Our SIXT rental agencies in Porto welcome you at locations such as Porto Airport, Boavista, and Porto North. With your rental car, explore the double-deck Luis I Bridge over the Douro River, the modern concert hall of Casa da Musica, and the port wine cellars across the river in Gaia. When choosing a vehicle in Porto, select a compact for the one-way streets, an SUV for day trips, a convertible for the coast, or an electric car for an eco-friendly drive.
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SIXT Car Rental in Porto
SIXT’s fleet of premium vehicles, featuring top brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz, ensures you’ll ride in style and comfort. SIXT has many convenient branches available for car rental in Porto, and with flexible booking on the SIXT app, pick-ups and drop-offs are a breeze. Porto’s historic architecture, mountainous inland, and coastal vistas are best accessed by car. With a car rental in Porto from SIXT, you’ll be able to get the most out of northern Portugal.
Driving Tips for Porto
Porto is a blend of antiquity and modernity. It’s important to anticipate what you might encounter while driving, and we have tips to make driving your car rental in Porto a positive rental experience:
- Construction: Large-scale infrastructural construction can be common in Porto, which may disrupt the normal flow of traffic. Use GPS to determine the best route to your destination.
- Parking: There are several free open-air parking lots in Porto's city center. These are great for visiting sights in the densest areas of central Porto.
- Pedestrians: As Porto is a center of tourism, be alert for pedestrians on or near the streets who may cross the street during gaps in traffic, as opposed to waiting for the signal.
- One-way streets: Porto is one of Europe’s oldest cities, featuring many narrow and one-way streets. Always pay attention to the direction of a street when turning.
- Right of way: Traffic coming from the right at intersections has the right of way in Porto.
Best places to visit in and around Porto
When you rent a car in Porto, you unlock the ability to traverse the city's ancient UNESCO World Heritage sites, as well as these unmissable attractions:
- Luís I Bridge: One of the best ways to view Porto’s iconic Douro River is to cross the Luís I Bridge, built in 1886. With a rental car in Porto, you’ll take in the views in all directions as you cross from Porto to Gaia.
- Casa da Música: This striking millennium-era architecture is the first modern construction dedicated to music. It offers an available parking garage onsite.
- Catedral do Porto: This cathedral is nestled in the heart of Porto near the Douro River, and it offers tours and grounds to wander, as well as sweeping vistas of the city. There are several public parking lots available nearby.
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