hello.
we have plans to visit portugal in may 2016 for about a week. then continue on to either compostela or bordeaux, france?
we fly into lisbon, then train to fatima, then to coimbra and porto (hope this is not too much). how easy is it to go from porto to compostela?
or is there a ferry from porto to bordeaux?
thanks. olivia
Porto to Compostela: almost-express deluxe bus service on the InterNorte line, 60-something Euros for two adults last June. Our hotel got the tix. Left from the Casa la Musica transit center at 9am, arrived Compostela's major bus station in 4 hrs, after one rest stop. Spain's time is one hour later than Portugal's, so arrival was 2pm. Comfy, quiet, only a handful of passengers in the sea of upholstery, helpful driver.
thank you, stewart.
compostela is one of two options. how long did you stay and was it worth it?
thanks.
olivia
Busted! We spent about an hour total in Compostela, to pick up a rental car & head for the north coast of Spain, after the intense (& terrific) RS tour of Portugal. We're probably the only people who've gone to Compostela but not. Try posting on the Spain page, should be lots of good responders.
Take the bus from Lisbon to Fatima (runs hourly) via the stop named Cova de Iria, as described in Rick's Portugal guidebook and at http://lisbon-portugal-guide.com/lisbon-transport/Lisbon-to-Fatima-Transport.php. The train station Fatima-Caho de Macas shown on some maps and train schedules is a half-hour drive away from the Basilica, per Google Maps. Continuing on, buses from Fatima run hourly to Coimbra, a good city to visit, and from there you can get train service to Porto.
Currently, the only same-day train connection from Porto to Santiago de Compostela takes 5 hours with one connection and departs at 8:15 a.m. You need not return to Porto but if you do, the southbound trip on the same route departs Santiago at 16:25. Check schedules after the new year for your actual travel dates. The visit was very worthwhile on my trip, then I continued along the north coast of Spain.
thank you all for the useful information.
