Travel

Please, plan your stay in Benasque well in advance.  Flying to Barcelona in July requires an early reservation. Public transport is poor, particularly on Sunday. If you are driving, remember that the last part of the trip goes through the Pyrenees valleys. You must count on slow speed.

Organized bus Barcelona-Benasque

The organization of each workshop includes the offer of  free bus transportation from Barcelona to Benasque. Those interested in joining the group, remember to check the appropriate option in the application form or send an e-mail to benasque@ecm.ub.es . Details of time departure are specified in the application form. The trip is definitely scenic but takes 6h.

Organized bus Benasque-Barcelona

The organization also offers a free bus transportation from Benasque to Barcelona.  Those interested in joining the group should check the appropriate option in the application form.

Public transportation

The best way of coming to Benasque using public transportation is by bus from Barcelona. Two buses depart from Barcelona everyday (except on Sunday) at 7.30 h and 12.45h. They go to Barbastro where they connect with another bus to Benasque (the 12.45h bus has to wait in Barbastro for one hour to make the connection; the 7.30 makes an immediate connection). On the way back, Benasque- Barbastro-Barcelona, there are two buses Monday to Saturday at 6.45h (waits for one hour in Barbastro) and 15.00h (makes an immediate connection in Barbastro), and one on Sunday at 15.00h. A one-way trip takes around 7h.

The bus station is located next to the Sants Estació train station. This is connected to the airport by a convenient train. Sants Estació is easily reached from any point in Barcelona using the subway.

The bus company which covers Barcelona-Benasque is called Alto Aragonesa, (34-93 490 4000).

Private transportation

If you are planning to come with your own car you can see the most convenient roads in our road map.

Participants driving from Europe should go through Toulouse and enter Spain at Vall d'Aran. After crossing the Vielha tunnel, a road makes a connection to the Benasque valley.

Spanish drivers will find it more convenient to drive via Lleida, Benabarre, Graus and Benasque.