Participants from Europe, East, North America and other continents
Lisbon
International Airport is a destination for main international airlines.
Lisbon can be conveniently reached by plane from many destinations; possibily
a connection through London, Paris or Frankfurt may be required. Local
airline Air Portugal operates a vast European
network.
Local travel
From the airport, IST area (including conference hotels) can be reached with a 20-minute journey by taxi (about 2000 PTE fare). There is no subway link to the airport.
The Aero-Bus shuttle service
offers traveling from the airport to downtown and connections to the hotels
near the route. The nearest bus stop to conference hotels is Saldanha
but it is still a 10-15 minute walk to the hotel. Alternatively, you can
leave the bus at the first stop Entrecampos and take the subway
to Alameda on the green line (the hotels are very close to this
station) but you have to change at Campo Grande subway station.
Another possibility is to go till the bus terminal stop C. Sodre and
take the subway directly to Alameda. The bus leaves every 20 minutes
between 7am and 9pm from the international terminal. Tickets can be bought
from the driver (450 PTE), and are valid for any journey that day on the
bus, tram and elevator network.
IST
area is well served by
subway
(Saldanha station in the yellow line or
Alameda station in
the red or green line): a 10-minute journey will be enough
to reach the City Center (Rossio station in the green line or Baixa-Chiado
station in the green or blue line). See here
subway network map.
Weather
Lisbon has an Atlantic climate, with some Mediterranean influences.
Due to these characteristics, the thermal amplitude is rarely high, with
lots of sunny days even during the winter. In October, Lisbon's average
temperature is of 20 degrees celsius.
Currency
The Portuguese unit of currency is the "Portuguese Escudo"
(PTE) and the $ sign is used. The existing coins are 200$00, 100$00,
50$00, 20$00, 10$00, 5$00 and 1$00 and bills are 10.000$00, 5.000$00, 2.000$00,
1.000$00 and 500$00. International credit cards and EURO checks are widely
accepted. Banks are open from Monday to Friday, 08.30-15.00. The banks
at the airport are open 24 hours a day, all week.
1 EURO = 200.482 PTE
Tourist Information
See page
for
tourist information about Lisbon.
For more travel information please access the Lisbon
Tourism Bureau.