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Bus 601orNight bus 3M?

The short answer

For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Night bus 3M is quicker: 28 min against 43 min. The Bus 601 varies between 33 and 55 minutes.

Bus 601: 05:30–00:20. Night bus 3M: 00:30–05:30.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus 601Night bus 3MDifference
1€2.50€2.50same
2€5€5same
3€7.50€7.50same
4€10€10same
5€12.50€12.50same
6€15€15same
7€17.50€17.50same
8€20€20same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
bus · STCPBus 601
From
The Aeroporto bus stop outside the terminal
To
Cordoaria, by the Clérigos tower, via Matosinhos and Boavista
Luggage
An ordinary city bus with no racks.
Runs
05:30–00:20
Journey
33–55 min

EUR 2.50 to the driver buys this bus only. If you already hold an Andante card, validate a Z4 instead: EUR 2.30 and valid for a change within 1h15.

The timetable itself gives 33 to 55 minutes to Cordoaria depending on the hour; the long runs are the weekday peaks. It reaches Boavista and Casa da Música at about 30 minutes.

STCP's airport page says about every 25 minutes; its own timetable shows 40 to 50 at weekends.

The last bus to Cordoaria leaves at 00:20. The 01:10 goes only as far as Rotunda AEP.

Not the 602: same fare, same terminus, via Padrão de Moreira in 45 to 80 minutes, and its last departure is 20:50.

Bus 601: price for every party size →

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bus · STCPNight bus 3M
From
The Aeroporto bus stop outside the terminal
To
Avenida dos Aliados in 28 minutes, via Praça da República and Trindade
Luggage
An ordinary city bus with no racks.
Runs
00:30–05:30
Journey
28 min

It fills the metro's night exactly: the last metro is 00:42 and the first 3M after it is 01:30, so the longest wait at the stop is about 48 minutes.

Hourly until 03:30, then every 30 minutes to 05:30. From 05:30 the 601 runs, and the metro from 06:06 (05:58 Saturday, 05:57 Sunday).

It stops at Trindade at 26 minutes, just before the two Aliados stops that end the route.

Pay the driver EUR 2.50, or validate a Z4 on an Andante card at the door.

Night bus 3M: price for every party size →

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