Portugal
Porto
An old river port stacked on the slopes of the Douro. A modern metro and heritage trams share the hills.
Shared e-scooters and e-bikes (trotinetas e bicicletas em regime de partilha)
Updated on August 19, 2026
How to ride
- 1Install the operator's app and sign upThe app is the only way to rent; you must be 18 or over and register a payment card.
- 2Find a vehicle on the map and scan its QR codeUse the map in the app to find a vehicle nearby, then scan the QR code on it to unlock.
- 3Check where you may rideNo riding on pavements, pedestrian streets, squares or gardens - nor on the Arrábida or Freixo bridge or the top deck of Luís I.
- 4In the old town the vehicle slows itselfYou may ride into the restricted zones such as Ribeira, but the vehicle is held electronically to 10 km/h.
- 5End the ride at a blue-marked share pointPark and end the ride at a share point marked in blue on the road, choosing one that still has space.
- 6Places you must not leave itNot on pavements, crossings, bus stops, taxi ranks or disabled parking bays.
Payment
IC card 
App tickets 
Cash Quick facts
Fares
Tourist passTourist passes such as Andante Tour cannot be used to rent
Daily fare cap（Unverified）No published fare table; the operator sets prices in its app
Facilities
Suitcases & luggage（Banned）Riding while carrying a bag that stops you riding safely breaches the terms
Rules
Pets（Banned）The rental terms require that you carry neither people nor animals
Apps & info
Journey planner app (Google Maps)For checking the hills and the distance before you decide to ride - this is a steep, cobbled city
Operating hoursThe current city code requires shared services to be available to users 24 hours a day. The same article also lets the city impose a no-riding window on one operator or on all of them if the rules are repeatedly broken or if crashes involving shared vehicles rise abnormally. And each operator's own service hours are an item written into its alvará (the licence document), which is not published - so the 24 hours is the standard the code sets, not a guarantee that vehicles are out overnight. Note that the leaflet PDF the city still distributes from its own site dates from 2020 and says the service runs from 06:00 to 22:00, which contradicts the code in force. How many vehicles are actually out overnight is not stated officially.
Heads-up
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End the ride only at a designated share point with space
You may only end a ride at a share point designated by the city, and only where there is space. The code names the places you may not leave a vehicle: pavements, ramped accesses, pedestrian crossings, bus stops and bus terminals, stops reserved for tourist services, taxi ranks, time-limited parking bays, disabled parking bays and reserved bays. A vehicle left so that it obstructs traffic or pedestrians is repositioned or removed immediately at the operator's expense - but the cost can reach you through the rental contract. Lime's terms make the user liable for fines and charges arising from improper parking, with a retrieval fee of up to 110 euros if you cannot return the vehicle to a valid area and ask them to collect it, and a charge of up to 390 euros if it is left where the operator cannot reach it. Check the map in the app for a share point with space before you stop.
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Lime's terms require you to wear a helmet
Lime's terms make helmet use a condition of renting: the agreement has the user accept that they will wear a CE-marked safety helmet whenever they use the service, whether or not the law requires it, fitted and fastened to the manufacturer's instructions. Porto is a city of cobbles and steep hills, and in the restricted zones of the old town the vehicle itself is held to 10 km/h. If you have no helmet with you, decide in advance which stretches you will ride and which you will walk or take public transport for.
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Operators' terms bar anyone under 18 from renting
Under-18s cannot rent. Lime's user agreement requires the user to be at least 18 and expressly prohibits use by a minor, and Bird's terms also require riders to be over 18. The city code only obliges operators to make sure users know the minimum age and the safety equipment rules; it does not set an age itself, so the 18-year line is one each operator draws in its own terms. If your party includes teenagers, plan on the basis that they cannot rent.
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Editor Naotaka