Dates
01/04/2019. Reception cocktail.
02-04/04/2019. Conference sessions.
05/04/2019. Social programme.
Travel
Plane:
There are three different airports in Galicia in the following cities: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña and Vigo.
Santiago de Compostela Airport offers a total of 19 connections with the following cities: Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Basel, Bilbao, Frankfurt, Fuerteventura, Geneva, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, London, Madrid, Málaga, Milano, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Roma, Sevilla, Tenerife and Valencia. You can check the destinations on the following interactive
map.
The distance from the airport to the city center is approximately 15 km. You can either catch a taxi to the city center (21 euros approx.) or the Faculty of Geograpy; or a bus to the city center (3 euros single ticket, 5.10 euros return ticket; about 40 minutes). You can also rent a car.
A Coruña Airport connects Coruña to the following cities: Barcelona, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia. You can check the destinations on the following interactive
map.
There is a distance of approximately 57 km from this airport to Santiago. You can rent a car and use the following
route to get to Santiago’s city center.
An alternative solution could be to catch the airport bus (1.5 euros single ticket; about 30 minutes) or a taxi to the train station (15 euros aprox.). From there, there are trains available almost every hour. The schedule can be checked
here.
The following connections are available at
Vigo Airport: Barcelona, Bilbao, Lisbon and Madrid. You can check the destinations on the following interactive
map.
There is a distance of approximately 92 km from this airport to Santiago.
Another possible way of getting to Santiago would be catching the airport bus (1.5 euros; 40 minutes approx.) or a taxi to the train station (about 20 euros). From there, there are trains available almost every hour. The schedule can be checked
here.
Oporto Airport
An additional alternative for getting to Santiago is Oporto International Airport that it´s currently served by 23 airlines and has direct connections with most European main cities. The airport it´s 220 km from Santiago and the best way to came to Santiago it´s probably to rent a car.
Train
This transportation is run by Renfe. Direct daily trains are available from Madrid, Barcelona, San Sebastián and Hendaye, as well as from some spots in Galicia as mentioned before. In order to arrive from other places such as Bilbao, Paris and Oporto among others, there are trains available but a transfer is required. For more information, consult the possible routes
here.
It takes about 15 minutes to go from the train station to the Faculty of Geograpy by foot; and about 5 minutes by car or taxi (both available at the train station).
Accomodation
Santiago offers a wide range of accommodation from boutique hotels to apartments and university residences. Hotel rooms are available through general sites such as Booking, Hotelius, Destinia, Trivago, etc. Also, the
local touristic service has a webpage with a lot of information regarding accommodation facilities.
Venue
The conference will be held in the Faculty of Geography of the University of Santiago the Compostela. The faculty is in the old town that has been declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Plenary sessions will be held in the Paraninfo of the University
