Porto airport OPO · Metro do Porto
Most Porto trips do not need a hire car.
The historic centre is hills, one-ways and paid parking. Metro do Porto plus walking covers Gaia and the centre.
Do not rent a car in Porto if
- You only do Porto, Gaia and one organised Douro tour.
- You sleep in Póvoa de Varzim or Vila do Conde and use the red line.
- Nobody wants the N222 behind coaches.
Rent at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) if
- Two or more adults, your own Douro viewpoints, luggage, children.
- You land late and go straight to the coast.
- You add Peneda-Gerês or a quinta off the train line.
If you do rent
Compare Porto airport (OPO) and read the insurance excess before you pay.
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