving every 15 minutes, takes you to Plaça de Catalunya in the city center.

 In the vicinity of Barcelona there are two other airports that are currently being used by some low-cost airlines, in particular Ryan Air. These are the airports of Girona and Reus. Both are around 100 Km far from Barcelona and they have a bus connection to the center of the city, where you can take the metro to your final destination.

By train:

Barcelona is connected by train not only to the main Spanish cities, but also to Paris, Berna, Zurich, Geneve, Lausanne, Milano and Torino.

If you arrive at Barcelona by train, you will probably arrive at  Sants Station (Barcelona main station). From there you can take the metro, bus or taxi to reach your final destination. On their way to Sants, some trains may also stop at Passeig de Gracia. If this is your case and your hotel is located in the city center, you may consider leaving the train there, since this station is already in the center of Barcelona.
 
If you are going to arrive at Barcelona  by any other means (car, coach,...) and you need information, please contact us at  etaps04@lsi.upc.es.
 

Reaching your Residence or Hotel

Below you can find information about how to reach the residences and hotels offered by the ETAPS 04 registration and accommodation service. If you have reserved a hotel room on your own, then you can look at the  Barcelona Metropolitan Transport pages to find the best way to reach your hotel. In particular if you click "I want to go to ...", you will find an application that will tell you the best ways of going from any given origin to any given destination.


Reaching Residencia Torre Girona

From the Airport:

Going from the Airport to the Residencia Torre Girona by taxi is quite fast . Unless you are arriving in a rush hour (7:30 - 9:30 and 17:00 - 20:00) it will take you around 15 minutes since both the Airport and the Campus Nord of the UPC are on the south of Barcelona and the Campus  is "almost" connected by highway with the Airport. If you want to come by taxi, ask the driver to take you to the "cantonada Dulcet i Passeig dels Til.lers" (this means the crossing of the streets of Dulcet and Passeig dels Til.lers). If the driver asks you the way to go, you should answer that via the "Ronda de Dalt (exit 10)". This is the highway that links the UPC and the Airport. The taxi should cost you 15 - 20 Euro.

If you prefer public transportation then the train from the Airport to Sants Station is the best option. Below you can see how to reach the Residencia Torre Girona from there.

From Sants Station

The Campus Nord of the UPC can be easily reached from Sants Station by Metro. In particular, you should take line 3 (green line) and get off at Palau Reial. Then, to go to the residence,  you should take the street Tinent Coronel Valenzuela (uphill), turn, to the street Jordi Girona, then turn left, to  Passeig dels Til.lers, then in the corner with Dulcet you will find the residence. The entrance is on the street Dulcet, and is marked with a blue dot in this map.

From Sants station, you can also reach the this residence by bus. In particular, the bus 78 (here you can find information about this line) will take you from Sants station and leave you at Av. de Pedralbes (stop Pg. Manuel Girona - Toquio). Then, to reach the Residence you just have to go along the street Dulcet (in this map the entrance to the residence is marked with a blue dot and bus stops are marked with a bus sign) .


Reaching the Residencia de Investigadores

From the Airport:

In addition to taking a taxi, you can reach the Residencia de Investigadores by taking the Airport Bus or the train. If you are only carrying a light  luggage then the bus is probably the best option. The bus will take you to Plaça de Catalunya. Then you will have to go along La Rambla, downhill, until you find the street Hospital at your left. Then, taking this street, you will find the Residence in the corner with the street Egipciaques (the residence is marked with a blue dot in the maps 1 and 2). Altogether, you will have to walk around 20 minutes. If you prefer not  to walk that much then you should take the train from the Airport to the Sants station. Below you can find further instructions.

From Sants Station

Residencia de Investigadores can be easily reached from Sants Station by Metro. In particular, you should take line 3 (green line) and get off at  Liceu. This station has two exits. The street Hospital is between both (see the map). Then, taking this street, you will find the Residence in the corner with the street Egipciaques, where the blue dot is.


Reaching the Residencia Campus del Mar

From the Airport:

In addition to taking a taxi, you can reach the Residencia de Campus del Mar by taking the Airport Bus or the train. If you take the bus, you have to get off at the last stop (Plaça de Catalunya). Then, you have to take the metro from Catalunya to Urquinaona (line 1) and there change into line 4 to get off at Barceloneta. Then you have to walk for about five minutes along the street Ginebra for reaching the residence (see the map: the metro stop is where L4 is marked in the map and the residence is marked by the blue dot,  in the Street Salvat Papasseit 4). If you take the train you will arrive at Sants station. Below you can find further instructions.

From Sants Station

The simplest option to go from Sants Station to this residence is to take a taxi. If you prefer public transportation then the simplest option is to take the metro from Sants Estació to Verdaguer (line 5) and from there to Barceloneta (line 4). Then, as explained above, you have to walk about five minutes along the street Ginebra for reaching the residence (see the map: the metro stop is where L4 is marked in the map and the residence is marked by the blue dot,  in the Street Salvat Papasseit 4).
 

Reaching the hotels in the Av. Paral.lel area (TRYP Apolo and Auto Hogar)

From the Airport:

In addition to taking a taxi, you can reach these hotels by taking the Airport Bus or the train. If you take the bus, you have to get off at Plaça d'Espanya. Then, you have to take the metro from Espanya to Parallel (line 3). Alternatively, if it is easier for you, you may get off at the last stop (Plaça de Catalunya) and take the metro from Catalunya to Parallel (line 3), but it will take you a little bit longer. You will find the TRYP Apolo hotel where the blue dot is in this map and you will find the Auto Hogar hotel where the blue dot is in this map. In both cases, the metro station is marked with L3. If you take the train you will arrive at Sants station. Below you can find further instructions.

From Sants Station

The simplest option to go from Sants Station to these hotels is to take the metro from Sants Estació to Parallel (line 3). Then as explained above, you will find the TRYP Apolo hotel where the blue dot is in this map and you will find the Auto Hogar hotel where the blue dot is in this map. In both cases, the metro station is marked with L3.

Reaching the HUSA L'Illa Hotel

From the Airport:

In addition to taking a taxi, you can reach this hotel by taking the Airport Bus or the train. If you take the bus, you have to get off at Plaça d'Espanya. Then, you have to take the metro from Espanya to Maria Cristina (line 3). Alternatively, if it is easier for you, you may get off at the last stop (Plaça de Catalunya) and take the metro from Catalunya to Maria Cristina (line 3), but it will take you a little bit longer. Then, you will have to walk around five minutes along the Av. Diagonal (downhill) to reach the hotel. You can find find the HUSA L'Illa  hotel where the blue dot is in this map and the metro station where the L3 sign is. If you take the train you will arrive at Sants station. Below you can find further instructions.

From Sants Station

In addition to taking a taxi, the simplest option to go from Sants Station to this hotel is to take the metro from Sants Estació to Maria Cristina (line 3). Then, you will have to walk around five minutes along the Av. Diagonal (downhill) to reach the hotel. Then as explained above, you can find find the HUSA L'Illa  hotel where the blue dot is in this map and the metro station where the L3 sign is. Parallel (line 3).

Reaching the hotels in the Les Corts Area (NH Les Corts and NH Rallye)

From the Airport:

In addition to taking a taxi, you can reach these hotels by taking the Airport Bus or the train. If you take the bus, you have to get off at Plaça d'Espanya. Then, you have to take the metro from Espanya to Les Corts (line 3). Alternatively, if it is easier for you, you may get off at the last stop (Plaça de Catalunya) and take the metro from Catalunya to Les Corts (line 3), but it will take you a little bit longer. You will find the NH Les Corts hotel where the blue dot is in this map and you will find the NH Rallye hotel where the blue dot is in this map. In both cases, the metro station is marked with L3. If you take the train you will arrive at Sants station. Below you can find further instructions.

From Sants Station

The simplest option to go from Sants Station to these hotels is to take the metro from Sants Estació to Les Corts (line 3). Then as explained above, you will find the NH Les Corts hotel where the blue dot is in this map and you will find the NH Rallye hotel where the blue dot is in this map. In both cases, the metro station is marked with L3.

Reaching the hotels in the Plaça del Centre Area (NH Forum and NH Numancia)

From the Airport:

In addition to taking a taxi, you can reach these hotels by taking the Airport Bus or the train. If you take the bus, you have to get off at Plaça d'Espanya. Then, you have to take the metro from Espanya to Plaça del Centre (line 3). Alternatively, if it is easier for you, you may get off at the last stop (Plaça de Catalunya) and take the metro from Catalunya to Plaça del Centre (line 3), but it will take you a little bit longer. You will find the NH Forum hotel where the blue dot is in this map and you will find the NH Numancia hotel where the blue dot is in this map. In both cases, the metro station is marked with L3. If you take the train you will arrive at Sants station. Below you can find further instructions.

From Sants Station

The simplest option to go from Sants Station to these hotels is probably to walk. In particular, the NH Forum hotel hotel is where the blue dot is in this map and you will find the NH Numancia hotel where the blue dot is in this map. In both cases, Sants station is at the bottom of both maps, where you can see an L5 sign and two L3 signs together.

Reaching the hotels in the Pedralbes Area (Arenas, Bonanova Park, Pedralbes and Victoria)

From the Airport:

In addition to taking a taxi, you can reach these hotels by taking the Airport Bus or the train. If you take the bus, you have to get off at Plaça d'Espanya. Then, you have to take the metro from Espanya to Maria Cristina (line 3). Alternatively, if it is easier for you, you may get off at the last stop (Plaça de Catalunya) and take the metro from Catalunya to Maria Cristina (line 3), but it will take you a little bit longer. You will find the Arenas Hotel  where the blue dot is in this map, the Bonanova Park hotel where the blue dot is in this map, the Pedralbes Hotel  where the blue dot is in this map, and the Victoria hotel where the blue dot is in this map. In all cases, the metro station is marked with L3. If you take the train you will arrive at Sants station. Below you can find further instructions.

From Sants Station

The simplest option to go from Sants Station to these hotels is to take the metro from Sants Estació to to Maria Cristina (line 3). Then as explained above, you will find the Arenas Hotel  where the blue dot is in this map, the Bonanova Park hotel where the blue dot is in this map, the Pedralbes Hotel  where the blue dot is in this map, and the Victoria hotel where the blue dot is in this map. In all cases, the metro station is marked with L3.  In the case of the Victoria Hotel it may be faster (and you will need to walk less) if you take the bus 78 from Sants Station to the stop at Av. Pedralbes - Diagonal a few metres away from the hotel (bus stops are marked with a bus sign in the map).