Organization:

 

 

Location of The Workshop:

 

The Workshop will take place in the "Sala de Recepcions" on Thursday the 17th of May and in the ''Aula Magna'' on Friday the 18th of May at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona.

Here you can consult the plan of the ground floor and the exact location of the Workshop.

In he corridors of the faculty you will find the signs indicating the way to the workshop.

 

Address:

Faculty of Economics and Business (Universitat de Barcelona). Avda. Diagonal 690.

Buses: 7, 33, 75, 67, 68, 74, 54
Underground: Línia 3 (Green Line) (Palau Reial or Zona Universitaria)
Train: Estació de Sants + Underground

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Accommodation during the Workshop:

1. Hotel EXPO Barcelona (+ info)

2. Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza (+ info)

3. Hotel NH Les Corts (+ info)

4. Hotel Zenit Borrell (+ info)

 


The easiest way to get to the Workshop venue from the airport:

 

  1. by train:

You catch it at the airport and you change it to the metro at Sants Station. The line you need is L3 (the green one) and the direction is Zona Universitaria. The Stop you have to get off is Palau Reial. The ticket is valid for both train and metro and its price is 2€ per person. You can also buy a multiple-trip ticket for 10 trips (T-10) which costs 10€. This way each trip will cost you just 1€.

 

  1. by taxi:

If you want you can catch a cab and just tell the driver the address of the venue where the workshop takes place. The price will be about 30€. The address of the venue where the workshop takes place is:  

Faculty of Economics and Business (Universitat de Barcelona).
Avda. Diagonal 690.

 

Other information on Transports from the Airport to Barcelona

From the airport you can get to the city by bus, train or taxi (the metro for the airport is under construction).
 
Bus: The fastest bus with a more frequent service is the AEROBUS. It has a light blue colour and there are busstops at all the terminals of the airport. It runs beween the airport and the Plaça de Catalunya (centre of Barcelona) and the travel time is about 35 minutes. There are 2 lines, the A1 (light blue) which runs from the Terminal 1 (T1) and the A2 (light blue) from the Terminal 2 (T2). The price for the one way ticket is 5,30 Euros and round ticket is 9,15 Euros (price 2011). Children under 4 years are free.

This is the route from the airport (Terminal T1): Plaza España, Gran Via-Urgell, Plaza de la Universitat and Plaza Catalunya (city centre). From Plaza Catalunya to the airport: Sepúlveda-Urgell, Plaza Españya, Airport Terminal T1. Timetable:

Line A1 
Pl. Catalunya (Barcelona) - Terminal T1 (Airport)

From 05.30 h a 06.50 h every 10 min
From 06.50 h a 21.45 h every 5 min
From 21.45 h a 00.30 h every 10 min

Line A1 Terminal T1 (Aeropuerto) - Pl. Catalunya (Barcelona)

From 06.10 h a 07.30 h every 10 min
From 07.30 h a 22.25 h every 5 min
From 22.25 h a 01.05 h every 10 min

This is the route from the airport (Terminal T2B): Airport (Terminal T2C), Plaza España, Gran Via-Urgell, Plaza de la Universitat and Plaza Catalunya (centre of the city). From Plaza Catalunya to the airport: Sepúlveda-Urgell, Plaza Españya, Airport (Terminal T2B) to the airport terminal T2C. Timetable:

Line A2 
Pl. Catalunya (Barcelona) - Terminal T2 (Airport)

From 05.30 h to 06.50 h every 20 min
From 06.50 h to 22.20 h every 10 min
From 22.20 h to 00.30 h every 20 min

Terminal T2 (Airport) - Pl. Catalunya (Barcelona)

From 06.00 h to 07.00 h every 20 min
From 07.00 h to 23.00 h every 10 min
From 23.00 h to 01.00 h every 20 min

The service operates 365 days a year, always with the same schedule.

There is another bus line with less frequency which takes you to Barcelona (Plaça Espanya). The travel time is a bit longer (about 50 minutes) but the ticket, you can buy it on the bus, is cheaper (1,45 Euros, price 2011). It's the line línea 46.

Train: The access is from Terminal 2 (T2) through a pedestrian walkway. There is a free airport shuttle bus between the 2 Terminals, for those who arrive or depart from the Terminal (T1). 

THE STOPS (with connections to metro and bus lines): 
- Main train station of Sants (Plaça de Sants, close to the Plaça d'Espanya)
- Passeig de Gracia (centre of Barcelona) 
- Clot-Aragó (Av. Meridiana, close to the Plaça de les Glòries)
- Barcelona-Sant Andreu Comtal 

Time tables (from the aiport): monday to sunday from 05:42 h.to 23:38. 
Frequency: every half an hour.
Travel time to Barcelona Sants: 19 minutes
Price 1 way: 2,00 Euros (price 2012)

Taxi: Barcelona taxis are easily spotted with their yellow and black livery. There are taxi ranks outside each terminal building. The journey into the city takes around 20 minutes and costs around EUR 30,--. (journey + luggage).

Hire a car: The airport access road is the Barcelona-Castelledefels motorway C-31. The exit B-22 leads to the T1 and the C-32B leads to the T2. The 2 terminals are connected by a road. The C-31 motoway leads directly into the city on the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes (popular Gran Via), the principal Avenue of Barcelona which runs the city from south to north, and it's quite easy to get to the centre,.