How to get here

By Air/Rail

There are daily flights from Gatwick, Heathrow and many others to Porto (or Oporto as some airlines like to call it) , Lisbon and Faro. See the links page for companies that fly to Portugal

From Porto and Lisbon you can take a luxury train ride to Coimbra (pronounced Queembra). Treat yourself, go first class on an Alpha Pendula tilting train for around £10pp. From Faro you can take a train to Lisbon, then change for Coimbra

For train timetables please click here

You can hire a car or a taxi in Coimbra or take the local train to Serpins and a taxi to your property.

By Sea/Car.

Well you could take the long way round via Dover, Calais and drive through France & Spain but we’re quite sure you’d prefer to take a cruise on the luxury ferries that shuttle between Portsmouth and Bilbao (P&O, 36 hours) or Plymouth and Santander (Brittany Ferries, from 18 hours).

P&O offer season tickets for frequent travellers and Brittany Ferries have special rates for property owners abroad. 

See http://www.poportsmouth.com/SeasonTickets/ticketsinformation.htm and http://www.brittanyferries.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1

It presently takes about 9 hours to drive to the Portuguese mountains, however, a superb motorway is under construction which will shortly cut journey times significantly. It is also possible to take a train from Santander or Bilbao to Coimbra. The current minimum journey time is 16hr 13 min.

Click here to link to Michelin Maps for maps of the area (including all the towns mentioned in the site) as well as route maps from anywhere in Europe.

ALFA PENDULAR TILTING TRAINS, PORTUGAL

For train timetables and prices, click the link below