While Lisbon is the Capital of Portugal, and considered the most important city in the country, Porto is known as the second-most important city, and the “northern capital”.
Lisbon airport has about 3 times more passengers landing, than Porto Airport (in 2019, about 30M vs 10M in Porto).
The distance from Lisbon to Porto is about 310km (185mi), and the driving time about 2h45 (one way), or 5h30 (roundtrip).
There are two major highways connecting both cities (A1 and A8). While A1 is the most popular one, going through famous cities such as Fatima or Coimbra, the A8 goes along the coast, going through some villages such as Obidos, Nazare or Aveiro.
The best-recommended way to travel from Lisbon to Porto is using a private car transfer service.
This has a cost of 750EUR (Fixed price up to 5 guests), with reservation here: Link 1
Or, alternatively, you can check here for a direct transfer service with driver: Link 2
The other option would be renting a car. A medium-size car with full insurance from Europcar or Hertz, should cost 150EUR to 200EUR for one day. If you leave the car in a different city, an additional fee should apply. Then you should also consider gas, tolls and parking (about 80EUR for gas, roundtrip, about 50EUR for tolls, roundtrip, and then parking depending on where you park and for how long, but eventually 15-20EUR per day).
Alternatively, Driver + Vehicle, point to point, here
For any questions, drop me a message below.
Gonzalo
Founder/Owner of The Lisbon Guide, one of the major blog references in Portugal, established in 2014 and receiving every year 250.000 visitors from all over the world, looking to provide the best experiences in Portugal. In partnership with Portugal Magik for all private tours and transfers across Portugal, Gonzalo loves a good seafood meal at Monte Mar Cascais, and all from Michelin Chef Avillez. Favorite Hotel in Lisbon/Portugal, Penha Longa Resort by Ritz Carlton.
For over 15 years, Gonzalo have been helping thousands of travelers yearly to plan a perfect trip to Portugal. Based in Lisbon/Cascais and working in this field for over 20 years, with multiple ongoing projects. Also an avid TripAdvisor user level 6 with more than 300.000 readers worldwide.
Many years working also as a Private Guide of Lisbon, Sintra, Fatima, Porto, Douro Valley, Evora, and other locations in Portugal.
Related Posts:
