Venue:
THE FAST COST WG2 meeting will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania on October 7, 2016. The meeting venue is the Vilnius University campus on Sunrise Valley (Saulėtekio slėnis in Lithuanian), Saulėtekio av. 3. The meeting will take place in room D401 of the building of the National Center for Physical and Technology Sciences. It is located 11 km from the airport and about 7 km from the old town and is easily accessible by public transport (please refer to the instructions below) or by car.
How to reach the National Center for Physical and Technology Sciences
Workshop shuttle
Workshop shuttle will pick you up for the meeting from COMFORT HOTEL LT – ROCK´N´ROLL VILNIUS in due time, which will be announced after the workshop agenda is finalized.
By trolleybus
To get to the National Center for Physical and Technology Sciences, you have to take a short walk to trolleybus No 2 from the bus stop “Rudininku“ in the old town and exit at bus stop “Sauletekis”. Then take a short walk to the building. Purchase a single-ride ticket from the driver. Cost: 1 € for undiscounted ticket, 0.5 € for students.
ACCOMODATION
There are 79 hotels in Vilnius center, however, 75% of the rooms are already booked for the period of the workshop. Thus, booking in advance is strongly advised. We suggest Comfort Hotel LT, which is prebooked for workshop participants at a rate below 70EUR. Please book until September 4 and indicate COSTFAST as PROMOCode in the hotel webpage to get the discounted rate.
How to reach Comfort Hotel LT from airport?
Via railway station
Take a bus or train from Vilnius airport to railway station (~20 min.). When you arrive to Vilnius railway station (“Vilnius gelezinkelio stotis”), walk along Stoties str. straight ahead of the railway station building, then keep left to Sopeno str. After a 750 meters walk, you will see the hotel on the left side of the street.
By bus
Take a bus no 3G straight from the airport. It costs 1 euro per person and it will take you to the bus stop called Sparta. From there, go backwards few meters, cross the street and turn left (to Kaunas str.), go straight until the end of second block. After 2-4 minutes’ walk, you will see Comfort Hotel LT.
How to reach Vilnius ?
The best way to reach Vilnius is to take a flight from many European cities to
International Vilnius Airport
Address: Rodūnios kelias 10a, Vilnius
International Vilnius Airport is the main international airport in Lithuania with permanent luggage storage, currency exchange at the arrival hall, cafés and 2 airport hotels nearby.
