Make Porto feel like home.
New here? Start with this. Pick up your ESNcard at our office and you are in for the trips, the parties and the sports days, with discounts all over the city.
This is what your Erasmus looks like
Events made for members
Legendary parties, weekend trips, surf days and cultural tours, many of them exclusive to ESNcard holders. This is where you meet everyone.
Friends from 40+ countries
Thousands of international students in Porto carry this card. Show up to one event and you will leave with plans for the rest of the week.
Discounts all over the city
Surf classes, gyms, bars, restaurants, transport: your ESNcard saves you money every single day you are in Porto.
The ESNcard pays for itself
Between flights, buses and everyday discounts, most students save the 20€ back in the first weeks. Everything after that is profit.
Ryanair
Exclusive flight discounts and free checked luggage for ESNcard holders.
Flixbus
Discounts on bus trips all over Europe, perfect for weekend getaways.
All over Porto
Surf schools, gyms, bars, restaurants, barbershops, tattoo studios, culture: discounts you will actually use, every week.
Thousands more across Europe
Your ESNcard works in 40+ countries through the international ESN network.
Browse on ESNcard.orgAnd here in Porto
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Made for international students
The ESNcard is the membership card of the Erasmus Student Network. If you are an international student in Porto, or belong to any of these groups, the card is yours to claim.
- Erasmus+ students
- Erasmus+ trainees
- Erasmus+ Full International Degree incoming students
- International incoming students or trainees on a mobility program other than Erasmus+
- International undergraduate or postgraduate full degree students
- EVS participants
- ESNers: active members of a section at the local, national or international level
How to get your ESNcard
Fill in the form
Complete the request form below so we can prepare your ESNcard.
Bring a photo
A passport-sized photo of yourself, printed or digital.
Visit our office
ESN Porto office, Rua de Olivença 27, Porto.
Get your welcome kit
Pick up your ESNcard together with our welcome kit and start using both right away.
Request your ESNcard
Fill in your details and we will have your ESNcard waiting for you at the office.
Everything about the ESNcard
You are eligible for an ESNcard if you belong to one of the following groups: Erasmus+ students, Erasmus+ trainees, Erasmus+ international degree incoming students, international incoming students or trainees on a mobility programme other than Erasmus+, international undergraduate or postgraduate full degree students, and ESC volunteers (formerly EVS).
To get your ESNcard, come to our office (Rua de Olivença 27/29, 4000-369 Porto) and bring a printed passport-style photo of you and 20€ in cash.
The ESNcard is valid for 1 year.
First, create an account on esncard.org and activate your card by adding its number. If you had another ESNcard before, you can simply add the new number to your existing account. After that, you are ready to go. You can check all the discounts on esncard.org and on the ESN Porto website. As long as your ESNcard has not expired, you can use it for all ESNcard discounts across Europe.
To register for our activities (ESN Porto activities), it's required to have a valid ESNcard made in Porto.
You can only get the ESNcard at the ESN Porto office, so you need to be in Porto to get it. When you buy the ESNcard, you receive the card number by email so you can start using the discounts, but you won't be able to benefit from the Ryanair discount before arriving in Porto.
Make sure you have registered on both the esncard.org website and the Ryanair website, and that the details you provide on both are accurate and match. If doubts persist, check Ryanair's help section on discounts and our Survival Guide.
Yes, you can pay online and then just pick your card up at our office (Rua de Olivença 27, Porto). The card always needs to be collected in person.
No, the payment confirmation e-mail is automatic, but the ESNcard code takes a little longer because it is not an automatic process. In a hurry? Just come to the office: if your code hasn't been assigned yet, it will be assigned on the spot when you collect your card.
Yes. ESN events are for ESNcard holders: no card, no event. That's exactly what the card is for.
The partnerships and discounts work in over 40 countries. But events are local: the ESN Porto card gives you access to ESN Porto events. If you live in another city, get the card from your nearest ESN section (someone in Braga should get ESN Minho’s card, for example). If there is no section near you, get it from ESN Portugal.