City to city
Three hours on the A1, or the Serra da Estrela and the Douro valley over two days.
Direct route
208.2 mi
Scenic route
351.1 mi
Days to enjoy it
2 days
Great roads on route
2
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Distances are planning estimates. The road list is drawn from the scored Atlas library inside this corridor. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 8 March 2026
The detour
The fast way
Motorway and trunk road for most of it, one fuel stop, nothing you will remember. Useful when the drive is a means to an end.
The good way
About 1 hr 56 min of that is spent on the great roads themselves, which is where the whole difference lies.
On the way