There are 11 ways to get from Bournemouth to Coimbra by train, plane, towncar, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LGW - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbratowncar
8h 37m€283–476Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LHR - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-Btrain
8h 54m€129–402Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bournemouth to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Coimbracar
29h 28m€235–901Train, bus
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Guardabus
- Take the train from Guarda to Coimbra-Btrain Ic / ...
32h 27m€301–570Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane STN - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbratowncar
9h 19m€301–604Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BRS - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbratowncar
9h 36m€281–440Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LTN - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbratowncar
9h 5m€298–535Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BRS - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-Btrain
10h 12m€149–358Bus
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbrabus
33h 55m€184–392Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Porte Dauphine to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbrabus
35h 34m€182–247Train, bus via Braga
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Bragabus
- Take the train from Braga to Coimbra-Btrain Ic
36h 8m€303–562
Bournemouth to Coimbra by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Coimbra is to bus via Paris which costs €180 - €250 and takes 35h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Coimbra is to train and fly and towncar which takes 8h 37m and costs €280 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Bournemouth station to Coimbra. However, there are services departing from Bournemouth Station and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra via London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 55m.
The distance between Bournemouth and Coimbra is 1615 km.
The best way to get from Bournemouth to Coimbra without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 27m and costs €300 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Bournemouth to Coimbra, including transfers.
Bournemouth to Coimbra bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bournemouth Station.
Bournemouth to Coimbra bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
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There are 651+ hotels available in Coimbra.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Coimbra, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris, Quai de Bercy in around 33h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Guarda to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Braga to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €121
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris - Porte Dauphine to Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €121
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €165
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €165
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €165
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €165
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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