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1. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Elvas to Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre5061
2. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã20 | Faro / ...
4h 15m
€6–19
Drive 190.4 km
1. Drive from Elvas to Covilhã190.4 km
2h 35m
€30–43

Elvas to Covilhã by bus

10Weekly Buses

4h 15mAverage Duration

€6Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Elvas to Covilhã.

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Distance: 196.6 km
Duration: 4h 15m

What companies run services between Elvas, Portugal and Covilhã, Portugal?

You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Elvas to Central de Camionagem da Covilhã via Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre in around 4h 15m.

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Covilhã, Portugal(opens in a new window)

Covilhã is a city and a municipality in the Centro region, Portugal. The city proper had 33,691 inhabitants in 2021. The municipality population in 2021 was 46,455 in an area of 555.60 km2. It is located in the Beiras e Serra da Estrela subregion and Beiras and Serra da Estrela Intermunicipal Community. The municipal holiday is October 20. Sometimes referred to as town of wool and snow, Covilhã is one of the main urban centres of the historical Beira Interior region. The proximity of the mountains offers dramatic scenery and a great environment for those fond of hiking, camping, mountain climbing and skiing. With an industrial tradition historically focused on textile industry supplied by an abundance of wool produced in the area since antiquity, but with a more diversified industry in contemporaneity, Covilhã, which was once known as the "Portuguese Manchester", is also a university city nowadays awarding degrees from aeronautical engineering to medicine to philosophy.

Things to do in Covilhã

Serra da Estrela(Opens in a new window)

Serra da Estrela is the highest mountain range in Continental Portugal. Together with the Serra da Lousã it is the westernmost constituent range of the Sistema Central and also one of the highest in the system. It includes mainland Portugal's highest point at 1993 m above mean sea level (although the summit of Mount Pico in the Portuguese Azores islands is higher). This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a plateau, being known as Torre ("Tower" in English). Torre is an unusual summit in that it is accessible by a paved road. The peak has a topographic prominence of 1204 m and its parent peak is Pico Almanzor, in Spain.

Torre (Serra da Estrela)(Opens in a new window)

Torre (English: Tower) is the highest point of Mainland Portugal, and the second most elevated of the Portuguese Republic (only Mount Pico, in the Azores, is higher). This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a mountain range. Torre has an unusual feature of being a summit that is accessible by paved road, the Regional Road 339 (R 339), formerly National Road 339 (N 339).

Castle of Belmonte(Opens in a new window)

The Castle of Belmonte is a medieval castle located in the municipality of Belmonte, Castelo Branco district in Portugal.

Serra da Estrela Natural Park(Opens in a new window)

Serra da Estrela Natural Park is situated in the largest mountain range in Portugal - the Serra da Estrela, and is the source of the rivers Mondego, Zêzere (tributary of the Tagus), and Alva. The park is the largest natural conservation area in Portugal and occupies about 1,000 km². More than half of its area is located above an altitude of 700 m. At 1,993 m it contains the highest peak in Continental Portugal (named Torre) and a ski resort (named Vodafone Ski Resort).

Places to stay in Covilhã

Santa Eufémia Covilhã Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Memórias Charme Residences(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Casa das Muralhas(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Sport Hotel Gym + SPA(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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