ICES/NAFO Symposium on the Variability of the North Atlantic and its Marine Ecosystems during 2000�2009

Welcome to the website of ICES/NAFO Symposium Santander 2011.

Flyer Symposium:

TRAVEL TO SANTANDER

By car

Santander is connected by highways with all the cities in Spain, France and Portugal. And it takes approximately a five hours trip from Madrid and two and a half from the French border, one hour and a half from Bilbao Airport and seven hours from Barcelona Airport.

More Information:

Try the link www.viamichelin.com to know how to get it.
You can download the Cantabria road map

By bus

Domestic and international connections from Santander at the Coach Station (+34 942 21 19 95 www.santandereabus.com ), also placed in the centre of the city, Plaza de las Estaciones).

Coach Companies:

ALSA (+34 902 42 22 42, www.alsa.es) : Madrid, Burgos, Barcelona, Bilbao, Bilbao-Airport, Sevilla, Salamanca,Valladolid, Palencia, Paris, Brusels, Geneva, Zurich.

BILMANBUS (+34 942 31 99 06, www.bilmanbus.es): Bilbao, Vitoria, Logroño, Teruel, Valencia, Murcia

By train

Daily fast trains to Madrid (Chamartin and Atocha stations) connect with Santander (RENFE Station in the centre of the city, Plaza de las Estaciones). Booking in www.renfe.es

Three daily trains connect also Santander with Bilbao and two ones with Oviedo from the FEVE Station (also in the centre of the city, Plaza de las Estaciones). Booking in www.feve.es

By Aeroplane

Placed only six kilometres from the city, the Santander Airport (+34 942 20 21 00 , www.aena.es) offers you a regularly line of Bus connecting with the city. Taxis service is also available.

Companies:

RYANAIR (+34 807 220 032, www.ryanair.com) connect Santander Airport with Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga, Reus (Girona) as well as Dublin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, London, Milan, Rome, Brussels, Pisa.

AIRNOSTRUM connects Santander four times a day with Madrid and barcelona (+34 902 400 500, www.airnostrum.com) , IBERIA (+34 942 400 500 (domestic calls only), www.iberia.com Domestic flies and international connections from other Airports.

You have also the option of the Bilbao Airport (www.aena.es). Consult Companies and flies, domestic and international ones from the Bilbao Airport.

Regular taxi and Bus service is available (ALSA ) from the Bilbao Airport to Santander.

By Ship

With this new route between Portsmouth and Santander BRITTANY FERRIES (+34 942 360 611, www.brittanyferries.es , 0871 244 0744 www.brittany-ferries.co.uk) offers fast and direct service in just 24 hours.

The terminal at Portsmouth is directly connected to the M27 which connects with the M3 and M25, is well connected to London, The Midlands and North of the country. Timetable from Santander Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

The crossing time with Plymouth is 24 hours. Timetable from Santander Wednesday or Thursday depending on the season.

ICES / NAFO Symposium. Santander-CANTABRIA (SPAIN).