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Portugal

Porto

An old river port stacked on the slopes of the Douro. A modern metro and heritage trams share the hills.

Porto Airport access (Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro, OPO)

Porto's airport link runs on ordinary Andante zone fares: a Z4 single to the centre is EUR 2.30. On line E through the airport you can even just tap a bank card - but the pilot covers only nine stations and bus 500.

Updated on August 19, 2026

How to ride

  1. 1
    Walk to the metro station
    The airport is the terminus of line E (purple). There are no gates, so you walk straight to the platform.
  2. 2
    Buy a ticket, or take out your card
    Buy an Andante at a station machine or the airport tourist office (08:00-19:00). To tap, take the card out of your wallet.
  3. 3
    Validate before you board
    Hold it within 10 cm of the black circle on the platform validator and wait for the green light and beep.
  4. 4
    Validate again at every change
    Validate again whenever you change line or switch to a bus, for example at Trindade. Passes are no exception.
  5. 5
    After midnight, take bus 3M
    The last metro leaves the airport at 00:42. After that, bus 3M links Aliados and the airport once an hour.
  6. 6
    Taxis at the rank, ride-hailing in the app
    Check the meter is running. With ride-hailing, take only the car you booked in the app and turn down anyone touting.

Fares

Single fares3

Metro single, Z4 (airport to city centre)
The airport to the centre is a Z4 trip, with free transfers for 1h15m from the first validation
2.3 EUR ≈ $3
Contactless bank card, one journey
The airport station is covered; for 1h15m you can keep boarding at the listed stations and stops
2.3 EUR ≈ $3
STCP on-board ticket (601, 602, 604, 3M)
A single bought from the driver; it covers that one ride only and buys no transfer
2.5 EUR ≈ $3

Passes & multi-ride3

Andante 24, Z4 (24 hours)
24 hours from the first validation, limited to the zones bought, and dearer than a Tour 1
8.55 EUR ≈ $10
Andante Tour 1 (24 hours)
Valid in every zone but not on the historic trams or funicular; the airport office sells it 08:00-19:00
7.75 EUR ≈ $9
Andante Tour 3 (72 hours)
72 hours from the first validation; not valid on the historic trams or the funicular
16.55 EUR ≈ $19

Fare caps1

Contactless daily cap
From the fourth journey in a day the charge stops here, the same price as a day ticket
7.75 EUR ≈ $9

Card itself1

Andante Azul card (first purchase only)
Charged on top of the ticket; the paper card can be reloaded for a year
0.6 EUR ≈ $0.7

Estimates use exchange rates as of November 3, 2026

Payment

Tap to ride Nine stations including the airport, Trindade, Sao Bento and Aliados, plus bus 500
You cannot tap to ride at any other station or on the airport buses
VISAMastercard
Only at nine stations, the airport included, and bus 500, on marked validators
Card payment on board
Same as at the gates
Every STCP vehicle has a card terminal beside the driver for on-board tickets
IC card
Load singles or 24-hour tickets onto a blue Andante card
App tickets
Anda
Anda runs on Android only and there is no iPhone version
Paper tickets
The Andante Tour comes on its own paper card and cannot be topped up
Cash
On board: The on-board ticket on an STCP bus can also be paid in cash

Quick facts

Hours
Airport departures 06:06-00:42
Frequency
Every 12-20 min by day, over 30 min after the first train and after 23:00
Fares from
2.3 EUR+

Heads-up

  • Never take a car that approached you; check the taxi meter

    The transport regulator has flagged a rise in touting for taxis and ride-hailing at Portuguese airports. By law a ride-hailing trip can only be booked through the app and can only be paid electronically, so never get into a car that approached you. In a taxi, check the meter is running from the start; if the driver will not switch it on, get out and find another taxi.

  • Tapping a bank card works only at nine stations and bus 500

    Tapping a bank card to travel is a pilot limited to nine metro stations - the airport among them - plus bus 500. The official page says it is valid only for passengers boarding at those stations, so a tap anywhere else buys nothing and leaves you travelling without a ticket. Check your boarding station is on the list before you head back out to the airport.

Timetable

Operating hours Airport departures 06:06-00:42
Typical duration About 30 minutes from the airport to Trindade
Check the official site for the latest times and service status
Editor Naotaka