Venue

Instituto Superior Técnico

PCS 2007 will be held at the IST Congress Center.

The Congress Center is located in level -2 of the Civil Engineering Building, inside the IST campus - see map below.

IST street address:

Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisboa

Arrival in Lisbon

IST is located in the center of Lisbon. See maps below:

See other maps and streets of Lisbon.

From the Airport
Lisbon Airport is located about 5 km to the North of the IST area.

You may use either the Airport bus or Taxi - more info available here.

AeroBus:

On a daily basis, buses on CARRIS line 91, called the AeroBus, run between Lisbon Airport and the city centre.
Service begins at 7:45 and ends at 20:15. The AeroBus departs every 20 minutes and are faster than regular buses, having less stops. The ticket may be purchased from the driver as you board the bus.

On-board ticket: 1.30€
Ticket for 1-day travel: 3.35€
Source: Carris – http://www.carris.pt

Take the Bus at the sidewalk near the Arrivals, and exit the bus at the “Avenida da República” bus stop. Travel time to IST can be 20-40 minutes depending on the traffic. It takes about 10 minutes walking from the bus stop to IST.

Regular buses:

You can take the regular bus line 22, which has a bus stop located at one of the IST entrances.
When compared with the AeroBus, it will probably take more time, but you’ll be closer to IST when leaving the bus.
The on-board ticket costs 1.30€.

Taxi:

There are two taxi stands within the perimeter of the airport’s main terminal, one at the arrivals floor and the other at the departures floor (above).
Usually it’s better to take a taxi at the departures floor.
Ask the airport’s staff on how to go from the arrivals to the departures floor.

All taxis are metered.
- The fare on the taxi meter should read 2.00€ (daytime pick-up) or 2.50€ (night time pick-up).
- The transport of baggage or animals implies a surcharge of 1.60€.
- Taxis that are called by phone have an additional cost of 0.80€.
- Services on weekends and holidays, as well as night services from 21:00 to 6:00 cost an additional 20%.

You may get updated information and obtain a Taxi Voucher at the Tourism Information Counter in the atrium of the Airport Arrivals Hall.

Travel cost to IST should be around 10 Euro (depending on hour and if luggage boot is used) and it should take from 15 to 30 minutes to get there, depending on the traffic.

Most taxis are beige but some are black and green. If the customer is pleased with the service, a tip is usually given to the driver.

From other locations
If you use the subway, the closest subway stations are ALAMEDA (5 minutes walk), or SALDANHA (10 minutes walk)

Whatever means of transport you choose, IST is easily reachable. Take any public transport that passes near "Alameda" (D. Afonso Henriques) or "Saldanha".

Several bus lines pass near IST (7, 16, 22, 40, 107, 718, 720, 726, 742, 767).

Tourist information - Lisbon