EMBO encourages you to consider your carbon footprint when travelling to Barcelona. Should you travel by air you may consider offsetting travel related emissions through donations for solar, bio-mass or energy-efficiency projects via Atmosfair.

Airports

Barcelona's principle international airport is El Prat (BCN) and it is one of southern Europe's main airport hubs with excellent connections to and from the city centre. Find out which airlines use BCN here. More general details can be found on the airport homepage.

Budget airlines also fly to the following airports outside of Barcelona. Please note: it is strongly recommended to check the local transportation to and from Barcelona city centre before making a booking.

• Girona Airport (GRO) - just over 100 km north-east of Barcelona
• Reus Airport (REU) - approx. 110km south-west of Barcelona

Rail travel

The Spanish rail service is called RENFE. There is a good network throughout mainland Spain and several international routes available to and from Barcelona.

We approached RENFE to negotiate a conference package for reduced fares for The EMBO Meeting participants - small reductions were only available on full price fares, better discounts can be found online for individual travellers and groups. Therefore we recommend participants to check online for the latest offers and advance booking options.

RENFE website is predominantly in Spanish or Catalan, the limited English language section can be found here.

International routes to and from Barcelona include Paris, Montpellier, Zürich, Bern and Milan. More details can be found here.

Visa Requirements

Travelling to Spain is relatively easy however if you need a visa to enter Spain, you must apply in person at the Spanish Consulate / Embassy in your country of residence at least three months before the intended date of travel. The documents you need vary depending on where you are from.

Please check the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs web site for more details about visa requirements. Search for your local Spanish Consulate / Embassy here.

If you require a visa invitation letter for the Spanish authorities, please send the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it the following details:

1. Full Name (exactly as it appears in your passport)
2. Gender
3. Nationality
4. Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)
5. Passport Number
6. Place of Issue (i.e. your national passport office)
7. Date of Issue (DD/MM/YYYY)
8. Date of Expiry (DD/MM/YYYY)
9. Institute & Faculty plus full postal address
10. Status: (i.e. BSc, predoc, post-doc, etc)
11. Abstract  / Poster title to be presented at The EMBO Meeting.

Travel Grants

A limited number of travel grants have been made available by various societies and the Robert Bosch Stiftung - full details including deadlines and how to apply can be found here.

Top