Porto's MetroBus Reaches One Million Customers

The innovative hydrogen bus system recorded over one million validations since its launch in April.

Generic image of an electric bus moving on a Portuguese cobblestone street.
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Generic image of an electric bus moving on a Portuguese cobblestone street.

The Porto MetroBus reached the mark of one million customers, registering 1,006,532 Andante ticket validations between April 20th and October 30th.

The Boavista – Império line of the metroBus, an innovative public transport system using hydrogen-powered buses, surpassed the first million passengers. The daily average of customers on this service, operated by STCP in conjunction with Metro do Porto, exceeds 8,000.
In September and October, following the start of the school year, the total number of customers each month exceeded 200,000. The system offers a frequency of 10 minutes (15 minutes outside of peak hours and on weekends), with a travel time of 12 minutes between the eight stations.
The metroBus operates daily from 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM.
Based on information from the official source: Metro do Porto (03/11/2026)