BIFI 2004 - I International Conference, Zaragoza (Spain)
Biology after the genome: a physical view

February, 11, 12, and 13, 2004
BIFI (Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos). University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.

Directions to the conference

You can arrive in Zaragoza (Spain) by plane, train, bus, and car. The address and directions to the confer ence hotel are on this page, below. The address and directions to the conferen ce place (Paraninfo), are on this page too, below.

Car

Zaragoza has an excellent communication network, and is linked to the North of Spain through a motor way to Bilbao (A-68) and Barcelona (A-2), and the Aragón Highway connecting to Madrid (N-II).

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Bus

Zaragoza is connected by bus to the main Spanish cities. You can search the routes and timetables in the web site of the Spanish bus company ALSA.

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Railways

Zaragoza has a new railway station (Estación de Delicias), with a high-speed connection to Ma drid (AVE train). The railway station is at the same place as bus and taxi stops, and car rental servic es. Zaragoza communicates with major Spanish cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Sevil la and Máalaga. Timetable information can be obtained at the Spanish Railway Company web site: < a href="http://www.renfe.es">Renfe.

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Airport

The airport is situated 9 km from the city. At present, there are regular flights to Frankfurt (week days), and domestic flights to Madrid and Barcelona. Connections from the airport to the city are by b us and taxi. You can make a flight search in the web sites of the companies that operate with the Zarag oza airport: Iberia and Air Europa.

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Getting to the conference place (Paraninfo building)

The Paraninfo building address is:

The directions to the Paraninfo (5 minute walk from the hotel) are shown in the map below (adapted a nd reproduced from a touristic brochure made by the Tourist Board of Zaragoza). The Paraninfo is marked as point 21. The hotel is between point 21 and point 30, going down the Paseo de la Independencia from point 21, and turning left at the Cinco de Marzo street:

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Getting to the conference hotel (Hotel Goya^****)

The hotel address is:

Directions to the hotel are shown in the map below (obtained from the hotel web site):

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