The Porto Card is the official tourist card of Porto. If you buy it, you will be entitled to free or discounted tickets in more than 150 places of interest in the city, including museums, monuments, restaurants, tours and stores. In addition, for an additional fee you can combine it with the Andante Tour Card, which allows free transportation on almost all public transport.
The card is available in 4 different denominations: 1, 2, 3 or 4 days, each presented in two variants: with or without the use of transportation. With the purchase of each of them comes also the informative guide and the official map of the city of Porto.
What is included in the Porto Card
The Porto Card includes free entries in 6 museums, discounted entries in 14 museums and monuments, a visit to a discounted Porto wine cellar, and other discounts of various kinds: on rental vehicles, for concerts or theaters, for guided tours of the city and its surroundings, for tourist buses, and for restaurants, stores, parking and much more.
Transportation
Porto Card holders who have activated the public transport option by also purchasing an Andante Tour Card, can board the city’s public transport free of charge, including all metro lines, all STCP buses including the Z lines and CP Porto urban trains to and from Valongo, Espinho and Trofa.
In addition, there are the city lines operated by the private companies Maré, Espìrito Santo, Maia Transportes, Valpi Bus, Empresa de Transportes Gondomarense (ETG), A. Nogueira da Costa, MGC Transportes, Auto Viação Pacense and Auto Viação Landim.
Museums and attractions
Porto Card holders are entitled to visit many museums and attractions, either free of charge or with a discount on the entrance fee. These include the Casa do Infante-Museu, the Museu do vinho do Porto, the Casa da Musica, the Museu militar do Porto, the Cathedral, the Estadio do Dragao and much more.
Below is the list of free or discounted museums and attractions with the Porto Card.
- Casa do Infante-Museu – Free
- Casa Museu Guerra Junqueiro – Free
- Casa Museu Marta Ortigao – Free
- Museu do Papel Moeda – Free
- Museu do Vinho do Porto – Free
- Museu Romantico – Free
- 17.56 Museu da 1° Demarcacao do Douro
- Concerts at the Casa da Musica
- Visits to the Casa da Musica
- Church and Tower of the Clerics
- Galeria da Biodiversidade – CCV
- Museu da Farmacia do Porto
- Museu da Misericordia do Porto
- Museum of Sacred Art and Archaeology
- Military Museum of Porto
- Museu nacional da imprensa
- Museu nacional Soares dos Reis
- Museu das marionetas
- Museu do carro eletrico
- Museu dos transportes e comunicacoes
- Sao Joao National Theatre
- Cathedral
- Paco Episcopal
- World of discoveries
- Igreja monument S. Francisco
- Palacio da bolsa
- Museum of Contemporary Art Serralves
- Estadio do Dragao
- Super Bock – House of wine
- Sea Life Porto
- Santo Inàcio Zoo
- Look at Porto
Tourism and activities related to wine
Porto is the city where the hom*onymous sweet wine famous all over the world is produced, therefore there are many wineries dedicated to the production of this beverage, which with the Porto Card you can visit taking advantage of a series of discounts.
Here are the discounts dedicated to Porto Card holders for visiting Port wine cellars.
- Real Companhia Velha – 50% off
- Pocas – 40% discount
- Ferreira – 30% discount from November to March, 10% discount from April to October
- Sandeman – 30% off from November to March, 10% off from April to October
- Calem – 10% off
- Burmester – 10% off
- co*ckburn’s Port – 10% discounted
- Croft – 10% off
- Taylor’s – 10% off
- W & J Graham’s – 10% discounted
- Quinta do seixo – 30% off from November to March, 10% off from April to October
- Quinta de Santa Cristina – 10% off
Other activities
Without going into detail, there are plenty of other activities of all kinds that can be done in Porto, for which Porto Card holders are entitled to a discount, including theaters, rentals, surf schools and entertainment.
- Rivoli Municipal Theater
- Campo Alegre Municipal Theatre
- Sao Joao National Theatre
- Carlos Alberto Theatre
- Mosteiro de Sao Bento da Vitoria
- Teatro de Marionetas do Porto
- Espaco Porto Cruz
- IVOP – Instituto dos vinhos do Douro e Porto
- Sala de provas – Wine of Portugal
- Fish Surf School
- Surfaventura Surf School
- Escape Games – Porto Exit Games
- Rentcarcity bike and car rental
- Bike rental Fold n’ Visit
- Bike rental Sportours
- Rent with driver Anetours
- Bicycle rental Biclas e Triclas
- Bike rental Vieguini Bikes & Scooter Rental
- Scooter rental Vieguini Bikes & Scooter Rental
- Motorhome rental The Getaway Van Lowcost
Restaurants
In addition, a series of restaurants, pastry shops and ice cream parlors offer discounts to Porto Card holders.
The restaurants, pastry shops and ice cream parlors that offer discounts to Card holders are:
- DOP
- Restaurante Casa da Musica
- Coma
- Costume Bistrò
- Abadia
- Chez Lapin
- Decastrogaia – Espaco Porto Cruz
- Ginjal
- Fish Fixe
- O Cacula
- O Cao Que Fuma
- O Escondidinho
- Pregar
- Postigo do Carvao
- Vinhas d’Alho
- Vitorino
- Cafe Aviz
- Side B
- Cervejaria Brasao
- Hard Rock Cafe
- Chinès
- Casa das Tortas – homemade pastries
- Confeitaria Arcadia – homemade pastries
- La Copa – ice cream parlour
Bars, fado and discos
Many bars and discos offer discounts to holders of the Porto Card, as well as places dedicated to fado, where you play live the typical traditional Portuguese music.
The nightclubs that offer discounts to Card holders are:
- Fè Wine & Club
- Bar la Boheme
- Tendinha dos Clerigos (disco)
- HD Bar to be Wild
- Casa da guitarra (fado)
- Casa da guitarra (fado)
- Caves Calem (fado)
- RC (fado with dinner)
- Guarany (fado with lunch or dinner)
Special tours and transportation
Porto Card holders are eligible for a variety of discounts on tours and sightseeing by bike, foot, bus, boat and more, including funicular tickets, helicopter rides and cable cars.
- Funicular dos Guindais
- Teleferico de Gaia
- Helitours
- Biclas & Triclas Bike Tours
- Bluedragon Bike Tour
- Fold n’Visit Bike Tours
- Sportours Bike Tours
- Bluedragon walking tour
- Fold n’Visit – walking tour
- The other side Tourism company Walking Tour
- Ecotours Portugal Walking Tour
- Meet me at Porto Walking Tour
- Porto & Douro Moments Walking Tour
- Cooltour Porto Walking Tour
- Meet me at Porto Car Tour
- Porto & Douro Moments Car Tour
- The Other Side Tourism Company Car Tour
- Anetours Car Tour
- Cooltour Porto – Car Tours
- Living Tours – minibus tours
- Porto Sensations Tour – Car Tours
- City Sightseeing Portugal – sightseeing tour bus
- Yellow bus Sightseeing Tours – sightseeing tour bus
- Gray Line Porto Sightseeing Tours – sightseeing tour bus
- Douro Acima – boat trip
- Douro Azul – boat trip
- Rota do Douro – boat trip
- Tomaz do Douro – boat trip
- Turisdouro – 1 day cruise
- Tomaz do Douro – 1 day cruise
- Feel Douro – yacht
- Riquito Tours – bicitaxi
- Biclas & Triclas – tricycle
- Bluedragon – segway
- Tuking people – tuk tuk
- Tuk tour – tuk tuk
Shopping and guides
Porto Card holders are entitled to exclusive discounts at selected stores :
- Garrafeira do Carmo
- Touriga Portugal
- Memorias
- Artesanato dos Clerigos
- A portuguese life
- Flores – creative concept store
- Zinda atelier
- FNAC
- Oliva & co (gourmet)
- Chocolataria Equador
- Confeitaria Arcadia
- David Rosas
- Ourivesaria Paz
- House Lima
- Ergovisao
- Optica da Baixa
- Loja do Palacio da Bolsa
- The North Face – Baixa
- The cloak room
Parking
Finally, with the Porto Card you can get discounts in some parking lots.
- Saba
- Palacio da Justica
- Garagem Comèrcio do Porto
- Cardosas
- Praca de Lisboa
- Ribeira
What is not included in Porto Card
Among the few things not included in the card, it is worth mentioning the access to the streetcar in Porto, whose tickets must be purchased separately.
How much does the Porto Card cost
The Porto Card can be purchased in 4 denominations, of 1, 2, 3 or 4 days. The prices are as follows:
- 1 day: 6 euros basic card, 13 euros with the Andante Tour Card
- 2 days: 10 euros basic card, 20 euros with the Andante Tour Card
- 3 days: 13 euros basic card, 25 euros with the Andante Tour Card
- 4 days: 15 euro base card, 33 euro with Andante Tour Card
How to activate the Porto Card
The Porto Card is activated after writing on it the date and time of the start of the service. It is sufficient to show it in the various places to take advantage of all the benefits. The card Andante Tour for public transport, on the other hand, must be activated for the first time at one of the special machines located at stations or inside the means of transport.
When using the Andante Tour Card, it must be swiped on the appropriate readers every time you board. Changing line or mode of transport, you have to validate the trip again.
Who should use the Porto Card
If you want to visit the many museums and attractions in the city, you can take full advantage of the discounts and free admission with the Porto Card. Conversely, if you don’t plan to enter any indoor attractions and want to get around the city on foot, or at most by metro, you may not find the card worthwhile.
It’s important to note that children up to 4 years old don’t need a card, as most activities and museums in the city are free or discounted. From age 4 and up, children pay the full fare on public transportation, so it may be worthwhile to purchase the card for children that age and up.
Where to buy the Porto Card
The Porto Card, in its various versions, can be purchased directly online before you travel. Immediately after the purchase, a voucher is sent by email, to be exchanged for the actual card at one of the tourist offices in the city, at the airport or at the train station, during the days and hours of opening.
alternatively, it is also possible to receive the Porto Card by ordinary mail after the purchase, by entering the full address and selecting the appropriate option; after confirmation of payment, the card will be shipped within 8-20 days for Europe and within 30 days outside Europe.
