Portugal Coach Hire | Lisboa Coach Services
Frota Azul is a company strategically created by Group BARRAQUEIRO in 1981 for the international charter coach sector. Always oriented by the highest Quality, Comfort and Safety standards, Frota Azul is the preferred partner for all the major tour operators working in Europe and North Africa.
Combining the excellent technical quality of its motorcoach fleet with a fully qualified team of professionals and the continuous development of the company’s Quality and Environment Management System (ISO 9001 and ISO 14001), Frota Azul ensures the achievement of its mission – to satisfy all of its clients’ needs and expectations. Frota Azul means confidence on wheels.
Frota Azul
Rua Angola, S/N
2620-037 Olival Basto, Lisboa
Portugal
+351 21 938 0400
+351 21 938 0416
+351 21 938 0431
miguel.do.o@rodest.pt
www.frota-azul.pt
Key Contacts
- Jorge Filipe – Administration Board Member
- Miguel do Ó – Managing Director
- Pedro Figueiras – Sales
Gateway Cities:
- Lisboa, Portugal
- Porto, Portugal
- Coimbra, Portugal
- Évora, Portugal
- Beja, Portugal
- Faro, Portugal
Bus & Coach Hire Services Portugal
- Airport Transfers
- Local Excursions
- Charter Coach & Bus Hire Services
- Group Tours
- Religious, Athletic, Youth, Sports and “Golden-Age” coach services
- Scheduled Tours
- School Student Services
- MICE, Congress, Conventions and Events
- Scheduled Contract Services
Portugal Airport Transfers
We provide airport transfers in all of the portuguese airports, from individuals to large groups. With operational bases located near the airports, emergencies are always easy to deal with. Besides transport, we can also arrange meet & greet services at the airport.
Frota Azul provides the necessary means for this type of service, not only to and from airports but also seaports, railway stations and hotels, always ensuring the most suitable vehicle for your particular needs.
Charter Bus Hire Portugal
Frota Azul offers not only the technical excellence of more than 300 vehicles (out of a total 3100), but also a team of multi-lingual, qualified and specialized professionals who guarantee the satisfaction of the most demanding requirements. We cater for the transportation needs of individuals, groups and the world’s largest tour operators, in short, medium and large distance tours. 24/7, 365 days a year.
Frota Azul offers a variety of solutions for this type of service, whether the tour is entirely within Portugal, a little farther afield, such as Spain or Morocco, or even anywhere else in Europe.
MICE, Congress, Conventions and Events
Always chosen to be the official transportation company for major events being held in Portugal, Frota Azul has been awarded with “Best Coach Company” prizes in Portugal on numerous occasions. From small companies to multinational tycoons, we have handled the transportation for events with more than 5000 attendees. With a know-how based on vast experience, Frota Azul is prepared and fully committed on delivering a first-class service. We are also able to provide on-site coordination, dispatchers and hosts. Leave it to us. We’ll manage it.
Group Tours
Whatever your transportation needs may be, in Portugal or the rest of Europe, we are able to accommodate them.
Taking advantage of decades of experience, the company focuses its activity on a number of different segments, and provides modern, environment-friendly vehicles, fitted with the most up-to-date equipment available on the market.
Excursions and other Services
If you need a more customized or specialized service, Frota Azul has a huge range of coaches for hire with a variety of specifications to ensure that you, our customer, will be completely satisfied with our services.
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International Travel - Quality & Safety Standards
24 Hours Service
No time fuses, no worries…
We can be reached 24/7, 365 days a year.
Maintenance
All our fleet is inspected and maintained at our maintenance facilities as well as at the coaches’ makers, always following the preventive maintenance policy implemented within the company.
Safety
Besides the tight and strict internal safety policy, which doubles the number of coach inspections per year, we also make sure that when choosing new models to our fleet, we are getting the best the industry has to offer in terms of safety.
Our drivers are chosen for their abilities, being submitted to psychological, capacity and driving exams. Upon completion and validation, they enter a program we call “ECO-SAFE-DRIVING”.
Our drivers also have several training programs each year, as well as thorough medical exams.
Environment
One, world, one planet. We agree! Being an environmentally certified company, all our coaches are equipped with Euro VI engines.
The coaches also monitor the drivers performance each time they drive them and results are analysed by our Maintenance and Performance Division, along with the drivers, so that they may learn how to improve their general performance, lowering fuel consumption rates and, thus, lowering CO emissions.
Quality
Four decades of continuous operations in Portugal, Europe and Morocco speak on our behalf.
We are fully committed in assuring quality of service to our clients, on every stage, from the initial contact to the moment we say goodbye to our new found friends.
Not only we offer top class vehicles, but also top class, multilingual and client-focused professional and well groomed drivers, with company suit and tie attire.
We provide our drivers with regular training courses, internally and externally, in order to enable them to learn new languages, drive safely/economically/environmentally friendly and so that they may be skilled in Public Relations.
Certifications & Rewards
Quality Management System certified company, under ISO 9001 standard.
Environment Management System certified company under ISO 14001 standard.
Several times awarded with “Best Coach Company” prizes in Portugal.
Motor Coaches and Buses
Our coaches are equiped with: ESP, ABS, Toilet, Automatic Air Conditioning, CD/DVD player, TFT Screens, Reclining and sliding seats, 2 Microphones, Satellite GPS navigation, Safety Belts on all seats, double glazed windows, WIFI, Fridge, Mercedes-Benz Safety Package, Fleetboard and I-Drive.
Family
Frota Azul is a company belonging to BARRAQUEIRO Group’s family of brands.
Group Barraqueiro is a founding member of EPTO-European Passenger Transport Operators, along with other renowned companies in this sector, and is the largest passenger transport group in the Iberian Peninsula.
Frota Azul is also a member of ETOA.
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