Travelling to and in Madrid
Information about VISA for travelling to Spain
You do NOT need a visa for Spain for business, personal visits or tourism if you are:
- a citizen of an EU country
- a citizen of Norway, Switzerland, Iceland
- from a country listed on the Foreign Ministry list
- not staying more than 90 days
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If you should need a visa, please apply early enough to allow sufficient handling time to the authorities.
You may ask the EULAR Organising Secretariat for an official letter of invitation (proof of registration required).
To Madrid by air
Madrid Barajas airport is located only 10 minutes from the exhibition complex, and just 15 kilometres from the city centre, with which it is connected by metro (airport station T-1, T-2 and T-3). Now a top international airport, with a new fourth terminal airport station T-4 guarantees daily connections from Feria de Madrid to all of Spain's cities and to those throughout the world.
Getting around in Madrid
The Madrid Pass
A free transport Madrid Pass will be given to each registered participant at the congress when registering on site, available for the 4 days of the congress.
Madrid's public transport system operates bus and metro.
The main stop name is: "Campo de las Naciones" Station on the Line 8. This line passes through the main hotel areas of Madrid.
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By metro
Access to Feria de Madrid is possible from anywhere in the city by means of Campo de las Naciones station on line 8, whose exit is at the South Entrance of the complex. Line 8 also connects the exhibition complexes with the different terminals of Barajas International Airport.
By bus
A wide bus network provides access to Feria de Madrid from different points in the city:
- Route 112-Mar de Cristal-Feria de Madrid-Bº Aeropuerto.
- Route 122-Avda. de América-Campo de las Naciones-Feria de Madrid.
- Route 828-Universidad Autónoma-Alcobendas-Canillejas-Feria de Madrid.
By taxi
With ranks at each entrance to the exhibition complex, more than 15,000 taxis are available to visitors to Feria de Madrid.
By car
Feria de Madrid is linked by road to Madrid's major access routes and ring roads: the M11 (Exits 5 and 7), the M40 (exits 5, 6 and 7) and the A2 (exit 7). The South, North and East Entrances to the exhibition complex provide direct access to the various parking areas.
