INFORMATION ABOUT TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION

The 2015 Users' Workshop venue will be AEMET HQ, Madrid.

Transport from Madrid airport to AEMET

By Metro (underground railway) (Highly recommended). Line 8 of “Metro” connects the airport with Nuevos Ministerios (final stop) the trip taking 15 minutes. There are metro stations in Terminal 2, at walking distance from Terminals 1 & 3, and in Terminal 4. Trains depart every 5 minutes.

Once in Nuevos Ministerios, change to line 6 (5 minutes underground walk for this change). It’s a circular line and you must take the westbound direction to the third station, Metropolitano, or the fourth, Ciudad Universitaria. Both stations are at 10 minutes walk to AEMET. See the map of the area on the images below, and the map of the Metro network among the attached links.

The airport is in the upper right corner of the network. The Metro fare for a single ticket from the airport is 5.00 € (including airport supplement).

 

By taxi. Regular taxis are available right outside the terminals. A run to the AEMET HQs can take 30 minutes in normal traffic conditions and the cost should be around 35 €.

Transport from Madrid Airport to downtown Madrid

By Metro (underground railway) (Highly recommended). Line 8 of “Metro” connects the airport with the rest of the Metro Network.  There are metro stations in Terminal 2, at walking distance from Terminals 1 & 3, and in Terminal 4. Trains depart every 5 minutes.  Line 8 ends at Nuevos Ministerios station in downtown Madrid, where you can transfer to other metro lines and other means of transportation.

See the map of the Metro network among the attached links. The airport is in the upper right corner of the network. The Metro fare for a single ticket from the airport is 5.00 €, including airport supplement.

By commuter train. Line C1 of “Cercanías” (commuter trains) connects Terminal 4 with Chamartín and Atocha mainline train stations. It can also be used to reach Nuevos Ministerios in an alternative way (although it has less frequency and takes longer). Trains depart every 30 minutes and the trip costs 3.35 €.

By bus. Line 203 (Exprés Aeropuerto) connects every airport terminal with Cibeles Sq. in the heart of Madrid and Atocha Railway Station. Line 200 connects the terminals with Avenida de América, the main interchange station of Eastern Madrid. The fare for line 203 is 5.00 € and works on a 24/24 basis.

 

By taxi. Regular taxis are available right outside the terminals. A run to downtown Madrid can take 30 minutes in normal traffic conditions, and the cost should be around 35 €.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

How to reach AEMET Headquarters

The address of AEMET is Leonardo Prieto Castro, 8 in Ciudad Universitaria (University City), not far from Madrid downtown.

AEMET is located in a small hill behind to the Faculty of Chemistry. It can be easily identified from the big satellite antenna.

Nearest Metro (underground railway) stations are Metropolitano and Ciudad Universitaria, both in Line 6 (the grey circular line). From these stations the AEMET can be reached by walking some 10 minutes.

Buses G, 82 and 132 have stops at 5 minutes walking distance of AEMET. All of them depart from Moncloa Square in front of the big building of the Air Force Headquarters (“Ejercito del Aire”) and of Metro station Moncloa (lines 3 & 6). Bus fare can be paid to the driver directly (1.50 €), or by pre-paid tickets. A 10 trip ticket can be bought in all Metro stations at a cost of 12.20 €.

Accommodation in Madrid 2015

Madrid Historical and Commercial Centre

 

Hotel	Price (guidance) (increase 10% VAT)	Address	Telephone & Fax	Web site and e-mail
Tryp Gran Vía ***	Single 112€ including breakfast	Gran Vía,  25 20012 Madrid	+34 91 5221121 +34 91 5212424	http://www.solmelia.com/solNew/hoteles/jsp/C_Hotel_Description.jsp?codigoHotel=2819 rvasvia@trypnet.com
Regina ***	Single 111€ Breakfast 12-6€	Alcalá,  19 20014 Madrid	+34 91 5214725 +34 91 5224088	http://www.hotelreginamadrid.com/ info@hotelreginamadrid.com
Ibis ***	Single 69€ Breakfast 6€	Manuela Malasaña,  6 28004 Madrid	+34 91 4485816 +34 91 4465337	http://www.ibishotel.com/ibis/fichehotel/gb/ibi/3318/fiche_hotel.shtml# H3318@accor.com
Try Rex ***	Single 70€ Including breakfast 77€	GranVía,  43 20013 Madrid	+34 91 5474800 +34 91 5471238	http://www.solmelia.com/solNew/hoteles/jsp/C_Hotel_Description.jsp?codigoHotel=2823  tryp.rex@solmelia.com
Sterling ***	Single 77€. Including VAT and breakfast	San Bernardo, 29-31 (28015) MADRID	+34 91 542 04 00 +34 91 559 28 25	http://www.hotelsterlingmadrid.com/ reservas@hotelsterlingmadrid.com

 Near AEMET H.Q. (Ciudad Universtaria, Moncloa, Cuatro Caminos)

Hotel	Price (Guidance) (increase 10% VAT)	Address	Telephone & Fax	Web site and e-mail
T3  Tirol***	100€ including breakfast and VAT	Marques de Urquijo, 4 28008 Madrid	+34 915481900 +34 915413958	http://www.t3tirol.com info@t3tirol.com
NH Argüelles***	Single 69€ including VAT	Vallehermoso, 65 28015 Madrid	+34 915939777 +34 915942739	http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/spain/madrid/nh-arguelles.html nharguelles@nh-hotels.com
Suites Viena ApartaHotel AT ***	Single 72€ including VAT	Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, 17 28008 Madrid	+34 91 758 36 05    +34 91 758 36 32	http://www.suitesviena.es/madridhotel/en/index_en.html reservas@suitesviena.es
Mercure Plaza España ****	Single 108 €	Tutor, 1 28008 Madrid	+34 915419880 +34 915425736	http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-1320-mercure-madrid-plaza-de-espana/index.shtml H1320@accor.com
NH Alberto Aguilera ***	Single 79 € including VAT	Alberto Aguilera, 18 28015 Madrid	+34 914460900	http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/spain/madrid/nh-alberto-aguilera.html nhalbertoaguilera@nh-hotels.com
AC Los Vascos ***	Single from 120€ Breakfast 13€	Los Vascos,  27 28040 Madrid	+ 34 915986220 + 34 915986221	http://en.ac-hotels.com/191-AC_LOS_VASCOS.html aclosvascos@ac-hotels.com
Meliá Princesa *****	Single 175€	Princesa, 27 28008 Madrid	+ 34 915418200 + 34 915411988	http://www.solmelia.com/solNew/hoteles/jsp/C_Hotel_Description.jsp?codigoHotel=2803 melia.madrid.princesa@solmelia.com
Husa Moncloa ****	Single 85 €	Serrano Jover, 1 28015 Madrid	+ 34 915424582 + 34 915427169	http://www.husa.es/en/nuestros-hoteles/hotel/v/u/husa-moncloa husamoncloa@husa.es
Husa Princesa *****	Single 92€	Princesa, 40 28008 Madrid	+34 915423500 +34 915423501	http://www.husa.es/en/nuestros-hoteles/hotel/v/u/husa-princesa husaprincesa@husa.es
Hotel Jardín Metropolitano **** sup	Single 95€ including VAT	Avda. Reina Victoria,12 28003 Madrid	+34 911831810 +34 911831811	http://jardin-metropolitano.hotel-rv.com/index.htm metropolitano@vphoteles.com
Hotel Exe Moncloa ****	Single 75€	Arcipreste de Hita, 10 28015 Madrid	+34 91 745 92 99	http://www.hotelexemoncloa.com/EN/hotel.html reservas@hotelexemoncloa.com

Observations: 

1. Attendants are requested to provide their own reservations
2. All rooms have an increase of 10% VAT

Additional Information

Map of University City: http://www.madrid.org/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=filename%3DPLANO-GU%C3%8DA+UCM.pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1220529175273&ssbinary=true

Map of the Metro network: http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Planoesquematicoespanol.pdf

More maps: http://www.turismomadrid.es/en/maps                                                                                                                                                      

Tourism in Madrid:

http://www.esmadrid.com/en/madrid  

http://www.turismomadrid.es/en/guides  

http://www.spain.info/ven/grandes-ciudades/reportaje/madrid.html?l=en