Porto has an excellent public transport network including metro, tram, bus, suburban trains and a funicular. The Metro do Porto (tel: 808 205 060; website: www.metrodoporto.pt) has five lines (one of which connects the city centre with the airport), and services are frequent and reliable. The city’s comprehensive bus network, as well as one tram route, is operated by STCP (tel: 0808 200 166; website: www.stcp.pt). Suburban and local trains, including the ones linking the city’s two main railways stations, are operated by CP (tel: 808 208 208; website: www.cp.pt).

The Andante Tour, a travel pass valid for transport all around the Porto metropolitan area, using the metro, the STCP buses or the CP suburban trains, can be bought at Andante stores, at Porto's tourism offices and at all the STCP and train ticket offices. One-day and three-day cards are available. For more information, contact Linhandante (tel: 808 200 444; website: www.linhandante.com).

Porto taxi companies include Radio Taxis (tel: 225 073 900 or 917 555 085), Taxis Invicta (tel: 225 076 400 or 912 301 251) and Taxis Unidos (tel: 225 029 898).

Car rental companies in Porto include Avis (tel: 229 449 525 or 225 055 947; website: www.avis.com), Europcar (tel: 229 482 452 or 222 057 737; website: www.europcar.pt), Hertz (tel: 229 437 690 or 223 395 300; website: www.hertz.com), National (tel: 229 484 250 or 222 002 363; website: www.nationalcar.com) and Sixt (tel: 229 483 752 or 228 328 574; website: www.sixt.pt), which all have offices at the airport and in town.

Local operators Alpirent (tel: 225 026 004; website: www.alpirent.pt) and Atlantisrent (tel: 222 084 570; website: www.atlantisrent.no.sapo.pt) also have desks in town.