Official Airlines
Star Alliance™ is pleased to be appointed as the Official Airline Network for the ESC Congress 2009.
The participating Star Alliance Members* are pleased to offer eligible pre-registered delegates and one accompanying person special convention discounts between 10% and 20% off applicable published Business or Economy class fares, excluding website/internet fares, senior and youth fares, group fares, agency discount and Round the World fares.
All rules of the published fare must be adhered to.
To obtain the Star Alliance™ Conventions Plus discount, please contact your local Star Alliance Member quote the following Event Code OS05A07 and submit proof of attending the Event.
When making your travel plans please ensure that the Event Code is listed on your ticket.
*Participating airlines for this event: Air Canada, Austrian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Spanair, Swiss, TAP AIR Portugal, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines, United, US Airways.
Barcelona by train
The Elipsos TrenHotel links Barcelona to the main European cities: Paris, Geneva, Zurich, Milan, ...
To find further information, please visit Elipsos Web Site.
The national trips are provided by Renfe between Barcelona, Madrid and Zaragoza (Web Site in Spanish only)
Come to Barcelona by train and save Euros !
The Renfe Railwork is glad to offer all ESC 2009 Congress attendees a discount of 35% on all trains to Barcelona coming from within and outside Spain
(discounts also available on Elipsos, SNCF and SBB trains).
To benefit from this reduced fee, please download and print the Renfe form and when booking your trip, it is mandatory to provide a proof of your attendance - registration confirmation |
Barcelona by road
Barcelona has a large number of car parks, many of them located in the city centre. Parking rates range from 1.70 and 2€ per hour to around 22€ for a whole day. At some of these car parks you do not have to pay by the hour, you can pay in fractions of 5 minutes.
There are also paid parking areas in the street (blue zones + green area) and charges vary according to the zone.
Park-and-ride facilities, intended to dissuade drivers from bringing their vehicles into Barcelona, are located in the Plaça de les Glòries and provide convenient connections with the public transport network. Rates are 1.70 € per hour and 4.65 € per day.
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