Plan your journey
How to Get There
Transfers will be available from Barcelona and Girona Airports
Quick reminder
Transfers are only guaranteed for attendees who’ve updated their itineraries in their delegate accounts. Don’t forget to fill in your details to secure your transfer!
By Plane
Fly to Girona-Costa Brava Airport (12 km from the city center).
Fly to Barcelona-El Prat Airport (90 km from Girona).
Complimentary transfers will run from both airports to Girona’s city center from Friday, January 31st, to Monday, February 3rd.
By Train
If arriving at Barcelona-El Prat Airport, you can take the L9 Sud Metro from the airport to Barcelona Sants train station and transfer to the high-speed train to Girona for the quickest journey.
High-speed AVE and TGV trains connect Girona with European cities like Paris (under 7 hours) and Barcelona (under 1 hour).
By Car
From Barcelona, the fastest route to Girona is via the AP-7 motorway. The drive covers 100 kilometres and takes roughly 1 to 1.5 hours.
The most common route from Madrid to Girona is via the A-2 and AP-2 motorways. The journey covers approximately 700 kilometres and typically takes around 6.5 to 7 hours.
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“Great event in Cagliari – seriously impressed with event logistics – we will certainly return to Cagliari!”
“Thank you so much for the excellent organisation, I only could spend 24h at CONNECT but it was 200% worth it!”
“There is great attention to detail and the CONNECT team are like an army of ants with their eyes on everything!”
“We had more than 35 formal meetings held with Airports, Airlines and have turned Business Cases discussed at last year’s CONNECT into reality, launching routes such as BUD, ROM and ZIA.”
“Very nicely arranged with proper spreading of breaks and meetings.”
“CONNECT is a very good fit for us with regards to attending airlines and their representatives! It’s an intimate setting, even though it's still a big event and a good value for money. Following this event, we are planning increased capacity on existing routes.”
“The experience was excellent before and during the event; thank you very much for your effort. Keep going!”
“CONNECT is a well organised event with a friendly yet professional atmosphere. It is an important part of Newcastle International Airport’s calendar of engagement with current and prospective airline partners.”
“During the event we had a lot of scheduled and unscheduled meetings, giving us many opportunities to meet with airport delegates. Thank you for the help and support!”
“CONNECT New World provided an incredible platform for passionate individuals like myself who desire to connect different corners of our planet. The event brought together like-minded professionals in the industry.”
“Our onsite meetings were trebled with help from the CONNECT team, and we are more than satisfied with these discussions, that are the beginning of long conversations opened up for the future.”
“Excellent event looking forward to 2024.”
“Professional and well-organized event. Fantastic atmosphere during official part and social part also.”
“It was the best route networking event I've ever attended. Apart from the success of the meetings we had, the accommodation, the food, the entertainment was magnificent.”
“Great organization, perfect conditions, delicious food, very friendly and cosy atmosphere and professional communication. Meetings at CONNECT are always very productive! We hope next year will be at least as excellent as it was in 2022!”
“Fantastic event, as ever! CONNECT helps our industry to build networks and air routes which are more important than ever to help our mixed-up world. Bravo to the whole team and see you next year!”
“The event was as always perfectly organized. CONNECT has managed to grow significantly over the last years without losing its friendliness and professionalism.”
“We performed 60 meetings in three days with the airports we were looking for, it would have took us months to achieve that without CONNECT. We got an excellent return on investment and we ended up having concrete request for commercial proposals. Real value for money!”
“Attending CONNECT is always a very good opportunity to meet wonderful people and work on great projects. Always pleased to be a very small piece of the big puzzle of aviation.”
“Perfect, relaxed, and still profitable, business wise…you have to come!!”
“A very nice event in Tampere, extremely well-co-ordinated and very productive I have to say. Of course, we are planning to attend next event in Tangier.”
“The event’s flexibility in scheduling meetings and timings was greatly appreciated. It provided a fantastic venue for meeting and greeting my airport clients.”
“I am happy and proud to have been part of the inaugural event! I am confident that future New World events will help further explore the untapped potential of this underserved region and open up newer opportunities to connect aviation, tourism and economies.”
“CONNECT New World was, in my opinion, a fantastic, necessary and useful initiative.”
“A fantastically organised event down to the tiniest details. It was my first time at CONNECT and I was thoroughly impressed. I could not have imagined a better way to resume networking in person!”
“This was the first time I came to CONNECT in a few years and was impressed to see how much it has developed whilst retaining its small event feel with a quality meeting structure and networking.”
“What a great event and host city. The easyJet team and I really enjoyed our time and loved the Finnish hospitality. Thank you!”
“Once again there has been a great hospitality and cordial atmosphere, with a meticulous attention to detail in arranging every possible thing for the participants. Everyone who matters in the European market was here.”
“As always, it was a great pleasure seeing you in Tampere after very long time. We enjoyed both Tampere and Finland, so thanks for bringing us to places we probably would not visit by ourselves. Thanks for an amazing event (as usual) and hospitality, we look forward to seeing you next year in Morocco!”