TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION & FOOD

Accommodation

As the official organizer of the accommodation for conference attendees, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Agency offers special reduced hotel rates. If you want to book a hotel through Carlson Wagonlit, please contact Amaia de Santiago (+34 94 4287548 or adesantiago@carlsonwagonlit.es).

Here you can dowload a brief presentation of the accommodation options provided by Carlson Wagonlit. The actual prices may be different from those displayed here, as the reduced fees were available for bookings done by July 30th.

Please notice that San Sebastian is one of the most popular and touristic cities of Northern Spain, so we recommend to book the hotel as soon as possible in order to avoid availability issues.

The conference committee can not assure the best price through this website, so we recommend to check the price with other travel websites.

List of some of the accommodation options available in San Sebastian - Donostia.

CATEGORY	NAME	TRAVEL OPTIONS TO THE CONFERENCE VENUE	DISTANCE	AVERAGE PRICE
	ABBA LONDRES NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 5-7min Bus, 5 min Taxi, 3 min	1 km	Double, square view: 156 € Double, single use, square view: 129 € Double, sea view: 192 € Double, single use, sea view: 165 € Breakfast ant VAT included
	ASTORIA 7 NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 20 - 25 min Bus, 7-10 min Taxi, 5 min	2 km	Double or double for single use: 98 € Breakfast and VAT included
	NH ARANZAZU NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 30 - 35 min Bus, 15 min Taxi, 10 min	3 km	Double: 135 € Double, single use: 120 € Breakfast and VAT included
	TRYP ORLY NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 10 min Bus, 5 min Taxi, 5 min	1,5 km	Double: 135 € Double, single use: 120 € Breakfast and VAT included
	PALACIO DE AIETE NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, not recommended (located in the top of a hill) Bus, 12 - 15 min Taxi, 10 min	3,5 km	Double: 110 € Double, single use: 85 € Breakfast and VAT included
	BARCELO COSTA VASCA NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 30 min Bus, 12 - 15 min Taxi, 10 min	3,5 km	Double: 127 € Double for single use: 117 € Breakfast and VAT included
	SAN SEBASTIAN NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 30 min Bus, 12 - 15 min Taxi, 10 min	3 km	Double: 178 € Double for single use: 135 € Breakfast and VAT included
	HESPERIA DONOSTI NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, too far Bus, 20 min Taxi, 15 min	5 km	Double or double for single use: 103 € Breakfast and VAT included
	SILKEN AMARA PLAZA NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 20 - 25 min Bus, 7-10 min Taxi, 5 min	2 km	Double or double for single use: 105 € Breakfast and VAT included
	CODINA NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 30 min Bus, 12 - 15 min Taxi, 10 min	3 km	Double: 114 € Double for single use: 93 € Breakfast and VAT included
	HUSA EUROPA NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 7 - 10 min Bus, 5 min Taxi, 5 min	1,5 km	Double: 122 € Double for single use: 102 € Breakfast and VAT included
	HOSTAL BAHIA NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 7 - 10 min Bus, 5 min Taxi, 5 min	1,5 km	Double and double for single use: 132 € Breakfast and VAT included
	HOTEL TERMINUS NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 10 min Bus, 5 min Taxi, 5 min	1,5 km	Double and double for single use: 98 € Breakfast and VAT included
	HOTEL RECORD NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 7 - 10 min Bus, 5 min Taxi, 5 min	1 km	Double and double for single use: 96 € Breakfast and VAT included
	COLEGIO MAYOR OLARAIN NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE	Walking, 30 - 40 min Bus, 12 - 15 min Taxi, 5 min	3,5 km	Double and double for single use: 100 € Breakfast and VAT included

If you prefer, you can check the Accommodation official website of San Sebastian, where you can find the full list of hotels, hostels, student hostels and also last minute offers.

Travel

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 Sebastian.

From San Sebastián airport the city centre is easily reached by bus.

The airport bus takes around 25 minutes to reach the city center, costs 2.10 euros and stops at the central Plaza de Gipuzkoa. However, the airport bus frequency is not ideal (+/- every 1 hour.). There are also taxis available at the airport. The taxi fare to the city center should not exceed 30 euros.

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

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

There is a regular bus connection between Bilbao airport and the city of San Sebastián. It takes around one hour to reach the city center and costs 15 euros. Buses depart from Bilbao airport for San Sebastián every hour. The bus company is PESA.

The airport of Biarritz (Bayona-Anglet-Biarritz) is located 48Km from San Sebastián and offers international flights to Birmingham, Bristol, Clermont- Ferrand, Dublin, Marseilles, Geneva, London, Lyon, Niza, Paris y Helsinki.

The airline companies operating from Biarritz are the following:

There are regular train and coach connections between San Sebastián and Biarritz airport.

Access by train (Biarritz - Hendaia - Donostia/San Sebastian):

Hendaia - San Sebastian (Eusko Tren, Zumaia-Hendaia line)

Hendaia - Biarritz (SNCF)

Access by Coach:

Biarritz Airport -- centre of Biarritz (STAB, Line 6)

Biarritz -- San Sebastian (PESA)

BY TRAIN

RENFE is the railway company which connects the city on a daily basis with destinations such as Madrid and Barcelona. Travelers from France on SNCF, the French railway company, can arrive at Hendaye railway station then take the Euskotren to the centre of San Sebastián.

BY COACH

San Sebastián has a well-connected coach network which is summarized in the following table: