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The Institute of Theoretical Physics

Physics Challenges in the face of LHC-14

Transportation

   

This page is meant to give practical instructions on how to get around in general, to your hotel and to the university. You can print it (including linked maps) pressing this icon

 

Venue

All lectures will be held in the Red seminar Room, which is located on the IFT ground floor.

 
Instituto de Física Teórica
C/ Nicolás Cabrera 13-15
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid
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Phone +34 912999803

 

 

Maps

 

Metro (subway) Hotel Tryp Ambassador Cercanias (train) UAM campus
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Means of transportation

  • Metro:
    Madrid has an extensive and convenient metro system (see map). Tickets can be bought at stations either from a machine (accepting cash, including notes, bank and credit cards) and usually also from a ticket office. A single trip includes any number of transfers. Buy either a single for €1,5- or a 10 trip card (10 viajes) for €12,20 the latter is also valid for the local EMT buses. Trains typically run from 6am to 1:30am.
    Airport Supplement: There is a €3,- surcharge for trips from and to the airport subway stations: the easiest thing to do is to buy a combined fare+supplement ticket (Billete Sencillo Metro+Suplemento Aeropuerto) which costs €4,50- and can be bought at any subway station. Should you forget to pay the supplement, then you can buy a supplement ticket (Billete Suplemento Aeropuerto) at the machines located near the exit of the airport's subway stations.
  • Cercanías Renfe:
    Local trains, running regularly withing the province of Madrid (see map). The tickets look very much like the metro tickets, but are NOT the same. Tickets can be bought at stations either from a machine (accepting cash, including notes, bank and credit cards) or from a ticket office. There is a zone system, most of the center is in zone 0, the university in B1, the third zone. Single tickets (for 3 zones) are €1,80 and 10 trip cards (Bonotren) €13,45.
  • Taxi's:
    Taxis are numerous and for European standards, reasonably priced. On trips with origin or destination between the Airport and Madrid downtown, including those that have been contracted by telematic means, a flat fare of €30 will apply. ( +info  )
  • Busses:
    There are two type of buses, the local ones of the EMT (red or blue) and the Interurbanos (green). For the EMT buses you can buy a single in the bus for €1,50 - or use the 10trip metroticket. The interurbanos use separate tickets, which can be bought on the bus. Most bus drivers don't like notes bigger than €5,-

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

A map of the Campus can be found here .
The Instituto de Física Teórica, is the number 41 on the map. The 20 minutes walking route from the train station is indicated with a red line.
 

Getting the IFT  from the airport
The simplest way is to take a taxi. A ride costs about €25 and takes about 20 minutes. Otherwise, you can do the following (about 1 hour):
  • By metro & train, arriving at terminal 1-4:
    - follow the metro signs
    - Metro 8 direction Nuevos Ministerios. Change at Nuevos Ministerios.
    - Take a Cercanía train to Colmenar Viejo or Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes (C4).
    - Get out at Cantoblanco Universidad.
  • By bus, arriving at terminal 1-3:
    - Take the free shuttle bus running between the different terminals.
    - Get out at terminal 4 and follow the instructions below.
  • By bus, arriving at terminal 4:
    - Take bus 827, running every 20 minutes (single €2 approx ).
    - Get out at the Universidad Autónoma.
Getting the IFT from the Ambassador Hotel
  • Take a Cercanías train at  Sol Station (5' walking from the hotel)
    - Take either a train to Colmenar Viejo or Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes (C4).
    - Get out at Cantoblanco Universidad.

 


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