Santa Pola
The 18th European School on Molecular Nanoscience (ESMolNa2025) and the 11th Workshop on 2D Materials (W2DM2025) will take place in Santa Pola, a coastal town located 19km south of Alicante, by the Mediterranean sea. Santa Pola is known for its historical remains, its port, its salt marshes and its blue flag beaches.
Venues
How to arrive
TRAIN or BUS
You can arrive by train or bus to Alicante or Elche and take a local bus to Santa Pola.
• Bus Alicante- Santa Pola
• Bus Elche-Santa Pola If you arrive by AVE train to Elche Av. Matola you need to take another local bus to Elche bus station. In our experience, buses arrive to the Elche AV station some minutes before train arrivals/departures.
From Santa Pola bus station you can walk to the hotel in 15 minutes.
There are combined tickets for train+bus from Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia, Catalonia and Madrid to Santa Pola.
There are also some direct buses to Santa Pola from few cities in Spain.
• Bus Alicante- Santa Pola
• Bus Elche-Santa Pola If you arrive by AVE train to Elche Av. Matola you need to take another local bus to Elche bus station. In our experience, buses arrive to the Elche AV station some minutes before train arrivals/departures.
From Santa Pola bus station you can walk to the hotel in 15 minutes.
There are combined tickets for train+bus from Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia, Catalonia and Madrid to Santa Pola.
There are also some direct buses to Santa Pola from few cities in Spain.
PLANE
From the "Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández" Airport you can take a taxi from the airport to the hotel (25-30€; 15-20 minutes)
You can also reach Santa Pola via Alicante (Bus Airport to Alicante & Bus Alicante to Santa Pola) or Elche (Bus Airport to Elche & Bus Elche to Santa Pola).
There are also few direct local buses from the Airport to Santa Pola.
From Santa Pola bus station you can walk to the hotel in 15 minutes.
You can also reach Santa Pola via Alicante (Bus Airport to Alicante & Bus Alicante to Santa Pola) or Elche (Bus Airport to Elche & Bus Elche to Santa Pola).
There are also few direct local buses from the Airport to Santa Pola.
From Santa Pola bus station you can walk to the hotel in 15 minutes.
