Getting Around

Porto has a comprehensive bus network, as well as a limited underground metro. The Porto Metro is a light rail network that runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs. If all else fails, taxis are also plentiful and cheap; Bolt, Uber and Free Now are also available.

Airports

Porto Airport

6.8 miles (11km) northwest of Porto.

Porto Airport (OPO)

Location

6.8 miles (11km) northwest of Porto.

Getting to the city

Porto Airport is served by the Metro's Purple Line, which runs to the Estádio do Dragão and operates every 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the time and day of the week. Numerous shuttle companies transport passengers across the city from the airport. These include the Airport Shuttle, Barquense, getBUS, Goin'Porto, Ovnitur Viagens, Transdev and Autna. Taxis are available outside the terminal, though passengers may prefer to order one via phone.

STCP bus lines 601 and 602 run to Cordoaria from 5.30am to 23.30pm. Resende bus services operate every day except Sunday from 6.10am to 7.30pm, every 30 minutes. Schedules are altered on Sundays and public holidays, running every 40 minutes from 7.25am to 2.05pm and every 30 minutes from 2.30pm to 7.30pm.

Time

GMT (GMT +1 between the last Sunday in March and the Saturday before the last Sunday in October).

Car rental

Car rental companies operating out of Porto Airport include Avis-Budget, Europcar, Goldcar, Guerin, Hertz and Sixt.

Airport Taxis

Taxis are available and are the most convenient and fastest method of getting to the city centre. The journey from the airport to the city takes 20 to 30 minutes.

Parking

Parking is available at the airport.

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