TRAVEL INFORMATION

Information for air travelers

Flight to Madrid or Bilbao + taxi to Vitoria-Gasteiz City

Option 1- Madrid airport – Bilbao airport -Vitoria-Gasteiz City.

Flight to Madrid Airport from any worldwide airport
+ flight from Madrid to Bilbao Airport (1 hour flight from Madrid)
+ taxi to Vitoria-Gasteiz City (78 km/49 miles)

Option 2- Other European cities- Bilbao airport-Vitoria-Gasteiz City. There are many European cities with direct flights to Bilbao airport:

Flight to/from another European cities with connection to Bilbao Airport (Check destinations here: https://www.bilbaoair.info/index.php/aerolineas-y-destinos-desde-el-aeropuerto-de-bilbao)
+ taxi to Vitoria-Gasteiz City (78 km/49 miles)

Bilbao airport taxi company: https://taxisaeropuertobilbao.com/en/home/ (From Bilbao airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz, 100€ aprox)

Map of Journey from Bilbao Airport to the Campus

More information at: https://www.bilbaoair.info/index.php/como-llegar-al-aeropuerto-de-bilbao-loiu-en-autobus-y-coche

Information for car travelers

From Madrid to Vitoria-Gasteiz (352 km/218 miles total), via national highway A-1/AP-1 for 343 km /213 miles exit to N-102 Vitoria-Gasteiz/ France.

Information for train travelers

From Madrid airport by subway to the train station: Madrid-Atocha station, in the center of the city, where trains depart daily to Vitoria-Gasteiz every 2-4 hours (journey time 4 hours approx Madrid to Vitoria-Gasteiz) – € 100 round trip approx. Tickets online: https://venta.renfe.com/vol/home.do?c=_Fl5c.

There is no direct bus from Bilbao Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz. However, there are services departing from Airport and arriving at Vitoria-Gasteiz city station passing through Bilbao / Bilbo-Termibus / Geltoki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 28m. – €25 round trip approx. Tickets online: https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Bilbao-Airport-BIO/Vitoria-Gasteiz#r/Bus

Accomodation

In Vitoria-Gasteiz City there are a high offer of hotels for your choice available to book online or through travel agencies. https://www.booking.com/

VISA/Invitation letters

Attendees requiring an invitation letter for processing their visa should send an email to NUVA organisers: nuva(at)ucm.es.

Note that the visa application processes may take a long time to be completed. If needed, we strongly encourage travelers to apply for their visas as early as possible.