Why go
- City in Portugal.
- 1 curated must-see attraction on record, including Douro Valley.
- Served by Vila Real Airport (VRL).
- Home to roughly 1,265,000 people.
History
Porto, also known in English as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 273,476 people in a municipal area of 41.42 km2 (16 sq mi). As of 2025, the Porto metropolitan area has around 1.9 million people in an area of 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
Must-see attractions
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 22 airlines, 61 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 36 routes: Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bremen, Brussels, Carcassonne, Chalons, Charleroi, Clermont-Ferrand, Dole, Dortmund, Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro, Gran Canaria, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, La Rochelle, Lille, Lisbon, Liverpool, London, Maastricht, Madrid, Marseille, Memmingen, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, St-Etienne, Strasbourg, Tenerife, Tours, Valencia, Weeze
- TAP Portugal TP (A320, Fokker 100, A319, ERJ-145, A330-200, 313…) · 21 routes: Amsterdam, Barcelona*, Brussels*, Caracas, Frankfurt*, Funchal, Geneva, Lajes (terceira Island)*, Lisbon, London, Luxemburg*, Madrid*, Milano*, Newark, Paris, Ponta Delgada*, Rio De Janeiro, Rome, Sao Paulo, Toronto*, Zurich
- SATA International S4 (A320, ERJ-145, Fokker 100, A319, 313) · 8 routes: Barcelona*, Funchal*, Lajes (terceira Island), Lisbon*, Madrid*, Munich, Ponta Delgada, Toronto
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 5 routes: Geneva, London, Lyon, Mulhouse, Paris
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, CRK, CRJ-900) · 4 routes: Barcelona, Brussels, Madrid*, Paris*
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 4 routes: Funchal, Lyon, Nantes, Paris
- US Airways US (ERJ-145, A319, A320, A330-200) · 3 routes: Lisbon*, Madrid*, Newark*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 3 routes: Barcelona, Brussels, Paris
- Alitalia AZ (Fokker 100, ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Milano*, Rome*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich*
- Aigle Azur ZI (A319, A320) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Transat TS (310) · 1 route: Lisbon
- British Airways BA (A319, A320) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319) · 1 route: Brussels
- Etihad Airways EY (Fokker 100, ERJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Finnair AY (A319, A320) · 1 route: Zurich*
- Flybe BE (Embraer 175) · 1 route: Birmingham
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321) · 1 route: Frankfurt
- Luxair LG (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- TAAG Angola Airlines DT (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Luanda
- Thai Airways International TG (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Madrid
- Transavia Holland HV (737-700, 737-800) · 1 route: Amsterdam
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Vila Real Airport (VRL); 10 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: OPO has direct flights to 61 destinations on 22 airlines (incl. Madrid, Barcelona, Brussels, Lisbon, Paris…). By water: 5 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Cais da Estiva, 1.5 km); routes include Cais da Estiva - Cais do Choupelo, Cais do Ouro – Afurada, Travessia Fluvial: Afurada → Cais do Ouro.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Porto, Portugal. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.