International Meeting on Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Bivalves

Travel and Hotel

Travel

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International flights

The nearest International Airport is the Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro in Porto (OPO).

Other possibilities are Lisbon Airport (LIS) and airports in Spain, namely Valladolid (VLL) and Barajas Airport in Madrid (MAD).

Domestic flights

There are two flights from Lisbon to Bragança and two flights from Bragança to Lisbon daily on weekdays. Early reservation is recommended given aircraft size. For more information including schedules and fares and for online reservation visit the webpage of the operator AeroVip.

Information about the airport of Bragança here (in portuguese)

Bus

There are many daily connections from Porto, Lisbon and other major cities to Bragança.

The following bus companies operating to and from Bragança:

Rede eXpressos (on line ticketing available)
RodoNorte (online schedules and fares)
Santos (online schedules and fares)

Bus from and to Zamora (Spain)

Conections between Bragança and Zamora, the nearest Spanish city:

Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays

Bragança - Zamora: 15h45 (departure) - 17h30 (arrival)

Zamora - Bragança: 5h00 (departure) - 6h00 (arrival)

Operated by Socintarbus

Hotel

The following hotels are recommended by the organization. Booking should be done directly by the participants according to the following directions:

Hotel Ibis Bragança (**)

Single: 40.50€ with breakfast

Double: 45.90€ with breakfast

Please make your reservation by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Mention the International Meeting on Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Bivalves 2012 to take advantage of the rates above.

Hotel São Lázaro (****)

Single: 30€ with breakfast

Double: 45€ with breakfast

Please make your reservation by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Mention the International Meeting on Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Bivalves 2012 to take advantage of the rates above.

Pousada de Juventude (Youth Hostal)

Please make your reservation online at http://microsites.juventude.gov.pt/Portal/en/PBraganca.htm. Rates as indicated at the website.