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…].

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:

Hotel Afonso V (Discount – 10% on bookings made directly with the hotel via email and mentioning the event)

Hotel As Americas (code “ICMET2023”; Standard single room: 80€/night; Standard double/twin room: 100€/night; Standard triple room: 130€; Suite: 150€)

Hotel Aveiro Center (code “ICMET2023”; Standard single room: 70€/night; Standard double room: 80€/night)

Hotel Jardim (code “ICMET2023”; Double/Twin Room Single Use – 52€/night; Double/Twin Room (2 People) – 73€/night; Breakfast Included)

Hotel Moliceiro (code “ICMET2023”; Standard single room: 105€/night; Standard double room: 130€/night)

Hotel Salinas (code “ICMET2023”; Standard single room: 80€/night; Standard double room: 73€/night; single studio: 75€/night; Twin Studio: 90€/night)

Meliá Ria Hotel (code “ICMET2023”; Standard single room: 91€/night; Standard double/twin room (2 beds): 106€/night)