Arrivals

Arrival by air

Castelló Airport (around 20 km from the city of Oropesa del mar) and Manises /Valencia Airport (about 100 km from the city of Oropesa del mar) are the official airports. Further airports may be used as alternative airports, upon previous agreement with the LOC and at the Clubs’ costs.

Transfer times from the official airports are as follows:

  • From Castelló Airport to the official Hotel 20 minutes
  • From Manises/Valencia Airport to the official Hotel 1h10m

Upon arrival, teams will be met by the LOC or team attachés. Look out for your attaché with your club ́s name on a board as you leave the baggage hall. Once luggage has been collected, team members will be escorted to buses which will take them to their Hotels. The maximum waiting time at the airport is estimated at 45 minutes.

Arrival by train

There will be no Welcome Desk at the main railway station in Castelló.
Teams arriving by train will be met by LOC representatives and taken to their Hotel, according to the arrival times given in the final entry system.

Arrival by road

Team arriving by car or bus  are kindly asked to go directly to their Hotel, where representatives from the LOC will welcome them.

Return to airports/train stations

Transport will be arranged according to the flight schedules submitted by the teams. Further information will be available from the Hotel Information/Transportation Desks. In case teams ́ travel plans change after the Final Entries closing date teams may have to assume an extra fee to support eventual extra transportation exp.

Entry Visas

Visas should be obtained before leaving your country, from Spain Embassy or Consulate, well in advance to ensure all the procedures in due time.

Participants who require a visa should contact the Local Organising Committee (LOC) as soon as possible (until 14 January 2022) to obtain a special invitation letter and visa application information.

Please contact:
Luis Saladie (RFEA)
Mobile: +34 669 987 731
Email: [email protected]

The following information shall be included in the request:

  • Full name (first name and family name as shown in passport)
  • Function in the Team (e.g. athlete, official)
  • Gender
  • Date of Birth
  • Passport Number and Passport Expiry Date

European countries where visa is needed:· Armenia (ARM)· Azerbaijan (AZE) · Turkey (TUR)· Kosovo (KOS)

Insurance

According to the European Athletics Competition Regulations, the participating are responsible for taking out their own insurance to cover the risk of illness or injury of any member of their team when travelling to and from the European Athletics event and during the event itself. Please take the necessary steps to fulfil these requirements well in advance.

Local Transportation

Transportation between the team hotels and the venue, including official/social functions – if any, will be guaranteed by the LOC shuttle service.

Train service

A regular TRAIN shuttle service will be provided between the team Hotel 4 Playa, and training/competition venues.

A train will be depart from Hotel 4 Playa to the venue every 20 minutes at the following times:

  First Train  from Hotel        Last Train from Course
04February15:4018:20
05February08:3014:30

Bus shuttle service Eurohotel

A regular bus shuttle service will be provided between the teams´ Hotel EuroHotel Castelló a, training/competition venues, Technical Meeting and social events/functions. Transfer times between the Hotels and the training/competition venues will be between 30-35 minutes, depending on traffic conditions.

  from Hotel        from Course
04February15:3018:00
05February08:1513:30
05February09:2513:30

Transportation Desk

The Transportation Desk, which will also serve as an Information Desk, will be located in the lobby of the official hotels and will be open from 03 February (from the first team’s arrival time) to 6 February (by the time of the last team’s departure), at the following times:

  • 3 February         08:00 – 22:00 (depending on arrivals)
  • 4 February         08:00 – 22:00
  • 5 February         08:00 – 22:00
  • 6 February         08:00 – 14:00 (depending on departures)

Departure

Teams will be asked to provide full travel details in the final entry system. Teams will also receive a departure form, which should be completed and returned to the LOC Information Desk at the teams´ hotels, at least 24 hours before departure, especially if there are any changes to the preliminary confirmed details.

Departure times of the shuttle buses from the hotel will be provided and displayed at the hotels´ Information Desk.

In case there are team members departing separately from the original team, these shall, whenever possible, use another team´s bus transfer to the airport. Dedicated transfer for such persons may be arranged in advance upon previous agreement with the LOC and at the Clubs’ costs.

In the event teams´ travel plans change after the Final Entries closing date teams may have to ensure an extra fee to support eventual extra