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Getting around Porto

Public transport: 

Porto has an excellent public transport network including metro, tram, bus, suburban trains and a funicular. The Metro do Porto (tel: 808 205 060; www.metrodoporto.pt) has five lines (one of which connects the city centre with the airport), and services are frequent, relatively cheap, and reliable.

The city’s comprehensive bus network, as well as one tram route, is operated by STCP (tel: 0808 200 166; 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; www.cp.pt).

The Andante Card is valid on the metro, the STCP buses and CP suburban trains and can be bought at Andante stores, Porto's tourism offices and STCP and train ticket offices. It operates on a zonal fares basis, with 24-hour cards also available. For more information, contact Linhandante (tel: 808 200 444; www.linhandante.com).

Taxis: 

Porto taxi companies include Radio Taxis (tel: (22) 507 3900 or 917 555 085), Taxis Invicta (tel: (22) 507 6400 or 912 301 251) and Taxis Unidos (tel: (22) 502 9898).

Driving: 

As with any large city, traffic can be heavy at busy times, and parking spaces are at a premium in certain areas. There are some car parks around the city centre, and hotels often have parking spaces.

Car hire: 

Recommened car rental companies in Porto include Avis (tel: (22) 944 9525 or (22) 505 5947; www.avis.com); Europcar (tel: (22) 948 2452 or (22) 205 7737; www.europcar.pt); Hertz (tel: (22) 943 7690 or (22) 339 5300; www.hertz.com), National (tel: (22) 948 4250 or (22) 200 2363; www.nationalcar.com) and Sixt (tel: (22) 948 3752 or (22) 832 8574; www.sixt.pt), which all have offices at the airport and in town.

Bicycle hire: 

Porto is hilly, so you need to be fit to consider cycling around. Porto Tours (22) 200 0073; www.portotours.com) in the Old Town offers bicycle, electric bike and Segway hire by the hour.

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