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It will be ALEsome!

Centro de Congressos of Alfândega do Porto will be ALE19 home, from 21 to 23 August.

Summer time in August, near the Douro River... Plenty of space in and outdoor.

Are you picturing it already? We are! Check the ALE 2019 population.
It will be amazing.

Centro de Congressos da Alfândega do Porto

ALE 2019 will benefit from 5 lovely open space rooms:

Alfândega is a wonderful place on Porto's down town and our Unconference will benefit from an amazing terrace with a beautiful view right on the Douro river side.

Cais

Salão Nobre

Miniaturas

Plain

Train

Car

Bus

Metropolitan

Plain

For information about flights to Porto, please visit the ANA Aeroporto website: http://bit.ly/1IYMia5

To arrive at the Centro de Congressos da Alfândega do Porto from the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, there are two options:

Metro + Bus
Catch the metro “Line E”, Destination “Estádio do Dragão”. Exit at “Trindade”
At “Trindade” change to “Line D” – Destination “Santo Ovidio” and exit at “São Bento”
Exit the metro station and at the STCP bus stop, catch the “500" bus – Destination “Matosinhos (Mercado)”- Exit at “Alfândega” bus stop.
Estimation Time: 40 minutes
Travel ticket: Z4
Taxi or Private Transportation (Bolt, Cabify, Kapen or Uber)
Estimation time: 25 minutes

Train

For information about train trips to Porto, please visit the CP website: http://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/

To travel to Centro de Congressos da Alfândega do Porto from the two possible train stations:

Campanhã Train Station

Bus
Catch the train/metro to "São Bento"
Exit the train/metro station and at the STCP bus stop, catch the "500" bus – Destination "Matosinhos (Mercado)”- Exit at “Alfândega” bus stop.
Estimation Time: 10 minutes
Travel ticket: Z2
Taxi or Private Transportation (Bolt, Cabify, Kapten or Uber)
Estimation Time: 12 minutes
Travel ticket: Z2

S. Bento Train Station

Bus
Exit the train/metro station and at the STCP bus stop, catch the "500" bus – Destination "Matosinhos (Mercado)”- Exit at “Alfândega” bus stop.
Estimation Tme: 5 minutes
Travel ticket: Z2

Car

To arrive at the Centro de Congressos da Alfândega do Porto by car, there are at least four highways:

A1:
Follow the A1 highway until Via Panorâmica Edgar Cardoso in Porto.
Keep to the right at the intersection to continue on the A1 and follow the directions to IC2/Porto-Arrábida/Gaia Centro/IC1/V.na Castelo.
Exit at Campo Alegre (750m)
Keep left in direction to Via Panorâmica Edgar Cardoso (260m)
Turn right in direction to R. da Rainha Dona Estefânia(280m)
Turn right in direction to R. de Dom Pedro V (600m)
Turn left in direction to Viaduto do Cais das Pedras (850m)
Continue until R. Nova da Alfândega (220m)
A3:
Follow the A3 highway until Via Panorâmica Edgar Cardoso in Porto.
Keep right and exit and exit 6 to change to A20/IC23 in direction to VCI/Porto/Boavista/Gaia/Arrábida (4,1km)
Continue until A1/IC23 (2,1km)
Exit at Campo Alegre (1,4km)
Keep left in direction toVia Panorâmica Edgar Cardoso(260m)
Turn right in direction to R. da Rainha Dona Estefânia (280m)
Turn right in direction to R. de Dom Pedro V (600m)
Turn left in direction to Viaduto do Cais das Pedras (850m)
Continue until R. Nova da Alfândega (220m)
A4:
Follow the A4 highway until Via Panorâmica Edgar Cardoso in Porto.
Keep right to change to A3 in direction to Porto/A1/Lisboa (3km)
Keep right and take exit 6 to change to A20/IC23 in direction to VCI/Porto/Boavista/Gaia/Arrábida (4,1km)
Continue until A1/IC23 (2,1km)
Exit at Campo Alegre (1,4km)
Keep left in direction toVia Panorâmica Edgar Cardoso (260m)
Turn right in direction to R. da Rainha Dona Estefânia (280m)
Turn right in direction to R. de Dom Pedro V(600m)
Turn left in direction to Viaduto do Cais das Pedras (850m)
Continue until R. Nova da Alfândega (220m)
A28:
Follow the A28 until Via Panorâmica Edgar Cardoso in Porto.
Follow directions to keep on the A28
Keep right to change to A1/IC23 in direction to Gaia/Lisboa (2km)
Exit at Campo Alegre (1,4km)
Keep left in direction toVia Panorâmica Edgar Cardoso (260m)
Turn right in direction to R. da Rainha Dona Estefânia (280m)
Turn right in direction to R. de Dom Pedro V (600m)
Turn left in direction to Viaduto do Cais das Pedras (850m)
Continue until R. Nova da Alfândega (220m)

Bus

Metropolitan

For information about Metropolitan lines, visit the website: www.metrodoporto.pt

To reach Centro de Congressos da Alfândega do Porto by metro, catch the A, B, C, E or F line, exit at "Trindade" and change to line D, destination "Santo Ovidio" and exit at "São Bento".
Exit the metro station and catch the STCP "500" Bus, destination "Matosinhos (Mercado)" and exit at "Alfândega".
Estimation Time: 10 minutes
Travel ticket: Z2