ALBA Synchrotron

The closest airport to ALBA is Barcelona-El Prat International Airport. It is well connected to Barcelona city-center train stations: Barcelona-Sants, Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona-Plaça de Catalunya. For more information, you can visit the AENA website or call +34 902 404 704.

To reach ALBA from Barcelona-El Prat airport you can get a taxi (about 30-40 minutes depending on the traffic). Tell the driver to bring you to "Sincrotró ALBA" or otherwise give him complete address (see above). You can also take the Aerobus from the airport to Barcelona city centre, till Plaça Catalunya (30-35 minutes) and then, reach ALBA with public transport (see instructions below).

Girona-Costa Brava, Reus and Lleida airports are also available. They are mainly operated by low-cost airlines and they are 45, 70 and 90 minutes drive by car, respectively, to the ALBA Synchrotron.

To reach ALBA, you can take three different options. First, train to (from Barcelona city centre, 30-40 minutes):

1. Cerdanyola del Vallès (RENFE - R4 line)
2. Sant Cugat del Vallès (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat - S1, S5, S7)
3. Bellaterra (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat -S2, S6)

After the train, you need to take a bus from the train station till the ALBA Synchrotron (about 15-20 minutes). Note that Cerdanyola,

1. Cerdanyola del Vallès - B7 Stop at Ctra. BP-1413 (Sincrotró)
2. Sant Cugat del Vallès - A4 Stop at Ctra. BP-1413 (Sincrotró)
3. Bellaterra - Stop at Parc de l'Alba

Interesting links

• RENFE Lines MAP
• Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Lines Map
• Fares and zone map in the Barcelona Area

Note that Cerdanyola del Vallès, Sant Cugat del Vallès and Bellaterra are cities belonging to the list of municipalities where the Barcelona metropolitan fare applies (Zone 1).

ALBA is very close to the AP7 and the C58 motorways. From Barcelona city-center, you can reach the site by following the C58 road in approximately 30-40 minutes (depending on the traffic).