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Lisbon to Porto by train or bus

About 315 km. The train is fastest at 3.1 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹960 per person.

Porto to Lisbon

Fastest

Train

Alfa Pendular (CP), Lisbon–Porto Campanhã

3.1 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

Rede Expressos / FlixBus coach

from ₹960 per person

Best value

Bus

Rede Expressos / FlixBus coach

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainAlfa Pendular (CP), Lisbon–Porto Campanhã3.1 h₹2,290–₹5,310per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
TrainIntercidades (CP), Lisbon–Porto Campanhã3.5 h₹1,810–₹4,320per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
BusRede Expressos / FlixBus coach3.9 h₹960–₹2,340per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Train, Alfa Pendular (CP), Lisbon–Porto Campanhã: Every ticket has a reserved seat. Promo fares from about €21.50 are limited and go weeks ahead; Conforto (1st class) is €49.90. Change at Campanhã for São Bento in the centre.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · Alfa Pendular (CP), Lisbon–Porto Campanhã₹4,580–₹10,620₹9,160–₹21,240
Train · Intercidades (CP), Lisbon–Porto Campanhã₹3,620–₹8,640₹7,240–₹17,280
Bus · Rede Expressos / FlixBus coach₹1,920–₹4,680₹3,840–₹9,360

Once you’re in Porto

  • Best time: April – October
  • Typical stay: 3 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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