Porto

Confeitaria do Bolhao

Confeitaria do Bolhao
Address: Rua Formosa 339, Porto, Portugal
Opening Hours: 7am to 9pm Sunday to Friday, 7am to 7:30pm Saturday

If you’re looking for the perfect place for breakfast or an afternoon snack in Porto, look no further than Porto’s Confeitaria do Bolhao cafe.

Tucked away on a street opposite the famous Mercado do Bolhao market in Porto, the Confeitaria do Bolhao is a great place for pastries. The cafe has a great seating area for those wanting to sit and savor their traditional Portuguese sweets and a cup of coffee or tea. Additionally, it has a speedy counter service for those on the go.

On your visit to the Confeitaria do Bolhao, make sure to stock up on yummy croissants, doughy fogaca, and other mouth watering snacks before wandering through the Mercado do Bolhao market across the street.

Residencial Pao de Acucar Hotel in Porto

Residencial Pao de Acucar Hotel
Address: Rua do Almada, 262, Porto, Portugal 4050-032
Phone: +351 22 200 24 25

The Residencial Pao de Acucar hotel in Porto is located right in the heart of the city, just off the sprawling Avenida dos Aliados.

Six stories high and offering competitive rates, the Residencial Pao de Acucar is the perfect hotel for those wanting a reasonably priced place to stay in Porto’s city center.

Rooms at the Residencial Pao de Acucar hotel are small, but have nice ensuite bathrooms, large windows, satellite televisions, Wi-Fi access, mini bars, and telephones. Rooms range from singles and doubles to king size suites and family suites.

There is also a great roof terrace that guests can enjoy. If you can, try to get a room that opens onto the roof terrace so that you have direct access to it.

Rooms at the Residencial Pao de Acucar hotel in Porto run from 42.00 euros per night for a single room to 52.50 euros per night for a double room.

Trains from Porto to Lisbon

Porto
Porto, Portugal

Trains from Porto to Lisbon run daily from Porto’s Campanha train station to Lisbon’s Santa Apolonia train station. There are two types of trains that travel from Porto to Lisbon: Intercidade (IC) and Alfa Pendular (AP). The difference is time (AP trains are faster) and price (IC trains are less expensive).

IC Trains from Porto to Lisbon
There is an IC train from Porto to Lisbon on weekdays at 52 minutes past every even hour from 6:52am to 4:52pm, then another at 7:52pm.

The train journey from Porto to Lisbon takes 3 hours and 8 minutes on IC trains. A first class train ticket on IC trains to Lisbon costs 35.50 euros one way. A second class ticket costs 24 euros one way.

AP Trains from Porto to Lisbon
On most weekdays there is an AP train to Lisbon at 45 or 47 minutes past every odd hour from 5:47am to 3:47pm (also at 6:47am), then trains at 4:47pm, 5:45pm, 6:47pm, and 8:47pm.

Train travel from Porto to Lisbon on AP trains takes between 2 hours, 43 minutes and 2 hours, 53 minutes.

A first class train fare on AP trains from Porto to Lisbon costs 31.50 euros one way if you buy a ticket online in advance, and 42.00 euros if you do not. A second class ticket costs 30 euros for a single.