Meeting Venue

Dates and Venue

The SMBE 2008 Meeting will be held from Thursday, 5 to Sunday 8, June 2008 at:

Recinte Montjuïc - Palau de Congressos de Barcelona
Fira de Barcelona
Avda. Reina Maria Cristina s/n
E-08014 Barcelona, Spain

Venue map

How to get from Barcelona airport to the Meeting venue

Barcelona International Airport (airport code BCN) is located 12 km southwest of the city.

-By taxi:

TAXIS are available at an approximate cost of 25 € including the required supplements for leaving the airport and carrying luggage. They are yellow and black, and, when free, show a clearly visible green light on the roof of the vehicle.

-By bus:

AEROBUS: This special service is clearly signposted at the stops outside the terminal and it takes you to different parts of the city, the Plaza de España stop is the closes to the Meeting Venue, 5 minutes walk approximately.

Monday to Saturday and public holidays: departures from airport, from 06:00 to 01:00; departures from Plaza de Catalunya, from 05:30 to 00:15. Buses run every 7 to 15 minutes, depending on the time of day.

Further information regarding timetables and fares, we recommend you visit the website http://www.emt-amb.com .

Price: 3.90 € (Rates 2007)

-By train:

The station is located to the West of the terminal. Trains go to "Sants" Station and run approximately every 30 minutes to and from Barcelona airport to the city centre.
Length of journey: 17 minutes to Barcelona Sants station. Fare: 1.30€.
Further information www.renfe.es.

From here you can take:
  -Metro:
 
Take the green line metro (line 3) from “Sants Estació” to "Espanya" Station (two stops). The rate for a single ticket is 1,30€. Further information: www.tmb.net.
  -Bus:
 

Take bus number 30 or 109 which have stops in "Plaça Espanya". Buses 109 and 30 run every 10-15 minutes. The rate for a single ticket is 1,30€. Further information: www.tmb.net.

  -Walking:  
  A 15 minutes walk (down Tarragona Street)

How to get from Barcelona city center to the Meeting venue

Both lines have exits at Montjuïc venue.

Line 1 (red line) – station “Espanya”
Line 3 (green line) – station “Espanya”

All of these bus lines allow access to the Montjuïc venue from any part of the city of Barcelona.

9, 13, 27, 30, 37, 50, 56, 57, 65, 79, 91, 109, 153, 157

Further information: www.tmb.net.