Porto
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How to get to FLUP by Metro from the airport?
The metro station is at -1 level at the airport, opposite of the Arrivals hall. The nearest Metro station to FLUP is Casa da Música and it’s approximately 15 minutes away on foot.
How to get to FLUP?
Name: Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto | Adress: Via Panorâmica, s/n, 4150-564 Porto
Make your itenerary: Public transports: STCP (Itinerarium) | Other means of transport: Google Maps
Google Earth: If you have Google Earth, then you may use this file for a air view of FLUP – FLUP.kmz
By Metro
The nearest Metro station to FLUP is Casa da Música and it’s approximately 10 minutes away on foot. Once up on the surface, you can get on bus 204 heading to Foz and stop at Junta de Massarelos in Campo Alegre. The Faculty of Arts is located in Via Panorâmica, near the motorway junction.
For more information: http://www.metrodoporto.pt
By Bus
The Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto is served by the following bus lines:
- 200 – Departure: Bolhão | Final destination: Castelo do Queijo
- 204 – Departure: Hospital de São João | Final destination: Foz
- 207 – Departure: Campanhã | Final destination: Mercado da Foz
- 902 – Departure: Boavista | Final destination: Lavadores
- 903 – Departure: Boavista | Final destination: Laborim.
Regardless of the departure point, the closest bus stop to FLUP is Junta de Massarelos in Campo Alegre.
If you do not have a metro or bus ticket (“Andante” or “Passe”), you can purchase one on board.
For more information: http://www.stcp.pt | http://www.itinerarium.net
SMS BUS (STCP Service)
STCP (Collective Transport Society of Porto) provides a transport information service via SMS. SMS BUS is a new service by STCP that enables users to spend less time waiting for the bus. This is a text message service for mobile phones through which you receive information in seconds about the time the next bus will arrive at the bus stop where you are.
To receive information about what time the next 5 buses arrive at your bus stop:
- Type a text message with the SMS BUS code for the bus;
- Send it to the number 3001 (€ 0.30/message sent).
To receive information about what time the next 5 buses of a particular bus line arrive at your bus stop:
- Type a text message with the SMS BUS code followed by a space and the bus line #;
- Send it to the number 3001 (€ 0.30/message sent).
By Train
If you want to get to Porto by train, you should get off in one of two main stations: Campanhã or S. Bento.
If you get off at Campanhã, there are 2 means of public transport available:
- By metro: take any of the lines that go by Campanhã because any one of them will take you to Casa da Música without having to transfer. To learn how to go from Casa da Música to FLUP, please see “By Metro” above.
- By bus: bus 207 passes by Campanhã and heads towards Foz. This bus will take you to Rua do Campo Alegre, where you will have to stop at Junta de Massarelos.
If you get off at S. Bento, there are also 2 means of public transport available:
- By metro: the metro station of St. Bento is right outside the train station to the left and is an underground station. You should take the Metro heading towards Hospital de S. João. You will have to make the transfer at the Trindade Station, get on another Metro and then get off at Casa da Música. To learn how to go to FLUP, please see “By Metro” above.
- By bus: when getting off at the train station, go to: (a) Praça da Cordoaria (in the upper end of Rua dos Clérigos) and get on bus 902 or 903; (b) Praça D. João I and get on bus 200 or 207. You will have to get off at Junta de Massarelos in Rua do Campo Alegre.
By Car
FLUP is located in Pole 3 of the University of Porto, at the road junction of Campo Alegre.
- If coming from North or East, you should follow the main collector road of VCI, towards Lisbon (Ponte da Arrábida) and exit in Campo Alegre.
- If coming from South, follow the direction towards Ponte de Arrábida and exit in Campo Alegre (1st exit immediately after the bridge).
Car Park
The Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto has three parking areas:
- Public access park (shared with FAUP) – you should access the park from Via Panorâmica.
- Public access park – you should access the park from Rua da Pena.
- Private parking restricted to teachers, staff, students and other duly authorized persons – you can access the park from Via panoramic or Rua da Pena.
