HOW TO REACH BARCELONA FROM THE LOCAL AIRPORT

By public transport

Take Aerobus till Plaza Cataluña - 30-35 minutes - 5,90€

By Metro

Take the subway to Plaça Catalunya

By Bus

Take Aerobus till Plaza Cataluña - 30-35 minutes - 5,90€

HOW TO REACH BARCELONA BY TRAIN

Take the train RENFE to Barcelona-Sants or Barcelona-Estació de França

HOW TO REACH ALBA SYNCHROTRON FROM BARCELONA DOWNTOWN

By public transport

From Barcelona-Sants or Barcelona-Plaça Catalunya take a train till Cerdanyola del Vallès (RENFE) or till Sant Cugat or Bellaterra (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat) (see instructions below for both options). This second journey is about 30-40 minutes and costs between 2-3 €. Finally, you need to take a bus from the train station till the ALBA Synchrotron - about 15-20 minutes and between 1-2 €.

• Take the line R4 with RENFE, the Spanish railway company, in the direction of Terrassa/Manresa and leave at Cerdanyola del Vallès station. Once there, two bus lines connect Cerdanyola del Vallès RENFE station with the ALBA site: line A4 Cerdanyola del Vallès-Sant Cugat and line B7 Cerdanyola del Vallès - Rubí. The bus stop for ALBA is called Sincrotró.
• Take the train service S1 or S5 with Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), and leave at Sant Cugat station. Once there, take the A4 or B7 bus in the direction of Cerdanyola del Vallès (line A4 Cerdanyola del Vallès-Sant Cugat or line B7 Cerdanyola del Vallès - Rubí). The bus stop for ALBA is called Sincrotró.
• Or take the train service S6 or S2 with Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), leave at Bellaterra station. From there, you can take the shuttle bus to Parc de l’ALBA.

By Taxi

Take a taxi at Barcelona airport or at Barcelona-Sants or Barcelona-Plaça Catalunya. Tell the driver to bring you to "Sincrotrón ALBA" or otherwise give him complete address Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain, Tel: +34 93 592 43 00, Coordinates: +41°29'12.38", +2°6'35.74" (41.486773, 2.109929). It takes about 30-40 minutes depending on the traffic and it costs around 40-60 €.

By Car

ALBA is very close to the AP7 and the C58 motorways. From Barcelona city-center, you can reach the site by following the C58 road in approximately 30-40 minutes (depending on the traffic).

ACCOMMODATION

A list of the closer accommodation sites to ALBA is provided in this website: https://www.cells.es/en/users/practical-information/special-accommodation-offer