Astrium Crisa is located in Tres Cantos, a town 20km North of Madrid, inside the P.T.M., Madrid's Technology Park (Parque Tecnológico de Madrid, in Spanish). Tres Cantos can be easily reached by car or train either from Madrid or from Madrid-Barajas airport.
By Car
From Madrid-Barajas airport, you'll need to go trough the following roads: M-11, M-40 and M-607 for a total of 24 kilometres. Leaving the airport can be confusing, so in case of missing the M-11, always try to go towards M-40 (which circles Madrid) heading A-1 (or M-607 when it appears).
- Leave the airport towards M-11
- Once in the M-11, follow the signs towards M-40 pointing A-1, Feria de Madrid and/or M-607
- Take the exit #3 towards M-40 (A-1, M-607 and A-6)
- In the M-40, drive about 6 kilometres towards M-607 until exit #57
- Take exit #57 and head M-607 -Tres Cantos
- Once in the M-607, drive for 8 kilometres and exit at exit #21 pointing Tres Cantos Sur and Parque Tecnológico de Madrid
- Stay on the right lane heading Tres Cantos as you enter the city
- Go straight on the first roundabout
- On the second roundabout turn left (PTM is already signalled)
- On the third roundabout turn left again to reach the control gate of the PTM.
- Passed the control gate, turn right on the first street and drive until the end of the road. EADS Astrium Crisa premises are on the left.
By Train (called Cercanias)
From
the airport: at the moment the new terminal T4 doesn't have subway
station so you'll need to take a shuttle bus (arrivals floor) to
terminal T2 where the subway station is. If you are arriving at
terminal T1, T2 or T3, you can easily reach the subway station inside
the terminals. Take the subway until Nuevos Ministerios (5 minutes)
where you'll need to take the train (Cercanias), lines C7 or C10 to
Tres Cantos (Colmenar Viejo is the end of the line).
The frequency is about every 15 minutes and the journey lasts
25 minutes. Once in Tres Cantos you can take a free shuttle bus (in
front of the train station) to the PTM, or take a 10 minutes walk
following the white fence the surrounds the PTM as you leave the train
station from your right. In total the journey would last about 1:15 -
1:30 hours and will cost less than 3 euros.
From Madrid: lines C7 and C10 connect Madrid with Tres Cantos
by train (Cercanias). In Madrid, you can take the train (Cercanias) at
the following stations: Atocha, Recoletos, Nuevos Ministerios and
Chanmartin. All these stations are connected trough the subway network.
Trains pass about every 15 minutes and the journey lasts between 25 and
35 minutes. Once in Tres Cantos you can take a free shuttle bus (in
front of the train station) to the PTM or take a 10 minutes walk
following the white fence the surrounds the PTM as you leave the train
station from your right.
By Taxi
From the Airport:
- the journey would last around 25 minutes in normal traffic conditions and it would cost around 35 euros.
From the city centre:
- the journey would last about 30 minutes for about 30 euros.
From Chanmartin train station:
- the journey would last about 20 minutes for about 30 euros.
Ask the taxi driver to take you to Tres Cantos, taking the first
exit to enter the town (Exit 21) and then follow the map towards P.T.M
