🚕 Taxis and trains
Buying a ticket, the platform, a delay, telling a driver where to go.
Key phrases
Um bilhete de ida e volta para o Porto, por favor.
A return ticket to Porto, please.
A return ticket to Porto, please.
A que horas parte o próximo comboio?
What time does the next train leave?
What time does the next train leave?
De que linha parte?
Which platform does it leave from?
Which platform does it leave from?
Para o aeroporto, por favor.
To the airport, please.
To the airport, please.
Pode parar aqui, obrigado.
You can stop here, thanks.
You can stop here, thanks.
O comboio está atrasado?
Is the train late?
Is the train late?
Good to know. A train is a "comboio" and a station "estação". "Plataforma" or "linha" can both mean platform. "Ida" is one-way and "ida e volta" is return. "Táxi" and ride apps both work.
Next step: Fares, tickets and passes for Lisbon, Porto and the trains (tourists.pt).
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European Portuguese (pt-PT). Pronunciations follow Wiktionary's European Portuguese entries and standard dictionaries such as Infopédia and Priberam. Last reviewed 6 November 2026. Not yet reviewed by a native-speaker teacher: it is a learning tool, not a replacement for one. What was checked.