“Bonfim Running Porto” conditions traffic (and parking): Where?

O event “Bonfim Running Porto 2026”, which takes place next Sunday, will bring embarrassment to the city, so the Metropolitan Command of the Port of the Public Security Police (PSP) reported, this Friday, November 13, about the security operation, the traffic conditioning and the parking restrictions.

In a statement sent today to the essays it is explained that, “with the objective to ensure that the event (Run 10 km and Walk 5 km) runs with tranquility and safety for all participants, organizers and general public, the PSP will implement a device” that will have traffic conditioning and parking restrictions. 

Routes and traffic cuts:

• Race course (10 km): Departure at Avenida Fernão de Magalhães, following by Campo 24 de Agosto, Avenida de Camilo, Rua de António Carneiro, Rua do Bonfim, Avenida 25 de Abril, Praça das Flores, Tunnel de Goelas, Rua Dr. Joaquim Urbano, Avenida Fernão de Magalhães, Praça Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, Alameda Eça de Queiroz, Rua Professor Bento de Jesus Caraça, Rua da Constitución, Praça do Marquês do Pombal, Rua Latino Coelho, Rua de Santos Pousada, Rua de Coelho Neto, Largo do Paduro, Rua D. João IV, Rua de S. Vítor, Praça da Alegria, Rua de Gomes Freire, Rua Duque de Saldanha, Rua Duque de Palmela, Rua Duque de Terceira, Rua Joaquim António de Aguiar, Rua do Heroísmo, Rua de António Carneiro and Avenida de Camilo (Meta); 
• Walk tour (5 km): Departure at Avenida Fernão de Magalhães, Campo 24 de Agosto, Avenida de Camilo, Rua de António Carneiro, Rua do Bonfim, Avenida 25 de Abril, Praça das Flores, Tunnel de Goelas, Rua Dr. Joaquim Urbano, Avenida Fernão de Magalhães, Rua D. Agostinho de Jesus e Sousa, Rua Fernandes Tomás and Campo 24 de Agosto (Junta de Freguesia do Bonfim – Meta).

“ Because of the traffic cuts, the natural constraints on the movement on roads surrounding the paths of the test“, the same statement stands out. 

To “mitigate the impact on urban mobility, they will be created alternative circulation corridors, duly marked, in the axes of Avenidas Fernão de Magalhães and 25 April, and in the Streets of the Constitution and D. João IV. These roads will allow the continuous flow of local traffic and public transport, with a view to ensuring traffic flow, during Sunday morning.”.

What about the parking lot? 

The parking lot will be prohibited, between 08:00 and 13.00, in the following arteries:

• Camilo Avenue (in both directions);
• Rua de António Carneiro;
• Avenida 25 de Abril (sentente/Poente, between Rua Fernando Moreira da Silva and Rua S. Roque da Lameira);
• Square of the Marquis of Pombal;
• Rua de Coelho Neto;
• Rua D. João IV (between Av. Rodrigues de Freitas and the Walk of St. Lazarus);
• Rua de S. Vítor (between Av. Rodrigues de Freitas and Rua Gomes Freire);
• Rua de Gomes Freire.

What does the PSP ask of citizens?

Finally, “in order for the event to take place safely, the PSP requests the collaboration of all citizens” to “plan their journeys ahead of time, avoiding the use of their own car in the areas affected by the routes” and to “closely respect the barriers, bars and safety signs placed by the organization”.

The Public Security Police (PSP) also calls on citizens to “acquire the alerts of the police in service, whose actions aim to safeguard the security of the actors”.