The price of the “ cartão andante” is 0,60€ and the cheapest single ride is 1,20€.

It is a card that you can buy at any of the metro stations and that you can use in all the public transport, system of Porto, including streetcars, buses and elevators. To use the Porto Metro it is imperative to get the Andante Card. They may vary according to the time of the year or day of the week. You can see the schedules and frequencies of the Porto metro in more detail on the metro page. The frequency on the line going to Porto Airport is 30 minutes. In some less crowded places or on holidays the waiting time can be as long as 15 minutes. Regular trains run with a frequency of 5 to 10 minutes. It opens a few minutes before 06:00 in the morning and closes at 01:00 in the morning. Here you can download the Porto metro map. It has more than 40 elevators for people in wheelchairs or with reduced mobility. Just across the bridge towards Santo Ovidio (Gaia) is the Jardim do Morro stop, a small urban garden with incredible views of the city and the river.

You have beautiful views over the Ribeira area and the area of the Porto Wine Cellars on the Gaia side. The most beautiful part of its route is when it crosses the Dom Luis I Bridge. This makes it more entertaining but also slower, since vehicles and pedestrians are present during parts of the way.

Due to the need to finish it in record time, it had to be done contrary to the standard. It is important to mention that it is a panoramic metro because most of its routes are on the surface. Most of the landmarks in Porto have a metro station nearby.

Metro schedules