A compendium of useful links for travel in Portugal

[whariwharangi]

This thread discusses travel in Portugal.

Caveat. I do not have first hand knowledge of most of the information presented here. The material in this thread was researched using web resources that may be out of date. Information may be incomplete or incorrect. The information presented here is not exhaustive. You are advised to confirm your own travel details.

Visa Requirements

The European Commission website provides the following link:

Schengen area border and visa policies
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/index_en.htm

Other places that provide information include your government's foreign affairs or state department websites, and embassy websites for the countries you plan to travel to.
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Note: Spain and Portugal are located in different time zones ... one hour difference.


Travel links as follows. Note that this list is not exhaustive.

Airports

ANA manages major airports such as Lisboa and Porto. Information is included about airlines that provide service and local transportation. There are flights from Lisboa going to Bilbao (for connection to SJPdP) and A Coruna (for connection from Santiago).

ANA
http://www.ana.pt/en-US/Pages/Homepage.aspx

Trains

CP is Portugal's rail service. The website includes information about urban, regional, national, and international services. International services include trains from Lisboa and Porto to Hendaye France, where SNCF trains connect to SJPdP and Paris, and trains connecting Porto to Vigo Spain, where Renfe trains connect to Santiago.

Comboios de Portugal (CP)
http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=87cbd5abe2a74010VgnVCM1000007b01a8c0RCRD

Buses

Autna provides bus services between Vigo and Porto. Autna has schedule information connecting from Vigo to Santiago and Porto to Lisboa.

Autna
http://www.autna.com/es/

Rede Expressos provides bus service all over Portugal.

Rede Expressos
http://www.rede-expressos.pt/

Renex provides bus service between Lisboa and Porto. Renex provides service to many locations in Portugal.

Renex
http://www.renex.pt/

Transdev provides bus service from Porto to Braga and from Braga to surrounding area.
http://www.transdev.pt/gca/?id=131

Avanza Grupo provides bus service between Lisboa and Madrid Spain.

Avanza
http://www.avanzabus.com/web/default.aspx

ALSA provides bus service between Santiago, Oporto, and Lisboa.
https://www.alsa.es/en/home

Ferry

Ferry-boat Santa Rita de Cássia - Caminha to A Guarda
http://www.infominho.com/index.php/...-Boat-A-Guarda-Caminha-para-o-inverno-2016-17

Turismo A Guarda information about the Ferry Caminha to A Guarda
http://www.turismoaguarda.es/como-llegar-en-barco/

Links checked March 2016

 

[Gailsie]

Very useful fo my upcoming camino - THank you

 

[whariwharangi]

Lisboa/Lisbon

ANA manages Lisboa Airport (LIS)

Gare do Oriente is the largest station in Lisboa and is the closest to the airport. Travel from Lisboa Airport (LIS) to Gare do Oriente by Metro (Red Line).

-CP trains to Madrid, Hendaye, and Porto make stops at Gare do Oriente.

-Renex operates buses from Gare do Oriente.

-Avanza buses from Spain terminate at Gare do Oriente.

Santa Apolónia railway station is located in the center of Lisboa and is colocated with a Metro station of the same name (Blue Line).

-CP trains to Madrid, Hendaye, and Porto depart from Santa Apolónia.

Sete Rios Bus Station located Rua das Laranjeiras and co-located with Metro Sete Rios. This bus station is for travel for all over Portugal and international destinations.

-Rede Expresso buses operate from Sete Rios bus station

ANA
http://www.ana.pt/en-US/Pages/Homepage.aspx

Transportes Lisboa (Metro)
http://www.metrolisboa.pt/eng/

Lisboa Metro Map
http://www.metrolisboa.pt/wp-content/uploads/Mapadarede_Metro_julho2012.pdf

Comboios de Portugal (CP)
http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=87cbd5abe2a74010VgnVCM1000007b01a8c0RCRD

Rede Expressos
http://www.rede-expressos.pt/

Renex
http://www.renex.pt/

Avanza
http://www.avanzabus.com/web/default.aspx

ALSA provides bus service between Santiago, Oporto, and Lisboa.
https://www.alsa.es/en/home

Links checked March 2016

 

[whariwharangi]

Porto/Oporto

ANA manages Porto Airport (OPO)

Travel from Porto Airport (OPO) to CP trains at Estação de Campanhã by Metro. Take Metro line E from the Airport to Estação de Campanhã.

CP trains to Vigo, Madrid, Hendaye, and Lisboa depart from Estação de Campanhã.

Porto does not have a central bus station.

-Autna has bus stops at the following locations from South to North:

a. Campo Mártires da Patria, 37
The closest Metro is Estação Sao Bento line D

b. Avda. de los Aliados – McDonald’s
The closest Metro is Estação Sao Bento line D

c. Aeropuerto

-Renex bus stop is located at Campo Mártires da Patria, 37
The closest Metro is Estação Sao Bento line D

-Rede Expresso point of sale (and bus stop) is located Garagem Atlantico Rua Alexandre Herculano, 366 4000 Porto.
The closest Metro is Estação Sao Bento line D

ALSA provides bus service between Santiago, Porto, and Lisboa. Bus stop in Porto is located at Casa de Musica Metro station.

Porto Airport
http://www.ana.pt/en-US/Pages/Homepage.aspx

Metro do Porto
http://www.metrodoporto.pt/

Comboios de Portugal (CP)
http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=87cbd5abe2a74010VgnVCM1000007b01a8c0RCRD

Autna
http://www.autna.com/es/

Rede Expressos
http://www.rede-expressos.pt/

Renex
http://www.renex.pt/

ALSA
https://www.alsa.es/en/home

Porto Airport Transfers --- Private Hire Taxi
http://www.portoairporttransfersto.com/

Links checked March 2016

 

[whariwharangi]

3300 Santiago to Porto and Lisboa

3301 This section describes transportation options from Santiago to Porto and Lisboa

Index 3300
3302 Planes
3303 Trains
3304 Buses

3302 Planes

There are flights from A Coruna to Lisboa.

A Coruña Airport (LCG)
http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-A-Coruna/en/

3303 Trains

Renfe operates trains from Santiago to Vigo-Guixar and from Vigo-Guixar to Valenca.

CP Celta operates trains from Vigo-Guixar to Porto.

CP operates regional and national trains from Valenca to Porto and Porto to Lisboa. Station Gare do Oriente is closest to Lisboa airport.

Renfe
http://www.renfe.com/

Comboios de Portugal (CP) (urban, regional, national, and international train services)
http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=87cbd5abe2a74010VgnVCM1000007b01a8c0RCRD

3304 Buses

Note: there is no central bus station in Porto.

Monbus provides bus service from Santiago bus station to Vigo bus station.

Autna provides bus service from Vigo bus station to Porto.

Autna has bus stops in Porto at the following locations from South to North:

a. Campo Mártires da Patria, 37
The closest Metro is Estação Sao Bento line D

b. Avda. de los Aliados – McDonald’s
The closest Metro is Estação Sao Bento line D

c. Aeropuerto
Metro line E

Renex operates buses from Porto to Lisboa.

Renex bus stop in Porto is located at Campo Mártires da Patria, 37. The closest Metro is Estação Sao Bento line D.

In Lisboa, Renex operates buses from Gare do Oriente which is co-located with the train station and is the closest station to the airport.

Rede Expressos operates buses from Porto to Lisboa.

Rede Expresso point of sale (and bus stop) in Porto is located Garagem Atlantico Rua Alexandre Herculano, 366 4000 Porto. The closest Metro is Estação Sao Bento line D.

In Lisboa, Rede Expressos operates buses from from Sete Rios bus station.

ALSA provides bus service between Santiago, Porto (Casa Musica), and Lisboa.

Monbus
http://www.monbus.es/index2.htm

Autna
http://www.autna.com/es/

Renex
http://www.renex.pt/

Rede Expressos
http://www.rede-expressos.pt/

ALSA
https://www.alsa.es/

Links checked March 2016

 

[michryan]

I'm trying to get a flight back to Lisbon on the 26th of October. I found a flight from A Coruña and it says it is only 20 mins flight. Is this correct and is it hard to get to A Coruña from Santiago? Should I book it now or wait till I get to either Portugal or even Santiago? Help please it's the last thing I need to do before going.

 

[whariwharangi]

Castromil/Monbus provides hourly bus service from Santiago bus station to A Coruña bus station.
http://www.monbus.es/es#seleccion

Renfe provides train service from Santiago to A Coruña.
http://www.renfe.com/index.html

A Coruña local bus line 443 (bus website says 4051 - airport website says 433) to the airport has a stop between the bus station and train station. (Horarios tab)
http://www.autoscalpita.es/calidad.php

 

[peregrina2000]

I'm trying to get a flight back to Lisbon on the 26th of October. I found a flight from A Coruña and it says it is only 20 mins flight. Is this correct and is it hard to get to A Coruña from Santiago? Should I book it now or wait till I get to either Portugal or even Santiago? Help please it's the last thing I need to do before going.

Because Portual is one hour behind Spain, what looks like a 20 minute flight is really 1 hour 20 minutes. Still, that's not bad.

 

[Donjek]

TAP offers flights from Santiago to Lisboa. Dec 2019.