Informations

Conference email: dep-icmet@ua.pt

Where?

How to get there

By Plane (to Lisbon or Porto)

The international airports are Airport of Porto (at about 70 km, north of Aveiro) and Airport of Lisbon (at about 250 km, south of Aveiro). Both airports have regular scheduled flights to and from all main European destinations as well as major world cities [see more…].

By Train

From Lisbon to Aveiro:

There are comfortable trains arriving hourly from the Lisboa-Oriente station (you can arrive there from the airport by metro, bus or taxi) to Aveiro The journey takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes [see more…].

Lisbon Airport –metro/bus/taxi–> Lisboa Oriente –train–> Aveiro

From Porto to Aveiro:

There are comfortable trains arriving hourly from Porto-Campanhã station (you can get there from the airport by bus, taxi or metro – use the direct violet metro line from the Airport of Porto) to Aveiro. The journey takes about 1 hour [see more…].

Porto Airport –metro/bus/taxi–> Porto-Campanhã –train–> Aveiro

By Bus

There are express buses arriving every hour both from Lisbon and Porto [see more…] or FlixBus.

By Car

The main motorways passing through Aveiro are: highway A1, A29, A25. After arrival, search for directions indicating “Universidade”. These will drive you into the main university campus. [see more…].

Visa Requirements

Portugal is in the Schengen area, some foreigners need an entry visa.  If you do need it, please make sure you apply for it well in advance before your departure.  In the Schengen area you may travel freely between member countries. However, we recommend that you access the SEF (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras) website and Portal das Comunidades Portuguesas.

Accommodation

Hotels in the city of Aveiro are within walking distance from the venue.
The prices and conditions should be confirmed with the hotel. In order to benefit the indicated prices, you should contact directly the hotel and mention the conference. We advise the following hotels (*the prices are to be updated):

Hotel Afonso V (event ICMET2026; Executive Room – Twin: 112,50€/night; Executive Room – Double: 112,50€/night; City Single: 67€/night; City Double: 93€/night)

Hotel Imperial (Single Room: 65€/night, including buffet breakfast; Double Twin Room: 85€/night, including buffet breakfast.)

Hotel Jardim (Double/Twin Room Single Use – 65€/night, including buffet breakfast; Double/Twin Room (2 People) – 90€/night, including buffet breakfast.)

Reservations are subject to availability at the time of each participant’s request. Participants wishing to benefit from the special rates must indicate, at the time of booking, that they will be attending ICMET2026. These rates are only available for reservations made directly with the hotel via email.

Meliá Ria Hotel (event “ICMET2026”; Standard Single Room: 123€/night, buffet breakfast.; Standard Double/Twin Room (2 beds): 143€/nigth, including breakfast.)

Turim Aveiro Palace Hotel (Participants may make their reservations directly through the Hotel website and, by using the promotional code “ICMET 2026”, will receive a 10% discount on the daily rate applicable on the requested dates.)

Hotel Moliceiro (use code “HM26_ICMET” at the time of booking; Standard Single Room: 130€/night, including buffet breakfast at Bar Moliceiro; Standard Double/Twin Room: 150€/night, including buffet breakfast at Bar Moliceiro)