International Conference

The State of the Art in Creative Tourism

1-2 June 2017

Curia (Portugal)

Getting to Curia | Coimbra

From Lisbon airport (Lisbon – Coimbra – Curia)
By train:
Take the Metro (~2€) or a taxi (about 8€) to Gare/Estação Oriente railway station (around a 5-minute ride). Trains to Coimbra run every hour from 6 am to 9 pm. The fastest service is provided by Alfa Pendular (˜23€ Turística class), which takes about 1,5 hours to Coimbra-B station, followed by Intercidades (inter-city service) (~19€ Turística class), which takes about 2 hours to the same station.
In Coimbra, you should take the Regional train to Curia (30min. trip). You have a train from Coimbra-B to Curia every hour (2.60€)

 

By bus:
Take either the metro or a taxi (9 € or more, depending on time of day) to the Sete Rios bus terminal. From the bus terminal, there are frequent Rede Expressos coach services to Coimbra which take about 2,5 hours (~13 €). The coach station in Coimbra (Estação Rodoviária RBL) is situated close to the city centre (10-15 minutes walk).

Please note that, from Coimbra, the easiest and fastest way to travel to Curia is to take the Regional train to Curia (30min. trip). You have a train from Coimbra-B to Curia every hour (2.60€)

Train: Comboios de Portugal (CP): http://www.cp.pt
Bus: Rede Expressos: http://www.rede-expressos.pt/


From Porto airport (Porto – Aveiro – Curia)
The Francisco Sa Carneiro airport in Porto is 11 km away from the city. The Metro is connected to the airport. The direction to it is signposted throughout the airport, so just follow the signs and take Line E from the airport to the Campanhã railway station. Metro trains run about every 20 minutes from early morning until after midnight. The trip will take about 45 minutes and cost about 2€.

 

By train:
Three types of train services are available from the Campanhã railway station: Alfa Pendular service (fastest yet most expensive); Intercidades; and the Urbano. The cheapest is the Urbano train to Aveiro, available for every hour, connecting directly to the Regional train to Curia. In total (from Porto to Curia) it is around 2hours trip (6.60€).

If you prefer it is also possible to take the train to Coimbra: two types of train services are available from the Campanhã railway station to Coimbra: Alfa Pendular service (fastest yet most expensive) and the Intercidades. The Alfa Pendular trains run almost every hour and take less than an hour to get to Coimbra-B. The second class single fare is ~17€. Intercidades takes slightly more than an hour and cost ~12€.
From Coimbra you could take the Regional train to Curia (30min. trip). You have a train from Coimbra-B to Curia every hour (2.60€).

Train: Comboios de Portugal (CP): http://www.cp.pt