Lets say you are at your Erasmus accommodation in Porto, and you are thinking that the next weekend you have no parties planned and nothing special to do…
The idea of travel and get to know different city in Portugal in that weekend suddenly pops-up in your head, so you start searching the cheapest way to travel, you take a look at trains schedules and prices, then take a look at the bus prices, you look for student travel discounts before you chose which mean of transportation to use,…
…but let me tell you a secret, none of these means of transportation are the cheapest ones!
There’s is a cheaper and much more fun way for student travel…and i’m not talking about traveling ridding a bike!
For example, if you catch a train from Porto to Lisbon you can pay around 30 euros and you have a boring time traveling because you don’t know anyone, the bus is the same problem you spend 3 to 4 hours looking at the windows checking the views and no talking, you pay around 20 to 40 euros and you have a boring time when you are traveling.
Now…the secret!
I’, going to tell you the secret, its possible for a student travel by half the price, yes i said half the price, and make new friends, for example, you want to travel from Porto to Lisbon you can do it for only 12 euros to 15 euros.
How can a student travel from Porto to Lisbon for 12 to 15 euros?
It’s easy, keep reading i will tell you how to do it and how it works!
Go to the website www.boleia.net and look for a ride to the city you want to visit.
Boleias means rides! Boleia.net its a website for car sharing, there you find people that are going to travel for a certain city in a certain day and have free space in the car, so they register their ride for people who want to join with them and share expenses and travel from Porto to Lisbon with 15 euros.
Tip to choose the cheapest ride!
You can find several offers, so be aware and chose a car that take five people, the more people the car takes in the ride you want the less expensive it will be (its the same amount but split with more people).
You can also find a lot of different cities you can visit and where you can get a ride in the website (the site also has English version)!
Check also:
www.blablacar.pt
www.deboleia.com
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