ACCOMMODATION
The Conference Secretariat does not organise accommodation for participants. However we will inform you about special rates for delegates as they come from hotels.
Useful information (accommodation and booking online, where to eat, sites of interest, etc.) is available at the Pontevedra Tourism Website
Hotel Galicia Palace
Location:Avenida de Vigo 3, Pontevedra
Situated in central Pontevedra, Hotel Galicia Palace is a 10-minute walk from the conference venue.
Category:****
Tel: (+34) 986 864411
Email: reservas@galiciapalace.com
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Hotel Avenida (14/06/2012 Fully occupied)
Location:Avenida de Vigo 3, Pontevedra
Situated in central Pontevedra, Hotel Galicia Palace is a 10-minute walk from the conference venue.
Category:****
Tel: (+34) 986 864411
Email: reservas@galiciapalace.com
Web
Prices
Please note
that the below rates for the Galicia Palace Hotel count only if reservations
are made before July 15th.
Single room with breakfast: 65 Euros plus 8% taxes
Double room with breakfast: 72 Euros plus 8% taxes
Please contact Patricia Sierra from Galicia Palace
for reservations
Hotel Avenida (14/06/2012 Fully occupied)
Location: Eduardo Pondal 46, Pontevedra.
Situated in central Pontevedra, Hotel Avenida is a 5-minute walk from Pontevedra railway station and Pontevedra's old town. It offers free Wi-Fi access.
Category: *
Tel: (+34) 986 857784 / / 986 851298
Email: reservas@avenidahotel.net
Prices
Double room (single use): 36 € (40 € with breakfast)
Double room: 52 € (60 € with breakfast)
Triple room: 65 € (77 € with breakfast)
- All prices include VAT.
- Price per room.
- Continental breakfast 4 €
- Daily lunch 9 €
Offer valid from 09.09. 2012 to 16 09.2012. Please make your reservation as soon as possible to get the special rate by contacting the hotel and mentioning the following information:
Biological Invasions Conference
Contact: geib.uc@gmail.com (+34) 626.16.95.68
Check-in date:
Check-out date:
Number of Pax
Room type
Moreover:
- Name, surname, ID number, arrival and departure dates, type of accommodation, telephone and e-mail
- Type of credit card (Visa, Euro / Mastercard, red, Maestro), card holder, card number, expiration date and CVC Code (last 3 digits on the back)
- Either you can pay a minimum of 30% 1 month before arrival.
Check-in: from 12:30 (for early check-in, please contact the hotel in advance)
Check-out: until 12:00 (an extra night will be charged for late check-out)
Cancellation / No show
- If canceled up to 15 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
- If canceled later or no-show the hotel will charge 30% of the total amount of the reserve.
Bank: Banco Pastor
Account holder: Manuel Vence e Hijos S.L.
Account number: 0072 0474 44 0000101221
- Please inform the Hotel of payment
- The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorize credit cards prior to arrival.
- Conditions may vary depending on the kind of room or offer.
- The hotel is free to dispose of the rooms for refusal of conditions.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Option 1 (straight to Pontevedra)
Only by taxi. Taxi stop is by the entrance of the terminal. Fare (per trip) is 35-40 € approximately but it can increase a bit in case of trafic. A supplement of 0,47 € is charged for each luggage.
Option 2 (via VIGO and then by train to Pontevedra)
Galicia has 3 airports.
Airport of Peinador (Vigo VGO).
Located at 9km from the city centre of Vigo and 28km from the centre of Pontevedra.
Destinations
Airports
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City
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Airline
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Barcelona-El Prat (BCN)
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Barcelona
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Bilbao (BIO)
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Bilbao
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Madrid-Barajas (MAD)
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Madrid
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Paris /Charles De Gaulle (CDG)
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Paris
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Sevilla (SVQ)
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Sevilla
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Tenerife Sur (TFS)
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Tenerife
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Valencia (VLC)
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Valencia
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Phone number : 902 404 704/913 211 000 (hearing impaired)
How can I get to Pontevedra from Vigo airport
Option 1 (straight to Pontevedra)
Only by taxi. Taxi stop is by the entrance of the terminal. Fare (per trip) is 35-40 € approximately but it can increase a bit in case of trafic. A supplement of 0,47 € is charged for each luggage.
Option 2 (via VIGO and then by train to Pontevedra)
There are two ways to go to Vigo Guixar
railway station from the Vigo
airport (Peinador).
1) by taxi (it costs
approx. 20€)
2) by bus (line C9A-company Vitrasa) (takes about 40 minutes and costs 1,22€). The closest bus stop to the Vigo Guixar railway station is Colón
(about 10 minutes walk).
Taxi and bus stops are by the entrance of the terminal, opposite the passenger arrivals hall.
Taxi and bus stops are by the entrance of the terminal, opposite the passenger arrivals hall.
From Monday to Friday, the Circular 9A route covers the route between the airport and Plaza América. Buses depart from the airport from 6:00 to 23:00 hours, approximately every 30 minutes. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, the route stops at Colón (except for certain times when it stops at Plaza América); on Saturdays buses depart from the airport at 06:40, 07:30 and then every 30 minutes between 08:00 and 23:00 hours; on Sundays, buses depart every 60 minutes between 09:30 and 14:30 hours, and every 30 minutes between 15:00 and 23:00 hours. Users are advised to confirm times with Vitrasa, either by calling passenger services on 986 207 474 or by logging on to the company's website.
There are many trains daily from Vigo to Pontevedra. Please check the timetable here depending on the date/time of your arrival. The trip by train takes about 30-40 minutes and costs around 3€.
Although train is the most used option an alternative to train is traveling by bus. The bus station in Vigo is ubicated in Avenida Madrid 57. Timetable and prices can be checked here.
There are many trains daily from Vigo to Pontevedra. Please check the timetable here depending on the date/time of your arrival. The trip by train takes about 30-40 minutes and costs around 3€.
Although train is the most used option an alternative to train is traveling by bus. The bus station in Vigo is ubicated in Avenida Madrid 57. Timetable and prices can be checked here.
Airport of Lavacolla (Santiago SCQ)
Located at 10 km from the northeast of Santiago de Compostela and 75 km from the centre of Pontevedra.
Destinations
Airports
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City
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Airline
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Alicante (ALC)
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Alicante
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Barcelona-El Prat (BCN)
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Barcelona
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Bilbao (BIO)
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Bilbao
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Frankfurt /Hahn (HHN)
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Frankfurt
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Geneva (GVA)
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Geneva
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Gran Canaria (LPA)
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Gran Canaria
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Lanzarote (ACE)
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Lanzarote
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London /Stansted (STN)
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London
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Madrid-Barajas (MAD)
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Madrid
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Malaga-Costa del Sol (AGP)
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Malaga
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Milan /Orio Al Serio (BGY)
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Milan
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Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
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Palma de Mallorca
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Sevilla (SVQ)
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Sevilla
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Tenerife Sur (TFS)
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Tenerife
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Valencia (VLC)
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Valencia
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Phone number: 902 404 704/913 211 000 (hearing impaired)
How can I get to Santiago?
You can go either by taxi or bus (Santiago-Airport Line).
Empresa Freire connects the airport to different parts of the city of Santiago.
Itinerary: Airport – bus station – train station – Centro (Dr. Teixeiro).
Timetable: Route Airport - Santiago: Departures every 30 minutes from 06:45 to 00:45. Route Santiago - Airport: Departures every 30 minutes from 06:00 to 00:00
Information telephone: 981 542 416 // 981 588 111
Airport of Alvedro (A Coruña LCG)
Located at 8 km from de city centre of A Coruña and 134 km away from the capital city of Pontevedra
Destinations
Airports
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City
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Airline
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Barcelona-El Prat (BCN)
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Barcelona
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Lisbon (LIS)
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Lisbon
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London / Heathrow (LHR)
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London
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Madrid-Barajas (MAD)
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Madrid
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Valencia (VLC)
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Valencia
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Phone number: 902 404 704/913 211 000 (hearing impaired)
Web
Web
How can I get to A Coruña?
You can go either by taxi or bus.
A Coruña - Airport line: service run by ASICASA which joins A Coruña (Puerta Real) with the airport, with stops in Casino, Plaza de Orense, Avenida A. Molina, Alcampo, Portazgo, Corveira and Vilaboa.On working days, both from A Coruña and from the airport, buses run from 7.15 am to 9.45 pm every half hour. On Saturdays they leave from A Coruña every hour from 7.30 am to 10.30 pm, and from the airport from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm also every hour. On Sundays and bank-holidays they leave every hour, from A Coruña from 8.30 am to 10.30 pm, and from the airport from 9.00 am to 10.00 pm. Journey duration: 25 minutes.
We recommend you to check these timetables as well as stops with the company offering the service.
Information telephone: 981 231 234
Train
The regional train net links Pontevedra with the main Galician cities. Moreover there are daily connections with Madrid and Barcelona, as well as multiple combinations with other Spanish and Portuguese cities. Timetables and prices can be checked here
- Train station of Pontevedra. Address: Avda. de la Estación, s/n 36003, Pontevedra (Pontevedra).
- Train station of Vigo. Address: Plaza de la Estación, s/n, Vigo (Pontevedra)
- Train station of Santiago de Compostela. Address: Calle Rua do Horreo, 75 planta baja. Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)
- Train station of A Coruña. Calle Joaquin Planelles Riera, s/n. A Coruña (A Coruña)
Bus
The bus net links Pontevedra with the main Galician cities. Regional trains link Pontevedra with Vigo, Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña. Moreover there are connections with Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao-San Sebastián- Irún, Asturias and Cantabria, Vitoria and Pamplona, and international routes that connect Pontevedra with Bélgica, Porto, Lisbon, Holland, Germany, Poland, England, France and Morocco.
Check for information here
- Bus station of Pontevedra. Address: Avda. de la Estación, s/n, Pontevedra (Pontevedra).
- Bus station of Vigo. Address: Avda. de Madrid, 57, Vigo (Pontevedra).
- Bus station of Santiago de Compostela. Address: Plaza Camilo Díaz Baliño, s/n, Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña).
- Bus station of A Coruña. Address: Calle Caballeros, 21, A Coruña (A Coruña).
Internet access during NEOBIOTA 2012
We are working to provide Internet access during the conference.
Please come back later for further information.
