Practical Information - EESW19

Participants are requested to make their own travel and hotel arrangements. If assistance is needed, please do not hesitate to contact Haritz Olaeta, the Local Organising Committee Chair.

Location

EESW19 will take place at Bizkaia Aretoa Building in Bilbao. The building is located in the most emblematic area of Bilbao. L-shaped, it opens out onto the river and the Guggenheim Museum, in Avenida Abandoibarra 3.

3-day weather forecast for Bilbao.

Getting to Bizkaia Aretoa Building. The central location of the building allows to walk from most parts of the city to the building in less than 20 minutes.

To find detailed information of getting there by any other means (tram, metro, bus, etc) please visit: https://www.ehu.eus/en/web/bizkaia-aretoa/nola-heldu.

Travelling to Bilbao

Bilbao International Airport (http://www.aena.es/en/bilbao-airport/index.html) offers direct links with cities like London, Paris, Rome, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich and many other European and Spanish cities.

From the airport a short taxi ride of 10-15 minutes to the centre of Bilbao. Alternatively, there is a bus service that in 20 minutes connects Bilbao and the airport every 15 minutes.

Taxi info: http://www.aena.es/en/bilbao-airport/taxi.html

Bus info: http://www.aena.es/en/bilbao-airport/public-transport.html

In Bilbao

Bilbao is the gateway to the Basque cultural universe. It is a city that is an example of urban transformation at a global level maintaining a number of hallmarks that make it singular and unique. For information about Bilbao and its surroundings, please, visit the Bilbao tourism website.