Portugal: Porto/Oporto
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Legal Disclaimer Last Update 14-Mar-13Airport in Portuguese is: Aeroporto
Oporto/Porto (OPO):
Location: 16 km/10 Miles N of the City.
Website: Porto Airport
Airport Map: Click here.
By Taxi: To the city centre €15-20. RadioTaxis 225 073 900.
| By Bus: | |
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| Aerobus to Porto City: | Runs from the airport to many hotels in Porto every 30 mins for €2.50. Contact: Tel 800 200 166. |
| Bus #56: | Runs every 15-30 mins 0600-2338 to the Jardim da Cordoaria in the City Centre. Cost: €1, takes 40-55 mins. Baggage space available. |
| Bus #87: | Runs on a similar route to Bus #56. |
| Autna Bus to Vigo: | Autna runs a bus several times a day between the airport and Vigo in Spain. Route: Porto Airport - Porto (Rotonda Boa Vista) - Porto (Rua Restauracao) - Porto (Avda Aliados McDonalds) - Valença Bus Station - Tuy (Puente Intl/Border Crossing) - Vigo Bus Station. Timings: Buses leave the airport Mon-Fri at 0945, 1245, 1645 & 1945. Saturdays at 0945. Sundays at 1945. Buses leave Vigo Mon-Fri at 0900, 1200, 1600 & 1900. Saturdays at 0900. Sundays at 1900. Travel Times: To Vigo 3 hrs 45. Cost: To Vigo €10 one way, €18 round trip. Buy tickets from the driver. Contact: Tel (+34) 986 288 030 or see www.autna.com. |
By Train: There is now a metro link to the airport: Line E (violet) on the Metro system connects the airport with Estádio do Dragão Station and Porto's entire Metro network. Cost: To reach the centre of Porto from the airport you need a 4-zone ticket. A one-way is €1.40, 11 trips €14 or a day ticket €4.90. These tickets can be bought from the machines under the metro station platforms. To reach them take the lift/elevator or escalators down one floor from arrivals. Travel Time: Takes 30 mins. The airport station is in front of the arrivals area.
| Rental Cars: | |
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | ALAMO/National +(351) 229 440 797, Auto Jardim +(351) 229 436 900, AVIS +(351) 229 482 452, Budget +(351) 229 413 661, EUROPCAR +(351) 229 437 693, Hertz +(351) 229 484 250 & eSixT +(351) 229 443 914. |
Notes from a Traveller Mar08: Porto's transport is now integrated and uses something called "Andante" which is a contactless card that you touch onto the readers on platforms or in buses/trams. If you have a daily ticket you have to contact it at the start of EVERY journey and ticket checks are common! These cards are rechargeable in the ticket machines and cost an initial €0.50 plus the ticket price and are valid on the metro, buses, trams, local CP trains and the funicular. There's also a tourist Andante ticket; the Andante tour is available in 1-day (24 hours from first use, €5) or 3-day (72-hours from first use, €11) from the info booth in arrivals (although not on Sunday mornings as we found out...!) or offices such as the one at Trindade station but not from the machines for some reason! The cards aren't rechargeable although there's no initial cost for them. The Andante tour is valid in all zones of the Porto area which includes the airport making them pretty good value.
Updated Mar13 ADV.
