The Porto Airport (🔗 Airport Francisco Sá Carneiro) is located about 11 km from Porto. From the airport, the city is easily accessible by metro (€ 1,95), train, taxi (~ € 25) or car.

Porto has two major train stations: Campanhã and São Bento, served by international, intercity, interregional, regional, and urban trains, connecting the city to several destinations inside and outside the country.
The Campanhã railway station is the main railway station in Porto, where you arrive from or leave for Lisbon or Spain, for example. São Bento railway station is the second station in the city, connecting several other cities in Portugal. Both stations are connected to the Metro lines.
Additional information at: 🔗 http://www.cp.pt/cp/

Porto’s Metro service (🔗 Metro do Porto) serves the centre and the suburbs of the city with 6 lines running from 6 AM to 1 AM.
Travel tickets: ANDANTE tickets can be purchased in all Metro stations (a blue paper card: 0,60€). Ticket prices depend on which zones you wish to travel to and from.
Every time you enter the Metro, you have to validate your ANDANTE, even when switching between two lines.
For more information on ANDANTE tickets: 🔗 https://andante.pt/en/

STCP buses provide a public transport service in the metropolitan area of Porto. The daytime service runs between 05:00 and 00:30 (some lines only until 21:00), and the night service (lines 1M to 13M) runs between 01:00 and 05:00.
Travel tickets: You can use the ANDANTE (travel ticket for the Metro) in STCP buses. It needs to be validated upon entering the bus. STCP tickets can be purchased from Payshop offices, train station ticket offices, post offices, ANDANTE shops, automatic ticket machines and at the STCP or Andante service points.
For more information, visit 🔗 www.stcp.pt/en/travel

General information

Weather in Portugal

The climate in Portugal varies considerably from one region to another and is influenced by several things, including latitude and proximity to the sea, which offers mild winters.
In Porto, the climate is maritime temperate, with no extreme temperatures. The winters are colder, though the temperatures remain mild compared to the rest of Europe. The summers are hot and dry, especially in the inland areas. Temperatures are slightly lower in coastal areas due to the influence of the sea.
The average daily temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, with a low of 15 degrees and a high of 25 degrees. The number of hours of sunshine grows to 9 every day.
Time zone

The local time in Portugal is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) / UTC + 1 hour in summer
Currency and banking

Currency and banking
The currency in Portugal is the Euro (EUR).
Cash machines/ATMs are often accessible 24/7, and they can be found all over Porto.
Telephone access code

Portugal + 351
Essential telephone contacts

Emergency: 112
Tourism Police: +351 222 081 833
Airport Francisco Sá Carneiro: +351 229 432 400
Tourism Office: +351 223 393 472
Electricity

Voltage in Portugal is 220/400 volt with a frequency of 50 hertz, and plugs are of the two-pin continental type.
Smoking

Smoking is banned in indoor public places in Portugal.

Porto, Portugal