How to get to Slide Surf Camp Portugal
The right balance of surfing and relaxation on a surfing holiday
ARRIVAL VIA PORTO AIRPORT (OPO)
Our pick-up service – airport transfer
We offer an airport transfer from Porto Airport (OPO) to Slide Surfcamp for 65 Euro each way. At night, between 10 pm and 8 am, the transfer costs 80 Euro.
AIRLINES: Ryanair, Airberlin, Tap, Lufthansa, Easyjet, and Tuifly fly to Porto at low rates.
Self-organized arrival from Porto airport (OPO):
Rental car:
The total travel time from Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro Porto to Slide Surf Camp is about 60 to 70 minutes. For detailed directions click on the next link: travel directions
Public transport
The metro station is located in the arrivals area of the airport. Take the metro (line E purple) to Porto-Campanhã Central Station. From Porto-Campanhã you will find a connecting train to Aveiro Central Station. The travel time from Porto-Campanhã Central Station to Aveiro is about 60 to 70 minutes. The cost for the whole distance from the airport is about 7,50 Euro.
Once you arrive in Aveiro, we offer a free pick-up service on Saturdays from 8am to 10pm. Outside these hours the pick up service costs 15 Euro per trip.
DISTANCE: Porto 89 kilometers
ARRIVAL VIA LISBON AIRPORT (LIS)
AIRLINES
If the flights to Porto should be too expensive, you can also arrive via the much larger airport of Lisbon. The best offers can be found here: http://www.skyscanner.pt/
Rental car:
The total travel time from Lisbon airport to Vagueira is about two hours. For detailed travel directions click here.
Bus connections:
The bus to Aveiro departs from the bus station “Sete Rios.“ A taxi from the airport to the bus station costs 10 Euros. You can also take the bus (Aero-Shuttle) from the airport to the bus station for 3,50 Euro. It is best to ask for the connection at the airport information desk. We will be happy to pick you up at the bus station in Aveiro.
Train connections:
Once you arrive in Lisbon you can reach the train station Oriente in 2 ways:
From Lisbon-Portela you take the metro line Vermelha (red) to Oriente and then the connecting train to Aveiro. Or you can take a taxi for 2.9 km to Oriente and then take the train to Aveiro. The train ride takes just over 2 hours and costs 25 Euros.
Once you arrive in Aveiro, we are happy to pick you up on Saturdays between 8am and 10pm free of charge. Outside this time the pick up service costs 15 Euro per trip.
DISTANCE: Airport 248 kilometers
Arrival by train
It is possible to take a train from many European countries and the UK to Slide Surf Camp. For example from Frankfurt am Main: From the main station in Frankfurt am Main you can take the train to Paris l’Est, from there to Montparnasse-Bienvenue and then across the Spanish border to the town of Hendaye in Spain. From there you will go to Coimbra-B and change to the train to Aveiro. Once you arrive in Aveiro, we will pick you up several times a day free of charge.
The journey takes about 31 hours in total.
Arrival by bus
Even by bus it is possible to travel from Germany and other countries to Portugal. From Berlin, for example, there is a Flixbus to Valence in France. There you change to another Flixbus that takes you to Porto. From there it is only a short bus ride to Aveiro, from
where we will pick you up several times a day for free and bring you to the surf house. Another provider for coach travel from Germany is Eurolines. The company takes you from Berlin to Paris Gallieni and from there directly to Lisbon Oriente. There you change to the bus heading for Aveiro.
If you are travelling by bus, you should expect a 40 hour ride.
If you have any other questions, suggestions or concerns, please call us or send us an email at any time. We wish you and all of us a careful and prudent approach to the current situation and look forward to spending a great time with you in 2025!
