Usually a train station is a place in which you want to spend as little time as possible. You're…read moreeither busy catching a train or impatient to get to your hotel. This station is quite unique, however, because artist Jorge Colaço spent 11 years in the early 20th century creating tiles that produced stunning murals of major events in Portuguese history. Scenes like the Battle of Valdevez and the arrival of King João I and Queen Philippa are depicted in meticulous detail. The tilework spans over 6,000 square feet mounted over the course of a decade. Do yourself a favor, put the brakes on your roller luggage, and look around to appreciate the artistry. This was our worthy first impression of Porto. RELATED - Exploring Porto? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/VYU_3Ju--K

Another country with great train transportation! We were staying at Lisboa and went to Porto for a…read morefew days! The train there was newer and had great AC,nice and cold. But the train on our way back was older. About 45 minutes from Lisboa, the cool air disappeared. That was the only negative from our travel back. Easy to take and only one change over to another train!

This family run place was delightful and part of a day-long Douro wine valley tour. The 12-hour…read moreduration tour covered about 200 miles. It cost about £100 a head including lunch with wine. The four course lunch plus good espresso to finish was here. They produce and bottle their own port and we got to sample port at 10, 20 and 30 years old with some nutty, hard cheese. The in-house guide was informative and he was really humorous. Humour always works. The port and the four-course lunch was fairly good. We sat and dined under olive and cypress trees adjacent to an open air swimming pool. I opted for salad, soup and a dish that translated to scrambled egg cod. It sounded grim yet tasted good. My wife had soup, salad and a chicken main which she liked. We both opted for chocolate cake for dessert but it wasn't to our taste. The wine provided proved unlimited in the sense that each time our table of eight called for another bottle it arrived in seconds. Almost all of our group were pushy Canadian lawyers who seemed incapable of actually relaxing and seemed to think non-Canadians wanted to hear their woes about the Orange man. I suggested to them that it was important to understand the source of the Orange man's power. It doesn't come from his being president of the most powerful nation in the world: his arbitrary tariffs, absurd war in Iran, and outright abduction of Mr Nicolás Maduro have reduced the US's standing in much of the world. Nor does O man's power come from his Maga base, which must now be having second and third thoughts about supporting someone who got the US involved in another Middle Eastern war without end, caused prices to rise exponentially, and whose administration still refuses to release the complete JE files. Nor does O' man's power flow from any kind of strategic brilliance or cunning; it comes from his insatiable willingness to violate all the norms, rules and laws about how US presidents are supposed to act: to do anything that helps him accumulate more wealth, power, and glory, and wreak vengeance on anyone who has tried to get in the way. After that our Canadian chums only wanted chilli sauce for their mains and more vinho tinto.

We arrive via U er to the Porto Camphana train station about 2 hours ahead of our train boarding…read moretime to Lisbon. It was a short wait in line to ask questions about the trip, then we made our way to the waiting room and found seats. Thus far, staff have been friendly and helpful and the station is clean and has plenty of security personnel posted near the trains. Looking forward to a pleasant trip to Lisbon.

Campanha is a small train station with just one of everything...one area for counter service, one…read morerestaurant for food...and one waiting room. It does have multiple platforms, but the whole station was small and clear enough to know where to go (and you probably need just 20 minutes before departure to be ready for boarding!). This is your classic, old style train station and just 15 min or less from main Porto/Ribiera area. Lots of taxis are available and they do have free wifi for you to use while you wait for your taxis/call for rideshare services as well.

This surface level station is located next to the Jardim do Morro and the Mosteiro da Serra do…read morePilar. It is an island platform, so the train doors will open on the left. The station has a few benches for sitting and a visible board with the time until the next train. There is an automated ticket vending machine. And while I did not see any ticket inspectors on board the train, I did see one on the platform. The station serves Linha D of the Metro do Porto, between São Bento (towards Hospital S. João) and General Torres (towards Santo Ovídio). This station is next to the Ponte de D. Luís bridge, which the metro does cross on the top deck. [Review 9904 overall, 1482 of 2018.]

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.]

Aeroporto is the termination station for the "E" line of Porto's Metro and offers service between…read morehere and Estádio do Dragão. The entire line is about 20 stations and runs for about 35 to 40 minutes. Getting from the airport to the station is very easy with good signage. A few stairs or a short ride in the elevator are needed. The station at the airport is completely handicapped accessible with lifts and escalators between the ticketing level and the platform level. There are plenty of automated ticket machines in the ticketing hall but depending on the number of other people, there can be a bit of a queue. It would be nice if there was a single queue for all of the machines instead of one queue per machine, as I managed to get behind someone who had some real trouble working it out. One ticket is €1.20 and gives you over an hour's worth of riding. Plenty to go from one end of the system to the other. Or purchase a 24 hour ticket for (I think) €3.50. Just buy the 24 hour ticket. A quick lesson - the doors require you to activate them to open and they do not appear to have a sensor if someone (or someone's luggage) is in the way. While waiting for the train to depart, this caught two different tourists. Oops.

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.]

Estação Coimbra Velha (the old train station and also known as Coimbra-A)…read more Sadly, Comboios do Portugal is letting it decline thru lack of maintenance. The ticket office functioned well for me. All trains go from here to Coimbra-B (the new station) and the cost between them is zero.

Amazing experience! My boyfriend and I wanted to do a day trip to Douro Valley from Porto but…read moredidn't want the chaos of a large group tour so I found Emmanuel (Douro Táxi) on Trip Advisor! He had a long list of amazing reviews so I decided to go ahead and book a private car service for the day. Emmanuel took us to 3 different places that we would have never been able to find on our own and made our experience really special and intimate. He never rushed us from place to place and got us to the train station right on time for our return trip home. HIGHLY recommend.c

From the owner: Dispomos de diferentes modelos de serviço:…read more - Circuitos Turísticos - Transfers de/para aeroporto (com prévia marcação) - Entrega e recolha em Hóteis e Pousadas - Transfers Privados - Empresas - Atendimento personalizado. ​Disponibilizamos serviço gratuito de Wi-Fi no interior do veículo Conforto, comodidade e segurança * A satisfação dos nossos clientes é a nossa melhor publicidade *