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How to get to FEUP?
FEUP is located in Portugal, on the northern edge of the city of Porto, near the Circunvalação ring road (EN12) and next to Hospital de São João.
Coordinates: 41.1780, -8.5980 (41o 10’ 40.8’’ N, 8o 35’ 52.8’’ W).
1. By car
The best way to find the Faculty of Engineering is to follow signs to Hospital de São João. The following are the main routes to FEUP by road:
Coming from Ermesinde, Gondomar and Valongo via the Circunvalação ring road (EN12)
You should follow the EN12 until you find Hospital de São João on your left. Go straight on at the traffic lights with Rua Dr. Roberto Frias and keep left. At the next traffic lights, turn left into Rua António Bernardino Almeida (the IPO will be on your right) and go straight on across Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa. Keep left until the next junction, where you should turn left. Go down this road until you reach another junction where you should turn left. Go to the end of the road and at the junction at the end, turn left into Rua Dr. Roberto Frias. Keep right until the junction with Via Estruturante, where you should turn right.
Coming from Maia and Matosinhos via the Circunvalação ring road (EN12)
You should follow the EN12 until you find the IPO on your right. Enter the right lane at the traffic lights in order to turn right into Rua António Bernardino Almeida (skirting round the IPO). Go straight on through the junction with Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa. Keep left until the next junction, where you should turn left. Go down this street until you reach another junction where you should turn left. Go to the end of the road and at the junction at the end, turn left into Rua Dr. Roberto Frias. Keep right until the junction with Via Estruturante, where you should turn right.
2. By metro
FEUP is served by three Metro stations on line D (yellow) in zone C6.
Line D (yellow) connects the University Campus station Polo Universitário to Gaia City Hall in about 15 minutes, via Trindade, where it connects to line A (blue), line B (red) and line C (green). Leaving the Polo Universitário station, you should turn left into Rua Dr. Manuel Pereira da Silva and then, after passing Paranhos cemetery, turn left into Rua Dr. Roberto Frias. Go straight on and you will find FEUP on your right.
Leaving the IPO station, you should go on down to the end of Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa and cross Rua Dr. Roberto Frias. You will then be in front of FEUP.
Leaving the Hospital de São João station, follow the Circunvalação ring road until you come to the junction with Rua Dr. Roberto Frias. Go down that road until the junction with Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa. FEUP will now be on your left.
3. By bus
There are 4 bus lines in the Faculty’s zone: 204, 300, 301 and 803.
There are other STCP bus lines from Hospital de S. João, as well as regular bus routes to other cities.
In order to choose the best bus routes for your needs, visit the website: www.stcp.pt.
4. By plane (Sá Carneiro Airport)
The quickest way of getting to FEUP from the airport (if you do not have transport waiting for you or do not intend to catch a taxi) is to take Metro Line E (purple) into Porto. You will need to change at Trindade station and take Line D (yellow). Then follow the directions given in the option “By Metro”.
Accomodation
The closest hotels to the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto are:
EUROSTARS OPORTO
Address: Rua do Mestre Guilherme Camarinha, 212, Porto, Portugal, 4200-537
Telephone: +351225072090
Fax: +351 225 072 099
E-mail: reservas@eurostarsoporto.com
Website: https://www.eurostarshotels.co.uk/eurostars-oporto.html
IBIS PORTO SÃO JOÃO HOTEL
Address: Rua Dr. Plácido Costa, Porto, Portugal, 4200-450
Telephone: +351 225 513 100
Fax: +351 225 513 101
Website: https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-3227-ibis-porto-sao-joao/index.shtml#section-location
AXIS PORTO BUSINESS & SPA HOTEL
Address: Rua Maria Feliciana, 100, São Mamede de Infesta, Matosinhos, Portugal, 4465-283
Telephone: +351 229 052 000
Fax: +351 229 052 009
E-mail: reservas@axisporto.com
Website: https://www.axishoteis.com/en/Axis-Hotels/Hotels/Axis-Porto/The-Hotel.aspx
Please note that all the above options will be provided depending upon availability. So, it is advised that you proceed with your booking as soon as possible.