Bus and Metro information for your Erasmus in Porto
Both Metro and S.T.C.P. (Bus) have well constructed websites where you can find all information like timetables, prices and maps, but anyway let me give a little help with that!
The Bus Company and The Metro Company
Visit Bus Company in Porto site and get more detailed information and visit Porto Subway site and get more detailed information
Lets talk about the Metro
Metro has a discount card for students and you as a student should take advantage of that to save some money in your Erasmus in Porto. Its a special ticket for students until 25 years age that lasts for a month, when you go to a metro office to buy your Metro Student Card you should have with you a copy of your ID, a copy and original of your University registration (original is only for verification). Metro has a website in English. Normally Metro is very accurate to meet the time schedules.
Lets talk about Bus, which probably is one of the means of transportation you will use the most in your Erasmus in Porto.
You certainly are going to need to use the Bus in your Erasmus in Porto, so lets take a look at somethings you need to know about Bus, in S.TC.P. (the Porto Bus company) website you have a journey planner which is very helpful for you to find which bus to catch to go from point A to point B. The Bus travel lines show you the pathways, just chose the line you want to know about on the left side and it will show up in the map. If you buy a month card for the bus, you can get some discounts, for example pharmacy Valdez will give 10% discount to customers who present their Card or Monthly Subscription S.T.C.P. Andante on products that are not subject to medical prescription. Check the timetables and late night network in their website if you want to g out at night.
While you do your Erasmus in Porto are you going to visit other cities in Portugal?
To visit other cities in Portugal while you are doing your Erasmus in Porto one of the cheapest means of transportation is the train. They also have an English site and you can take a look at the site by clicking here. You find there all important information, like for example, prices and timetables. You might also be interested in boleia.net a website to get cheap rides from city to city!
Just for the fun and to take some photos ride at least once the “Eléctrico”
Eléctrico is an old transportation in Porto, some are still running, take a ride at least once while your are doing your Erasmus in Porto and take some really nice photos.
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