Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
frequent in summer) that runs to Seia (€10.50, 1¾ hours), Guarda (€13.50, two to three
hours) and other points around the Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela.
CAR
Several car-rental agencies are concentrated just south of the bus terminal.
Auto Jardim
(
239 827 347;
www.auto-jardim.com
; Rua Abel Dias Urbano 6)
Hertz
(
219 426 300;
www.hertz.pt
; Edifício Tricana, Rua Padre Estevão Cabral)
TRAIN
Long-distance trains stop only at
Coimbra B
station, north of the city. Cross the platform
for quick, free connections to more-central
Coimbra A
(called just 'Coimbra' on
timetables).
Coimbra is linked by regular Alfa Pendular (AP) and
intercidade
(IC) trains to Lisbon
(AP/IC €22.80/19.20, 1¾/two hours) and Porto (€16.70/13.20, one/1¼ hours); IC trains
also stop at intermediate destinations north and south. Trains run roughly hourly to
Figueira da Foz (€2.65, one hour).
Getting Around
BICYCLE
The Parque Verde do Mondego has free bikes that you can grab for the day from April to
October.
BUS
Between them, buses 27, 28 and 29 run about every half-hour from the main bus station
and the Coimbra B train station to Praça da República.
You can purchase multiuse tickets (three/five/10 trips €2.20/3.15/5.80; day ticket
€3.50), which are also usable on the
elevador
, at the
SMTUC office
(
www.smtuc.pt
; Largo do Mer-
cado; 7am-7pm Mon-Fri, 8am-1pm Sat)
at the foot of the
elevador,
at official kiosks and also at
some
tabacarias
(tobacconists-cum-newsagents). Tickets bought on board cost €1.60 per
trip.
You'll also see
patufinhas
(electric minibuses) crawling around pedestrian areas in the
centre of Coimbra, between Baixa and Alta Coimbra and through the medieval heart of
the city. These accept the same tickets as other SMTUC buses.
CAR
