Ciência Viva centres

See the nearest station to the Ciência Viva centre you want to visit:

Lisbon:

• Pavilhão do Conhecimento: Oriente station is about a 10-minute walk away.
• Lisbon planetarium: Belém station is about a 20 minute walk away.
• Sintra Ciência Viva centre: Sintra station- bus 403, Scotturb network (Cascais/Cabo da Roca); Portela de Sintra station- bus 441, Scotturb network(Fontanelas/Azenhas do Mar).

Oporto planetarium: from Oporto Campanhã o São Bento stations we recommend the Metro to Casa da Música and then walk (25 minutes).

Guimarães Ciência Viva centre: Guimarães station is about 10 minutes away.

Coimbra Ciência Viva centre: Coimbra(cidade) station is about 15 minutes away on foot or you can catch the municipal bus number 18 (SMTUC).

Constância Ciência Viva centre*: Praia do Ribatejo station

Lousal Ciência Viva centre**: Lousal station

Lagos Ciência Viva centre: Lagos station is 5 to 10 minutes away on foot.

Tavira Ciência Viva centre: Tavira station is about 20 minutes away on foot.

Aveiro Ciência Viva centre: Aveiro station is about 20 minutes away on foot.

Algarve Ciência Viva centre: Faro station is about 10 minutes away on foot. 

*Only for individual clients/families (5 maximum), holders of Ciência Viva Circuit Card who have booked the visit in advance with the centre. The Constância centre has a 5-seat van for the visit agreed in advance by the visitors and the centre.

** Only for school groups or non-school groups with a minimum of 10 people.

Benefits on Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, Regional and InterRegional

30% off return journeys on Intercidades, Regional or InterRegional train tickets to the station nearest the Ciência Viva centre between three days before and three days after the visit. The discount is attributed to the return ticket if you show your Ciência Viva circuit card, citizen's card and outward ticket duly stamped by the Ciência Viva centre or a valid Ciência Viva admission ticket.

• You can also get 30% off a single ticket between Faro/Olhão, for the circuit involving the Faro Ciência Viva centre, defined in advance. Discount available if you show your Ciência Viva card + citizen card and admission to the Faro Ciência Viva centre, valid for the same day as the train journey.
• Cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts or special offers.
• These tickets cannot be refunded and can only be altered for the period the discount is valid, according to the regulations.

Benefits on Oporto urban trains

• Special €2 return for groups of between 15 and 100.
• Special offer on applies to scheduled urban trains.
• A adult travels free for every 10 others;

Free visit to 2 adults for every 30 minors in the group.

Access benefits to the Ciência Viva centres 

Upon presentation of your  Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, Regional or InterRegional ticket:

• 15% off the admission ticket (not including extra activities or programme) at the Sintra, Guimarães, Coimbra, Tavira, Aveiro Ciência Viva centres, Pavilhão do Conhecimento and Oporto planetarium.
• Reception of school groups at the stations by a guide from the Lousal, Lagos and Faro Ciência Viva centres.
• Free admission to the Navy Museum's Pavilhão Galeotas at Lisbon planetarium

Upon presentation of your Oporto urban train ticket:

• Guided tour of the Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva de Aveiro.
• Two guided tours for every group of 30 children;

Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, Regional and InterRegional

Available from CP ticket offices or on board the train if you cannot buy a ticket at the station where you got on. All ticket payments on board the train must be made in cash.

Oporto urban trains

Must be booked in advance with the groups service (see information and bookings)

Train journey

• Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, Regional and InterRegional groups service:

Email: gruposLC-RG@cp.pt  (Business days  from 9:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 18:00)

• Oporto urban trains group service (group travel only):

Telephone: 221 052 482 (Business days 9:30 to 13:00 and 14:30 to 17h30)

Email: gruposcptpt@cp.pt

Bookings for the Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva (Aveiro)

Telephone: 234 427 053 (Business days from 10:00 to 13:00 and 14h00 to 18h00)