diff --git a/modules/mariadb/mariadb.go b/modules/mariadb/mariadb.go
index 4036cacc76..ab1437e94d 100644
--- a/modules/mariadb/mariadb.go
+++ b/modules/mariadb/mariadb.go
@@ -197,12 +197,7 @@ func (c *MariaDBContainer) MustConnectionString(ctx context.Context, args ...str
 }
 
 func (c *MariaDBContainer) ConnectionString(ctx context.Context, args ...string) (string, error) {
-	containerPort, err := c.MappedPort(ctx, "3306/tcp")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	host, err := c.Host(ctx)
+	endpoint, err := c.PortEndpoint(ctx, "3306/tcp", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -215,6 +210,6 @@ func (c *MariaDBContainer) ConnectionString(ctx context.Context, args ...string)
 		extraArgs = "?" + extraArgs
 	}
 
-	connectionString := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s:%s)/%s%s", c.username, c.password, host, containerPort.Port(), c.database, extraArgs)
+	connectionString := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s)/%s%s", c.username, c.password, endpoint, c.database, extraArgs)
 	return connectionString, nil
 }
diff --git a/modules/meilisearch/meilisearch.go b/modules/meilisearch/meilisearch.go
index 687a1d61ca..10c1632fed 100644
--- a/modules/meilisearch/meilisearch.go
+++ b/modules/meilisearch/meilisearch.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -104,15 +103,5 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, img string, opts ...testcontainers.ContainerCustom
 // Address retrieves the address of the Meilisearch container.
 // It will use http as protocol, as TLS is not supported at the moment.
 func (c *MeilisearchContainer) Address(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	containerPort, err := c.MappedPort(ctx, defaultHTTPPort)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("mapped port: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	host, err := c.Host(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("host: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return "http://" + net.JoinHostPort(host, containerPort.Port()), nil
+	return c.PortEndpoint(ctx, defaultHTTPPort, "http")
 }
diff --git a/modules/memcached/memcached.go b/modules/memcached/memcached.go
index 384b18614a..acc3b480b0 100644
--- a/modules/memcached/memcached.go
+++ b/modules/memcached/memcached.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package memcached
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
@@ -52,15 +51,5 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, img string, opts ...testcontainers.ContainerCustom
 
 // HostPort returns the host and port of the Memcached container
 func (c *Container) HostPort(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	host, err := c.Host(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("host: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	port, err := c.MappedPort(ctx, defaultPort)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("port: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return net.JoinHostPort(host, port.Port()), nil
+	return c.PortEndpoint(ctx, defaultPort, "")
 }
diff --git a/modules/milvus/milvus.go b/modules/milvus/milvus.go
index b35cc99335..79e886ee86 100644
--- a/modules/milvus/milvus.go
+++ b/modules/milvus/milvus.go
@@ -30,15 +30,7 @@ type MilvusContainer struct {
 // ConnectionString returns the connection string for the milvus container, using the default 19530 port, and
 // obtaining the host and exposed port from the container.
 func (c *MilvusContainer) ConnectionString(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	host, err := c.Host(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	port, err := c.MappedPort(ctx, grpcPort)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", host, port.Port()), nil
+	return c.PortEndpoint(ctx, grpcPort, "")
 }
 
 // Deprecated: use Run instead
diff --git a/modules/minio/minio.go b/modules/minio/minio.go
index 6547a9003b..4805716caf 100644
--- a/modules/minio/minio.go
+++ b/modules/minio/minio.go
@@ -46,15 +46,7 @@ func WithPassword(password string) testcontainers.CustomizeRequestOption {
 // ConnectionString returns the connection string for the minio container, using the default 9000 port, and
 // obtaining the host and exposed port from the container.
 func (c *MinioContainer) ConnectionString(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	host, err := c.Host(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	port, err := c.MappedPort(ctx, "9000/tcp")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", host, port.Port()), nil
+	return c.PortEndpoint(ctx, "9000/tcp", "")
 }
 
 // Deprecated: use Run instead
diff --git a/modules/mockserver/mockserver.go b/modules/mockserver/mockserver.go
index b53f164e86..022095540c 100644
--- a/modules/mockserver/mockserver.go
+++ b/modules/mockserver/mockserver.go
@@ -54,15 +54,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, img string, opts ...testcontainers.ContainerCustom
 	return c, nil
 }
 
-// GetURL returns the URL of the MockServer container
+// URL returns the URL of the MockServer container
 func (c *MockServerContainer) URL(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	host, err := c.Host(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	port, err := c.MappedPort(ctx, "1080/tcp")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", host, port.Int()), nil
+	return c.PortEndpoint(ctx, "1080/tcp", "http")
 }
diff --git a/modules/mongodb/mongodb.go b/modules/mongodb/mongodb.go
index 83c7c6765a..76a3c57125 100644
--- a/modules/mongodb/mongodb.go
+++ b/modules/mongodb/mongodb.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
@@ -119,17 +118,13 @@ func WithReplicaSet(replSetName string) testcontainers.CustomizeRequestOption {
 // ConnectionString returns the connection string for the MongoDB container.
 // If you provide a username and a password, the connection string will also include them.
 func (c *MongoDBContainer) ConnectionString(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
-	host, err := c.Host(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	port, err := c.MappedPort(ctx, "27017/tcp")
+	endpoint, err := c.PortEndpoint(ctx, "27017/tcp", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	u := url.URL{
 		Scheme: "mongodb",
-		Host:   net.JoinHostPort(host, port.Port()),
+		Host:   endpoint,
 		Path:   "/",
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/mssql/mssql.go b/modules/mssql/mssql.go
index 88b934cb13..d93de3feb0 100644
--- a/modules/mssql/mssql.go
+++ b/modules/mssql/mssql.go
@@ -154,19 +154,14 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, img string, opts ...testcontainers.ContainerCustom
 
 // ConnectionString returns the connection string for the MSSQLServer container
 func (c *MSSQLServerContainer) ConnectionString(ctx context.Context, args ...string) (string, error) {
-	host, err := c.Host(ctx)
+	endpoint, err := c.PortEndpoint(ctx, defaultPort, "")
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("host: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	containerPort, err := c.MappedPort(ctx, defaultPort)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("mapped port: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("port endpoint: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	extraArgs := strings.Join(args, "&")
 
-	connStr := fmt.Sprintf("sqlserver://%s:%s@%s:%s?%s", c.username, c.password, host, containerPort.Port(), extraArgs)
+	connStr := fmt.Sprintf("sqlserver://%s:%s@%s?%s", c.username, c.password, endpoint, extraArgs)
 
 	return connStr, nil
 }