Bioinformatics Open Days 2015

Travel & Accommodation

   

How to reach the venue

From the Sá Carneiro Airport

The nearest airport is the Sá Carneiro Airport, located in Porto, about 50 km away.
From the airport, take the E metro line (violet): Aeroporto – Estádio do Dragão, to reach the Campanhã train station. Several trains to Braga depart from this station.
Alternatively, getBUS provides a direct bus service between the airport and the Braga coach station.

Sá Carneiro Airport
http://www.ana.pt/pt-PT/Aeroportos/Porto/Porto/Paginas/HomePorto.aspx
Phone: + 351 229 432 400

Porto Metro
http://www.metrodoporto.pt/
Phone: +351 225 081 000

getBUS
http://www.getbus.eu/
Phone: +351 253 262 371

By Coach

Rede Expressos
www.rede-expressos.pt
Phone: +351 213 581 460

Transdev
www.transdev.pt
Phone: +351 213 581 460

Arriva
www.transpor.pt

Rodonorte
www.rodonorte.pt
Phone: +351 259 340 710

By Train

Information on the available rail lines to get to Braga and train schedules may be found at www.cp.pt.
The train station in Braga is a 15 minute bus trip away from the Gualtar campus. Bus service is provided by Transportes Urbanos de Braga (TUB).

Public transport in Braga

If you choose to travel by plane, bus or train, your destination will either be the city's coach station or the train station. To reach the Gualtar campus, you can opt to travel by bus, using the services provided by Transportes Urbanos de Braga (TUB). These buses run about every 15 minutes.

Timetables and more information: http://www.tub.pt/
Phone: +351 253 606 890

   

Accommodation

Hotel Meliá *****
Situated just minutes from downtown Braga and the University of Minho.
Web: www.melia.com/pt/hoteis/portugal/braga/melia-braga/index.html
Phone: +351 253 144 000
E-mail: melia.braga@meliaportugal.com

Hotel Lamaçães ***
Located near the University of Minho, the Iberian Nanotechnology Centre, and a 5 minute drive from Braga's historic center.
Web: www.hotel-lamacaes.com/pt
Phone: +351 253 603 680
E-mail: info@hotel-lamacaes.com

Pousada da Juventude **
Roughly a 15 minute walk from the University, the Pousada da Juventude is a low cost alternative for participants who also wish to be closer to the historic city center.
Web: www.microsites.juventude.gov.pt/Portal/pt/PBraga.html
Phone: +351 253 263 279 E-mail: braga@movijovem.pt