Transportation to Ponte de Lima

[Camino with Kids]

Well we completed the camino Ingles last fall and are now looking at part of the camino Portuguese next fall. I need to get to Ponte de Lima and would like to find the most efficient mode of transportation. We will fly into Lisbon then can fly to a smaller airport then bus, or bus (train?) all the way, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[whariwharangi]

CP offers train service from Lisboa (oriente) to Porto Campanha.
https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/

The Porto tram goes from Campanha to Airport.

Rede Expressos offers bus service from Porto to Ponte de Lima. Note there is no central bus station in Porto
http://www.rede-expressos.pt/

Transdev has schedule from Porto Airport to Braga and Braga to Ponte de Lima
http://www.transdev.pt/gca/?id=131

 

[mspath]

Use www.Rome2Rio.com to compare transport/cost/time possibilities for travel between Lisbon and Ponte de Lima.

Good luck and Bom caminho!

 

[JCLima]

Well we completed the camino Ingles last fall and are now looking at part of the camino Portuguese next fall. I need to get to Ponte de Lima and would like to find the most efficient mode of transportation. We will fly into Lisbon then can fly to a smaller airport then bus, or bus (train?) all the way, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Hi!

In my opinion, the easiest option would be flying to Porto.
From Porto airport you can take a bus to Ponte de Lima.
I'm not sure how many companies do this service but I know Barquense does it: http://www.barquense.com/v2/images/expresso-aeroporto.pdf
(Para -> To | Desde -> From)

Porto <-> Ponte de Lima
Prices:
9€/person
50% discount for children between 5 and 12
Free for children under 5

(if you need help translating something feel free to ask)

There are other options to go from Lisboa to Ponte de Lima but I would consider them a little more complicated (and boring), specially for a big group.

Joana

 

[Raithby]

We are starting in Ponte de Lima on Easter Sunday. Looks like the bus runs later in the morning so it would arrive to late to start hiking so we have decided to take the morning train to Viana do Castelo and spend the morning visiting that beautiful city and them catch a bus to Ponte de Lima in the afternoon.

We are flying into Lisbon and taking the train to Porto

David