How do I get from Porto airport to Boavista and Casa da Música?

Q: How do I get from Porto airport to Boavista and Casa da Música?

Metro line E: €2.90 for one traveler, 22–27 min. It leaves you at Casa da Música metro station, three stops before Trindade. Casa da Música is 22 to 23 minutes from the airport on every line E train, three stops before Trindade, on the same Z4. The 601 stops at Boavista-Casa da Música about 30 minutes after leaving the airport, ten minutes before Cordoaria.

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Porto airporttoBoavista and Casa da Música

Airport to destination · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to Boavista and Casa da Música

Recommended

21 minutes quicker than the Bus 601, for the same price.

Metro line E

E · Metro do Porto, Andante tariff

22–27 min rideEvery 15 min06:06–00:42

Aeroporto stationCasa da Música metro station

€2.90total for 1 adult€2.90 eachBuy ticketOn Metro do Porto, Andante tariff

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Aeroporto station, the terminus of line E at the terminal

What one person pays arriving with nothing: a Z4 single at EUR 2.30 plus the EUR 0.60 Andante Azul card it must be loaded on, one card per person, both sold by the machines in the station. The card is reusable for a year, so a second ride is EUR 2.30; ten loaded at once earn an eleventh free. A Z4 is valid 1h15 from first validation across the metro, STCP buses and suburban trains. Children under four travel free; there is no child single. A 24-hour Z4 is EUR 8.55, but the tourist Andante Tour 1 at EUR 7.75 covers the whole network for 24 hours and beats it.

Luggage. Level boarding, no stated limit. Bicycles by the rear door.

Hours. Monday to Friday; first train is 05:58 on Saturday, 05:57 on Sunday and holidays. Last train is 00:42 every day, reaching Trindade at 01:09. After 23:00 the interval widens to 30 to 42 minutes (22:57, 23:27, 00:09, 00:42).

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Bus

Bus 601

601 · STCP

33–55 min rideEvery 30 min05:30–00:20

The Aeroporto bus stop outside the terminalCordoaria

Luggage space

€2.50total for 1 adult€2.50 eachBuy ticketOn STCP

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The Aeroporto bus stop outside the terminal

The on-board ticket, sold by the driver for cash, MB WAY or a contactless card, valid for this bus only. It is the only way to ride from this airport without buying the EUR 0.60 Andante card, and for a single ride it undercuts card plus Z4 by 40 cents. With an Andante card the bus is a Z4 like the metro, EUR 2.30, valid 1h15 with changes.

Luggage. An ordinary city bus with no racks.

Hours. From the airport stop, every day. Weekdays every 25 to 35 minutes, 50 late evening; Saturdays and Sundays every 40 to 50 minutes. The 01:10 departure runs only to Rotunda AEP. From STCP's timetable valid 7 September to 6 October 2026, published 10 September.

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Casa da Música is 22 to 23 minutes from the airport on every line E train, three stops before Trindade, on the same Z4. The 601 stops at Boavista-Casa da Música about 30 minutes after leaving the airport, ten minutes before Cordoaria.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Francisco Sá Carneiro into Porto

Your destination

Straight there.

The business district around the Rotunda da Boavista, on the way in from the airport.

Porto Francisco Sá Carneiro

Follow the signs

Aeroporto station

Metro line E · 22–27 min

Boavista and Casa da Música

Metro line E serves Boavista and Casa da Música. Night bus 3M does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Metro line E runs 06:06–00:42, and the Bus 601 runs 05:30–00:20. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Boavista and Casa da Música

Find the stop

Aeroporto station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Metro line E

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Boavista and Casa da Música

22–27 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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A private car into Porto: €26 for four

Four pay €10 on the cheapest way to Boavista and Casa da Música on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €26 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Porto; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Night bus 3M stop at Boavista and Casa da Música?

No. It runs to Avenida dos Aliados in 28 minutes.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Metro line E runs 06:06–00:42, and the Bus 601 runs 05:30–00:20. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.

How far is Boavista and Casa da Música from the centre?