How to travel from Porto to Coimbra

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Travel Information from Porto to Coimbra

Distance66 miles (106 km)
Available travel modesTrain or bus
Ticket price range$3 - $6
Cheapest modeBus • $3 (€3) • 1 h 15 min
Fastest modeTrain • $6 (€5) • 1 h 1 min
Popular travel companiesRede Expressos or Comboios De Portugal

Travel 66 miles (106 km) by train or bus between Porto and Coimbra. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are Rede Expressos or Comboios De Portugal among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Porto to Coimbra.

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from Porto to Coimbra

How to get from Porto to Coimbra by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Porto to Coimbra is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Rede Expressos
10:15AM1h25
Porto, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
11:40AMCoimbra, Av. Fernão de Magalhães (Terminal Rodoviário)
$71One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

Comboios De PortugalU 15720 · R 4662
09:50AM1h46
Porto - Campanhã
11:36AMCoimbra-B
$61One-way
1 transfer

Fastest

Comboios De PortugalAP 120
09:40AM1h01
Porto - Campanhã
10:41AMCoimbra-B
$121One-way
0 transfers

Other options

Comboios De PortugalIC 720
10:45AM1h09
Porto - Campanhã
11:54AMCoimbra-B
$91One-way
0 transfers
Comboios De PortugalAP 122
11:40AM1h01
Porto - Campanhã
12:41PMCoimbra-B
$121One-way
0 transfers
Comboios De PortugalIC 720 · U 16812
10:45AM1h25
Porto - Campanhã
12:10PMBencanta halt
$111One-way
1 transfer
Citi Express
09:45AM1h15
Porto, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
11:00AMCoimbra, Av. Fernão de Magalhães (Terminal Rodoviário)
$81One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
09:10AM1h55
Porto, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
11:05AMCoimbra, Rua do Padrao (Rodoviária)
$71One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
11:15AM1h20
Porto, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
12:35PMCoimbra, Rua do Padrao (Rodoviária)
$71One-way
0 transfers

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How to get from Porto to Coimbra

The Best Way According to our Users

If you want to travel from Porto to Coimbra there are several options available to you. For this route, however, 100,00% of our customers choose the bus as their preferred method of transportation. Nowadays, traveling by bus is a relaxing and entertaining experience. Most bus companies offer different on-board services; ranging from "welcome drinks" to free wi-fi or personal entertainment. For this reason, the bus is often chosen as the best way to get from Porto to Coimbra. Bus companies normally offer comfortable journeys for reasonable prices, and if you choose to travel on a night bus you can even save the money of one night in a hotel. For that reason, the bus is most likely the cheapest way to get to your destination.

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FAQs: Travel from Porto to Coimbra

Travel to Coimbra easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Porto to Coimbra.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options between Porto and Coimbra. You can take a train or bus.

The cheapest way to travel between Porto and Coimbra is a bus with an average price of $3 (€3).

This is compared to other travel options from Porto to Coimbra:

Taking a bus costs $2 (€2) less than taking a train, which costs on average $6 (€5) for the same trip.

The fastest way from Porto to Coimbra is by train with an average journey time of 1 h 1 min.

There are alternative travel options to Coimbra that take longer:

Bus takes 1 h 15 min on average.

The distance from Porto to Coimbra is approximately 66 miles (106 km).

The average frequency per day from Porto to Coimbra is:

  • Around 25 buses per day.
  • 16 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Coimbra from Porto as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Porto to Coimbra:

  • Buses from Porto to Coimbra most often leave from Porto, Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro and arrive in Coimbra, Rua do Padrao (Rodoviária).
  • Trains mostly depart from Porto - Campanhã and arrive in Coimbra-B.

The following travel companies offer services from Porto to Coimbra:

  • Rede Expressos, FlixBus, Alsa, Citi Express or BlaBlaCar Bus can take you to Coimbra by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for BlaBlaCar Bus from Porto to Coimbra for $3 (€3).
  • Travel with Comboios De Portugal, Intercidades, Alfa Pendular, U - Urban, R - Regional or IR - InterRegional to go to Coimbra by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find U - Urban Porto to Coimbra tickets on Omio for $6 (€5).

Yes, there are direct services available from Porto to Coimbra with the following travel companies:

  • Direct bus available with Rede Expressos, FlixBus, Alsa or Citi Express 25 direct buses per day.
  • Direct trains with Comboios De Portugal, Intercidades, Alfa Pendular or IR - InterRegional with 14 direct trains per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Coimbra as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Coimbra from Porto.

Your trip from Porto to Coimbra doesn't have to end in Coimbra. Many of our customers like to extend their vacation to explore other popular destinations like Lisbon, Aveiro, Madrid or Nazaré. If you’d like to add Lisbon, Aveiro, Madrid or Nazaré to your Porto to Coimbra tour, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Coimbra today!

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