Information about the city

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How to get there

The airport of A Coruña is located about 8 km far from the city. There is a line of intercity buses, "Line 4051 A Coruña - Airport", which links it with the city every half an hour on weekdays and every hour on weekends and holidays (http://autoscalpita.com/). For more information please check the airport website: http://www.aena.es/es/aeropuerto-a-coruna/index.html.

To get to the Elviña Campus, where the Faculty of Education is located, there are different options:

Urban bus. There are four lines that get to the campus: line 20line 22line 24 and line UDC. There is a mobile application which informs about the waiting times and the different stops of the routes (iOS / Android).

Taxi. The taxi service of A Coruña includes the towns nearby, so it is possible to take a taxi from and to the airport of Alvedro which is located in a town called Culleredo. It can be requested by phone: 981 24 33 33 (Radio Taxi) and 981 28 77 77 77 (Tele Taxi). More information on the webpages: https://radiotaxicoruna.es/ and https://teletaxicoruna.es/.

Train. The train station of A Coruña is very close to the Campus and the urban bus service connects both sites. Your location can be consulted here.

Car. A Coruña is very well connected through an extensive network of national roads and motorways. The usual entrance to the city is through the A-6, with a final toll part through the AP-9. This motorway connects directly with one of the main roads of the city, Alfonso Molina Avenue. After taking the exit towards "Coliseum / Shopping Center", continue straight on and, at the first roundabout, take the exit towards "Universidade da Coruña".

 

Accommodation

More information about hotels near the campus and in the city centre will be published soon.

 

Where to eat

The Faculty of Education has a canteen that offers cheap meals and so does the Faculty of Law, located right next door. Besides, participants will find several cafés and restaurants near the campus, especially in the surroundings of the Matogrande roundabout (Map). 

 

For more information about the city and tourist areas, please check the following webpage: http://www.turismocoruna.com/web/