Renting a bike just for a day in Porto

[FourSeasons]

Has anyone rented a bike for site seeing in Porto, just for a day? If so, recommendations? Please and thank you.

 

[naplesdon]

Personally, my recommendation would be to take the red and/or green double decker bus tours from the main plaza. I know it sounds cheesy but the streets are very busy with traffic and also very narrow. On top of that the topo is really hilly. The bus has a recorded audio describing the places along the route and you can hop off and on at the stops. "A true pilgrim experience, n'est pas?"

 

[Peregrina 2013]

The double decker bus tours around Oporto are wonderful, and probably the best way to get to see much of the important areas in the city with great audio information. It is quite busy as biarritzdon mentions plus I think it's very risky to be on a bike- especially on a work day, however, it's not impossible.

 

[Corned Beef]

Has anyone rented a bike for site seeing in Porto, just for a day?

Blue Dragon, R. de Alexandre Herculano 251, 4000-053 Porto

They also have "talking cars" which are like golf buggies with spoken information. Last October, found their guided cycle tours of Porto excellent as the guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Porto depended on tourism which was cut during Covid, so they are very pleased to see you.

Must also add though I had a bike with me, I hired their ebikes as Porto is split over two cliffs above the Duoro river. There are a few hills.

 

[Former member 22438]

Porto has a nice antique tramline that leads from the center along the Douro river almost to the Atlantic coast. A nice tour
and it is a nice stroll to the coast and back by the tram of in reverse.
Almost at the end of the tramline after the big motorway bridge is a small ferry
opposite the landing of the ferry is a small bar where locals sing and play fado music. Very nice ask the tourist info when this happens to be. We went by tram to the place and had a nice afternoon with the locals and musicians.

 

[Obidad]

Has anyone rented a bike for site seeing in Porto, just for a day? If so, recommendations? Please and thank you.

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Near bridge on Porto side.
We cycled back over bridge to Vila Nova de Gaia side and went south along the Coast. Turned around at an old Seaside Chapel.
One of the best days of our trip.
Came back a couple years later to do the Camino.

 

[Noel & Annie J]

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Near bridge on Porto side.
We cycled back over bridge to Vila Nova de Gaia side and went south along the Coast. Turned around at an old Seaside Chapel.
One of the best days of our trip.
Came back a couple years later to do the Camino.

We're planning to walk the CP (starting in Porto) next month. Any suggestions or tips that you'd care to share?

 

[Obidad]

We're planning to walk the CP (starting in Porto) next month. Any suggestions or tips that you'd care to share?

2019 (walk) - My wife and I used the "Brierley CP Guide" - Did Coastal to Vila do Conde then cut over to Central.
We stayed 2 nights in Porto upon arrival to recover from plane trip. Take two days to get to Vila Do Conde (we did one cause of bad weather.) We stayed 2 nights in Barcelos to do Braga side trip. Book places one or days ahead (we did Booking.com for most). We stayed in mostly private room accommodations by preference (didn't want to get stuck in top bunk). Brierley Guide helps you not miss worthy landmarks/sites. We started going past designated stops and staying at smaller towns. Some places had their own food service. When we come back in the future we will do the Coastal with Spiritual Variant, for a change of scenery. We did love the Central.

 

[lt56ny]

Personally, my recommendation would be to take the red and/or green double decker bus tours from the main plaza. I know it sounds cheesy but the streets are very busy with traffic and also very narrow

We did that years ago when our kids were small in Barcelona and I was amazed how easy and good the experience was.
Or you could just walk. It is a great city to walk in.

 

[Clearwater]

Has anyone rented a bike for site seeing in Porto, just for a day? If so, recommendations? Please and thank you.

Yes. Wonderful city to bike around.
It’s been three years so I can’t remember where it was that I got the bike, but they supplied the helmet and gave me some directions and it was wonderful.

 

[makingtrax]

2019 (walk) - My wife and I used the "Brierley CP Guide" - Did Coastal to Vila do Conde then cut over to Central.
We stayed 2 nights in Porto upon arrival to recover from plane trip. Take two days to get to Vila Do Conde (we did one cause of bad weather.) We stayed 2 nights in Barcelos to do Braga side trip. Book places one or days ahead (we did Booking.com for most). We stayed in mostly private room accommodations by preference (didn't want to get stuck in top bunk). Brierley Guide helps you not miss worthy landmarks/sites. We started going past designated stops and staying at smaller towns. Some places had their own food service. When we come back in the future we will do the Coastal with Spiritual Variant, for a change of scenery. We did love the Central.

I discovered to travel to Braga its quicker and simpler to do a day trip from Porto. Only 1 bus and takes an hour. 7€. Much easier than negotiating yoyr way from Barcelos.

 

[Former member 22438]

I discovered to travel to Braga its quicker and simpler to do a day trip from Porto. Only 1 bus and takes an hour. 7€. Much easier than negotiating yoyr way from Barcelos.

There is a direct train to Braga from Porto São Bento orCampanhá station. 45 minutes and 7€ fair .The station is directly near the towncenter.

Braga is a beautiful town , an ancient Roman city. The month of May is interesting because of Roman games there will be held in the center
most interesting is the sánctuario do Bom Jesus do Monte World heritage site
An beautiful church on a hill overseeing Braga .
ask the tourist info where the bus stop is to that famius landmark.
it is outside the town .

another interesting place is the ancient Portuguese capital Guimarães .
easy to acces by train to. Beautiful town wih an early medieval castle.

Trains also go from SãoBento and Campanhá