Travel Information

Both symposiums will take place at the Computer Science Faculty (Facultad de Informática) of the Complutense University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Spain.


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Getting to Madrid

On this page you can find useful information about several means of transport to arrive to Madrid. If you arrive by plane there are several ways to get into the city centre by public transport:

  • By Metro: A PDF-version of the Metro map is available here. From the airport you can take Line 8 to Nuevos ministerios station, and then transfer to Line 10 to the city centre, or transfer to Line 6 to Argüelles or Cuatro Caminos, where the hotels shown in the Accommodation Page are located. There is an additional fee of EUR 3 when traveling from/to the airport.
  • By Taxi: There is an additional supplement of EUR 5.50 in journeys from/to the airport. More information here.
  • By Bus: There is a special line (Linea Exprés Aeropuerto) connecting the airport with the city center.

Getting to the Computer Science Faculty (Complutense University)

The nearest Metro station to the Computer Science Faculty is Ciudad Universitaria, line 6. The faculty is within 15-20 min walking distance from this station (map). You may consider taking a bus from Ciudad Universitaria instead. In this case you can take bus lines U (route here), G (route here), or 82 (route here).

The Ciudad Universitaria metro station is directly connected to Argüelles (line 6), which is the district where the hotel Husa Princesa is located. Another possibility is to take a bus direcly from Moncloa, which is 5 min. walking distance from Argüelles (route). From Moncloa you can take a bus to the Computer Science faculty. Lines G (see route) and 82 (see route) depart from there. Please note heavy traffic is usual in Moncloa in the morning.

If you come from the Hotel VP Jardín Metropolitano, the metro station Cuatro Caminos is directly connected (Line 6) to Ciudad Universitaria. Another possibility is to take bus line F (route here)

On this page you can find additional information on the public transport system of the city of Madrid.

Accommodation

Some hotels offer special rates for TFP attendants. See the Accommodation Page for details.