ICALP 2005

GENERAL FACTS ABOUT TRANSPORTS IN LISBON:
Tickets can be purchased in all buses and at all metro (underground/subway) stations; some metro stations are manned but they all have vending machines (that often give change). It is cheaper to buy a carnet of tickets. Carnets of bus tickets are not sold on the buses. They can be bought at special selling points (there is one at Campo Pequeno and another one at Sete Rios). Carnets of metro tickets can be bought at metro stations, namely from the vending machines.

All sorts of informations about the bus transportation system in Lisbon, including an interactive route planner, can be found in the CARRIS web site.
The underground (metro) web site also features a network diagram and many other useful informations.
The Gulbenkian Foundation (ICALP'05 venue), the Instituto Superior Tecnico (Workshops location), and the conference hotels are well served both by buses and the underground.
A map covering the area from the Gulbenkian Foundation to the Instituto Superior Técnico is shown below. Underground stations are marked with a bold red circle; the stations which are near to the Gulbenkian Foundation are "Praça de Espanha" and "S. Sebastião".
You may also find there the location of the conference hotels (framed inside red rectangles).

INSIDE THE INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO:

Here is a picture of the institute, with the different blocks numbered. The Congress Centre, where ICALP'05 affiliated workshops will take place, is building number 2 (marked with a blue dot in the map). Enter via the North gate, in Av. Antonio José de Almeida, close to building number 24, on the right hand side of the picture (marked in the map with a light red dot). The remaining gates are closed on weekends. The underground stations closest to IST are "Alameda", the junction of the red line with the green line, and "Saldanha", in the yellow line. From either station to IST (which lies in between these stations) is a ten minutes walk. Both underground stations are marked in the map (red circles with hollow white centers).

FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HOTELS:

By taxi: A taxi ride from the airport should cost you around 8/10 Euro, including charges for the luggage carried in the boot. A taxi can take up to 4 passengers.

By bus:

There is a special bus "AERO-BUS" leaving from the airport's arrivals hall to the City Centre, everyday between 7 am and 9 pm, and every 20 minutes (see route map on the right).

The ticket is around 2.2 Euro and can be purchased in the bus. This ticket is valid for another bus or tram ride on the same day.

For hotels Holyday Inn Continental, Vip Zurique, and Berna, you should leave at "Campo Pequeno" (near the Bull Fight Ring, very easy to recognise).

For hotels Miraparque and Fénix, you should leave at "Marquês de Pombal".

For hotels Alfa Corinthia, Mercure and Ibis there is no direct bus.
You can take the Aero Bus for "Entrecampos" and change for bus 31.

The bus ride will take you around 10 to 20 minutes depending on the traffic.

FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE IST:

By taxi: A taxi ride from the airport should cost you around 8/10 Euro, including charges for the luggage carried in the boot. A taxi can take up to 4 passengers.

FROM THE HOTEL TO THE IST: The Workshops take place at the Instituto Superior Técnico.

By underground: Take the underground (metro) at the nearest station and leave at "Alameda" or "Saldanha".
Walking: If you like a brisk walk in the morning, it will take you around 20 minutes to walk from the hotels located near Campo Pequeno (Holiday Inn Continental, Berna and Zurique). Just go south along Av. 5 de Outubro or Av. República, and turn left on Av. João Crisóstomo. Walk along the street, and you will find the IST in front of you. Turn left, and walk with the Institute's wall on your right, until you reach the North gate, in Av. Antonio José de Almeida (this is the only gate open on weekends).