Conference Venue

The University of Coimbra spreads through many areas of Coimbra, but mainly around three key campuses, named Polo I, Polo II and Polo III.

VPPC 2014 took place at Polo II of the University, at:

Edifício Central da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra
Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II da Universidade de Coimbra
3030-790 Coimbra
(GPS: 40°11'11.0"N 8°24'43.2"W or 40.186394, -8.412014)

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Arriving at the conference venue (Pólo II da Universidade de Coimbra), using Conference bus, from hotels:

Conference bus "Município de Coimbra" (photo below), kindly provided by Coimbra's municipality, was available from the Conference hotels neighborhood [Hotel reservation here] (except Hotel D. Luis) to the conference site before the morning sessions and from the conference site back to the hotels in the afternoon after the end of sessions.

The conference bus always initiated its route (Hotels -> Conference) at Hotel Vila Galé/Hotel D. Inês. The return route (Conference -> Hotels) initiated at Conference site. Bus stops on "Hotels -> Conference" route are listed below and can be seen in the map link.

Bus Stops: 1st-Hotel Vila Galé and Hotel D. Inês / 2nd-Public bus stop near junction of Av. Fernão de Magalhães and Rua do Arnado / 3rd-Hotel Almedina / 4th-Hotel Bragança / 5th-Public bus stop in the beggining of Parque Manuel Braga / 6th-Public bus stop in the end of Parque Manuel Braga / 7th-Conference site.

	Hotels -> Conference (Vila Galé/D. Inês Departures)	Conference -> Hotels (Conference site Departures)
Oct, 27	2.00pm / 2.30pm	6.00pm / 6.30pm
Oct, 28	8.20am / 8.40am / 9.00am	6.30pm / 6.50pm / 7.10pm
Oct, 29	8.20am / 8.40am / 9.00am	6.30pm / 6.50pm / 7.10pm
Oct, 30	8.20am / 8.40am	2.20pm / 2.50pm

 

SEE MAP HERE (Conference Hotels, Conference Bus Stops and Conference site)

 

Arriving at the conference venue (Pólo II da Universidade de Coimbra), using city buses, from within Coimbra:

You can also arrive at the Conference venue using public transports (yellow buses). Corresponding Bus lines to Pólo II are: 34 - Universidade - Pólo II da Universidade and 38 – Planalto Sta. Clara (Fórum) - Pólo II da Universidade.
Timetables are available at http://www.smtuc.pt/.
Taxi from the Conference hotels to the Conference local is around 5 €.

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Plane

To travel to Coimbra you should fly either to Lisboa or to Porto and then take a train or a bus. The International Airports of Lisbon and Porto have regular scheduled flights to and from all main European destinations as well as major world cities.

Trains and Buses

From Lisbon

You can get to Coimbra by train from the main stations of "Lisboa-Santa Apolónia" and "Lisboa-Oriente" (you can arrive there from the airport by bus, metro or taxi). The trip from Lisbon to "Coimbra-B" station takes approximately 120 minutes and the price for the train ticket ("Alfa Pendular" or "Intercidades" trains) varies between 19€ and 32.5€.

From Oporto

The trains leave "Porto-Campanhã" station (you can get there from the airport by bus, taxi or metro - use the direct violet metro line from the Sá Carneiro Airport). The trip from Porto to "Coimbra-B" station takes approximately 60 minutes and the price for the train ticket ("Alfa Pendular" or "Intercidades" trains) varies between 13€ and 21.5€.

You can check the timetables of portuguese trains http://www.cp.pt/.

You can also arrive in Coimbra by Bus. Ticket prices are approximately 14€, coming from Lisbon, and 12.5€, coming from Porto.

Detailed informations can be found at http://www.rede-expressos.pt.

By car

Portugal has a good network of motorways/freeways. You can rent a car at the airport or at any train station as well as in all major cities.

By car, from the north of Portugal (Porto)
Recommended exit from A1: Take exit 13 to merge onto E801/IP3 toward Viseu/Coimbra Norte. Follow IC2 toward Coimbra/Lisboa and take the exit toward Coimbra Centro/Coimbra Este and then follow the signs indicating Coimbra/Centro/Universidade.

By car, from the south of Portugal (Lisbon)
Recommended exit from A1: Take exit 12 for N341 toward Coimbra Sul/Taveiro/Alfarelos. Follow IC2 to Coimbra heading to IP3/Porto/Coimbra Norte/Viseu. Follow signs for Coimbra/Centro/Universidade.