São Bento Station Porto

São Bento Train Station (Estação de São Bento)

São Bento Train Station in central Porto may lay claim to being Portugal's most beautiful train station with its mansard roof and Renaissance stone façade.

São Bento Train Station was designed by José Marques da Silva, completed in 1903 and inaugurated in 1916.

The French inspired architecture of the station's construction are complemented by the superb azulejos of Jorge Colaço (1868-1942), which were created in the 1930's and depict the history of transport in Portugal, the country's landscapes and Portugal's defining historic moments including the Battle of Aljubarrota (1385) and the Battle of Arcos de Valdevez (1140). Over 20,000 tin-glazed blue and white tiles were used to create these beautiful scenes.

Sao Bento Station, Oporto. — Exterior of São Bento Station, Porto

Train Services to Estação de São Bento

Express trains from Lisbon pull in to Estação de Campanhã from where you can take a local service to São Bento Train Station.

Estação de São Bento has rail links to Barcelos (1 hour-1 hour, 20 minutes), Braga (1 hour), Guimaraes (1 hour, 5 minutes), Aveiro (40-55 minutes), Viana do Castelo (90 minutes-2 hours) and Penafiel.

São Bento Train Station also has trains on the picturesque Douro Line (Linha do Douro) to Régua, Pinhão and Pocinho.

The station is on the Porto metro Line D (Yellow) with the first station south over the River Douro being Jardim do Morro and the first station north, Aliados.