Travel and transport agencies Portugal

With more than 30 years of experience, Comptoir des Voyages has as a concept the sale of destinations and customized stays led by real specialists native or having lived in the country of your choice. The agency, with ideas that can be modulated endlessly, gives you the opportunity to customize your vacation with the help of advisors-specialists of your destination, for a dream trip around the world. You can build a trip according to your interests and, above all, according to your budget. All you have to do is follow the recipe!

At Alma Voyages, our advisors are fully conversant with the destinations we offer, and each customer is assigned a dedicated agent! You'll then be offered a wide range of travel options, including tailor-made quotes. Alma Voyages offers the best prices on the market, and works in particular with Kuoni, Beachcombers, Jet Tour, Marmara, Look Voyages... If you find a cheaper price elsewhere, the agency will match it, and you'll also get a voucher for your next trip... Catalog on the website.

It is ultra-modern and rather small because it has only one terminal. There are many flights to France: Paris is connected to Porto several times a day by Easyjet, TAP, Transavia and Vueling. Ryanair offers low-cost connections to Porto from Beauvais (connected to Paris by bus) and various provincial cities: Marseille, Lille, Bordeaux, Saint-Etienne and Rodez. Easyjet connects Lyon to Porto, and Transavia also offers seasonal flights from Nantes.

The Porto metro has 6 lines (A to F). Convenient for São Bento station, Avenida dos Aliados, Casa da Musica and crossing the Luis I bridge. It's clean, new and quite pleasant. For stations in the city center, there's a metro every 5 minutes during the day and every 12 minutes from 10pm onwards. For other destinations, allow an average of 15-20 minutes during the day and 30 minutes in the evening. The 6 lines converge at Trindade station in the city center. Line E runs to the airport.

Luzcar is a car rental agency located in Lagos. With over 30 years' experience, this family-run business is ready to help and inform its customers and friends. Their fleet of over 800 vehicles enables them to meet all confirmed bookings. Luzcar offers a wide selection of cars, from popular cars to economy cars, family cars and groups. They also offer special deals for long-term rentals. Luzcar is located close to Praia da Luz beach, which is one of the most beautiful and sought-after in the region. Lagos, meanwhile, is a charming town with picturesque beaches that attract many tourists during the high season.

In a very nice (but not always very fast) way, bright yellow streetscars (the oldest ones have wooden minacles, moleskin benches and sparkling chrome) make it possible to visit the city, finally part of it, because they only ride in the old districts and along the Tagus River, in Belém. The electricos began to circulate in Lisbon in 1873, drawn by horses. We do not succumb to their steep slippery slippers with vengeance, sudden brake strokes and unexpected breaks (due to various and varied obstacles on rails) punctuated by the vehement comments of the driver or even some used. The network consists of 5 lines. Line No. 12 makes a loop of the praça da Figueira through the Sé, the Alfama, the Miraduro of Santa Luzia, São Tomé crossing La Mouraria and Largo Martim Moniz, to return to the starting point. Line 15, with its modern trams, goes from the praça do Comércio to Algés via Belém, and gives a good overview of the docas and the edges of the Tagus River. Line 18 is part of rua Alousndega (praça do Comércio) to go to Cemitério Ajuda, above Belém. The route on line No. 25 is interesting, because it connects the praça do Comércio to the Campo Ourique through notably Madragoa and Lapa. As for line No. 28, no doubt the most picturesque, it goes from Martim Moniz to Campo Ourique (Prazeres), passing through the old districts of Lisbon: Graça, the Alfama and its monastery São Vicente de Fora, the Castelo São Jorge or almost, la Sé, or Chiado, upper Bica and Estrela. Line 24, recommissioned in 2018, goes from Square Luis Camoes to Campolide, through Príncipe Real and Amoreiras. In general, trams travel from 5:45 a. m. to 1:00 a. m. (service shorter on Saturday, Sunday and holidays). Rates identical to buses and elevators (so you can pay with your vivaviagem card). Throughout the network, you will remain vigilant with regard to pickpockets.

Throughout the year, a "historic" tram service makes two tourist routes.

Porto's historic train station is an attraction in itself, with its magnificent azulejos that everyone comes to see. You will also see mosaics "inlaid" on the surrounding stones, a real work of goldsmiths. As far as transport is concerned, it is mostly suburban and regional trains that go north (Braga, Guimaraes...). A train connects it to the station of Campanhã every 20 minutes. Depending on the location of your accommodation, check which station is the closest... Luggage lockers are available, on the left as you enter.

Lisbon's only airport. It has a high level of traffic, which has increased in recent years. The arrival in Lisbon is often very impressive, don't miss it from the window! Often, after the meanders of the Tagus and the estuary, the plane flies over the city very close to the houses, as if it didn't really know where to land... And if there is a little wind, the landing is memorable. From the airport,you can then travel to the city by aerobus, metro, bus or taxi.

Lisbon has various railway stations. The Santa Apolónia and Oriente stations welcome long-distance trains. The Entrecampos station connects the northern suburbs, and a few trains cross the Tagus on the 25-April bridge thanks to the Fertagus company (www.fertagus.pt). For a few getaways, the estação de Cais do Sodré offers the coastal route to Cascais via Estoril while the Rossio station serves Sintra.

Centralizes public transport in Porto and offers interesting multi-transport passes. 59 bus lines, of which 36 run at night until 1 am, and 11 from 1 am to 6 am. The most important bus lines are line 502 that connects Bolhão, Boavista and Matosinhos, line 500 that connects the city centre and Ribeira to Matosinhos along the coast and line 202 that connects the centre of Porto to Boavista and the beaches of Foz. Line 601 connects the airport to Boavista in 40 minutes. For another 10 minutes, the same line arrives in the centre of Porto.

This ferry takes you to Trafaria and from there you have connections to Costa de Caparica. It is not necessarily the most convenient way to reach the beaches of the south and therefore not necessarily the most frequented by tourists who prefer the one leaving from Cais do Sodré. Its service hours are not as long as those of other ferries, as it stops around 10 pm. Always check the time of the last ferry before boarding: times are sometimes random. Your ticket can also be paid with the zapping formula of your transport card.

By choosing Clio, you are opting for an original and enriching travel concept. The success of Clio trips is based on three principles. We propose an itinerary to help you discover the different facets of a country, a town or a region. We provide you with the information you need to better appreciate its history and heritage during a trip to an exhibition or a music festival. And we put you in a small group of people united by their common taste for cultural discovery.

A specialist in hiking, trekking and biking, Grand Angle offers a wide range of tours, both guided and self-guided, on foot, horseback or mountain bike. For Istria on two wheels, from Venice to Poreč, we go through southern Slovenia to enter Croatia via Umag, or from the Alps to the Adriatic via the Alpe Adria Trail, from Cividale del Friuli (Trieste). Another hike takes you from the Slovenian Alps to the Adriatic Sea. Other itineraries focus more on Croatian Istria, with complete tours of the peninsula.

Since 2005, this tour operator has been offering to discover many European countries by minibus (8 people). Robert Barbe, founder of the company, has an excellent knowledge of the destinations in the catalogue and acts as both driver and guide. He organizes departures from all cities in France and Belgium as long as 8 people can be grouped together in the region. This formula, very comfortable, allows to save several hours of tourism per day compared to trips organized in larger numbers.

Ponto CTT is a post office located in Alte. It offers a range of postal and financial services to individuals and businesses. Services available include mail and parcel delivery, banking, bill payments and other services.

In Lisbon, Porto, Fatima and elsewhere, Portugal still bears the traces of its glorious economic past which culminated between the 15th and 16th centuries. It is a country that is all the more pleasant to visit because it offers dreamy landscapes to hikers. Whatever the time you wish to spend in the country of Vasco de Gama and the activities you plan to practice, this travel agency will know how to design the visit adapted to your needs and desires.

Departures to the island by boat with the Viamar company take place near the Péniche fort. They leave at 10am and 12.15pm in May and June with a return at 5pm; at 10am and 12.15pm in July, August and September with a return at 3pm or 6pm (sometimes 5pm in September). Please note that although the ticket offices open at 8am, places are difficult to obtain because of the crowds and the lack of organisation, so it is advisable to get to the port very early. Another safer option: book your tickets on the Internet, but you will still have to arrive early...

The metro operates from 6:30 am to 1 am. There are several formulas: zapping for a journey by metro or bus and formulas to take on a journey by metro and bus (the Carris/Metro ticket). Its oldest infrastructure dates back to 1959. Its decoration is different in each station, which allows you to walk through a kind of art gallery. When you leave the Picoas station, it is indeed a beautiful Parisian vault by Guimard that tops the stairs, but, no doubt, you are still in Lisbon!

This funicular connects the Ribeira at the bottom of the historic centre, near the quays, to the Praça da Batalha, at the very top of the city, near the bridge and the cathedral of Sé. It is a very practical means of transport when you are in a hurry or tired. Above all, it offers a splendid view of the Dom Luis Bridge, the medieval walls of Porto and the different wineries of Vila Nova de Gaia. It was inaugurated in 1891 and renovated a hundred years later, in 1994. To be done at least once for the unique experience and its obvious practicality.

On the docks, or high up, you won't be able to pass by without seeing these eggs hanging in the air, which give the decor the air of a ski resort. And yet, it is here in Porto that this cable car has been transporting its passengers since February 2011, from the Gaia docks to the Jardins do Morro at a height of about 35 metres. The tour lasts about 5 minutes, the view is sublime. Very practical for those who would be tired just by seeing the zigzag ascent to reach the summit on foot. Original experience to live.