Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Also available is the
bilhete diário
(day pass), valid for unlimited trips within the city
on buses and trams. For 24/72 hours, it costs €5/11.
Funicular
The restored
Funicular dos Guindais
(one way/with Metro transfer €0.95/1.45; 8am-10pm Sun-Wed Jun-Sep,
8am-8pm Sun-Wed Oct-May, 8am-midnight Thu-Sat year-round)
shuttles up and down a steep incline
with tremendous river and bluff views from Av Gustavo Eiffel opposite Ponte de Dom
Luís I, to Rua Augusto Rosa, near Batalha and the cathedral. The funicular is part of the
Andante Card (
Click here
)
scheme.
Metro
Porto's fairly new metro system provides speedy service around town. The central hub is
Trindade station, a few blocks north of the Aliados corridor. Three lines - Linha A (blue,
to Matosinhos), Linha B (red, to Vila do Conde and Póvoa de Varzim) and Linha C
(green, to Maia) - run from Estádio do Dragão via Campanhã train station through the
city centre, and then on to far-flung northern and western suburbs. Linha D (yellow) runs
north-south from Hospital São João to João de Deus in Vila Nova de Gaia, crossing the
upper deck of Ponte de Dom Luís I. Key stops include Aliados and São Bento station.
Linha E (violet) connects Linha B with the airport.
Metro trains run from approximately 6am to 1am daily.
Tram
Porto's trams used to be one of its delights. Only three lines remain but they're very scen-
ic. The Massarelos stop, on the riverfront near the foot of the Palácio de Cristal, is the
tram system's hub. From here, line 1 trundles along the river to nearby Praça Infante Dom
Henrique (Ribeira). Line 1E (appears as a crossed-out '1') heads down the river in the op-
posite direction, towards Foz do Douro. And line 18 heads uphill to the Igreja do Carmo
and Jardim do Cordoaria. Trams run approximately every 30 minutes from 9am to 7pm.
TAXI
There are taxi ranks throughout the centre, or you can call a
radio taxi
( 225 076 400)
.
Count on paying around €5 to €7 for trips within the centre during the day, with a 20%
surcharge at night. There's an extra charge if you leave the city limits, which includes Vila
Nova de Gaia.
