Skip the hilly hike with a scenic cable car ride…read more Teleférico de Gaia is a gondola cable car route down along the hillside of Vila Nova de Gaia from the upper terrace by Dom Luis I Bridge. It features a colourful view of historic Porto across the Douro River. We paid €9 pp for a return ticket for efficiency rather than hiking between these viewpoints after landing & touring historic Porto and walking across the famous bridge. After a walk down a tunnel, the gondola ride-on system from the top is efficient like a ski lift. The ride itself is only around five minutes each way, but those five minutes gives you panoramic views of the Dom Luis I Bridge, the Douro River and Porto hillside neighbourhoods. At the bottom, we found a lively waterfront with music, wine patio, street vendors and Mercado Beira Rio. The ride back from the lower cable car station took much longer due to the lineup heading back in the late afternoon. As we ate dinner, we noticed a few cable cars still operating at sunset past the posted 6pm closing time for the perfect golden hour view across the Douro River. Skip it or hit it? It's worth the view & quick journey but be prepared to lineup at peak rush.

This is a good way to get a nice aerial view of the bustling Porto tourist area by the river. Keep…read morein mind this ride is VERY short - I'd say it will be 5-7 minutes max before you're already reach the other gondola station at the top of the hill but it's a great way to still take some nice photos and honestly save you a brutal walk up to the top area where the bridge is. There are also some nice little vendors at the top of the hill by the park where the gondola station is especially a great vendor who was serving some insane delicious lemon gelato from a street cart. You also are a short walk away up top from the bridge that you can take some awesome photos of the city and riverside area. Here's the deal, this will cost you a bunch of Euros so unless you're young and hardy and don't mind a long ass walk or aren't averse paying for a taxi to go up to the top, this is probably a good option if you want to save some energy or time or save any older people or kids in your party from a long walk.

Trinidad is the busiest station on the whole of the Porto Metro; it acts as an important…read moreinterchange section as it is on all six lines of the Metro between A and F and is also served by bus routes. I used this station daily during my December 2024 trip to Porto across multiple routes. I did find the station a little difficult to navigate, and the platform layout wasn't as clear compared to other metro stations I've used worldwide. There were some overhead banners stating the lines and destinations, but the layout before reaching the platform was confusing. I also didn't like the departure time boards, which didn't display every line, including those serving the same platform. This left me in the dark about when my train would arrive. I ended up using this station during a strike, which was handled very poorly. There was no signage around the station, nor were there any audio announcements informing passengers about the strike or that trains were operating on a part route. I ended up purchasing a ticket to a zone I couldn't travel to. Why would the machines allow this? I then waited on the platform for a while again, none the wiser of the strike action. Clear guidance regarding the strike and information on how services were running would have been really helpful. The station is clean and tidy and reasonably modern, as a surface-level station, you can get in and out quickly for some platforms, and it is step-free, so friendly for those with large suitcases and heading to the Airport or those with specific access needs. 3* - The station is a central hub on the Porto Metro, so you just expect more, and it doesn't deliver. If using the station, make sure you plan and check everything and don't rely on inadequate station staffing and information for assistance.

Surface level station but inside a building, Trindade was built on the site of a former railway…read morestation. It's interesting to see as it is the only station in the Porto Metro system where the A, B, C, E and F lines intersect with the D line. It is the busiest station in the system, earning nearly 1/6th of all ticket validations. Transit between lines is well marked and signage is good. The station is completely handicapped accessible with elevators. There are automated ticket vending machines available and I saw a good number of reflective-jacket wearing helpers too. For the A, B, C, E, and F lines, Trindade is between Bolhão and Lapa. On the D line, it is between Aliados and Faria Guimarães. [Review 9908 overall, 1486 of 2018.]

Great metro system that Porto has, wish they would have this for all of CA in the states…read more Can be a bit confusing at first but after a couple trials you will get the hang of it. If you're visiting, get the Porto card & Andante Tour card which gives you unlimited use of the metro, buses, and some regional trains to get around the city. The Andante Cards are rechargeable travel cards which can be used on Porto's public transportation. The Metro is a lot more reliable & on time Vs the bus system in Porto. Highly recommended, very clean & fast public transportation.

Estação Aliados is an underground station on Linha D of the Metro do Porto. It is one of the…read morecleanest metro stations I've seen in a while with no litter and no graffiti. It is well lit and there are visibly mounted security cameras. The station is handicapped accessible with lifts from the platform level to the ticketing concourse and to street level. The station is a split platform with the trains going in between. This means that the doors of the train will open on the right. Automated ticket vending machines are on the ticketing concourse. Serving Linha D since September 2005, the station is between Trindade (towards Hospital S. João) and São Bento (towards Santo Ovídio). [Review 9906 overall, 1484 of 2018.]

I love the blue tile panels; they're stunning…read more The station is for local commuting (no trains go to Lisbon from here). Construction is underway, so some of the tile panels are covered halfway for protection.

To all other train station, you're fired. Sao Bento is giving art museum with a punctual departure…read moretime. Over 20,000 tiles inside. Each one depicting Portugal's very eventful history from battles to weddings to farming during the Renaissance. Honestly, I wish my local transit had this kind of ambition.

Beautiful area and fun experience for lunch and port tasting. Only critique is the little town of…read moreAramante where we stopped for an hour was in no way prepared to have tourists arrive. No one accepts credit cards so be prepared with Euros. Also long delays because of cycling race... something you would think the tour group would be aware of.

Manuel was the best driver ever and made the tour special with music and his caring heart. Philip…read morewas a kind and knowledgeable guide and they were a fabulous team! Don't miss it- and tip them well- they work very hard!