Is the Porto Card Worth It? 2026 Status and Prices
The Porto Card is the city’s official tourist pass, with free entry to a handful of museums and discounts on Porto’s big sights, port cellars and river cruises. In 2026 there’s a catch: you may not be able to buy one. Here’s where things stand, and how to work out whether it would pay for itself.
Quick answer: for most visitors, no. The official seller has had the card off sale since the beginning of July 2026 while the product is restructured, and the version with public transport had already gone. When it was on sale, the 24-hour card (€7.50) saved only a few euros on a busy day, and the 48-hour card (€12) about €7 to €11 over two full days. An Andante transport ticket and the city museums’ own €8 ticket do the job just as well.
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What the Porto Card is
The Porto.CARD, to give it its official name, is issued by the regional tourism association, ATP Porto e Norte, and sold through the official Visit Porto and North booking site and the city’s tourist offices. Unlike the Lisboa Card, the latest version is purely a discount card: you show it at museum desks and partner businesses to get in free or pay less. The clock keeps running from activation whether you use it or not.
Can you buy it in 2026?
Not from the official seller at the time of writing. Its booking page says the card has been temporarily unavailable since the beginning of July because of a product restructuring, with no date for its return. In late October 2026 it was still off sale. Some resale websites still list it, so check with the seller that the voucher will be honoured before you pay.
The version with public transport was withdrawn before the suspension. If the card comes back, its prices and inclusions may change.
Porto Card prices (last on sale)
| Card | Price (all ages) |
|---|---|
| 1 day (24 hours) | €7.50 |
| 2 days (48 hours) | €12 |
| 3 days (72 hours) | €16 |
| 4 days (96 hours) | €18 |
These prices were still shown on the official booking page in October 2026, with one price for all ages and no transport option. You bought the card online as a voucher, or in person at the airport, the Porto Welcome Center or the Trindade tourist office, and collected it at the tourist office at the airport or by Porto Cathedral (the Sé). Staff wrote the start date and time on the card, and it ran for 24, 48, 72 or 96 hours in a row, not calendar days.
What’s free and what’s discounted
- Free entry: five or six museums (the official page gives both figures), mostly small city museums such as the Casa do Infante, the Romantic Museum and the Marta Ortigão Sampaio house museum. The official page notes they are free for everyone on Sundays anyway.
- Half price: seven more museums, according to the official page.
- Discounts of up to 50% at more than 130 partners, including the Clérigos Tower, the Palácio da Bolsa, the port wine cellars, Serralves, Casa da Música, Porto Cathedral, the hop-on hop-off bus and Douro river cruises.
- Typical rates: 2026 guides list about 25% off at Clérigos, the Bolsa, Casa da Música and the hop-on hop-off bus, 20% at Serralves, 10 to 20% on river cruises, 10% on the Gaia cable car and up to 50% at some port cellars in Gaia.
- Rules: one discount per venue, and it can’t be combined with other offers such as student or senior prices.
Not included
- Public transport: the metro, STCP buses and trains are all extra.
- Historic trams: paid on board, about €6 a ride. See Porto public transport.
- Livraria Lello: not among the partners the official page names. See our Livraria Lello guide.
- Cellar tours and cruises: discounted, not free, and the rate varies by company.
Does it pay for itself? Two examples
With no transport in the card, the sum is simple: add up what you’d save on tickets and compare it with the card’s price. These examples use 2026 adult prices from each attraction’s official site (Serralves from 2026 guides) and the rates above.
One day in the centre (24-hour card, €7.50)
| Sight | Full price | With card |
|---|---|---|
| Clérigos Tower and museum | €10 | €7.50 |
| Palácio da Bolsa tour | €14 | €10.50 |
| Casa do Infante | €4 | free |
| The card itself | €7.50 | |
| Total | €28 | €25.50 |
That’s a saving of €2.50, and only if the day isn’t a Sunday. Drop the Bolsa and the card costs €1 more than it saves. Add a Six Bridges cruise (€14 to €18, depending on the company) at 10 to 20% off and you save up to about €3.60 more.
Two days with Serralves (48-hour card, €12)
Take day one above, then add Serralves (about €24 for the museum and park, €19.20 with the card), the Romantic Museum (€4, free) and the Marta Ortigão Sampaio house (€4, free).
- Without the card: €10 + €14 + €4 + €24 + €4 + €4 = €60.
- With the card: €12 + €7.50 + €10.50 + €19.20 = €49.20, a saving of €10.80.
- With the city museum ticket instead: the Museu da Cidade sells an €8 ticket valid for seven days at its sites, covering all three small museums. That makes €10 + €14 + €24 + €8 = €56, so the card saves only €6.80.
Transport is extra either way. Rule of thumb: the card pays off only with at least three paid sights a day, including a bigger ticket such as the Bolsa or Serralves.
Who should and shouldn’t buy it
- Worth it for: museum fans with two full sightseeing days covering the Bolsa, Clérigos and Serralves, plus a cellar tour or cruise. The 48-hour card is the best value.
- Not worth it for: people who mostly walk, eat and enjoy the viewpoints and riverside, which cost nothing.
- Families: there’s one price for all ages, and under-12s already go free at the Bolsa and under-10s at Clérigos.
- Sundays and Mondays: the free museums are free on Sundays anyway, and the city museums close on Mondays and public holidays, so don’t start a card on either day.
Alternatives: Andante tickets and direct booking
- Andante Tour: €7.75 for 24 hours or €16.55 for 72 hours, valid on the metro, buses and trains across the whole Andante network with no zone limits, so it covers the airport metro too. It isn’t valid on the historic trams or the Guindais funicular. Buy it at Andante shops, CP ticket offices that sell Andante or Payshop agents.
- Andante card, pay as you go: the blue card costs €0.60. A Z2 trip, enough for most of central Porto, costs €1.40 in 2026, and a Z4 trip to the airport €2.30. An Andante 24 for Z2 costs €5.35, so it pays off from four rides in a day.
- City museum ticket: €4 per museum or €8 for seven days at the Museu da Cidade sites. See Porto’s museums.
- Book direct: Clérigos, the Bolsa and the big cellars sell their own tickets, so you only pay for what you visit.
FAQ
Is the Porto Card still available in 2026?
Not from the official seller at the time of writing. Sales were paused at the beginning of July 2026 for a restructuring, and no relaunch date had been given by late October.
Does the Porto Card include public transport?
No. The transport version was withdrawn before the suspension, so use an Andante card or Andante Tour ticket.
Does the Porto Card include the port wine cellars?
Only as discounts. Cellars have offered up to 50% off, but the rate varies by lodge and you still pay for the tour.
Is Livraria Lello included in the Porto Card?
It isn’t among the partners named on the official page, so plan to buy the bookshop’s own timed ticket.
What’s the best transport ticket for visitors to Porto?
For a few rides a day, a blue Andante card loaded with Z2 trips. For a day of longer journeys, including the airport, the Andante Tour at €7.75.
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