LOCAL TRANSPORT
City bus, train and on foot Alcalá de Henares has a modern bus service that connects the different areas of the city. The outer campus of the University of Alcalá, where the School of Engineering is located, is served by four urban bus lines (L1A, L1B, L2 and L3).
In addition, several intercity bus lines connect the external campus with the city of Madrid (line 227) and with other points in the region.
The external campus train station is connected to Madrid and to the other two stations in the city (Alcalá de Henares - central and La Garena) with commuter trains every 15-30 minutes.
The following table shows the recommended public transportation to access the School of Engineering from the most important hotels in the city.
| Hotels (see map for numb.) |
Recommended public transportation (estimated door-to-door travel time) |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | City bus L2 (25-40 min, see map) | City bus L1B/ L1A, and L3 | ||
| 8 | City bus L1B (towards the congress venue) City bus L1A (towards the hotel) (40-60 min) |
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| 9 | City bus L1A (towards the congress venue) City bus L1B (towards the hotel) |
Walking (30 - 40 min) | ||
| 10, 11 | Option 1: Train line C-2 or C-8 to Universidad (freq. 15-30 min, travel 8 min) -> walk (15-20 min) | City bus L11 | ||
| Option 2: Train line C-2, C-7 or C-8 to Alcalá (freq. <10 min, travel 4 min) -> City bus L2 (20-25 min) | ||||
| 12, 13 | City bus L1B (towards the congress venue) City bus L1A (towards the hotel) (40-60 min) |
Walking (30 min) |
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Hotels and residences | |||||
| 1 | Parador de Alcalá de Henares | 7 | PCM Forum Alcalá Hotel | |||
| 2 | Lope de Vega Residence | 8 | AC Alcalá de Henares | |||
| 3 | San Ildefonso Residence | 9 | Campanille Hotel | |||
| 4 | El Bedel Hotel | 10 | Ibis - La Garena Hotel | |||
| 5 | Miguel de Cervantes Hotel | 11 | Ibis budget Alcalá Hotel | |||
| 6 | Evenia Boutique Alcalá Hotel | 12 | Alcalá Plaza Hotel |
City map
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This information is also available in the BES 2024 Symposium Programme which you can download here.
