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About Porto
Porto is the second largest city in Portugal, after capital Lisbon. Porto, based on the hills with a view of the Douro River, is on the World Heritage List by UNESCO. The city is also known over the world for its very popular Porto wine all. The ideal time to visit the city is from May to September. Turkish Airlines has direct flights from Istanbul to Porto. There are also direct flights from Istanbul to the capital city of Lisbon. The trip from Lisbon to Porto lasts about 3.5 hours.
Se Cathedral might be accepted as Porto's city center. The cathedral is one of the most important works of the 12th century. The railway station in the city center is also worth visiting. The interior of the station is decorated with tiles, while its structure is also fascinating. It is possible to reach the city's many historical places by foot from the train station. Another historic building in Porto is the Lello Library. Built in 1850, the library is considered by many international authorities as the world's third best library. The city has several squares: Parça de Riberia, Liberdade and AvenidadosAliados. Many restaurants can be found around these squares and among the streets.
Since Porto is on the Atlantic coast, there are quite a few restaurants offering seafood based menus. Especially at the Praça de Ribeira Square, there are seafood restaurants where you can have a pleasant dinner. The prices are also quite affordable. Identified with Porto, Francesinha is highly preferred both by locals and tourists. In Porto, which is famous for its wines, Villa Nova de Gaia has many wine cellars. Another thing that comes to mind while speaking about Porto and Portugal is Fado. It is possible to find restaurants in Riberia Square where Fado music is played after 8pm.
Transportation to Porto City Center from Airport
Francisco Sa Carneiro - Porto Airport
Porto, one of the largest cities in Portugal, is a wonderful city situated on the foothills of the River Douro. The city center, which has hosted many civilizations throughout the history, is on the world heritage list of UNESCO due to its gothic and baroque history.
The city of Porto, which is the outpost of the Romans, is one of the oldest settlements on earth and the city walls, cathedrals and old houses in the city offers you the opportunity to go on a journey in history. Leixoes Port contributes greatly to Porto both in terms of commercial income and tourism. In Porto, which is known for its bridges, it is very easy to travel by the advanced metro lines, the buses that provide transportation to all parts of the city as well as by train or tramway. In addition, the special bus lanes, which are one of the biggest improvements in the city, are available for those who want to travel by bicycle.
Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport is the second busiest airport in the country and hosts many passengers every year. There are many options to reach the city center from the airport, which is located in the north of Porto city center. Metro stands out as the most preferred option by the hundreds of thousands of passengers. It is also possible to reach different points of the city by taking the advantage of buses. Taxi and car rental are less preferred for transportation because other means of transportation are of good quality, fast and economical.
Taxi
There are the taxis of many different taxi companies in front of the terminal building for those who want to travel by taxi. It is a great convenience that taxi drivers know English. If the area you are going to is not near the subway or bus line, you can prefer to get there by taxi. Taxis are generally of secondary importance because other transportation options provide service until late hours to many parts of the city. Taking into consideration that a higher rate is applied in the night and on weekends compared to standard tariff, other transportation alternatives may be more reasonable.
Bus
Three different bus lines, the buses 601, 602 and 3M, allow you to reach the city center from the airport. You can take advantage of the buses, which depart every 30 minutes, at 06:01 at the earliest and at 01:25 at the latest. It takes about an hour from the airport to the city center by bus. In addition to these three bus lines run by the municipality, you can also prefer private buses which are more comfortable and safe.
Metro
The purple metro line provides transportation to the city center from Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport. Metro services start at 05:58 and go on until 00:36 and it is possible to get to the city center from the airport in about half an hour. You can buy a ticket at the station in order to get on the metro, which departs every five minutes. If you get off the metro, which serves between the airport and Estadio do Dragao, at the Trindade station, you can reach the city center.
Transfer Vehicle
If you prefer, you can reach the city center more comfortably by taking the advantage of transfer vehicles, which are a little more costly compared to the city buses. These transfer vehicles, which depart every 30 minutes from Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport, allow you to reach the city center in about 15 minutes.
Rent a car
You can also get to the city center by renting a car, which is another option you can prefer. You can comfortably reach the city center by driving the car, which you can also rent with a driver from National, Hertz, Sixt, Europcar, Avis and Budget car rental companies.
