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Metro line EorNight bus 3M?

The short answer

For one traveler the Night bus 3M is cheaper by €0.40. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Metro line E is quicker: 27 min against 28 min.

Metro line E: 06:06–00:42. 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.
TravelersMetro line ENight bus 3MDifference
1€2.90€2.50€0.40
2€5.80€5€0.80
3€8.70€7.50€1.20
4€11.60€10€1.60
5€14.50€12.50€2
6€17.40€15€2.40
7€20.30€17.50€2.80
8€23.20€20€3.20

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Where each one leaves you
metro · Metro do Porto, Andante tariffMetro line E
From
Aeroporto station, the terminus of line E at the terminal
To
Trindade in 27 minutes; Bolhão in 28, Campanhã in 33 on trains signed Estádio do Dragão
Luggage
Level boarding, no stated limit. Bicycles by the rear door.
Runs
06:06–00:42
Journey
27 min

Buy a Z4. The airport is zone VCD8 and every central station is four zones away; a Z3 reaches only Senhora da Hora. The operator's own zone counter will tell you Z4 and quote EUR 2.25, which is the 2023 price; the tariff is EUR 2.30.

One card per person. The Andante Azul is EUR 0.60, cannot carry two people through on one journey, and is the only thing the validator accepts — no paper ticket, no bank card. Keep it: it is reloadable for a year.

Validate at the platform validator before boarding. There are no gates, and an unvalidated card is a fine. Take the card out of your wallet: the validator can read the wrong card.

Check the destination. 25 of the 66 weekday trains from the airport end at Trindade; only those signed Estádio do Dragão continue to Bolhão, Campanhã and the Dragão.

The last train is 00:42. After it, the 3M bus leaves the airport at 01:30 and hourly until 03:30, then half-hourly to 05:30.

Works on the new Rosa line have closed the central section between Campo 24 de Agosto and Senhora da Hora on some weekend nights, most recently 22:00 Saturday 12 to 12:00 Sunday 13 September 2026, with STCP buses standing in. Check the operator's news page before a weekend arrival.

Metro line E: price for every party size →

See the operator's fare table
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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