Venue & Travel

About the WAB2024 Workshop Location

Computer/Network Facilities

IMDEA Materials Institute has guest wireless connection available in the whole building.

How to arrive to IMDEA Materials Institute

IMDEA Materials Institute is located at the Scientific and Technological Park of the Polytechnic University of Madrid in Tecnogetafe.

Address:

Calle Eric Kandel, 2
28906 Getafe

Transport from Madrid

We recommend to stay at the hotels in the city center, which are easy to reach from the Airport. In addition, the workshop provides shuttle services to and from Hotel Agumar (near Atocha station in Madrid center) to IMDEA Materials Institute. Please see below the shuttle schedule corresponding to each day of the workshop. The traveling time is approximately 30-40 mins. The bus stop near Agumar is shown in the map below.

It is highly recommended that all participants use this shuttle service if staying in the city centre, as it is the most convenient way to get to the venue.

Alternative ways to arrive to IMDEA Materials Institute include taxi (approximately 25-35 €, travelling time from Atocha: 30 min, see detailed directions and map below) and public transport (traveling time from Atocha: 1 h 30 min, see directions below).

Public Transport from Getafe

You should reach the Metro/Cercanías station of Getafe Central and then catch the Tecnogetafe shuttle service (The estimated duration of the trip is 20 minutes). The first stop of the bus service is located about 50 meters on the right/down as you exit the station, approximately by the red bus stop. The shuttle service is run by the bus company “The Bus” (in the top front of the bus you will see a sign of Tecnogetafe). The last stop of this shuttle is right in front of IMDEA Materials Institute.

Timetable of the bus service from Getafe Central to Tecnogetafe (IMDEA Materials) September, 2023 to July, 2024.

Do you need help?

If you have any question about how to reach IMDEA Materials please contact Mariana Huerta at +34 91 549 34 22.

Map showing the location of the bus to be taken near Hotel Agumar

Shuttle Schedule from/to the hotel Agumar to/from the WAB 2024 Workshop venue (IMDEA Materials institute)

(You will find staff from our event providing indications of where to take the bus at the stops mentioned below)

Hotel Agumar to IMDEA Materials Institute

Thursday 26^th – 08:30

Friday 27^th – 08:00

IMDEA Materials Institute to Hotel Agumar

Thursday 26^th – 17:30

Friday 27^th – 16:30

Map to IMDEA Materials Institute

Other ways to reach us

By taxi From Atocha Train Station

Head southeast toward Paseo de la Infanta Isabel (130 m)
Exit the roundabout onto Paseo de la Infanta Isabel (42 m)
Take the ramp onto Paseo de la Infanta Isabel (260 m)
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Plaza del Emperador Carlos V (280 m)
Continue onto Paseo de Sta María de la Cabeza (1.9 km)
Continue onto A-42 (signs for Toledo/R-5/Badajoz/Plaza de Fernández Ladreda) (13.2 km)
Take exit 15b toward M-50/todas direcciones (600 m)
Continue on the right and take the second exit on the right M-50/R-4 Córdoba/A4/A3 (2.1 km)
Continue onto M-50 and take exit 48 (300 m)
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Tecnogetafe (400 m)
Follow signs for Tecnogetafe until reaching a roundabout, take the second exit (1 km)
At the next roundabout take the first exit right onto Calle Eric Kandel, where IMDEA Materials Institute is located.

By car From Barajas Airport (Terminals T1, T2 and T3)

Join the M-14 via the ramp on the left towards Madrid /Av.América/A-2/M-40/A-3/A-4/A-5.
Take the left exit towards M-40/M-40 R-3/A-3/R-4/A-4/A-42/R-5 direction until you reach Exit 25 to take the A-42 towards Toledo. Keep driving along A42 highway (13.2 Km)
Take exit 15b toward M-50/todas direcciones (600 m)
Continue on the right and take the second exit on the right M-50/R-4 Córdoba/A4/A3 (2.1 km)
Continue onto M-50 and take exit 48 (300 m)
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Tecnogetafe (400 m)
Follow signs for Tecnogetafe until reaching a roundabout, take the second exit (1 km)
At the next roundabout take the first exit right onto Calle Eric Kandel, where IMDEA Materials Institute is located.

By car From Barajas Airport (Terminal T4)

Go straight until you reach a fork where you must keep right to follow the signs to Madrid.
Continue straight to take at a junction Eje-Aeropuerto/M-12 left towards Madrid/M-11/M-40 (In this highway will have to pay a toll).
Take the M-40/M-40 Highway exit, continue in this sense and get to the fork, bear right and follow signs for M-40/E-90/A-2 / and merge onto highway Zaragoza/R-3/A-3/R-4/A-4/A-42/R-5 M-40/M-40.
Take exit 25 to merge onto A-42 toward Toledo (10.5 Km)
Take exit 15b toward M-50/todas direcciones (600 m)
Continue on the right and take the second exit on the right M-50/R-4 Córdoba/A4/A3 (2.1 km)
Continue onto M-50 and take exit 48 (300 m)
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Tecnogetafe (400 m)
Follow signs for Tecnogetafe until reaching a roundabout, take the second exit (1 km)
At the next roundabout take the first exit right onto Calle Eric Kandel, where IMDEA Materials Institute is located.

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