Getting Around Lisbon

Someone was asking in VT forum about cruises from Lisbon.

For a detailed search, here I list the links to all companies using Lisbon's harbour in their cruises:

AIDA CRUISES
ARCÁLIA SHIPPING
CELEBRITY CRUISES
CLIPPER CRUISES
CLUB MEDITERRANNÉE
COMPAGNIE ILLES PONANT
COSTA CRUISES
CRYSTAL CRUISES
CUNARD
FRED OLSEN
HANSA TOURISTIK
HAPAG LLOYD
HEBRIDEAN ISLAND CRUISES
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE
IBEROJET CRUCEROS
ISLAND CRUISES
KRISTINA CRUISES
LINDBAD EXPEDITIONS
MAJESTIC INTERNATIONAL
MSC CRUISES
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
NORWEGIAN COASTAL
NYK CRUISES
OCEANIA CRUISES
ORIENT LINES
P & O CRUISES
PETER DEILMANN
PRINCESS CRUISES
RADISSON S. SEAS
REDERIJ CLIPPER
RESIDENSEA
ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL
AGA SHIPPING
SEA CLOUD CRUISES
SEABOURN C. LINE
SEADREAM YATCH CLUB
SILVERSEA CRUISES
THOMSON CRUISES
TRANSOCEAN
UNICOM MANAGEMENT
WINDSTAR CRUISES

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The best way to reach the city is taking the underground.
Single ticket: 1.25 EUR
24 hours ticket: 5.0 EUR (also used in buses, trams and elevators)

For the first time, a card must be bought for 0.5 EUR.

We bought day tickets from a machine in the metro station. It cost 4Euros 60cents plus 50 cents for the card and could be reloaded in the machine each day. We used it on the metro and trams. I believe it was also valid for buses. We even got on the Sant Justa's Elevator with it. Pretty Convenient.

Hi. I've found something that could be interesting for you. Check this:
http://www.scooter-mania.pt/
choose english version :)
the prices come from 25 euros per day (50 c.c)
The location is very good, because is in down town (Baixa Lisboeta).
Have fun
Pedro

Transportation around Lisbon is not as reliable as in other cities of Europe. There are huge traffic jams on rush hours and buses aren't reliable at all. They are also the most expensive means of public transportation, 1,20 euros. Now Carris, the company that runs most of the buses has installed a system that tells you how long you have to wait but this is never right. The metro is very reliable though, you can go almost everywhere in town and it's quite cheap, a ticket is 0,70 euros. Another option would be to take a taxi but this can be tricky. See my tip on taxis for some details. The picture is a very good map of the metro lines in Lisbon.

To reach Lisbon, Either the train or plane suits you well because both leed to the city area and is not expensive to get to the town centre by taxi...

If you want to move cheap and everywhere, just buy a 1 or 3 day ticket, and you will save yourself a lot of money, time and troubles dealing with the transportation (ticket vending machines and the drivers)... It allows you to use, trams, panoramic elevators, buses and subway, perfect no??? You can bye it in central plazas where there are small yellow cabinets saying “CARRIS”...

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Tram 28 the cheaper alternative to the "tourist tram". It follows a scenic route through the city, and is one of the lovely older type of tram. Limited space on board means they are often crowded but, they are plentiful during the daytime, look out for spaces.

Lisbon’s international airport is located about 6km north of the city centre and is well linked to major European cities and further afield.

From Ireland Aer Lingus flies from Cork and Dublin direct to Lisbon and also has flights to Faro in the south of Portugal. Ryanair has no flights to Lisbon but does fly to both Porto and Faro.
www.aerlingus.om
www.ryanair.com

Cheapest flights from the UK are with easyjet who fly direct to Lisbon.
www.easyjet.com

TAP is Portugal’s major airpline and has international links to most European countries as well as providing the small but adequate domestic service...namely to Porto, Faro, the Azores and Maderia.
www.flytap.com