There are 5 ways to get from Ponferrada to Guimarães by train, bus, car, towncar, or train (Renfe)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Ponferrada to Vigo Urzaiztrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Vigo - Bus Station to Bragabus BlaBlaCar Bus
7h 42m€52–86Train, bus via Ourense
cheapest- Take the train from Ponferrada to Ourensetrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Orense to Estação Rodoviária da Póvoa de Varzimbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária da Póvoa de Varzim to Central de Camionagem de Guimarãesbus
9h€38–57Drive 259.2 km
- Drive from Ponferrada to Guimarãescar 259.2 km
3h 13m€41–60Train, towncar
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Ourensetrain Alv / ...
- Take a town car from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guimarãestowncar
7h 25m€335–345Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Porrinotrain Re
- Take the train from Porrino to Ninetrain Ic
8h 50m€50–80
Ponferrada to Guimarães by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ponferrada to Guimarães is to train and bus via Ourense which costs €35 - €60 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Ponferrada to Guimarães is to drive which takes 3h 13m and costs €40 - €60.
No, there is no direct train from Ponferrada to Guimarães. However, there are services departing from Ponferrada and arriving at Guimaraes via Porrino, Nine and Lousado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 50m.
The distance between Ponferrada and Guimarães is 461 km. The road distance is 259.2 km.
The best way to get from Ponferrada to Guimarães without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 42m and costs €50 - €90.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Ponferrada to Guimarães, including transfers.
Ponferrada to Guimarães train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Ponferrada station.
Guimarães is 1h behind Ponferrada. It is currently 8:38 PM in Ponferrada and 7:38 PM in Guimarães.
Ponferrada to Guimarães train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Porrino station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ponferrada to Guimarães is 259 km. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from Ponferrada to Guimarães.
What companies run services between Ponferrada, Spain and Guimarães, Braga, Portugal?
You can take a train from Ponferrada to Guimaraes via Porrino, Nine, and Lousado in around 8h 50m.
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Ponferrada to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Porrino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Porrino to Nine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vigo - Bus Station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vigo - Bus Station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- [email protected]
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Orense to Estação Rodoviária da Póvoa de Varzim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- +351 253 009 900
- Website
- avemobilidade.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária da Póvoa de Varzim to Central de Camionagem de Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- avemobilidade.pt
- On board ticket
- €4–7
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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