Travel & Accomodation


 

HOW TO ARRIVE TO PORTUGAL

 

PLANE

To travel to Coimbra you should fly either to Lisboa or to Porto and then take a train or a bus. The International Airports of Lisbon and Porto have regular scheduled flights to and from all main European destinations as well as major world cities.

 

HOW TO ARRIVE TO COIMBRA 

A) From Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon)

The airport is located in the city of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital that locates to 200 km of Coimbra.

You may take a taxi or the underground to “Gare do Oriente” railway station [5 minutes]. A train ticket will cost about 15-20 euros in alfa train or intercity train. The train will spend about 120 minutes in the trip to Coimbra.

 

B) From Sá Carneiro Airport (Oporto)

The airport is located to 11 Km of downtown of Oporto, 125 km of Coimbra.

You may take a taxi or the underground to “Campanhã” railway station [40 minutes]. A train ticket will cost about 15 to 20 euros (per person) in alfa train or intercity train. The train will spend about 60 minutes in the trip to Coimbra.

You can check the timetables of Portuguese trains at https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/buy-tickets

You can also get to Coimbra by Bus.

Detailed information can be found at http://www.rede-expressos.pt.

 

BY CAR

Portugal has a good network of motorways/freeways. You can rent a car at the airport or at any train station as well as in all major cities.

By car, from the north (Porto)

Recommended exit from A1: Take exit 13 to merge onto E801/IP3 toward Viseu/Coimbra Norte. Follow IC2 toward Coimbra/Lisboa and take the exit toward Coimbra Centro/Coimbra Este.

By car, from the south (Lisbon)

Recommended exit from A1: Take exit 12 for N341 toward Coimbra Sul/Taveiro/Alfarelos. Follow IC2 to Coimbra heading to IP3/Porto/Coimbra Norte/Viseu.

 

ACCOMMODATION

Each participant must book their own accommodation.

Hotel Ibis
http://www.ibishotel.com/pt/home/index.shtml

 

Hotel Bragança
http://hotel-braganca.com/index.php

 

Hotel D. Luís
http://www.hoteldluis.pt/

 

Hotel Tryp
http://www.trypcoimbra.com/

 

Hotel Vila Galé
http://www.vilagale.pt/pages/hoteis/?hotel=23

 

Hotel Quinta das Lágrimas
http://www.quintadaslagrimas.pt/index.html