Porto Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport to Aveiro

Aveiro by rail

Aveiro is on Portugal's main railway, the Linha do Norte between Porto and Lisbon, and Porto Campanhã is where you join it. The trip has two stages. First, ride metro line E from the airport station, just outside the terminal, to Campanhã. Some trains run directly there on their way to Estádio do Dragão. Otherwise, change at Trindade to any eastbound line. One Andante Z4 trip at €2.30 covers it, plus €0.60 if you need a new card. The metro takes about 40 minutes.

Then the railway. CP offers three types of train from Campanhã to Aveiro, all checked on the CP journey planner for 22 October 2026:

• Urbano (Porto urban line): €3.95, 53–68 minutes, usually twice an hour through the day. Services ran from 04:55 to 23:00 on the day we checked, plus a train at midnight.
• Intercidades: €13.55, about 40 minutes, roughly every two hours.
• Alfa Pendular: €17.00, 34 minutes, about hourly for much of the day.

Buy the CP ticket at Campanhã from a machine, the ticket office or the CP app. Aveiro is outside the Andante area, so your metro card will not cover this part of the trip. The urban train is the cheapest option, at €6.25 for the whole trip including the metro. The Alfa Pendular saves about 25 minutes for an extra €13. In practice the wait for a connection at Campanhã often matters more than the train type, so take whichever leaves first.

The urban trains are slow because they stop at the coastal towns along the Linha do Norte, including Espinho and Ovar. The Alfa Pendular and Intercidades only stop at a few places. Before you board at Campanhã, check that Aveiro is on the train's list of stops, either on the platform display or in the CP app. Many long-distance trains continue to Coimbra and Lisbon,, and a short-running urban train may stop short of Aveiro.

Aveiro station is on the edge of the centre. Its old building is decorated with azulejo panels of regional scenes. The canals and the main square are about a 15-minute walk away along Avenida Dr. Lourenço Peixinho.

Direct coaches

The airport's transport page lists Rede Expressos and FlixBus among the coach operators serving the airport. Booking platforms show direct airport-to-Aveiro coaches on both. Fares vary with demand, typically from about €5 to €17, and the trip takes around 65 to 80 minutes. The coach is worth checking if you have heavy luggage and want to avoid two changes. Book on the operators' own sites to see the current timetable, which we could not confirm against an official source.

Driving down the A29

A pre-booked transfer is quoted at about €75 for a sedan, €129 for an MPV and about €156 for a seven-seat minivan. Tolls are included, and the drive takes roughly an hour on the A29/A1 corridor. Child seats can be requested. The price is fixed when you book, so motorway traffic and the hour of arrival do not change it.

A metered taxi from the airport rank over 89 km is expensive. Aggregator estimates range from about €90 to €120 before tolls, and the old taxi tariff still applies because the 2026 reform has been postponed. If you prefer a taxi, ask the driver at the rank for a figure before you get in. For two or more people, the fixed transfer price is usually the better deal.

When the plane lands late

The last metro leaves the airport at around 00:40, and the last urban trains from Campanhã leave at around 23:00 and midnight. A Regional service also ran just after 01:00 on the day we checked. Landing at 22:30 can still work if your bags come out quickly. Landing after midnight usually means staying in Porto and taking a morning train, or booking a car.

Arriving in Aveiro

• The central canal and the Fonte Nova area are walkable from the station. Taxis wait outside if your hotel is further away.
• The Costa Nova beach, with its striped wooden houses, is a separate trip of about 15 km towards the coast.
• Check CP service notices before travelling: a national rail strike is announced for 30 October 2026.