Travel Information
Barcelona is a very well connected city. There are many possibilities to get into the city by transport. Here you have the most common ones and some useful links with more detailed information.
Getting to Barcelona
By plane
The closest airport to the city, located 16 kilometres south of the city, is Barcelona - El Prat. It has two different Terminals which are organised in terms of carriers and not according to the destination or place of origin: T1 and T2 (A, B y C).
Connections between the airport and the city are:
Airbus (A1 and A2): from Plaça de Catalunya to the airport every 10 minutes
Train (RENFE): from Sants station to the airport every 30 minutes
Bus 46 (TMB): from Plaça de Espanya to the Airport every 25 minutes
Night Bus (NITBUS) N17: from Plaça de Catalunya and Plaça Espanya to T1 every 20 minutes
Night Bus (NITBUS) N16: from Plaça de Catalunya and Plaça Espanya to T1 every 20 minutes
Barcelona city can also be reached by transport links from other regional airports, including Girona, Reus and Lleida -Alguaire.
By train
There are four central stations in Barcelona, but the main railway station is Barcelona Sants Station. Most trains departing and arriving in Barcelona stop there. It has also the terminus for the High-Speed Train and connections with Barcelona - El Prat Airport.
More detailed information here.
By other transports
We highly recommend you to visit the official tourist webpage of Barcelona to search more options for your journey.
Visa Requirements
Citizens from the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein only need to carry the national identity document or passport to enter Spain. The document must be valid for the whole stay in the country.
If it is not your case and depending on your nationality, you may need to owe a Visa while entering the country. You can check the list of countries with Visa requirements in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation webpage.
To require a Visa you must visit the Spanish consulate of your country. One of the documents that could be needed to arrange the Visa is an Invitation Letter. In that case, it is important to write to the Symposium's official e-mail address (info@jellyfishbloom2016.com) and ask for one.
If your country is exempted from that Visa requirement, the only needed document is a valid passport. However, it is important you revise the information given by the embassy and the goverment of your own country.
To check the list of countries with Visa requirements or more detailed information, visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation webpage:
About the city
To learn more about Barcelona city and its possibilities, some interesting pages are linked below.