The Hotel Praia-Mar is in Carcavelos.
The Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência is in Oeiras.
Oeiras and Carcavelos are on the coastline, about 15 Km west from Lisboa.
A very convenient suburban train system
http://www.cp.pt/linhas/cascais/e_mapa.html connects Lisboa (Cais-do-Sodre
station) to Cascais. All trains stop in Oeiras. Most of them also stop in
Carcavelos. The ride takes 20 to 30 minutes.and costs about one Euro. At
least two trains per hour. The timetable is at http://www.cp.pt/linhas/cascais/horarios/e_horarios.html.
The Cais-do-Sodre station in Lisboa links directly to the Lisboa Subway
system called Metro http://www.metrolisboa.pt/index_uk.htm.
A clickable map with links to the city plan is available at
http://www.metrolisboa.pt/diagrede.htm.
Arriving in Lisboa (Airport)
When at Aeroporto de Lisboa you will need to transfer to the Hotel Praia-Mar in
Carcavelos (very near Oeiras), a ride of 15 Km.
You can transfer to the hotel by taxi but there is a public transportation
alternative (see below: by Public Transport)
By Taxi:
WARNING!!!!
Taking taxis in Lisboa airport is a bit tricky. The taxi row at arrivals
has a mixed population of legal and "wild" taxis, that charge madly without
asking.
TIP: I always go to the taxi row that stops in front of the entrance to the
departures lounge, a very short walking distance. For rides to
Oeiras/Carcavelos the correct fare is around Euro 25 - 30 and the surcharge
for all the luggage you carry a maximum 1.5 Euro per ride. Even in that
taxi row I always ask them what they will charge, just in case, before
hiring them.
PLEASE make a good note of the above recommendations; there is sadly a high risk
of robbery if you take just the first taxi on arrivals.
My advice: PLEASE use the departures row taxis only.
If you need receipts from Taxis, make sure that they show the license plate
number, the words "Factura/Recibo" and a serial number. Otherwise they are
unofficial and not to be used in accounting
By Public Transport:
Alternatively, for Euro2.30 you can take the Aerobus (free for TAP
passengers) http://www.carris.pt/ingles/especiais/aerobus.html to the train
station (Cais-do-Sodre) and there take the suburban train (the one that goes
through Oeiras) and step out at Carcavelos. The hotel is at the seaside,
just before the "Marginal" road that is parallel to the train line and next
to the beach. You will need to walk about 300m (or take a local taxi).
Travelling from the Hotel to the Institute
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