Get in touch
Phone
+34 912999800
+34 912999802
+34 912999803
secretaria.ift@csic.es
recursoshumanos.ift@csic.es
proyectos.ift@csic.es
visitantes-eventos.ift@csic.es
Address
C/ Nicolás Cabrera 13-15
Campus de Cantoblanco
28049 Madrid Spain
Reaching the IFT
From the Airport to the University
- Taxi
The best choice is to take a taxi from the Airport to the Madrid Autonoma University which will cost you around 30 €. - Metro-Cercanías Train
From Barajas Airport follow the signs “Metro” to the subway station.
Line 8 takes you directly to Nuevos Ministerios station (in Paseo de la Castellana) in 15 minutes approximately. There you can pick up a “Cercanías” train to University.
Line C-4 to Colmenar Viejo or Alcobendas/San Sebastián de los Reyes, takes you from that station to the University (Cantoblanco-Universidad Station).
( See Line C-4 Diagram) ( See system map for Metro) (Train time-table)
From the Airport to Madrid
- Taxi
From Barajas Airport you can take a taxi to Madrid which will cost you around 30 €. - Metro
From Barajas Airport, follow the signs “Metro” to the subway station.
Line 8 takes you directly to Nuevos Ministerios (in Paseo de la Castellana) in 15 minutes approximately.
( See system map for Metro) - Bus
From Barajas Airport you can take bus 200 (in T1, T2 and T3 terminals) or bus 204 (in T4 terminal) to Plaza América where you can find Long distance buses, EMT buses, intercity buses and lines 4,6,7 and 9 of Metro.
From Madrid to the University
- Cercanías train
The University has a train station that can be reached by taking Line C-4 to Colmenar Viejo or Alcobendas/San Sebastián de los Reyes. The train can be boarded at Atocha (the main station in the Centre/South of Madrid), Nuevos Ministerios (Paseo de la Castellana), or Chamartín (the main station in the North). After Chamartín, the second station is Cantoblanco-Universidad, where you should exit.
( See Line C-4 Diagram) (Train time-table) - Bus
Buses from Madrid to the University are fairly frequent during peak hours. They depart from Plaza de Castilla, which can be reached by metro. Upon exiting the metro station, locate the terminal for buses heading to the University.
Buses that arrive at the University
714 – Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) – UAM |
827 – Madrid (Canillejas) – Alcobendas – U. Autónoma |
828 – Madrid (Canillejas) – Alcobendas – Univ. Autónoma |
Buses that arrive at at a nearby station
711 – Madrid Madrid (Begoña) – El Goloso |
712 – Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) – Tres Cantos (por Avda.Viñuelas) |
713 – Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) – Tres Cantos (por Avda. Encuartes) |
716 – Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) – Tres Cantos (por Soto de Viñuelas) |
721 – Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) – Colmenar Viejo |
722 – Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) – Colmenar Viejo (por Gta. del Mediterráneo) |
724 – Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) – Manzanares el Real |
725 – Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) – Miraflores -Bustarviejo |
726 – Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) – Guadalix de la Sierra |
Reaching the Institute from the University
The IFT is 20 min walking from the University train station. This map may be useful.
This information is intended to help visitors of the Institute find their way and has been gathered from various local sources. Please note that there may be slight discrepancies with the actual facts. We welcome any suggestions or corrections.