Transports:
Flights: The airport closest to Braga is the Sá Carneiro airport, in Oporto. It receives all types of flights, including low cost flights. The airport is located 45 kilometres away from Braga.
Alternative Airport: Vigo, Spain.
Shuttle: GetBus offers you a comfortable and economic express service with daily connections between the Oporto Airport and the city of Braga. Make your reservation through the website or at the coach station in Braga: http://getbus.eu/index.php?seccao=2&lang=pt&local=BRG
Car:Whether you are coming from the North or the South, the A3 motorway is the main access to Braga. To get to the University of Minho-Campus de Gualtar, you should take the “Celeirós” exit. After the toll booth, you have to turn towards Celeirós/Braga Sul and again towards Braga Sul. You must stay on the expressway, pass Continente/Minho Center (on the right) and go straight on for about 600 meters. At the next roundabout, you must take the right exit towards Bom Jesus/Universidade going straight on for about 300 meters. On the right you will pass a large building, which is the Iberian International Institute of Nanotechnology. At the roundabout, take the fourth exit, just after the exit for the McDonalds Drive-in. The Gualtar Campus is now ahead of you and to your left as the road turns.
Train:
From Oporto:The train ride from Oporto (Campanhã or S.Bento train stations) to Braga takes about one hour. Oporto-Braga/Braga-Oporto timetables (see “Urbanos Porto”): http://www.cp.pt/cp/
From Lisbon:The train ride from Lisbon to Braga can be made by the “Alfa Pendular” or by “Intercidades” trains. The Alfa Pendular is a high-speed train, however the Intercidades is cheaper.
Lisbon-Braga/Braga-Lisbon timetables (search by the train's name): http://www.cp.pt/cp/
Metro: Nowadays, Oporto is served by a surface metro that covers several areas and surrounding cities. The ticket costs about 3 Euros (Line E) from the Sá Carneiro airport to the Campanhã train station. Tickets can be bought at every metro station, where you can also find useful information about the routes. For further information about the metro serving Oporto, see: http://www.metrodoporto.pt/
Taxi: A taxi from the Oporto airport to the Campanhã train station costs about 25 Euros. Note that at night and on Sunday/holidays, taxis are more expensive. A taxi from the Sá Carneiro airport to Braga costs about 60 Euros.
In Braga, the taxi rates depend on the distance, commonly ranging from €3 to €9.
Bus: In Braga, there are buses going to all the areas of the city. The company responsible for the buses is TUB - Transportes Urbanos de Braga.
The buses that go to the University of Minho are usually the 24 (Sequeira-Gualtar/Gualtar-Sequeira) and the 7(Celeirós-S. Mamede de Este/S. Mamede de Este-Celeirós). Note that sometimes the bus number is not visible, so you may need to use the names of the routes in shown in parentheses. The ticket is bought inside the bus, but the price always depends of the areas the trip may include.
The need for transport will always depend on the accommodation chosen for the stay during the Conference. If you stay at the Meliã Braga Hotel & Spa or at the Lamaçães Hotel, you will not need to take any transport to the University, since both hotels are just a 5 minute walk away from the University.
Accomodation:
Prices for Single or Double Night.
Meliã Braga Hotel & Spa
Av. Gen. Carrilho PintoTelf.: (+351) 253 144 000
Fax: (+351) 253 144 009
www.meliabraga.com
[email protected] 71 EUR *81 EUR *
Hotel Mercure Braga Centro
Praceta João XXITelf.: (+351) 253 206 000
Fax: (+351) 253 206 010
http://www.mercure.com/pt/hotel...
[email protected] 59 EUR *69 EUR *
Hotel Lamaçães
NogueiróTelf.: (+351) 253 603 680 / 8
Fax: (+351) 253 603 689
www.hotel-lamacaes.com
[email protected] 35 EUR *40 EUR *
Albergaria da Senhora-a-Branca
Lg. Sra.-a-Branca, 58Telf.: (+351) 253 269 938
Fax: (+351) 253 269 937
www.albergariasrabranca.pt
[email protected] 33.50 EUR *46 EUR *
(Suite - 60 EUR *)
Hotel Residencial D. Sofia
Largo S. João do SoutoTelf.: (+351) 253 263 160
Fax: (+351) 253 611 245
www.hoteldonasofia.com
[email protected] 43 EUR *55 EUR *
(Triple – 65 EUR *)
Hotel Ibis Braga Centro
Rua do Carmo, 13Telf.: (+351) 253 610 860
Fax: (+351) 253 610 863
www.ibishotel.com
[email protected] 39 EUR 39 EUR
*Breakfast included
Low Cost Accomodation
- Braga POP Hostel
http://bragapophostel.blogspot.pt/;
Tel: +351 253 058 806
Email: [email protected]
-Basic Braga by Axis(at the train station)
http://www.axishoteis.com/pt/Axis-Basic-Braga/Hotel.aspx
Information about the University and Braga
Venue:
Universidade do Minho
Campus de Gualtar - Escola de Psicologia (School of Psychology)
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
GPS coordinates:
Latitude: 41,561
Longitude: -8,396371
Braga is an important cultural, commercial and religious centre. This city is famous not only for its monuments but also for the religious ceremonies that take place throughout the year, mainly during the Holy Week, at Easter. For further information, click here: http://www.cm-braga.pt/wps/portal/publico
Flights: The airport closest to Braga is the Sá Carneiro airport, in Oporto. It receives all types of flights, including low cost flights. The airport is located 45 kilometres away from Braga.
Alternative Airport: Vigo, Spain.
Shuttle: GetBus offers you a comfortable and economic express service with daily connections between the Oporto Airport and the city of Braga. Make your reservation through the website or at the coach station in Braga: http://getbus.eu/index.php?seccao=2&lang=pt&local=BRG
Car:Whether you are coming from the North or the South, the A3 motorway is the main access to Braga. To get to the University of Minho-Campus de Gualtar, you should take the “Celeirós” exit. After the toll booth, you have to turn towards Celeirós/Braga Sul and again towards Braga Sul. You must stay on the expressway, pass Continente/Minho Center (on the right) and go straight on for about 600 meters. At the next roundabout, you must take the right exit towards Bom Jesus/Universidade going straight on for about 300 meters. On the right you will pass a large building, which is the Iberian International Institute of Nanotechnology. At the roundabout, take the fourth exit, just after the exit for the McDonalds Drive-in. The Gualtar Campus is now ahead of you and to your left as the road turns.
Train:
From Oporto:The train ride from Oporto (Campanhã or S.Bento train stations) to Braga takes about one hour. Oporto-Braga/Braga-Oporto timetables (see “Urbanos Porto”): http://www.cp.pt/cp/
From Lisbon:The train ride from Lisbon to Braga can be made by the “Alfa Pendular” or by “Intercidades” trains. The Alfa Pendular is a high-speed train, however the Intercidades is cheaper.
Lisbon-Braga/Braga-Lisbon timetables (search by the train's name): http://www.cp.pt/cp/
Metro: Nowadays, Oporto is served by a surface metro that covers several areas and surrounding cities. The ticket costs about 3 Euros (Line E) from the Sá Carneiro airport to the Campanhã train station. Tickets can be bought at every metro station, where you can also find useful information about the routes. For further information about the metro serving Oporto, see: http://www.metrodoporto.pt/
Taxi: A taxi from the Oporto airport to the Campanhã train station costs about 25 Euros. Note that at night and on Sunday/holidays, taxis are more expensive. A taxi from the Sá Carneiro airport to Braga costs about 60 Euros.
In Braga, the taxi rates depend on the distance, commonly ranging from €3 to €9.
Bus: In Braga, there are buses going to all the areas of the city. The company responsible for the buses is TUB - Transportes Urbanos de Braga.
The buses that go to the University of Minho are usually the 24 (Sequeira-Gualtar/Gualtar-Sequeira) and the 7(Celeirós-S. Mamede de Este/S. Mamede de Este-Celeirós). Note that sometimes the bus number is not visible, so you may need to use the names of the routes in shown in parentheses. The ticket is bought inside the bus, but the price always depends of the areas the trip may include.
The need for transport will always depend on the accommodation chosen for the stay during the Conference. If you stay at the Meliã Braga Hotel & Spa or at the Lamaçães Hotel, you will not need to take any transport to the University, since both hotels are just a 5 minute walk away from the University.
Accomodation:
Prices for Single or Double Night.
Meliã Braga Hotel & Spa
Av. Gen. Carrilho PintoTelf.: (+351) 253 144 000
Fax: (+351) 253 144 009
www.meliabraga.com
[email protected] 71 EUR *81 EUR *
Hotel Mercure Braga Centro
Praceta João XXITelf.: (+351) 253 206 000
Fax: (+351) 253 206 010
http://www.mercure.com/pt/hotel...
[email protected] 59 EUR *69 EUR *
Hotel Lamaçães
NogueiróTelf.: (+351) 253 603 680 / 8
Fax: (+351) 253 603 689
www.hotel-lamacaes.com
[email protected] 35 EUR *40 EUR *
Albergaria da Senhora-a-Branca
Lg. Sra.-a-Branca, 58Telf.: (+351) 253 269 938
Fax: (+351) 253 269 937
www.albergariasrabranca.pt
[email protected] 33.50 EUR *46 EUR *
(Suite - 60 EUR *)
Hotel Residencial D. Sofia
Largo S. João do SoutoTelf.: (+351) 253 263 160
Fax: (+351) 253 611 245
www.hoteldonasofia.com
[email protected] 43 EUR *55 EUR *
(Triple – 65 EUR *)
Hotel Ibis Braga Centro
Rua do Carmo, 13Telf.: (+351) 253 610 860
Fax: (+351) 253 610 863
www.ibishotel.com
[email protected] 39 EUR 39 EUR
*Breakfast included
Low Cost Accomodation
- Braga POP Hostel
http://bragapophostel.blogspot.pt/;
Tel: +351 253 058 806
Email: [email protected]
- Dorms - 16€
- Double Room -38€
-Basic Braga by Axis(at the train station)
http://www.axishoteis.com/pt/Axis-Basic-Braga/Hotel.aspx
- Basic Single - 25 €
- Basic Double - 30 €
- Twin - 40 €
Information about the University and Braga
Venue:
Universidade do Minho
Campus de Gualtar - Escola de Psicologia (School of Psychology)
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
GPS coordinates:
Latitude: 41,561
Longitude: -8,396371
Braga is an important cultural, commercial and religious centre. This city is famous not only for its monuments but also for the religious ceremonies that take place throughout the year, mainly during the Holy Week, at Easter. For further information, click here: http://www.cm-braga.pt/wps/portal/publico