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TRANSPORTATION

 Where is the Venue?

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center is located in the Pedralbes neighbourhood. See map below:

 How to get to the venue: 

Barcelona’s airport -Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport- is 12km away from the city. For more information, please visit www.aena.es 

From Barcelona-El Prat Airport to the BSC: 

  • In Terminal T1, you will find one taxi station in the Arrivals Zone (Floor 0) and another one in the Barcelona-Madrid Corridor. 
  • In Terminal T2, opposite to terminals T2A, T2B and T2C. 

If they are available, they will show a green light with the text LIBRE or LLIURE. To check taxi fares, please visit www.taxibarcelona.cat 

By train (Renfe Group). 

The suburban train station is connected to Terminal T2. The airport has a 24-hour free shuttle service between terminals. It takes 20 minutes to get to Barcelona-Sants station. For more information, please visit www.renfe.com/es/es/cercanias/rodalies-catalunya 

Once you have arrived, you may take the metro L3 (green line) heading to Zona Universitària and get off at Palau Reial (10-minute walk to the BSC). 

By bus (Aerobús). 

Airport stops. Bus stops at terminals T1 and T2 (A, B, C) City center stops. Final stop: Plaça Catalunya. There you may take metro L3 to Palau Reial (10-minute walk). 

You can check here with this link a map that shows all the metro lines in Barcelona.

By metro.

Metro L9 to Zona Universitària and transfer to metro L3 to Palau Reial (10-minute walk). By car. You can rent a car in Terminal T1. Leave El Prat and take the highway C-32B, heading towards Ronda de Dalt / Lleida / Girona. Then take B-20 Ronda de Dalt and take exit 10 Pedralbes Carretera d'Esplugues. Take the street Carrer del Gran Capità and turn left towards Carrer de Jordi Girona. 

By taxi. 

 In Terminal T1, you will find one taxi station in the Arrivals Zone (Floor 0) and another one in the Barcelona-Madrid Corridor. 

In Terminal T2, opposite to terminals T2A, T2B and T2C. 

If they are available, they will show a green light with the text LIBRE or LLIURE. To check taxi fares, please visit www.taxibarcelona.cat