BCBL. Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language

The BCBL is located in the city of Donostia - San Sebastián, which is the capital city of the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. There are different ways to reach the BCBL, depending on the preferred mean of transport and the origin.

How to reach San Sebastián (by plane):

San Sebastián has an airport, which is located close to the city center (around 22 km).

If you come to San Sebastián from Madrid or Barcelona, it might be worth taking a look at direct flights from these cities to San Sebastián. San Sebastián airport’s website:

• San Sebastián airport’s website

From the San Sebastián airport one can easily reach the city center by taking a bus [line Donostia-San Sebastián - Hondarribia, INTERBUS (I-2)].

The bus stops at the centric Plaza de Gipuzkoa, costs 2.10 euros, and takes around 25 minutes to reach the city center. The frequency of the bus is not ideal, though. There are also taxis available at the airport. The taxi fare to reach the city center should not exceed 20 - 25 euros.

• INTERBUS line I-2’s website

Some travelers might be interested on reaching San Sebastián from the international airport of Bilbao.

This airport is located only 12 km from Bilbao, and less than 100 from San Sebastián, and has regular flight connections with many international and national cities.

• Bilbao airport’s website

There’s a regular bus connection between Bilbao airport and the city of San Sebastián, which takes around one hour to reach the city center and costs 15 euros.

There are departing buses from Bilbao airport every hour. The company is PESA [line Aeropuerto Loiu – Donostia – San Sebastián].

• PESA’s website

How to reach the BCBL from San Sebastián city center

The BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, is located at the San Sebastián Technology Park, very close to the city center, in the Miramón Park (Paseo de Mikeletegi, 69).

• San Sebastián’s Technology Park’s website
• BCBL location with respect to San Sebastián

Once you have arrived at San Sebastián, the easiest way to reach the BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language is by bus. The price of the metropolitan bus ticket is 1.30 euros, but we strongly encourage you to take a look at the different discount options at the D-BUS company’s website. The most suitable lines to reach the Center are lines 28, 31 and 35, and take around 15 minutes from the city center to reach the San Sebastián Technology Park.

The best bus stop (the closest to the BCBL) is the bus stop called Mikeletegi 12.

• D-BUS’s website (general)
• D-BUS’s website (line map)
• D-BUS’s website (ticket information, discounts)