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Travel (NEW - shuttles)

How to reach the event

Luso town is set in the center of Portugal, in proximity to the city of Coimbra. Participants should arrange to travel to Coimbra, as shuttle service will be provided from Coimbra-B train station and Bus Terminal to Luso (see details bellow).

Distance to Luso:
from Coimbra: 30 km
from Lisbon: 225 km
from Porto: 120 km

From airport:
Participants arriving in Portugal via Lisbon Airport can reach the Oriente Train Station by metro (a station is immediately outside the Arrivals exit) or by Taxi. From there, trains are available to Coimbra B station (1h30 - 2h travel time). Also available in Oriente are buses from several companies.
Lisbon metropolitan: https://www.metrolisboa.pt/

Participants arriving in Portugal via Oporto Airport can reach the Campanhã Train Station by metro (a station is immediately outside the Arrivals exit) or by Taxi (note: approx. 20km distance). From there, trains are available to Coimbra B station (1h20 travel time). 
Porto metropolian: https://www.metrodoporto.pt/

For more information on Portuguese railway services, see: https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en 
For buses, see: https://www.flixbus.pt or https://rede-expressos.pt/pt

If you prefer, there is also a shuttle from the airport to Coimbra, see: https://www.airportshuttle.pt/

From railway station:
Participants arriving by train to Coimbra-B station should await shuttle as detailed below.

UPDATE: Organized shuttle transfer of participants (Coimbra-Luso and Luso-Coimbra):
Shuttle from the train station in Coimbra (Coimbra-B) to Luso on May 22, 2023, 15h00.
Shuttle from Luso to the train station in Coimbra (Coimbra-B) on May 26, 2023, 9h00.

If you need taxi service, see more details here. 
You can also use UBER services in Portugal.

Average travel time by shuttle is 40 min. 

By car: 
Address to the Grande Hotel do Luso is:
R. Dr. Cid de Oliveira 86
3050-248 Luso
(40.38485, -8.37803)

Visa information

If you need an invitation letter to attend the event, you will be able to download an automatically generated letter in pdf during your registration.

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