How to get there and park

Location

GIRONA, FONTAJAU MUNICIPAL ARENA

Av. del President Josep Tarradellas i Joan, 22
17007 GIRONA

You can enter the festival grounds from several access points:

INFORMATION POINT

In front of the main entrance
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Main entrance with a large influx of visitors accessing the Sea Otter Europe European cycling festival at the Fontajau pavilion in Girona

Girona - Costa Brava

How to get to the festival

Girona is a very well-connected capital, with important infrastructures that connect the city to the world.

You can easily reach the fairgrounds by any means of transport: car, bicycle, scooter or even on foot.

We recommend traveling in the most environmentally friendly way possible so that together we can keep the festival’s CO₂ footprint as low as possible.

The festival is adapted to welcome people with reduced mobility, with suitable access and special services.

From the center (for example, from the train/bus station or squares such as Plaça Catalunya / Barri Vell) it is a distance of approximately 2 km. About 25-30 minutes on foot.

You can easily cycle along the safe bike lanes to the Fontajau Municipal Pavilion and park your bicycle in the designated areas.

You can also use the public Girocleta service that extends throughout the city.

We recommend taking EXIT 6B from the AP7 to park in the designated festival areas. Parking is not allowed inside the fairgrounds.

Transports Municipals de Girona (TMG):
Line L3 → direction Fontajau / Montjuïc
Line L4 → direction Fontajau / Taialà

Frequency every 15-20 minutes.
A 5-minute walk to the festival.

Sea Otter Europe is one of the most camper-friendly festivals in Catalonia. The organization enables specific areas for motorhomes and vans during the festival. Located 10 minutes away on foot. It has 24-hour security, controlled access, water and electricity area. Places are limited.

If it is full, there are other alternatives:

Motorhome area of Girona city

Address: Calle del Riu Güell, 211 (next to Decathlon)
Services: free area with bilge and water.
Distance: 2.5 km from Fontajau (~10 min by bike or 30 min on foot).

Nearby campsites:

Camping Besalú (~25 min by car)
Camping S’Abanell (Blanes)
Camping Ridaura (Santa Cristina d’Aro) (~45 min).

It is important to remember that it is forbidden to park the motorhome in any parking lot in Girona city.

High speed (AVE / ANTE):

From Barcelona: about 38 min.
From Madrid: about 3 h. 30 min.
From France (Perpignan, Narbonne, etc.): 30 – 60 min, depending on the stop.

Regional trains (R11, MD):
From Barcelona: 1 h 15 min – 1 h 30 min.

The train and bus station of Girona is in the center, only 2 km from the festival (about 25 min walking or 10 min by bus/taxi).

By city bus: lines such as L3 or L4 leave you near the Fontajau Pavilion.

By taxi: about 10 min journey.

Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO)

It is the closest – about 15 km from Girona city (about 20 minutes by car or bus).

You can get to the center of Girona:

🚍 Direct bus from the airport to Girona (operated by Sagalés): leaves every 30-60 min depending on the time and flight. Arrives at the Girona bus/train station (very central).

🚖 Taxi or VTC: about 20 min to the center or directly to Fontajau.

Then, from the center, you can walk (25 min) or take a city bus/taxi to the festival.

Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)

If you do not want to fly to Girona, you can land in Barcelona-El Prat and go to Girona by train or bus.

From the airport:

🚆 Cercanías R2 Norte train to Barcelona Sants (about 20–25 min).

Then, AVE or Avant to Girona: about 38 min.

Total: approximately 1 h 30 min to Girona center.

There are also direct buses from Sagalés from Barcelona airport to Girona (1 h 45 min approx).

ATTENTION:

To experience the Sea Otter Europe festival and enjoy a unique atmosphere with activities, competitions, and exhibitions, remember to get your free visitor ticket.

WHERE TO PARK

Designated free parking areas

Parking is not allowed inside the fairgrounds.
The festival provides free, though unsupervised, parking so you can arrive and park without wasting time:

Shuttle bus stops

You can park your vehicle and use the shuttle bus as an added festival service.
It will run on a circular route, with 30-minute intervals between both points.

Plan your visit ...
See you at Sea Otter Europe!