I Conference of Universities that signed MoU with the UN University of Salamanca (Spain) May, 2011

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1 GETTING TO SALAMANCA The most common way to travel to Salamanca from another country is by flying first to Madrid s International Airport, called Barajas. Recently, it is becoming more popular to fly to the airport in Valladolid (Villanubla) from London-Stansted, Brussels-Charleroi, Paris-Orly, Lisbon or Palmero- Punta Raisi. The main airline is Ryanair. Salamanca has its own airport too, Matacán airport. There are regular flights from Barcelona and Paris to Salamanca. FROM MADRID S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BARAJAS) TO SALAMANCA International flights into Barajas airport arrive in Terminals 1 and 4. For information on Barajas (or any airport in Spain), check the website of Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA: you will find the option to choose Spanish or English. Under AENA airports (to the left), select Madrid-Barajas and click on the arrow. For useful information upon arrival, click on Practical Information (in the menu to the left). Here you will find information on such subjects as the airport transit bus, luggage, and transportation to Madrid.

2 How to get Salamanca from Barajas airport Option 1: DIRECT BUS TO SALAMANCA FROM BARAJAS: The Avanza Auto Res bus company runs a few direct buses from Terminal 1 ( T1 ) of the Madrid-Barajas airport to Salamanca. For more information, see the following link: barajas/salamanca.html?lang=en. Barajas airport T1 Bus stop Price: EUROS: 22,35 (one way ticket) / 36,23 (Round ticket) Schedules: DEPARTURE ARRIVAL FREQUENCY 11:00h 13:45h Monday 13:00h 15:45h Daily bus 17: 00h 19:45h Daily bus 19:00h 21:45h Daily bus 21:00h 23:45h Daily bus

3 Option 2: DIRECT BUS TO SALAMANCA FROM MADRID: You will need to get to the bus station Estación Sur de Autobuses on the street Méndez Álvaro, 83. You will find the bus schedules from Madrid to Salamanca in the following website: The most convenient is to get an express bus, which takes 2,5 hours to get to Salamanca. These buses leave more or less every hour (Monday- Saturday: from 7:00h to 22:00h; Sunday: from 8:00h to 23:00h). You can also get a local bus, which is cheaper, but takes 3,5 hours and does not have wifi. In order to catch the bus you will have to go down a level after buying your ticket. Buses should have a sign in their window indicating their destination city. - To Estación Sur de Autobuses by metro: Option A (3 transfers) line 8 to Mar de Cristal line 4 to Avenida de América (Direction Argüelles > south) line 6 (circular) to Méndez Álvaro (Direction > south, passing through Diego de León ). Option B (2 transfers) line 8 toward Nuevos Ministerios very long transfer to line 6 (circular) to Méndez Álvaro (Direction > east, passing through República Argentina ). *More information about the metro: Line 8 (You will find a map of the metro under Additional information) Metro stops of the airport: - T4 : Ground floor - T2: metro stop called "Terminal T1, T2 and T3". You will find the metro stop near car park P2 (in the middle of the terminal). To get from the airport to center city Madrid, the ticket you should buy in the metro vending machines is the Billete sencillo metro + suplemento aeropuerto, which costs 2 euros. For the best route, check the metro website: This website will calculate the approximate time of your trip as well as indicate the metros you need to take (you will need to change lines). - To Estación Sur de Autobuses by taxi: The approximate price from the airport should be around 30 euros (more after 10 pm), but it will vary according to how heavy the traffic is.

4 Option 3: TRAIN TO SALAMANCA FROM MADRID: You will need to get to the train station Chamartín. There are daily trains from Madrid to Salamanca at 8:45h; 11:14h; 13:44h; 15:45h; 20:00h; 21:13h. You will find more train schedules from in the following website: - To Chamartín by metro : line 8 toward Nuevos Ministerios line 10 toward Chamartín (direction Fuencarral > north). - To Chamartín by taxi FROM VALLADOLID S AIRPORT (VILLANUBLA) TO SALAMANCA VALLADOLID (Villanubla):There are 11 km between Villanubla and Valladolid. Linecar runs buses that correspond to check-in and boarding times of Ryanair, as well as landing times between Valladolid bus station and Villanubla (airport). There are also taxis that charge a fixed rate of 14 euros. The bus station and the train station in Valladolid are 3 minutes apart by foot. How to get Salamanca from Valladolid airport Option 1 DIRECT BUS TO SALAMANCA FROM VILLANUBLA: The Avanza Auto Res bus company runs a few direct buses from Valladolid-Villanubla airport to Salamanca. Schedules: Monday-Saturday: 12:30 h Sunday: 15:00 h Daily Price: bus: 17:30 Price: EUROS: 13,35 (one way ticket) / 22,70 (round ticket) For more information, see the following link:

5 Option 2 DIRECT BUS TO SALAMANCA FROM VALLADOLID: The bus company from Valladolid is AUTO-RES ( Valladolid-Salamanca: 1 hour 15 / 1 hour 30 minutes. 4-7 buses daily. One way: EUR 7.40 to 9.75 Round trip: EUR to Option 3 TRAIN TO SALAMANCA FROM VALLADOLID Valladolid Campo Grande-Salamanca: 1 hour 15 / 1 hour 30 minutes. 5-6 trains daily. One way: EUR 7.50 to Round trip: 10% discount (valid: 15 days). FROM SALAMANCA S AIRPORT (MATACÁN) TO SALAMANCA CITY DIRECT BUS TO SALAMANCA CITY FROM MATACÁN AIRPORT Schedules: Monday-Friday, Sunday 23:05h Friday 13:35h Saturday 17:50h Sunday 18:45h

6 I Conference of Universities that signed MoU with the UN University of Salamanca (Spain) May, 2011 IN SALAMANCA - Salamanca s Bus Station: Avda. Filiberto Villalobos, Salamanca's Train Station (Vialia): Paseo de la Estación s/n - Faculty of Translation and Documentation: C/ Francisco Vitoria, 6-16 The Faculty of Translation and Documentation is located in the city centre, a 3-minute walk from the Plaza Mayor, opposite the Cathedrals in the Plaza de Anaya Square.

7 Additional information Madrid metro map (Available on: metro/planos.index.html)