Venue and Travel Information
1. IberiCOS2015 VENUE
The meeting will take place in Aranjuez, a town located 49 km South of Madrid at the
facilities of Centro Cultural Isabel de Farnesio, 39 Capitán St. E28300 Aranjuez Madrid.
- Sessions will be held at the Auditorium Joaquín Rodrigo. Registration desk will be located here in
the ground level, after the first courtyard.
To get to the conference venue and to return to your accommodation,
we recommend to walk, since the historic centre of Aranjuez is quite
small and all the facilities are walking distance.
View Venue and Aranjuez historic downtown in a larger map.
2. Aranjuez from Madrid Airport
Aranjuez is connected by train with Madrid Airport Terminal 4. Just take the Renfe Cercanías Line C1 train
heading to Chamartín/Sol/Atocha at Terminal 4 exit. Platforms are located next to the
metro ones (don't catch the metro). The train will take you to Nuevos Ministerios Train Station where you should change to other Cercanías train of Line C3, with Aranjuez as final destination.
Aranjuez is the final destination for all trains in this line (C3) heading to Southern Madrid.
The single ticket costs 4 euros and can be bought at any of the machines located at
the Train Station halls (be aware of pickpockets or beggars). Please keep the ticket till the very end of your trip, since you will need it to
get out from Aranjuez train station.
3. Aranjuez by train/car/coach
Train:
(Recommended) From either Chamartín, Nuevos Ministerios, Sol or Atocha, Cercanías trains on line C3 head to
Aranjuez (48 minutes from Sol, 45 minutes from Atocha). The single ticket costs 4 euros and can be bought at any of the machines located at
the Train Station halls (be aware of pickpockets or beggars). Aranjuez is the final destination for all
trains in this line (C3) heading to Southern Madrid. Please keep the ticket till the very end of your trip, since you will need it to
get out from Aranjuez train station.
Once at Aranjuez train station, you can either walk to the city centre (15 minutes) after a pleasant walk
through which you will pass by the Royal Palace and the historic downtown or taking one of the city buses
city buses (ticket 1.20 euros)
heading to the downtown. Please check the most convenient itinerary to reach your accommodation.
Car:
Aranjuez is communicated with Madrid by the free-toll highway A4 (Exit 37, Direction M-305 / Aranjuez Norte). The trip should take around
45 minutes.
If you drive, parking at Aranjuez downtown is not free at some streets clearly indicated,
and you will need to
provide a parking ticket - to be bought at designated machines near the parking slots - to your car. Parking in other streets in the historic downtown are free, so check in advance.
Coach:
Aranjuez and Madrid are also joined by the 423 coach line. Tickets are around 4 euros single. Coach station in Aranjuez is located in central Infantas Avenue whereas in Madrid
buses depart from/arrive at
Mendez Alvaro Coach Station
and also stop at Legazpi Square.
