Travel Times

Travel times between various Portuguese locations

Times are listed in hh:mm format. The Equestrian center shown is just outside of Barcelos. Data is from Google Maps.


Equestrian Center
driving 		Vila do Conde
train/metro 		Matosinhos
train/metro 		Porto (Bolhao)
train/metro 		Airport
train/metro
Braga 00:25 02:00 01:45 00:45 01:30
Vila do Conde 00:37 -- 01:00 00:51 00:38
Matosinhos 00:45 01:00 -- 00:52 00:40

Suprisingly Vila do Conde appears to be at the sweet spot for transit time. 


 

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