Serenata Hostel

Directions (how to arrive at the hostel):

PLANE
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (Oporto) 110 km
Portela Airport (Lisbon) 210 km
TRAIN
Two train stations Coimbra B and Coimbra A (downtown) welcome daily
national and international transfers
CAR

Main roads:
A1 (Lisbon – Oporto)
A14 (Coimbra – Figueira da Foz)
A17 and A8 (heads South)
A17 and A29 (heads North)
IP3 (inland of the country)
IP3 and A25 (Spanish border)

Inside the town the circulation is fluid. In the area of the University it is hard to find a car parking, so we advise you to choose the different parks of the town. If you plan to stay long, we advise you to choose the park near the river Mondego because it is free.

URBAN TRANSPORTS

Coimbra has very good transportation services inside the town, with daily tickets for tourists.
It also has the Fun(tastic), a panoramic bus which goes along the main tourist sites. The trip lasts for about an hour, with recorded information in Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. The ticket is valid for the whole day, which allows passengers to get off and on in the different stops. The same tickets are also valid for the day in the public bus service of City Hall (SMTUC). This activity only takes place during spring and summer.
The “Pantufinhas”, electrical transport system in the historical centre of Coimbra, goes along the medieval site of the town. It stops whenever needed and you can travel in it with the same ticket of the regular bus service.

ON FOOT

The main historical sites can be reached on foot, leaving from the train station Coimbra (A). However the upper part of the town is a bit difficult to reach on foot.
Downtown there is a vast area of shopping reserved for walkers.