Reach Barcelona by train
ESMO encourages all delegates to travel to the Congress in the most sustainable way possible. We suggest train travel to Barcelona where possible.
Train to ESMO
Our local partner Bco Congresos can assist with train tickets from European destinations to Barcelona. If you would like to book a ticket, please complete this form with your travel requirements and Bco Congresos will come back to you with train proposals and costs.
Once you have confirmed your train ticket needs to Bco Congresos they will send you the purchased tickets by email and a link to make a secure online credit card payment. You will not be asked to send credit card details by email or over the phone.
Please note an additional charge of 24.20 Euros will be added as a handling fee on top of the cost of the return ticket.
If you have any questions please contact traintoESMO2024@bcocongresos.com, or by calling +34 938 823 878 during office hours (09:00-17:00 CEST).
AVE (high speed trains) 5% discount
To make your train travel experience more convenient, our local housing agency Bco Congresos has arranged a discount on long-distance trains and high-speed AVE trains that arrive and/or depart from Barcelona stations (Barcelona Estació de França and Barcelona Sants) for all ESMO Congress delegates.
Please find the authorisation number and conditions in the following voucher.
Important: tickets bought with the discount are to be shown together with this voucher.
Please find some useful links below to book your train ticket online for journeys:
International trains:
National trains:
Please note that third-party links are provided for general informational purposes only. ESMO does not endorse or assume any responsibility for these external sites, information, materials, products, or services and shall not be liable for any damage or loss arising from your use of these websites. ESMO bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality, or content of the external websites.
Transportation pass
Registered delegates* at the ESMO Congress 2024 will receive a free pass to the Barcelona city transportation network to easily travel to/from the Congress venue.
The public transport card covers an unlimited number of journeys for 5 days starting from the day of activation on all means of transport within the city transportation network, including trips to/from the airport and the venue Fira Gran Via**.
ESMO would like to thank Bco Congresos and the Barcelona Convention Bureau for supporting this important sustainability initiative.
*Excluding registrations for students, exhibitors, private meetings, industry symposia, filming crews and daily tickets
**The public transport card is not valid on the bus lines L72, L80, L86, L94 and L95
How to reach the ESMO Congress 2024 venue
Fira Barcelona Gran Via can be reached as follows:
The venue has two Metro stations, Europa/Fira (recommended stop, served by lines L8 and L9) and Fira (served by L9), connecting the airport and the city centre
The Congress venue is located nearby the FGC Regional Train station located in Plaza de Europa (“Europa/Fira” station), 5 minutes walking distance from the South Access: Lines S8, S33, R6, R5, S4
- From the city centre: TMB & AMB Lines H12, L94, L95 (“Plaça Europa” or “Amadeu Torner” stops)
- From Plaza España: TMB & AMB Lines H12, 79, L94, L95, L70, L72, L81, L80, 46, 65 (“Plaça Europa” or “Amadeu Torner” stops)
The venue can be reached by taxi:
- From Josep Tarrandellas Internation Airport: many taxi spots available
- From Barcelona Sants train station: taxi station located just outside the “Passeig de Sant Antoni” street and the square “Plaça Joan Peiró”
Cabify is a transport app (private cars with a driver) working with geo-tracked journeys and identified drivers. The Cabify App must be downloaded to order a service and pre-booking is required. Further details about Cabify are available here.