Braga is served by various bus companies providing local buses and long-distance buses connecting Braga to other cities. If you don’t have a rental car, you must take a bus to Bom Jesus, Mosteiro de São Martinho de Tibães and Braga Stadium, among others.

• LOCAL BUSES

Local buses in Braga are run by Transportes Urbanos de Braga (TUB) (www.tub.pt). All information, maps and how to buy tickets are available on the website and in the corresponding app. In general, buses run from 7 am-9 pm, but many services to the city's outskirts don’t run on weekends or public holidays. There are 1-day, 2-day and 3-day tourist tickets available. Tickets cost from 1.55-2 Euros depending on the travel zone.

• LONG DISTANCE BUSES

Braga Bus Station is 500m north of Praça da República on Avenida General Norton de Matos. RedeExpressos, Rodonorte, TransDev, Arriva and EBA are the major bus companies that operate services. Fairly frequent buses make the 2 hours 40 minute journey between Braga and Coimbra. Buses to Porto with Renex and RedeExpressos are every 30 minutes and take 60-70 minutes. There are 8-11 buses daily to Lisbon (approx. 4 hours 30 minutes). There are also bus connections to Viana do Castelo (90 minutes), Guimarães (50 minutes), Viseu (3 hours), Póvoa de Varzim (1 hour) and Barcelos (1 hour). The services are reduced on weekends and holidays.

You can check the hours and buy tickets here.

If you want to explore the northern region of Portugal, we recommend you rent a car.

The public train company – CP – operates in all national territories. You can find the lines and itinerary here.