Workshop Venue - JWST 2017 ESAC
Workshop Venue
The conference will be held at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) located at Villafranca del Castillo, Madrid, Spain.
During the workshop, bus transportation is offered between Madrid (Plaza de España) and ESAC. To locate the pick-up/drop-off check this page.
Airport Transportation
The airport of Madrid is connected to the Metro system, providing service to the center of Madrid within 30 minutes for the price of 4,50 €. Find more information under: http://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html
Depending on traffic, a taxi from the airport to the centre of Madrid takes about the same time or longer and costs 30 € fixed price. The legal frame of taxi rides to/from the airport can be consulted under: http://www.aeropuertomadrid-barajas.com/transportation/madrid-airport-bytaxi.htm
For taxi rides to other locations, prices can be calculated with the tool http://www.worldtaximeter.com/madrid. This tool is external to ESA, we cannot guarantee it is updated, neither do we endorse this tool to be better than others that may exist.
In order to get to ESAC from the centre of Madrid, we recommend using the workshop shuttle bus departing from Plaza de España. For independent travel by public transport, taxi, or car from Madrid to ESAC, see the following descriptions: Getting to ESAC, How to get to ESAC.
