Second International Conference on Mathematical Software
ICMS'2006

Castro Urdiales, SPAIN, September 1-3 2006


How to reach Castro Urdiales


For the access to the city of Castro Urdiales, check this page. At the bottom of the page you will find two links. The first one is a road map (in case you arrive by car). The second one drives you to the timetables of public transportation to/from Castro from/to the cities of Santander and Bilbao, the nearest cities having an airport. 

Unfortunately Castro Urdiales does not have an airport. Nevertheless it is easy to reach by bus from Santander or Bilbao, which both have an airport. The Castro Urdiales City Council web page provides timetables here.

They provide an interactive map of the city as well.

By plane

The homepage of Spanish airports is here: www.aena.es

From Bilbao Airport to Castro Urdiales

Castro-Urdiales is located in the coast of Cantabria. However, it is very close to Bilbao where there is an international airport (Sondika Airport).

At the airport, you can take a taxi to get Castro-Urdiales, this is the easiest way. The taxi costs approximately 45 euros and the trip takes around 25 minutes.

However, the cheapest option is to go to bus station of Bilbao by bus from the airport (see this timetable) and then to take a bus to Castro Urdiales (there are many buses connecting Castro Urdiales and Bilbao), that is:

Bilbao airport → bus station of Bilbao → Castro Urdiales

TIME TABLE FOR BUSES FROM BILBAO  BUS STATION  TO  CASTRO URDIALES

                                August 31, 2006

BILBAO BUS STATION...................... CASTRO URDIALES       

 Departure                                                      Arrival

7:30   ................................................................8:00

10:15   .............................................................10:45

12:00   ..............................................................12:30

13:30   ..............................................................14:10

15:30   ..............................................................16:00

16:15   ..............................................................16:45

17:30   ..............................................................18:00

19:30   ..............................................................20:15

20:30   ..............................................................21:00

21:15  ..............................................................21:45

 

Check the webpage www.alsa.es  to obtain more information about buses  for Castro Urdiales- Bilbao.

From Santander Airport to Castro Urdiales

In Santander there is also an international airport, Parayas Airport, and so you can take a flight to Santander and then go to Castro Urdiales.

At the airport, you can take a taxi to get Castro-Urdiales, this is the easiest way too. It costs approximately 60 euros and takes around 50 minutes.

However, the cheapest option is to go to bus station of Santander by taxi from the airport and then to take a bus to Castro Urdiales (there are many buses connecting Santander - Castro Urdiales), that is:

Santander airport → bus station of Santander → Castro Urdiales

TIME TABLE FOR BUSES FROM SANTANDER BUS STATION  TO  CASTRO URDIALES

                         August 31, 2006

SANTANDER BUS STATION................CASTRO URDIALES

Departure                                                       Arrival

9:30   ................................................................10:30

11:00   .............................................................12:00

12:30   ..............................................................13:30

13:00   ..............................................................14:00

14:00   ..............................................................15:00

15:00   ..............................................................16:00

15:30   ..............................................................16:00

18:00   ..............................................................19:00

18:30  ..............................................................19:30

19:00   ..............................................................20:00

20:00   ..............................................................21:00

20:30   ..............................................................21:30

 

Check the webpage www.alsa.es  to obtain more information about  buses for Castro Urdiales-Santander