How to travel from Porto to Coimbra

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Travel Information from Porto to Coimbra

Distance106 km
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range€3 - €5
Cheapest modeCoach • €3 • 1 h 15 min
Fastest modeTrain • €5 • 1 h 1 min
Popular travel companiesRede Expressos or Comboios De Portugal

Travel 106 km by train or coach to Coimbra from Porto. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are Rede Expressos or Comboios De Portugal among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach 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.

FlixBusFlixBus
10:00AM1h20
Porto, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
11:20AMCoimbra, Rua do Padrao (Rodoviária)
51One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

BlaBlaCar Bus3124
03:30PM1h15
Porto, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
04:45PMCoimbra, Rua do Padrao (Rodoviária)
21One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Comboios De PortugalAP 122
11:40AM1h01
Porto - Campanhã
12:41PMCoimbra-B
191One-way
0 transfers

Other options

Comboios De PortugalIC 720
10:45AM1h09
Porto - Campanhã
11:54AMCoimbra-B
151One-way
0 transfers
Comboios De PortugalIC 522
08:45AM1h07
Porto - Campanhã
09:52AMCoimbra-B
151One-way
0 transfers
Comboios De PortugalIC 720 · U 16812
10:45AM1h25
Porto - Campanhã
12:10PMBencanta halt
171One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus
09:10AM1h55
Porto, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
11:05AMCoimbra, Rua do Padrao (Rodoviária)
41One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
11:20AM1h20
Porto, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
12:40PMCoimbra, Rua do Padrao (Rodoviária)
41One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
11:15AM1h20
Porto, Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
12:35PMCoimbra, Rua do Padrao (Rodoviária)
51One-way
0 transfers

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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 from Porto to Coimbra: train or coach.

The cheapest way to travel from Porto to Coimbra is a coach with an average price of €3.

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

A coach is €2 less than a train with an average ticket price of €5 from Porto to Coimbra.

The quickest way to travel between Porto and Coimbra is by train, which takes on average 1 h 1 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 1 h 15 min of travel time.

The distance between Porto and Coimbra is around 106 km.

The average frequency per day from Porto to Coimbra is:

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

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

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

  • Coaches most often depart from Porto at Porto, Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro and arrive in Coimbra at 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 coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for BlaBlaCar Bus from Porto to Coimbra for €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 €5.

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

  • You can find 25 direct coaches per day to take to Coimbra with Rede Expressos, FlixBus, Alsa or Citi Express.
  • You'll find 14 direct trains a day to Coimbra with Comboios De Portugal, Intercidades, Alfa Pendular or IR - InterRegional.

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

Many of our customers who book a trip from Porto to Coimbra often extend their holiday and travel to other popular destinations like Lisbon, Aveiro, Madrid or Nazaré. If you’re thinking of adding another destination to your Porto and Coimbra itinerary, let Omio find you the best connections between Coimbra and any of these top destinations today!

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