Traveling between Porto and Lisbon: Taking the bus
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Key Phrases
Onde compro o bilhete?
Where do I buy the ticket?
A que horas sai o próximo autocarro?
What time does the next bus leave?
Só ida.
One-way only.
Skills You'll Learn
Ask and confirm a bus route between two cities (from/to).
Perguntar e confirmar a rota de autocarro entre duas cidades (de/para).
Buy tickets by asking where to purchase and choosing one-way vs. round trip.
Comprar bilhetes: perguntar onde comprar e escolher só ida vs. ida e volta.
Ask for practical travel details: departure time, platform number, and arriving early.
Pedir detalhes práticos de viagem: hora de saída, número da plataforma e chegar mais cedo.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re at the bus station in Porto, asking about the next bus to Lisbon—where to buy the ticket, the departure time, the price, and which platform to use.
Olá! Vais de Porto para Lisboa de autocarro?
Hello! Are you going from Porto to Lisbon by bus?
Sim, vou. Onde compro o bilhete?
Yes, I am. Where do I buy the ticket?
Podes comprar online ou na bilheteira da estação.
You can buy it online or at the station ticket office.
A que horas sai o próximo autocarro?
What time does the next bus leave?
Sai às 10h30. Queres esse?
It leaves at 10:30. Do you want that one?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá!
oh-LAH
Hello!
Vais do Porto?
vaysh DOH POR-too
Are you going from Porto?
💬 [do] is [de] + [o]. The same contraction happens a lot in Portuguese: [de Lisboa], but [do Porto], [da estação].
See breakdown →Vais para Lisboa?
vaysh PAH-rah leez-BOH-uh
Are you going to Lisbon?
Vais do Porto para Lisboa?
vaysh DOH POR-too PAH-rah leez-BOH-uh
Are you going from Porto to Lisbon?
💬 Portuguese usually uses [de] for where you come from and [para] for where you're going: [do Porto para Lisboa], [de casa para o trabalho].
See breakdown →De autocarro
duh ow-toh-KAH-hoo
By bus
💬 With transport, Portuguese often uses [de] + the vehicle: [de autocarro], [de comboio], [de metro]. It works like a reusable pattern for saying how you're travelling.
See breakdown →Sim.
seem
Yes.
Vou.
VOO
I’m going.
Sim, vou.
seem VOO
Yes, I am.
Onde compro?
ON-duh KOHM-proh
Where do I buy (it)?
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