Travel to A Coruña

A Coruña Airport is located 8km from the conference venue and offers flights from Madrid and Barcelona for most international connections.  Direct flights to A Coruña are also available from several other major European airports.  Santiago de Compostela Airport-Lavacolla is 52km from the conference venue and offers flights from a range of other European cities.

A Coruña Airport

Most delegates will find it easiest to fly to Madrid or Barcelona, and take an onwards flight to A Coruña.  These airports are well-served by flights from all major airports worldwide. Flights are available daily to A Coruña from Barcelona with Spanair and Vueling, and Iberia and Spanair from Madrid.  Direct flights to A Coruña are also offered with TAP Portugal from Lisbon, and from London Heathrow and Seville with Vueling.

From the Airport

• Bus: ASICASA buses depart every 30 minutes on weekdays between 7.15am and 9.45pm, and every hour at weekends (from 8am Saturday and 9am Sunday, until 10pm). The 25 minute journey to the city centre costs €1.25.
• Taxi: Taxis are readily available at the airport and cost approximately €20 for travel to the centre of A Coruña.
• Hire Car: Avis, Hertz, Europcar and ATESA operate at the airport, and routes to the city centre are well-signposted. 

Santiago de Compostela Airport-Lavacolla

Ryanair flies to Santiago de Compostela from Frankfurt (Hahn), London Stansted, Milan-Bergamo as well as several regional airports across Spain.  In addition, Easyjet offers flights from Geneva, Aer Lingus from Dublin and Vueling from Zurich.

From the Airport

• Hire Car: Several hire car companies operate at the airport and A Coruña is clearly signposted following the E1 motorway. 
• Bus: Travidi operates a daily bus service from Santiago de Compostela Airport to A Coruña at 12.15 noon. http://www.travidi.com

 Rail Travel

A Coruña is well connected to other Galician cities and the main Spanish rail network.  The main rail station is situated in Plaza de Madrid in the city centre, opposite the bus station.  Long distance rail services operate from Madrid, Barcelona (via Zaragoza) and Portugal.

RENFE – Spanish railways – www.renfe.es

 Road Travel

A Coruña is easily accessed by the E70 motorway, or north on the E1 from Portugal.

ALSA operates long distance bus services connecting A Coruña to cities in eastern Spain and Barcelona, as well as to Madrid, southern regions of Spain and Portugal.

ALSA – Long distance buses – www.alsa.es