- Venue
- The Training Event will take place at the CAB premises on the Villafranca-ESAC campus. Please bring your passport/ ID card with you. You will receive a badge upon arrival and must carry it with you at all times during the day.
- Accomodation
- The participants in the Training Event will stay at the Exe Gran Hotel Almenar.
- Due to the high hotel prices in Madrid, we have had to book accommodation in a hotel outside the city. However, the hotel is conveniently connected to both Madrid and ESAC.
- There are not many amenities around the hotel. Anyway, you can find a few shops and restaurants near Las Matas commuter station.
- Transportation Hotel-ESAC
- A bus service will be provided to transport participants between the hotel and CAB in the mornings and afternoons.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Bus will depart from the hotel (main entrance) at 8:30 AM.
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Which expenses are covered by the organization and which are not?
The organization will cover
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Travel expenses (flight or train)
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Accommodation at the hotel
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Transportation between the hotel and ESAC,
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Coffee breaks during the event and the cocktail scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
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The organization will NOT cover
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- Transportation from your home to the departure airport and from Madrid airport to the Exe Gran Hotel Almenar
- Breakfast or any other additional expenses at the hotel
- Lunches at ESAC
All the above will be at the participants’ own expense.
- How to reach the hotel from the airport
The most convenient option using public transport is as follows:
- Take Metro Line 8 from the airport to Nuevos Ministerios station. It takes about 25–30 minutes, depending on the time of day.
- From Nuevos Ministerios, transfer to Cercanías (commuter train) Line C10 towards Villalba and get off at Las Matas station. The journey may take between 30 and 50 minutes, depending on the time of departure and the commuter train line taken. Further information on schedules can be found here.
- The metro ticket is not valid for Cercanías. A separate ticket must be purchased from the ticket machines in the main hall of the station.
- Route
- Walk ten minutes from Las Matas station to the hotel .
Alternative, you can take a taxi/uber at the airport. Depending on the time of the day it may cost 50/70 euros.
- How to reach Madrid downtown from hotel
If you want to visit Madrid downtown, the easiest way is to take a bus.
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- Head towards Madrid, the most convenient bus stop is No. 11959 (Carretera de la Coruña – Estación de Las Matas). You can take buses 611, 611A, 613, 686, 686A, or 691 to the Intercambiador de Moncloa (Moncloa transport hub, the last stop). From there, take Metro Line 3 (the yellow one) to Sol, which is the very heart of Madrid.
- To return to the hotel, simply do the same in reverse: take Metro Line 3 back to Intercambiador de Moncloa, then any of the same buses, and get off at stop No. 11958 (Apeadero Estación de Las Matas), right next to the pedestrian bridge on the side of the commuter train station.
- It takes about 40 to 50 minutes to get from the hotel to Puerta del Sol. You can get real-time bus arrival information using the NaviLens GO or Transporte Madrid Tiempo Real apps.
- Bus stops
- Route
