With the plane to the city of Porto – 45 min away(by car) – Closest International Airport to Aveiro
THE PORTO AIRPORT ( Francisco Sá Carneiro ) is a award winning airport, with an anual 6 million passenger trafic, and it received in 2011 the award of the third best airport in Europe!
In about two/three flying hours Porto is available from nearly any airport in Europe.
List of Low Cost Airlines flying to Porto and European departure cities:
Ryan Air: Ryan Air website
From Germany: Baden-Baden | Bremen | Dortmund | Dusseldorf Weeze | Frankfurt Hahn | Hamburg-Lubeck | Memminggen(Munich West) | Nuremberg
From France: Bordeaux | Carcassone | Clermont Ferrand | Dole | La Rochelle | Lille | Limoges | Marseille Provence | Paris Beauvais | Paris Vatry | Rennes | St Etienne | Strasbourg | Tours
From Belgium: Brussels Charleroi | Brussels Zaventem
From Netherlands: Eindhoven | Maastricht
From Italy: Bologna | Malpensa | Milan Bergamo | Rome Ciampino
From UK: Liverpool | London Stansted
From Ireland: Dublin
From Spain: Barcelona El Prat | Gran Canaria | Madrid | Palma | Tenerife South | Valencia
TRANSAVIA: Transavia website
From Netherlands: Amsterdam
From France: Paris Orly | Nantes | Funchal(Madeira) | Lyon
VUELING:
From Spain: Barcelona
From France: Paris | Paris(Orly)
From Belgium: Bruxelles
FLYBE:
From UK: Birmimgham
EUROPE AIRPOST:
From France(July and August only): Brest | Brive
EASYJET:
From France(July and August only): Toulouse
SATA:
From Germany: Munich
List of regular Airlines flying to Porto from European and Overseas departure cities:
BRITISH AIRWAYS:
From UK: London-Heathrow
SWISS AIR:
From Switzerland: Geneva
TAP PORTUGAL: Tap website
Amesterdam | Bruxelas | Caracas(Venezuela) | Genebra | Lisboa | Londres-Gatwick | Luxemburgo | Madeira | Milão-Malpensa | Newark(USA) | Paris-Orly | Porto Santo (seasonal) |Rio de Janeiro-Galeão(Brasil) | Roma-Fiumicino | São Paulo-Guarulhos(Brasil) | Zurique
LUFTHANSA :
From Germany: Frankfurt
SATA INTERNATIONAL :
Ponta Delgada(Azores) | Terceira(Azores) | Toronto(Canada) | Munique | Ilha da Boa Vista(Cape Verde)
TACV :
From Cape verde: Sal – (seasonal)
From the Airport to the city of Porto and then Aveiro – by Train
Take the Subway or a Taxi to the Train Station – Very easy and affordable choice!
On exiting the arrival gate at the airport, you will find just in front of it, a subway terminal that will take you to one of Porto’s mais station ‘Campanhã’. The Subway runs every 35 min and the fee is 1,35 eur(ticket zone Z4) , or take a Taxi for 20 eur. The trip either by subway or taxi is around 30 min to the station.
At the train station you have basically three options of trains that run between Porto and Aveiro in a 40 min interval:
Urban line (Urbano) – 1 hour 10 min – 3.40 eur
Intercity(Intercidades) – 40 min – 11.70 eur
Pendular-(Alfa-Pendular) – 30 min – 14.20 eur
From the Airport to the city of Porto and then Aveiro – by Car
Rent a car at the Airport – A custom choice that works just fine, and they also have super deals depending on the season!
If you come by car, its very easy also, all the trip is by high way, and it takes about 45 min. On exiting the airport you always follow the direction High Way A1 – SUL. After aproximately 80 km you will see the Exit sign for Aveiro, its the high way A25, after driving around 10 km you will see the Exit Aveiro – Norte (Praias) , and from here its a 1o min smooth ride directly to the beach. The A25 ends in a big roundabout just in front of the Atlantic ocean, and here you have Barra beach on the right and Costa Nova Beach on the left, entering Costa Nova you will pass by all the nice colorfull candy striped houses, go all the way till the end, and you will find riactiva kitesurf and windsurf school on the left side, the last wooden building alonside the lagoon.
Some of the Porto airport rent a car’s: Budget | Europcar | Avis | Autoeurope
From the train station in Aveiro to Costa Nova beach:
Take the bus Aveiro – Costa Nova: Bus time table
There are buses regularly (every 50 min) from Aveiro to the Barra and Costa Nova beachs, just outside the station. The trip takes 35 min, costs 2.30 eur, and it goes through the center of Aveiro and then to the beachs along the secondary roads next to the lagoon(Estuary of ria de Aveiro), so its a pretty enjoyable ride and you can profit from the sight seeying too!
Take a taxi from Aveiro to Costa Nova:
If you are with a group of friends you may consider this alternative too. A bit faster than the bus, around 15 min to the beach, price around 15 euros!