Useful Information for Visitors and How to Reach the Headquarters of Aemet

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR VISITORS AND HOW TO REACH THE HEADQUARTERS OF AEMET

Transport from Madrid airport to AEMET

By Metro (underground railway) (Highly recommended). Line 8 of “Metro” connects the airport with Nuevos Ministerios (final stop) the trip taking 15 minutes. There are metro stations in Terminal 2, at walking distance from Terminals 1 & 3, and in Terminal 4. Trains depart every 5 minutes. Once in Nuevos Ministerios , change to line 6 (5 minutes underground walk for this change). It’s a circular line and you must take the westbound direction to the third station, Metropolitano, or the fourth, Ciudad Universitaria . Both stations are at 10 minutes walk to AEMET. See the map of the area on the images below, and the map of the Metro network among the attached links. The airport is in the upper right corner of the network. The Metro fare for a single ticket from the airport is 4.50 € (including airport supplement).

By taxi . Regular taxis are available right outside the terminals. A run to the AEMET HQs can take 30 minutes in normal traffic conditions and the cost should be around 35 €.

Transport from Madrid Airport to downtown Madrid

By Metro (underground railway) (Highly recommended). Line 8 of “Metro” connects the airport with the rest of the Metro Network. There are metro stations in Terminal 2, at walking distance from Terminals 1 & 3, and in Terminal 4. Trains depart every 5 minutes. Line 8 ends at Nuevos Ministerios station in downtown Madrid, where you can transfer to other metro lines and other means of transportation. See the map of the Metro network among the attached links. The airport is in the upper right corner of the network. The Metro fare for a single ticket from the airport is 4.50 €, including airport supplement. By commuter train . Line C1 of “Cercanías” (commuter trains) connects Terminal 4 with Chamartín and Atocha mainline train stations. It can also be used to reach Nuevos Ministerios in an alternative way (although it has less frequency and takes longer). Trains depart every 30 minutes and the trip costs 3.35 €. By bus . Line 203 (Exprés Aeropuerto) connects every airport terminal with Cibeles Sq. in the heart of Madrid and Atocha Railway Station. Line 200 connects the terminals with Avenida de América , the main interchange station of Eastern Madrid. The fare for line 203 is 5.00 € and works on a 24/24 basis.

By taxi . Regular taxis are available right outside the terminals. A run to downtown Madrid can take 30 minutes in normal traffic conditions, and the cost should be around 35 €.

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR VISITORS AND HOW TO REACH THE HEADQUARTERS OF AEMET How to reach AEMET Headquarters

The address of AEMET is Leonardo Prieto Castro, 8 in Ciudad Universitaria (University City), not far from Madrid downtown.

AEMET is located in a small hill behind to the Faculty of Chemistry. It can be easily identified from the big satellite antenna.

Nearest Metro (underground railway) stations are Metropolitano and Ciudad Universitaria , both in Line 6 (the grey circular line). From these stations the AEMET can be reached by walking some 10 minutes.

Buses number 82 and 132 have stops at 5 minutes walking distance of AEMET. Both lines depart from Moncloa Square in front of the big building of the Air Force Headquarters (“Ejercito del Aire”) and of Metro station Moncloa (lines 3 & 6). Bus fare can be paid to the driver directly (1.50 €), or by pre-paid tickets. A 10 trip ticket can be bought in all Metro stations at a cost of 12.20 €.

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR VISITORS AND HOW TO REACH THE HEADQUARTERS OF AEMET Additional Information

Map of University City: http://www.madrid.org/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content- Disposition&blobheadervalue1=filename%3DPLANO- GU%C3%8DA+UCM.pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1220529175273&ssbinary=true

Map of the Metro network: http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Planoesquematicoespanol.pdf

More maps: http://www.turismomadrid.es/en/maps

Tourism in Madrid: http://www.esmadrid.com/en/madrid http://www.turismomadrid.es/en/guides http://www.spain.info/ven/grandes-ciudades/reportaje/madrid.html?l=en

Accommodation in Madrid 2012. List of hotels Madrid Historical and Commercial Centre

Price Telephone Hotel Address Web site and e-mail (guidance) & Fax (increase 10% VAT)

Tryp Gran Vía Single 112€ Gran Vía, +34 91 http://www.solmelia.com/solNew/hoteles/jsp/C_Hotel_Description.jsp?codigoHotel=2 *** including 25 5221121 819 breakfast 20012 +34 91 Madrid 5212424 [email protected]

Regina *** Single 111€ Alcalá, 19 +34 91 http://www.hotelreginamadrid.com/ Breakfast 12-6€ 20014 5214725 Madrid +34 91 [email protected] 5224088 USEFUL INFORMATION FOR VISITORS AND HOW TO REACH THE HEADQUARTERS OF AEMET Ibis *** Single 69€ Manuela +34 91 http://www.ibishotel.com/ibis/fichehotel/gb/ibi/3318/fiche_hotel.shtml# Breakfast 6€ Malasaña, 6 4485816 28004 +34 91 [email protected] Madrid 4465337

Try Rex *** Single 70€ GranVía, 43 +34 91 http://www.solmelia.com/solNew/hoteles/jsp/C_Hotel_Description.jsp?codigoHotel=2 Including 20013 5474800 823 breakfast 77€ Madrid +34 91 5471238 [email protected]

Sterling *** Single 77€. San +34 91 542 04 http://www.hotelsterlingmadrid.com/ Including VAT Bernardo, 00 and breakfast 29-31 [email protected] (28015) +34 91 559 28 MADRID 25

Near AEMET HQs (Ciudad Universitaria, Moncloa, Cuatro Caminos)

Price Telephone Hotel Address Web site and e-mail (Guidance) & Fax (increase 10% VAT)

T3 Tirol 100€ including Marques de +34 915481900 http://www.t3tirol.com breakfast and Urquijo, 4 *** VAT 28008 +34 915413958 [email protected] Madrid

NH Argüelles Single 69€ Vallehermos +34 915939777 http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/spain/madrid/nh-arguelles.html including VAT o, 65 *** +34 915942739 [email protected] 28015 Madrid

Suites Viena Single 72€ (34) 91 758 36 http://www.suitesviena.es/madridhotel/en/index_en.html ApartaHotel Juan Álvarez 05 including VAT Mendizábal, [email protected] AT *** 17 28008 (34) 91 758 36 Madrid 32 USEFUL INFORMATION FOR VISITORS AND HOW TO REACH THE HEADQUARTERS OF AEMET

Mercure Plaza Single 108 € Tutor, 1 +34 915419880 http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-1320-mercure-madrid-plaza-de- España espana/index.shtml 28008 +34 915425736 **** Madrid [email protected]

NH Alberto Single 79 € Alberto +34 914460900 http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/spain/madrid/nh-alberto-aguilera.html Aguilera Aguilera, 18 including VAT 28015 [email protected] *** Madrid

AC Los Vascos Single from 120€ Los Vascos, + 34 http://en.ac-hotels.com/191-AC_LOS_VASCOS.html *** Breakfast 13€ 27 915986220 28040 + 34 [email protected] Madrid 915986221

Meliá Princesa Single 175€ Princesa, 27 + 34 http://www.solmelia.com/solNew/hoteles/jsp/C_Hotel_Description.jsp?codigoHotel= ***** 28008 915418200 2803 Madrid + 34 915411988 [email protected]

Husa Moncloa Single 85 € Serrano + 34 http://www.husa.es/en/nuestros-hoteles/hotel/v/u/husa-moncloa **** Jover, 1 915424582 28015 + 34 [email protected] Madrid 915427169

Husa Princesa Single 92€ Princesa, 40 +34 915423500 http://www.husa.es/en/nuestros-hoteles/hotel/v/u/husa-princesa ***** 28008 +34 915423501 Madrid [email protected]

Hotel Jardín Single 95€ Avda. Reina +34 911831810 http://jardin-metropolitano.hotel-rv.com/index.htm Metropolitano including VAT Victoria,12 +34 911831811 **** sup 28003 [email protected] Madrid