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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.

CP Comboios Urbanos do Porto

At Sao Bento and Campanha one counter sells two fare systems: Andante inside the metro area, CP's own zone tickets for Aveiro, Braga, Guimaraes or Marco. Two day passes cost almost the same and cover opposite things.

Updated 18 days ago

How to ride

  1. 1
    Buy at the station ticket office or machine
    Buy at the ticket office or a machine at the station you board from; the office takes cash, debit or credit cards and MB WAY.
  2. 2
    Pick Andante or a CP ticket by where you are going
    Andante reaches Paramos, Lousado, Vila das Aves, Paredes and Leca do Balio; past those you need CP's own zone ticket.
  3. 3
    The ticket loads onto a reusable card
    Andante loads onto a blue Azul card; a CP single takes either Siga Ocasional or Azul, while the 10+1 needs a Siga.
  4. 4
    Validate on the platform before you board
    Buying is not enough - hold the card to a station validator just before boarding and check for the green light.
  5. 5
    Validate again when you change to metro or bus
    With Andante you validate again each time you change mode; nothing extra is deducted inside the ticket's time window.
  6. 6
    No sales point? Go to the inspector at once
    Only when there is no sales point at the station or within 200 m of it may you buy on board, and only with cash.

Fares

Single fares2

Andante single journey (Z2-Z9)
Priced by how many zone rings out from where you first validate; transfers to metro and bus are included
1.4〜4.65 EUR ≈ $2–5
CP single ticket (CP zones 1-17)
The ticket for going beyond Andante; it uses CP's own zone table and does not cover metro or buses
1.65〜6.65 EUR ≈ $2–8

Passes & multi-ride4

Andante 24 (24-hour ticket, Z2-Z9)
All modes inside the zones you bought, for 24 hours from your first validation; you choose the zones
5.35〜17.3 EUR ≈ $6–20
Andante Tour 1 / Tour 3
24 or 72 hours across the Andante network, no zones to work out - but not the tram or the funicular
7.75〜16.55 EUR ≈ $9–19
CP 10+1 journey ticket (one fixed route)
Buy ten and get one free; you pick the route when you buy, and it only loads onto a Siga Ocasional card
16.5〜66.5 EUR ≈ $19–77
CP Bilhete Turistico (1 day / 3 days)
Trains only, but unlimited on all five lines - Aveiro, Braga, Guimaraes, Marco and Leixoes
7.7〜16.5 EUR ≈ $9–19

Card itself2

Andante Azul card
The paper card Andante occasional tickets load onto; valid a year, and it holds several of the same ticket
0.6 EUR ≈ $0.7
Siga Ocasional card
CP's own reusable card, non-refundable, and it holds only one ticket type for one route at a time
0.5 EUR ≈ $0.6

Estimates use exchange rates as of September 5, 2026

Payment

Tap to ride
No tap-to-ride on the trains; the trial covers 9 metro stations and one bus line
Card payment at machines Unverified
Offices take cards and MB WAY; the machines' payment options are undocumented
IC card
Tickets load onto an Andante Azul card or CP's own Siga Ocasional card
App tickets
Anda
The CP app sells CP tickets; Andante is only issued through the Anda app
Paper tickets
No paper tickets on the urban lines - everything loads onto a reusable card
Cash
Works at the counters and on board, where it is the only option

Quick facts

Fares from
1.4 EUR+

Heads-up

  • Andante occasional tickets are not valid on IR trains

    An Andante occasional ticket - and the Anda app - is only valid on urbanos and regionais trains. On inter-regional (IR) services only the monthly passes work, so boarding an IR or a long-distance train out of Campanha on an occasional ticket can count as travelling without a ticket. The category is shown on the departure boards and in the "Categoria" row of the timetables.

  • Only some CP machines sell Andante tickets

    Not every CP station machine sells Andante. Only the machines on the Vila das Aves-Sao Bento, Paredes-Cabeda and General Torres-Espinho stretches load Andante occasional tickets and sell the blue Andante card; elsewhere the machines only do CP tickets and the SIGA card. If you plan to come back on Andante, buy it at the station you set out from.

  • Andante Tour does not cover the tram or the funicular

    Andante Tour is sold as covering the whole Andante network, but two things are carved out - STCP's tram (the Electrico) and the Funicular dos Guindais. Neither accepts the Tour, so you pay for them separately. If the tram is what you came for, the Tour is not the reason to buy.

Timetable

Typical duration About an hour from Sao Bento to Braga, about 1h15 to Aveiro or Guimaraes, 5 minutes to Campanha, and about 27 more to Leca do Balio
Check the official site for the latest times and service status