Gijón is in the Principality of Asturias on the shores of the Bay of Biscay on the northern coast of the Iberian Peninsula
By plane, Asturias Airport (airport code: OVD) is located in Santiago del Monte, about 40 Km from Gijón by motorway. There is a regular coach service ALSA and a taxi rank at the airport.
By road you can reach Gijón: From the east, on the Cantabrian motorway (A8), from Bilbao and Santander. From the west, on the same A8 motorway, from Galicia. From the south, on the A66/AP66 from Madrid, León and Oviedo. ALSA also provides connections by coach with the major Spanish cities.
By railway, there are trains from Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante. Check RENFE for connections from other places. There are also other regional trains along the cantabrian coast. Check FEVE for details.
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Most hotels are within walking distance of the Conference Centre. EMTUSA bus lines 1, 10 y 26 run within 500 m of the Conference Centre, leaving you only to pass the football stadium and cross the river.
If coming by car there are two large parking areas near the Conference Centre and the nearby football stadium park can also be used.
The city has two major taxi companies: Radio taxi Gijón (985141111) and Radio taxi Villa de Jovellanos (985164444).
We have also a PDF document (in Spanish) with information about all the Rooms used at the Conference.
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