Timetable Porto: time difference and opening hours

Time difference Porto

1 hour's difference with France: when it's noon in Paris, it's 11am in Porto all year round. In Portugal, the switch to summer time is on the last Sunday in March, and the switch to winter time on the last Sunday in October.

Opening hours Porto

To see / To do Porto

The opening hours are quite similar to those in France (between 9am and 7pm). Be careful, many historical sites have summer and winter opening hours. Please check their website. Here, no breaks during the day to take a nap like their Spanish neighbors. If you do guided tours, take the morning session instead (especially in summer because of the heat). Closing days are usually Monday or Tuesday and December 25th, January^1st and Easter.

Enjoying yourself Porto

The traditional restaurants are rather open for lunch and dinner with a break in the middle. Here you don't eat too late and usually the kitchens close around 2pm for lunch and 10pm in the evening. Recently opened restaurants are often open continuously from 12 to 10 or even 11 pm. Monday is the closing day for most of them. Luckily there are still a few establishments open on that day. In August, most Portuguese people go on holiday and you will find many establishments closed. It is sometimes a bit frustrating.

Take a break Porto

On the whole, the timetables are fairly similar to those in France. For cafés and bars open during the day, they operate continuously from 8am to 8pm or even 9pm to 10pm. Opening and closing times can be modified according to the time of year, for example at Christmas.

(To) please yourself Porto

Most shops are open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 7pm. Please note, however, that some shops may close on Mondays and weekends. Shopping centres are open from 10 am to late in the evening (10 pm to midnight) every day, and even on Sunday for the majority.

Get out Porto

Bars open in the evening close on average at 2am, but they are often quite empty before midnight. Some places close later and clubs, of course, are open until around 4-6am. If you want to move around all night, go to Plano B.