Av. Marquès de Comillas, 6-8
08038 Barcelona
http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/centros/caixaforumbcninfoserveis_es.html

2. Hotel Barcelona Plaza:  
Break out rooms and poster sessions:
Monday September 21, Thursday September 22, 2009

Pl. Espanya, 6-8
08014 Barcelona
www.hoteles-catalonia.es

Access

Hotel Barcelona Plaza

Access to the venues:
Metro: Espanya stop; Line nº 1 and nº 3
Bus: Nº 13, 50: Av. M. de Comillas Stop in front of Caixa Forum
Lines nº 9, 27, 30, 56, 57, 65, 79, 91, 105, 106, 109, 153, 157, 165, L72, L80, L81, L86, L87, L95: Pl. Espanya Stop

Access to Barcelona
By air: More than 80 European cities have direct flights to Barcelona, with a daily frequency in many cases. There are also flights from many cities of North and South America, Africa and Asia. The Barcelona-El Prat International Airport is at a short distance from Barcelona. It is linked to the city centre by rail ( Sants and Catalunya Stations), every 30 minutes, and by bus, every 15 minutes, with several stops in the city, including Plaça d’Espanya, which is in front of Barcelona Plaza Hotel, (one of the conference venue).

By rail: International direct lines to Barcelona-Sants Station come from the main European cities. There are also many trains from Madrid (AVE), some of them overnight.

By road: Motorway A-17/7 from La Junquera (at the French border) links up with the French motorway network. Motorway A-7 to the west and south connects Barcelona with the rest of Spain. Motorway A-2 connects motorway A-7 with the south entrance to Barcelona: Diagonal Avenue.

Taxi service: Taxi service is available 24 hours a day and it is located at the exit of the airport main building and also out of the train station. Taxis in Barcelona are easily recognizable by their colours (yellow and black). They are equipped with official taximeters and fares are charged in Euros. There is usually a supplement for luggage loaded in the back trunk of the car. A taxi from the airport costs an approximate amount of 20-25,00 €, depending on the traffic conditions.