{"id":23200,"date":"2023-02-22T10:06:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T09:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=23200"},"modified":"2023-05-18T11:39:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T09:39:55","slug":"porto-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/portugal\/porto\/porto-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Porto.Card – is the city’s official City Pass worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Porto, as in many other popular tourist cities, there is the possibility to make your vacation a little cheaper with a Citypass. But is it worth buying the Porto.Card<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How does the Porto.Card work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The official sightseeing pass of the city of Porto. Once the start date is entered, the card is ready for use and the usage time runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To take advantage of the discounts, present the card to the appropriate vendor before paying. Free entry or discounts are valid only once for each venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets that are also valid for transportation must be validated at the available machines in the metro stations or buses for each trip (at the beginning of the trip or when changing buses). The use for transportation is unlimited during the validity period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Porto.Card\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What does the Porto.Card offer its users?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Free and unlimited use of public transport in Porto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the additional andante tour ticket you can use all metro lines of the city, the city buses of the bus company STCP and the suburban train that goes to Valongo, Esphino and Trofa for free.
This also includes the trip from Porto airport to the city!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attention. The trips with the historical streetcar lines are not included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who wish to use the means of transport must check in with the andante tour ticket when boarding and transferring. The machines are located at each metro station and on each bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The andante tour ticket is included in the ticket type 2 and is also valid for 24, 48, 72 or 96 hours (from the first check-in) depending on the choice at the time of purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Metro<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. Free entrance to some museums<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sightseeing Card gives you free admission to some museums during the period of use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we tested the offer of the 2022 card there were the following 7 museums:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Museum Casa Do Infante, Museum Casa Guerra Junqueiro, Museum Extensao do Douro, Museum Do Papel-Moeda, Museum Romantico, Museum Reservatorio, Museum Casa Marta Ortigao Sampaio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Discounts of maximum 50% depending on the provider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 100 different offers such as museums, monuments, restaurants, stores, tour providers, and even providers from the wine tourism sector offer different discount promotions with the Porto.Card. The exact offer can be read on a free leaflet that you get when you buy the card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The offers are not limited to the downtown area of Porto, but there are also offers in the Boavista, FOZ and Oriental areas. Some tour providers also give discounts with the card on trips to the region around Porto, such as boat tours on the Douro River or bus tours to the Douro Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Free leaflet with city map<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large free leaflet with all the offers of the map, which are additionally marked on a city map, you also get when you buy the pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As nice as this offer is, I found this plan to be very confusing. The numerous offers are listed with address, plan coordinates and discount. However, the opening hours and possible websites are missing! So I have with each offer that we wanted to use only once on the Internet searched for it. Often the museums have closed not only on Monday, but also in the lunch time. So if you want to make the most of your card, you have to take into account not only accessibility by transport, but also time planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I get the Porto.Card?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Sightseeing Card can be picked up at the following locations, among others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Porto Welcome Center
    Pra\u00e7a Almeida Garrett 27<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Porto Main Tourism Office Porto
    Rua Clube dos Fenianos 25, Porto
    ge\u00f6ffnet t\u00e4glich 9-19 Uhr<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cathedral Tourism Office
    15, Cal\u00e7ada Dom Pedro Pit\u00f5es
    ge\u00f6ffnet t\u00e4glich 9-19 Uhr<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Flughafen Porto
    Nova C\u00e2mbios exchange office, Ebene 0, Ankunftsbereich
    ge\u00f6ffnet t\u00e4glich 8-18.30 Uhr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    What types of cards are offered?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    You can choose between the following types of cards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Card type 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Porto.Card without public transport<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Duration of use: 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This type of card is priced between 6 and 15 \u20ac (as of 2022). The number of hours really does apply. So, for example, if you use your 24-hour card for the first time at 3 p.m. on the first day and thus activate it, you can use it until 2:59 p.m. the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Porto.Card\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Card type 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Porto.Card with the possibility of using public transport<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Duration of use: 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This type of card ranges in price from \u20ac13 to \u20ac33 (as of 2022). In addition to the benefits of the card type 1, you can also use the public transport (metro, city buses of the bus company STCP and the suburban railroad between Valongo, Espinho and Trofa) of the city unlimited in the validity period of the card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Is the PortoCard worth it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    We tested a Porto.Card for 96 hours including the use of public transport during our stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our accommodation was not in the immediate city center and we always had to go 4 stations by metro. So we have planned the period of use so that we could go as far as possible always by bus or metro and are in this time much driven and little walked. However, whether we really “departed” the price difference of about 10 \u20ac per person on the 4 days I doubt strongly. However, if you are not only in one zone (so, for example, in the city center area), but several zones (eg 3 zones with the metro to the coast), the price difference reaches very quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The topics of the free museums have not appealed to us so much, but we have saved a lot on visits to museums, and exhibitions that have appealed to us more thematically. Also on the subject of wine tasting and the tours of the wine cellars were so somewhat cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Shopping or dining, for example, we were not with the card. But since there is also an offer with discount promotions in this area, shopping enthusiasts and hungry people will definitely find a great offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In principle, the Porto.Card offer is worthwhile. However, you should put some time into the exact planning of the use to really achieve the optimal result for you. We have in any case discovered some interesting places on the folding map, which we have visited at a later date even without the Porto.Card. Who knows, maybe we would have missed them otherwise\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Possibility to buy the Porto.Card online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    <\/div>\n\n\n\n

    The Porto.Card has been provided to us free of charge.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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