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Porto, Portugal

Ticket

LIS OPO · FRI 18:39 · 1N

Porto

7–8 Aug · Lisbon to Porto, Portugal

Departure Club

Porto

Reason for going

Why this trip

Compact, downhill-by-design and built for eating. You can do Porto properly in 48 hours.

  • Out 18:39, back 17:13 · direct · 2h 50m
  • You stay in Cedofeita — Small design guesthouse.
  • The one thing you'd do: Metro line E into town — €2.60, 30 minutes to Trindade. Buy an Andante card at the airport.
  • 🍷 Food and wine
  • 💎 Hidden gem
  • 🎒 Solo-friendly

The Alfa Pendular from Oriente sells its cheap buckets first on Fridays.

Estimated total

Guide price€214per person(Live pricing will appear after you search flights)

Getting there

Train · direct

2h 50m · out 18:39, back 17:13

Weather

19°Mild with bright spells, high 19 degrees, low 11 degrees

Mild with bright spells

Segments

The plan

The signature run · around Ribeira

  1. Day 1

    Arrive and dive in

    • 17:00Metro line E into town€2.60, 30 minutes to Trindade. Buy an Andante card at the airport.
    • 18:30Walk down to RibeiraHead to Rua das Flores, then down the hill to the river as the lights come on.
    • 20:30Dinner at Cantina 32Modern Portuguese small plates on Rua das Flores. Book ahead or eat at the bar.If the weather turns: Wet evening? Casa Guedes for the pork and cheese sandwich, indoors and glorious.
    • 22:30Nightcap in GaiaCross the lower deck of the Dom Luís bridge for a port tonic looking back at the city.
  2. Day 2

    One last moment

    • 09:30Pastel de nata at ManteigariaWatch them come out of the oven, order two, no regrets.
    • 11:00Tinned fish and towelsComur for tins, A Vida Portuguesa for soap and linen.
    • 13:00Airport runMetro E from Trindade, 30 minutes, runs every 20.
Costs

Where the money goes

transport
€62
accommodation
€74
localTransport
€8
activities
€18
food
€52
Total
Guide price€214
Packing

Pack this

  • Light rain jacket
  • Grippy shoes for wet cobbles
  • Layers
  • Card and a little cash for markets

Casual, slightly smarter for cellar dinners. · Cabin bag. Porto is all hills and stairs.

Book Lello and any Douro train seats in advance.

Next steps

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Stay pick: Rosa Et Al Townhouse — Small design guesthouse, Cedofeita. Guest review score 8.8/10 from 506 reviews. Late check-in confirmed as available.

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