Map & Local info for the XIV Spanish Meeting on Computational Geometry - XIV Encuentros de Geometría Computacional (2011)

XIV Spanish Meeting on Computational Geometry

In honor of Ferran Hurtado's 60th Birthday

Alcalá de Henares, June 27 - 30, 2011

Map

Please check the EGC2011 map for the main info, which is listed in the left panel (apart from placed in the map). Hotels, transportation, and spare time recommendations are included.

Local info

Alcalá de Henares is around 30 km away from Madrid. Its university and historic precinct are among the UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. Please visit the city council web page for a quite complete tourist information or the Wikipedia for more general info.

Arriving by plane: although Madrid airport (MAD) is between Madrid and Alcalá, there is no direct public transportation to Alcalá. Unless taking a taxi, the trip will pass through Madrid.
- A taxi trip would take about 30 minutes and should cost about 40-45 euros (please consider both amounts as lower bounds, strongly dependent on traffic jams).
- Two buses connect the airport and Madrid in around 40 minutes:
- Subway line 8 takes around 30 minutes to the "Nuevos Ministerios" Cercanías (short-distance train) station in Madrid. Then, see the "arriving by train" instructions.
Arriving by train: The lines C2 and C7 of the Cercanías (short-distance) trains connect Madrid and Alcalá. Both lines pass through the main stations in Madrid:

"Atocha" (35 minutes trip).
"Nuevos ministerios" (45 minutes trip).
"Chamartín" (50 minutes trip).

Arriving by bus: The lines 223 (day) and N202 (night) of the short-distance buses, connect Madrid and Alcalá in around 40 minutes. Departure station in Madrid is "Avenida de América".
Arriving by car: Alcalá is next to the A-2 highway, which connects it to Madrid. The airport is also close to the A-2.
Moving around in Alcalá: many parts of the historical center are pedestrian. For non-walking distances, there are several city bus lines.

http://www2.uah.es/egc2011