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 Ma�en Echarri (+34 943 42 91 92 or mecharri@carlsonwagonlit.es).

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.

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 Sebasti�n has an airport, which is located close to the city center (around 22 km).

If you come to San Sebasti�n from Madrid or Barcelona, it might be worth taking a look at direct flights from these cities to San Sebastian.

From San Sebasti�n 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 Sebasti�n 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 Sebasti�n. It takes around one hour to reach the city center and costs 15 euros. Buses depart from Bilbao airport for San Sebasti�n every hour. The bus company is PESA.

The airport of Biarritz (Bayona-Anglet-Biarritz) is located 48Km from San Sebasti�n 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 Sebasti�n 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 Sebasti�n.

By Coach

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