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Coimbra is an old university town situated in the
center region of Portugal,
between Lisbon (200 km) and Porto (100 km) and about 35 km from the Atlantic coast at
Figueira da Foz. It is easily reached from Lisbon and Porto (both have international
airports) by train (2h from Lisbon, 1h15m from Porto) or by bus. The A1 motorway from
Lisbon to Porto passes close to Coimbra. There are also good road
connections
with Spain through Salamanca.
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You can fly to Lisbon or to Porto. The airport that is most convenient for
intercontinental flights is Lisboa, although Porto is closer to Coimbra. Further the
airport in Porto is not very close to the Porto's railway station.
If you arrive in Lisboa, you can either take a taxi or a bus to the
Oriente Railway Station (Gare do Oriente). If you arrive in Porto, you should take
a taxi to the Porto-Campanhã Railway Station. There are several daily trains connecting the three
cities (Lisboa-Coimbra-Porto). You can see the timetables of the fast trains (Alfa
Pendular) Lisboa-Coimbra-Porto
here and the
timetables of the fast trains Porto-Coimbra-Lisboa
here. You can
also consult the
timetables of all trains (you may find Oriente Railway Station under
the letter O). In both cases you should exit in Coimbra-B railway station, where you can take a
train connection to the small Coimbra-A station in the city centre (this connection is
free of charges). On the left side of this Central station you can take a bus (nº 1)
direct to the University.
There are also daily buses connecting the three cities
(Lisboa-Coimbra-Porto). You can see the schedules of the buses in
Rede Expressos. The
bus stations are not located at the airports, so you will need to take either a taxi or
a bus from the airport to the
bus station.
Some indicativa prices:
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Taxi from Lisbon Airport to Oriente railway station, price: ~5 €
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Taxi from Lisbon Airport to bus station, price: ~10 €
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Train from Lisbon, price: from ~ 8 € to ~ 20 € (depending on the kind of train and the class of ticket)
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Bus from Lisbon, price: ~10 €
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Taxi from Coimbra-B railway station or bus station to hotel, price: ~ 5 €
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Taxi from Porto airport to railway station, price: ~ 20 €
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Train from Porto, price: from ~ 6 € to ~ 13 € (depending on the kind of train and the class of ticket).
Conference location
The conference will be held in the "Auditorio da Reitoria" of the University of Coimbra
(blinker building), 26 June-1 July, 2005. The auditorium is placed between the Physics and the Chemistry departments,
in the main University Campus. Here is a detailed map and a bus line map.
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