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Metro line EorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Metro line E is cheaper by €23.10. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 25 min against 27 min. The Metro line E varies between 27 and 32 minutes.

Metro line E: 06:06–00:42. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

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 EPre-booked private transferDifference
1€2.90€26€23.10
2€5.80€26€20.20
3€8.70€26€17.30
4€11.60€26€14.40
5€14.50€41€26.50
6€17.40€41€23.60
7€20.30€41€20.70
8€23.20€41€17.80

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
E · 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
27–32 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
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
25 min

This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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