YOUR GUIDE IN MADEIRA
The 2004 EAACI Summer Courser will take place at the University of Funchal and accommodation for all the participants have been reserved at
HOTEL QUINTA DAS VISTAS Palace Garden
Address: Caminho de Santo António 52 A
Funchal 9000-187 - Madeira
Tel. 351 291 750007
Fax 351 291 750017
E.mail: info@charminghotelsmadeira.com
HOW TO GET TO FUNCHAL (FROM THE AIRPORT)
You will arrive on the Island of Madeira via the Madeira Intercontinental Airport situated in Santa Cruz, 16 Km from the City of Funchal.
Access is via the dual highway from the Airport to the centre of Funchal, which takes about 20 minutes. To get to your hotel you may have different options:
1. Take a taxi
2. Take the “Aerobus” which is free for all the TAP Passengers upon presentation of their
boarding cards.
The AeroBus service runs daily from the Airport to Funchal (passing through the city
centre on the main road)
Departures
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09h45
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11h45
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13h30
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15h00
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16h30
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18h15
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19h45
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21h15
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23h15
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00h30
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and will leave you right at the city centre, where you can take BUS NUMBER 11, direct
to “Quinta das Vistas”
3. Public Transport bus that run daily from the Airport to Funchal city centre, as per the
1. following timetable:
Airport
Bus Stop
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Arrival
to Funchal (centre)
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7.10
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08.00
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8.05
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*Mon-Fri
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08.50
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8.45
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*Mon-Fri
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09.35
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8.55
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*Mon-Sat
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09.45
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9.55
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10.45
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10.20
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11.15
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10.55
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*Mon-Sat
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11.45
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12.05
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*Mon-Fri
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12.55
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12.20
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*Sun
BH
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13.10
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13.00
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*Mon-Fri
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13.45
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13.25
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*Sun
BH
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14.10
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13.35
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*Mon-Sat
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14.20
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14.35
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15.20
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15.20
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*Mon-Fri
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16.15
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16.35
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*Mon-Sat
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17.20
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16.50
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*Sun
BH
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17.35
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17.35
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18.20
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18.35
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*Mon-Sat
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19.15
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19.35
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*Sun
BH
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20.20
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20.05
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*Mon-
Fri
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20.50
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20.15
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*Sat
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21.00
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*Mon-Fri
– Monday to Friday :: *Sun
BH – Sunday and Public Holidays :: *Mon-Sat
– Monday to Saturday :: *Sat
– Saturday only
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The bus circuit in Funchal is divided in 3 zones, from the very centre to the outside direction: Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone 3.
The hotel QUINTA DAS VISTAS and the University are located on Zone 1. (for more infor-
mation see the www.horariosdofunchal.pt). The ticket board for any zone costs 1,30 euros.
This bus with the number 11, can be catch in “Avenida das Comunidades Madeirenses” (Comunidades Madeirenses Avenue) in the same place to catch the bus to Madeira University (these one with the number 18). It passes just in from the hotel QUINTA DAS VISTAS.
You can ask the driver to let you in the right point!
U=Trip from Funchal Centre
D=Trip from the University to Funchal
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Fares for the different means of transportation from the Airport to Funchal
Public
Transport
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AeroBus
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Taxi
(aproximate values)
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2,10€
(Centre of Funchal)
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4,00€
Free for TAP Air Portugal Passengers
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Funchal
(Centre)
17,96€
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Attention:
values go up by 20% between 22h00 & 07h00, Bank Holidays and
weekends
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Should you wish to go directly from the city centre to the “Funchal” University where the EAACI summer course will take place) you may take
BUS NUMBER 18 – time table as follows
Circuit
Nº 18
SÃO JOÃO (Universidade)
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Monday to Friday
School Period
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Monday to friday
Non School Period
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Saturday
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Sunday
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U
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D
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U
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D
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U
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D
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U
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D
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07:45
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07:05
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07:45
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07:05
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08:05
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08:45
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08:05
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08:15
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08:35
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09:00
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08:50
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09:00
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08:50
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10:05
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09:10
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09:30
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09:00
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10:20
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09:45
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10:15
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09:30
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10:30
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12:15
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12:25
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09:45
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11:50
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12:40
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13:05
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09:55
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12:10
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14:55
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15:10
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10:20
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12:25
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16:10
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16:30
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11:10
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12:45
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17:00
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17:15
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12:15
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13:05
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17:45
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18:00
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12:40
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14:35
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18:40
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18:50
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13:25
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15:10
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19:50
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20:05
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14:05
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15:50
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14:20
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16:30
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14:35
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17:00
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14:55
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17:45
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15:30
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18:10
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16:10
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19:00
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17:30
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20:05
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18:45
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19:50
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TRANSPORTATION TITLES
Valid for any circuit, for one trip, on the bus where they are bought.
The values presented can change without previous notice.
Valid
for any circuit, for one trip, on the bus where they are bought
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The
values presented can change without previous notice.
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Price:
1,30 €
(1 Trip)
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Price:
0,40 €
(1 Trip)
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DINNERS
There will be two dinner parties during this Summer Course
• Friday, August 20th at “Quinta da Vigia” in Funchal
• Sunday, August 22nd at “Quinta do Estreito” in Câmara de Lobos
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