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SWISK
January 22-27, 2007
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Location
Sedano (Burgos, Spain)
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see a map of Sedano
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travel
Sedano is a tiny town near the city of Burgos, itself 1h20m by train from Valladolid.
The closest city is Burgos; the international airport
closest to Burgos is Valladolid airport (122km ). The general
on arrival day (Jan 22) is to get together at the Burgos train station in time to get on
the bus to Sedano leaving at 4pm.
The are 3 different possibilities to get to Sedano:
- Driving on your own. You can prepare an
itinerary clicking
here.
- Going by bus from Burgos. The bus company that
operates from Burgos to Sedano is Continental-Auto. There is one bus in the
morning and another one in the afternoon; a ticket costs 2.94
euros. The
"Madrid-Santander por Torrelavega" line runs daily,
leaving Burgos at 10:30 and arriving at Sedano at 11:35. The
"Burgos-Arija" line
departs at 16:00 and arrives at 17:05. It runs Mo-We-Fri.
We suggest
…
- If you drive on
your own, be
careful with the snow.
- If you travel
to Burgos: some
of us will meet in the Burgos train station at 15:40 to take the bus to Sedano at
16:00 on Monday. Please, let us know if you would like to join us,
because we have to make a reservation.
- If you travel
to Valladolid: some of us will meet in the
Valladolid train station at 10:40 to get on the train
departing to Burgos at 11:00 on Monday.
Beware: In January the bus and train schedules may vary, as well as
the ticket
prices. If this happens we will let you know.
How to get to Burgos from...
MADRID: If you fly to Madrid-Barajas
airport you can
travel to Burgos by bus or by train, (it is faster and
cheaper by bus).
The bus company that operates from Madrid to Burgos is Continental-Auto. There is a bus approximately
every 2 hours (14.72 euros). You can get on the bus at the
"Intercambiador de transportes de Avenida de América". To
get to the "Intercambiador de transportes de Avenida de
América" you can go by Taxi (25-30 euros) or by Metro (from aeropuerto station "linea 8"
to the Colombia station then "linea 9" to Avenida de América
station).
Madrid's railway station from which
trains to Burgos depart is "Estación de
Chamartín". In the web page of Renfe (national railway) you can check the
timetable .To get to Chamartín railway station you can go by taxi
(aprox. 25-30 euros) or by Metro (from aeropuerto station
"linea 8" to the Nuevos Ministerios station then "linea
10" to the Chamartín station).
VALLADOLID: You may fly to Valladolid
airport from Barcelona, Málaga,
Brussels-Charleroi, Paris-Orly, Lisbon and London-Stansted. This is probably the best option if
you come from London or Brussels, since Ryanair usually has rather
convenient fares. On the other hand, Air France charges very expensive fares from
Paris. Once in Valladolid, you may travel to Burgos by bus (Alsa) or
by train (Renfe). To go from the Valladolid airport to the city, you may ride
the bus, e.g. Linecar or take a taxi (a fixed rate of
€18 Monday trhough
Saturday, €19.50 Sundays and holidays). The bus takes you to the Valladolid bus station; from there it is a
10 minute walk to the train station.
BILBAO: You can also travel to Bilbao-Bilbao
airport, with the
following destinations. If you want to travel to this
airport please let us know and we will inform you.
School
location
Lodging, meals and lectures will take place at the Residencia
Universitaria de Sedano of the University of Valladolid.
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