There are 7 ways to get from Castelo Branco to Penafiel by bus, train, car, plane, taxi, or towncar
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Coimbrabus 1024
- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Porto Campanhatrain Ic / ...
4h 30m€33–53Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhãbus 79 | Castelo Branco / ...
6h 41m€24–45Train
- Take the train from Castelo Branco to Entroncamentotrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Porto Campanhatrain Ic / ...
5h 49m€45–75Drive 260.9 km
- Drive from Castelo Branco to Penafielcar 260.9 km
3h 29m€48–69Bus to Viseu Airport, fly to Vila Real Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Estação Rodoviária de Viseubus
- Fly from Viseu Airport (VSE) to Vila Real Airport (VRL)plane VSE - VRL
- Take the taxi from Vila-Real-Airport-VRL to Penafieltaxi
4h 31m€173–385Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the train from Castelo Branco to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LIS - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Penafieltowncar
5h 42m€119–196Bus, towncar
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guardabus
- Take a town car from Guarda to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Penafieltowncar
5h 23m€312–316
Viseu Airport (VSE) to Vila Real Airport (VRL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Castelo Branco to Penafiel is to bus which costs €23 - €45 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Castelo Branco to Penafiel is to drive which takes 3h 29m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Castelo Branco to Penafiel. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco and arriving at Penafiel - Câmara Municipal via Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã and Faculdade de Engenharia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Castelo Branco to Penafiel. However, there are services departing from Castelo Branco and arriving at Penafiel via Entroncamento and Porto Campanha. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 49m.
The distance between Castelo Branco and Penafiel is 300 km. The road distance is 260.9 km.
The best way to get from Castelo Branco to Penafiel without a car is to bus and train which takes 4h 30m and costs €30 - €55.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Castelo Branco to Penafiel, including transfers.
Castelo Branco to Penafiel bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco station.
Castelo Branco to Penafiel train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, depart from Castelo Branco station.
The best way to get from Castelo Branco to Penafiel is to train which takes 5h 49m and costs €40 - €75. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €23 - €45 and takes 6h 41m.
What companies run services between Castelo Branco, Portugal and Penafiel, Portugal?
You can take a train from Castelo Branco to Penafiel via Entroncamento, Porto Campanha, and Penafiel in around 5h 49m. Alternatively, Rede Expressos operates a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã 5 times a day. Tickets cost €19–35 and the journey takes 4h 30m.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Viseu Airport to Vila Real Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Coimbra-B to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Castelo Branco to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Entroncamento to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Castelo Branco to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Coimbra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Estação Rodoviária de Viseu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Centro Coordenador de Transportes da Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Penafiel
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Guarda to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €255
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Penafiel
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- VM Transfers
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- €50–60
Taxi Carlos Alberto
- Phone
- +351 968 394 460
Táxi Nuno Lopes
- Phone
- +351 966 798 484
- Website
- facebook.com
Táxis Caetano
- Phone
- +351 965 071 841
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Booking & Getting There
Castelo Branco to Penafiel bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã station.
Castelo Branco to Penafiel train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Entroncamento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Castelo Branco to Penafiel is 261 km. It takes approximately 3h 29m to drive from Castelo Branco to Penafiel.
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