VENUE & HOTELS

BARCELONA

Barcelona is a modern, cosmopolitan, vibrant city facing the sea. It’s richness of cultural heritage and history, exceptional architecture, attractive range of shops, excellent cuisine and a variety of attractions make Barcelona a unique destination. Barcelona offers excellent infrastructure and modern network facilities. Barcelona’s international airport, currently undergoing expansion, is well connected and located just 15 minutes from the city centre.

ACI EUROPE Airport Exchange '09 will take place at the Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB).

The address for this international conference and exhibition centre is:

CCIB
Rambla Prim, 1-17
08019 Barcelona
14055Berlin

Telephone: +34 93 230 10 00
Fax: +34 93 230 10 01
www.ccib.es

Book your hotel

The CCIB is situated in a modern, maritime environment of the newly build urban surroundings of Diagonal Mar. A wide range of accommodation services is available within close the proximity of the CCIB.

ACI EUROPE will secure preferential rates at a number of recommended hotels within close proximity to the venue.

Further information of the recommended hotels will be available online shortly.

Important Timings:

Travel information

Arriving at the grounds of the CCIB is certain to be easy and stress-free, regardless of how you are travelling.

How to get to the CCIB from the airport

El Prat airport is located 13 kilometres south east from Barcelona and 20 kilometres from the CCIB.

Train (RENFE)

The train service between the airport and the city centre (Paseo de Gracia) is covered from 06:00 to 22:29 (direction Barcelona) and from 05:20 and 22:50 (direction airport) There is one train every 30 minutes and the travel time is 25 minutes. From the train station Paseo de Gracia it is easy to connect with the yellow line (4 line) of the metro. The closest station to the CCIB is Maresme- Forum.

Tel. 0034 906 427 017

Express bus (Aerobús)

The bus service between the airport and the city centre (Plaza Cataluña) is covered from 06:00 to 1:00 on working days and from 06:30 to 1:00 during the weekends (direction Barcelona), and from 05:30 to 00:15 on working days and from 06:00 to 00:30 during the weekends (direction airport) There is one bus every 8 minutes and the travel time is 30 minutes.

Next to Plaza Cataluña, you can take the yellow line (line 4) of the metro at the Urquinaona station. The closest station to the CCIB is Maresme-Forum.

Tel. 0034 906 427 017

By Taxi

The journey to the CCIB takes about 20 minutes. Fees change according to the time of day. T1 Night time fees: working days from 21:00 to 07:00 and weekends and bank holidays from 00:00 to 24:00 T2 Daytime fees: from 07:00 to 21:00

There is an additional cost for entry / exit from the airport and for carrying luggage.

Rent-a-car

The C-31 motorway connects the airport with Barcelona. The easiest way to get into the city is by the Gran Via or Avenida Diagonal, which are the most direct accesses to the city centre, or by Ronda de Dalt and Ronda del Litoral, which are the city ringroads. The most direct way to reach the CCIB is by the Ronda Litoral -exit 24-. It takes about 30 minutes depending on the traffic.

If you are going to the CCIB from the city centre by car, the best option is to take the Avenida Diagonal until the end.

How to get to the CCIB with public transport

You can reach the CCIB by metro (Maresme-Forum station in the yellow line), bus (lines number 7, 36, 41, 43 and 141) and Trambesos (Forum station). All these stops are located just a few minutes’ walking away from the CCIB.