Practicalities

How to Reach to the OCC Building

The OCC building is strategically located at the centre of Porto. It is directly served by an underground station and a number of convenient city buses that provide fast and easy access to almost everywhere in the city. There are a number of restaurants, shops and places around. The airport is a ten-minute drive away, or served by a direct metro line to the city centre.

  • By train: The nearest train station is the terminal station of Porto – São Bento, one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. This station is connected to the international train station of Porto – Campanhã, which links to other main national cities, namely Lisboa. For further information click here
  • By bus: The conference venue is also very near the main coach station of Porto – Batalha. For further information click here. From Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, 7 km from the city centre, there an Aero-Bus (from 7.00 to 21.00 every 20 min.)
  • By underground: The Metro station closer to the venue is São Bento. For further information click here
  • By taxi: To be defined


Accommodation

Porto has a wide variety of all kinds of hostels, hotels and guest houses. It is advisable to choose the closest possible to the venue, i.e., in a walking distance of 15 min maximum, namely on the area between the City Council, São Bento train Station, Bolhão Market and the Cathedral.