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STUDY IN portugal -Getting
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By Air
Portugal’s national airline, TAP Air Portugal
(TP) (website: www.tap.pt), operates direct flights
to Lisbon, Porto and Faro from a number of countries,
including the UK, USA, Canada, France and Spain.
Portugália Airlines (NI) (website: www.pga.pt)
operates flights from Europe. Other airlines flying
to Portugal from the UK are British Airways, GB
Airways and Monarch Airlines.
Approximate flight times: From
Lisbon to London is 2 hours 30 minutes and to
New York is 8 hours.
International airports: Lisbon
(LIS) (Portela de Sacavem) (website: www.ana-aeroportos.pt)
is 7km (4.5 miles) north of the city (travel time
– 35 minutes). Greenline Bus nos. 44, 45
and 83 run every 15 minutes from 0530-0100 to
the city centre and main railway station. A special
‘Airbus’ departs to the city centre
every 20 minutes. Taxi services to the city are
available, with a surcharge after 2200. Airport
facilities include 24-hour bureau de change, banks,
tourist information (0600-0200), post office,
duty-free shops (0700-0130) and car hire (Avis,
Eurodollar, Hertz and Inter-Rent).
Faro (FAO) (website: www.ana-aeroportos.pt) is
4km (3 miles) west of the city (travel time –
30 minutes). Bus nos. 17 and 18 go to the city;
taxis are available.
Oporto (OPO) (Oporto Sá Carneiro) (website:
www.ana-aeroportos.pt) is 20 km (about 7 miles)
from the city. Buses and taxis to the city are
available.
Faro and Oporto airports both have the following
airport facilities: outgoing duty-free shop; bank/bureau
de change (open normal banking hours); car hire
and a restaurant/bar.
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By Land
ROAD: The only land border is
shared with Spain, and there are seven frontier
posts in the north and six on the western and
southern border. Major border posts are now open
around the clock, but smaller ones may close earlier
in winter. From the UK, the quickest routes are
via the ferry links from Plymouth to Santander
and from Portsmouth to Bilbao in northern Spain
(which obviates the need to drive through France).
Cars can be imported for up to six months. Travelling
from the UK, Eurotunnel operates trains 24 hours
per day through the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone
in Kent (with direct access from the M20) and
Calais in France. All vehicles, from motorcycles
to campers, can be accommodated. For further information,
contact Eurotunnel Reservations (tel: (08705)
353 535; e-mail: callcentre@eurotunnel.com;
website: www.eurotunnel.co.uk).
For further details, see also Travel – International
in the France section. For information on required
documentation and traffic regulations, see Travel
– Internal section. Coach: Eurolines operates
an extensive network of coach services to many
destinations throughout Europe, including Coimbra,
Faro, Lagos, Lisbon and Oporto. For information
on timetables and fares, call Eurolines in the
UK (4 Cardiff Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, L41 1PP;
tel: (08705) 143 219; fax: (01582) 400 694; website:
www.eurolines.com
or www.nationalexpress.com).
RAIL: Travelling from the UK,
the quickest way is to travel by Eurostar through
the Channel Tunnel to Paris (travel time –
3 hours) and, from there, to Portugal. The ‘Sud-Express’
runs between Paris and Lisbon, offering first-
and second-class seats, sleepers and a restaurant
car. For further information and reservations,
contact Eurostar (tel: (0870) 6000 792 (travel
agents) or (08705) 186 186 (public; within the
UK) or (+44 1233) 617 575 (public; outside the
UK only); website: www.eurostar.com); or Rail
Europe (tel: (08705) 848 848). Travel agents can
obtain refunds for unused tickets from Eurostar
Trade Refunds, Second Floor, Kent House, 81 Station
Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 1PD, UK. Complaints and
comments may be sent to Eurostar Customer Relations,
Eurostar House, Waterloo Station, London SE1 8SE,
UK (tel: (020) 7928 5163; e-mail: new.comments@eurostar.co.uk).
Rail travellers from the UK not using the Channel
Tunnel link need to cross the channel via some
form of sea crossing, usually by ferry or catamaran;
for details on sea crossings, see also the Sea
section above. The cost of the crossing is usually
included in the price of the rail ticket. There
is a daily service between London, Paris and Lisbon,
taking approximately 26 hours.
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By Sea
The principal ports for international passengers
are Lisbon, Leixões (Oporto), Funchal (Madeira)
and Portimão (Algarve), served by P&O,
Union Castle, Olympia, Linea C, Cunard and Italia.
For details, contact shipping lines.
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