Practical Information
Venue
Avinguda Diagonal, 547,
08029 Barcelona
The venue is inside the Illa Diagonal shopping precinct.
How to get there
If you come with your own bicycle, you can easily access it by the bike lanes of Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Numància. You will also have a space enabled to park it inside the enclosure of the tent that we will enable for the CICLOBCN21 exhibition.
Nearest underground station (10 min. on foot): Line 5 (blue) Entença and Line 3 (green) Maria Cristina
Buses: 6, 7, 33, 34, 63, 67, V9
Trambaix: Stop Illa
Com arribar a Barcelona
Make your trip even greener!
Alternatives to flying to Barcelona
From Central and Northern Europe you can reach Barcelona via EuroVelo Routes that will take you to South-eastern France from where you can follow EuroVelo 8 – Mediterranean Route. If you plan to reach Spain via the Atlantic coast, following EuroVelo 1 – Atlantic Coast Route or EuroVelo 3 – The Pilgrims Route, you can try cross the Pyrenees to get to Barcelona through the 800km TRANSPIRENAICA trail.
If you want to plan a combined bike and train trip from Northern/Central Europe to Barcelona, Spain, you would be able to hop on Intercity trains in Germany, France, Switzerland or Italy. You will be able to hop on regional (Cercanías) trains once in Spain. This article explains the bicycle transportation policies of the different train operators in the country.
Combining rail and bus is also an option! You can check the different railway /bus companies that will take you to Paris. From Paris to Barcelona there is a 6.5 hour train operated in a joint venture by RENFE-SNFC, be aware that you can’t take your bike with you in this train.
You will be happy to hear that transporting bicycles on public transport in Barcelona is allowed for the most part. Bikes can be taken on trams, provided the number of passengers at any given moment allows itand transported on the metro at certain times.
Accommodation
We have arranged special prices at a number of hotels located near the Axa Auditorium or just a few minutes away by bike.
In addition, for those of you who will attend the Congress with your bicycle, a suitable space has been provided at all accommodation establishments in order to park them.
3* hotel located 5 minutes walk from the Axa Auditorium.
You can make a booking at this link. A 10% discount has been agreed and is applicable until 25 September 2021.
4* hotel located just around the corner from the Axa Auditorium.
You can make a booking at this link. A 10% discount has been agreed and is applicable until 20 September 2021.
A 3* bike-friendly hotel located 10 minutes by bike from the Axa Auditorium.
You can make a booking at the Silver Aparthotel using their website. There is a 3% discount in addition to the existing 10% for the Congress attendees using the code CICLOBCN21 (the code is applied once the room and complementary services have been chosen).
A 4* hotel located 10 minutes on foot from the Axa Auditorium.
A 4* hotel located 10 minutes on foot from the Axa Auditorium.
A 3* hotel located 10 minutes by bus from the Axa Auditorium. Bus number 7
