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Tram Electrico Lisbon

101 Reviews Tram 28 is special. Crossing most of the old town, you may enter it at Chiado and it takes you westbound to Sta Catarina (sightseeing), S. Bento (Parliament and PM residence), and Estrela (Church);...

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By train Porto

16 Reviews While we did not actually take the train, it IS worth visiting the central train station in Porto, just down the street from the Cathedral. There are a series of blue and white tiles adorning the...

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trains to/from Lisbon Sintra

18 Reviews I made use of the train from Lisbon to Sintra during my visits to Lisbon in March and December 2011. The following details were correct as at the time of my visits: Trains to Sintra depart from...

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Buses Évora

6 Reviews From Lisbon there's a direct bus to Évora maintained by the RNE - Rede Nacional de Expressos, Lda bus company. The Rede busses depart from the Évora bus terminal: Terminal Rodoviario Avenida Sâo...

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Metro Lisbon

65 Reviews The Metro system in Lisbon isn’t extensive, and is more used by residents than by visitors, but it can be useful for some trips as well as journeys to and from the airport. We used it a few years...

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By metro Porto

12 Reviews One of the most effecient ways of getting around Porto is taking the metro. This is also the best way of getting to and from the airport by public transport. The metro is new and clean and the prices...

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buses around town Sintra

15 Reviews The access to Pena's palace from the park's entrance is not far, but too steep. A small and pretty bus is available, by a couple of euros to cover the distance. Not much money nor service and I...

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Trains Évora

3 Reviews To go to Evora you need to cross the Tejo. The boat ticket from Lisboa to Barreiro costs you 1.30 Euros and the train ticket from Barreiro to Evora costs 8 Euros. From Barreiro you need to take two...

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Buses Lisbon

57 Reviews What’s the best travel card for a tourist, in the triangle Lisbon – Cascais – Sintra? Well, maybe… none. I explain: In Cascais or Sintra and connecting them, the only public transport is bus, owned...

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By bus Porto

13 Reviews Hi, I had a question about where to leave my luggage between plane and bus journeys in Porto, so I thought I'd write a tip with the answers. There is an office (despacho) in the station, where you...

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horse-drawn carriage Sintra

4 Reviews right at the historic centre a horse carriage taxi spot. very tipical and gorgeous scene. they are there to take tourists up the hill, about 4/5 miles to the pena parque and passing the moorish...

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Taxis Évora

4 Reviews There is a taxi-stand at Praca de Giraldo, the main square of Evora. It is certainly the best option to go by taxi to this prehistoric stone-ring , the distance of about 17 km from Evora, at first...

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Train Lisbon

51 Reviews There are many trains a day between Lisbon and Sintra. This trip takes about 40 minutes, and we can use Sete Rios, Entrecampos and Rossio Train Stations. In my opinion, Rossio Train Station (Downtown...

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By plane Porto

11 Reviews Porto has a really nice new airport that connects the city with the world. It was build for the world cup in 2004 and is really a little too big for the traffic it get's but that is just nice when you...

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driving by car Sintra

2 Reviews Driving from Lisbon to Sintra is easy and allows you to explore the are at your own pace. We chose Auto Europe http://www.autoeurope.pt/ and got the car for a week, since we intended to travel south...

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Evora by car Évora

2 Reviews I recommend renting from Europcar. It takes less than two hours to reach Evora from Lisbon (and you will have the flexibility to visit the Os Almendras site, which is not reachable by bus). Parking is...

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Airport and Air Travel Lisbon

59 Reviews On this latest occasion we flew to Lisbon with TAP, the Portuguese airline, from London Heathrow. The flight lasted about two and a half hours. On the way out we were served a light breakfast (yoghurt...

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By car Porto

5 Reviews As the 2nd largest city of Portugal and most important city of the north of Portugal, Porto is mentioned on roadsigns well in advance. Comming from Spain you will have to follow the signs towards...

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Walking Évora

1 Review Évora is a small city, easy to discover walking around. And most streets are so narrow that driving around is not much “comfortable”. I’d highly recommend walking around to discover all the major...

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Ferry Lisbon

13 Reviews Lisbon has 5 ferry boat terminals (estacoes fluviais) which are served by ferries of the Transtejo company. These ferries cross the river to the southern side. The river Tejo is about 2 km wide near...

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By taxi Porto

2 Reviews As usual, like every where Taxi drivers will try to be funny with excuse like airport surcharge and waiting surcharge etc to charge you more. Whether it is Europe or India- everywhere it is same. They...

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Lisboa Card Lisbon

10 Reviews Updated prices for Lisboa Card (from www.visitlisboa.com) (Date 2nd September 2012) Adults: valid 24 hrs: € 18.50 48 hrs: € 31.50 72 hrs: € 39.00 The Lisboa Card includes all kinds of public...

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Walking Porto

2 Reviews The best way to explore Porto's city centre / downtown is to walk. Most must see places are near each other, and while walking you will come across plenty of locals and discover some hidden streets...

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Taxis Lisbon

23 Reviews In September 2009, my sister and I just used the taxi to go from the airport to our centrally located hotel. It only cost us about 18 Euros. I noticed that taxis around the city are affordable, being...

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7 Colinas Card Lisbon

8 Reviews The cheapest way to use the tram or bus it's to buy a transport card at the metro station, at the automatic machine. The card cost 0,50 € and you can reload it with as many trips you need. Each trip...

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Getting Lost

by lezlie981

If you are vacationing in Portugal and you want to get the most out of your stay, it would be wise to rent a car if you are not in a major city like Lisbon. If you find yourself in a less urbanized region of the country such as the Algarve, Alentejo, or frankly anywhere that is not Porto or Lisbon, you will find that relying on public transportation is not the best way to spend your vacation. There is no harm in driving around and getting lost for a while, for you will eventually find where you are and how to get back, simply because towns are separated from one another and you will know when you are in or near a town and when you have left a town. And what better way is there to get to know a place if not getting lost in it? There are also big signs with the names of the towns and arrows pointing you in the right direction. Also a good tip to remember is that towns usually take on a...

TAP Portugal - National Airline, safest in Europe

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My sister and I were travelling in Europe during our "2009 September Birthdays" and we met in Spain, and caught a plane that brought us non-stop to Portugal. We chose TAP because it offered the best rates - we only paid less than $150, booked through Expedia.com. Our plane was on time as scheduled, and though the flight was short, we noticed that the service was excellent.TAP is the National Airline of Portugal, 100% state-owned and a member of the Star Alliance, from which you could also also earn frequent mileage. Also recently in January 2011, according to the JACDEC Airliner Safety Report, "TAP Portugal was rated Western Europe's safest airline" and the world's fourth safest airline, only after Qantas, Finnair and Air New Zealand.TAP Portugal serves 80 destinations in 36 countries across Europe, Africa, North America and South America

Lisboa Card at Information Center.

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Lisbon Tourist Card allows free or discounted entrance to all major Lisbon museums, sights and tours. Your transport around the city is also free, because the Lisboa Card includes all trips on the Metro, public buses, the trams and the Elevadores, such as the Elevador de Santa Justa. And even if you go outside the city, spectacular sights such as the Palacio Nacional de Sintra, the Batalha Monstery, the national palaces of Mafra and Queluz, or the Convento de Cristo in Tomar are all completely free.

bus from Porto

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you can go there by busRua dos Combatentes do Ultramar4600-098 AmaranteTelefone: 255 422 194above is bus station, I have not done it ,been there by car with friends from Porto.this company does the routehttp://www.santosviagensturismo.pt/horarios/AMARANTE-VILA%20REAL-PORTO.pdfhope it helps

Quick travel to Fatima

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Fatima is a common destination, justifying some general sugestions:If you come from the middle east do have in mind that there are no direct connections to Portugal. You have to make a stop in another European capital. The best (cheaper) are London and Paris, so, if you want to see something in France plan your long distance flight to Paris.There are several low-cost connections to Portugal from Paris (Easyjet is the best) but you may check several companies in a couple of sites that do a terrific job: skyscanner, momondo and kayak are very known, and I recently found azdreams that seems rather efficient in Portugal and Spain.I live 50 km far from Fatima and I know that, unless you have strong religious reasons, a couple of hours will be more than enough, but there are several wonders close to Fatima that you shouldn't miss. In a shortage of time, I suggest that you stay in Lisbon and...

airports at Lisbon and Porto

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flying is easy in a country in and out or domestic, the Lisbon and Porto airports are medium size easily walk and well posted, a breeze. The ANA government site list all airports in the countryAt Lisbon you have two terminals easily connected Terminal 1 is the one use for international flights mostlyyou can ask for information at emaillisbon.airport@ana.pt you have info about public transport at Lisbon herehttp://www.ana.pt/en-US/Aeroportos/lisboa/Lisboa/Departures/ComoChegar/TransportesPublicos/Pages/Transportes-Publicos.aspxPorto is considered the 3rd best airport by ACI (airport council international) and only 11 kms from city, the public transport info is herehttp://www.ana.pt/en-US/Aeroportos/lisboa/Lisboa/Departures/ComoChegar/TransportesPublicos/Pages/Transportes-Publicos.aspxother than going to the lisbon airport by metro the rest I did it by taxi, very efficient and cheap...

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take the metro in Lisbon

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great efficient and cheap way to move about in Lisbon if your time is press and dont want to walk is to take the metro, now with a line to the airport as well on the red or velmelha line.There is also azul (blue) amarela (yellow) and verde (green) lines. You can get a ticket for as little as 1,25€ or take a precharge card carristhe trains are safe, clean and efficiently take you every where. I did it. see link below in Englishhttp://www.metrolisboa.pt/eng/

Traveling by Train in Portugal

by Paul2001

Portugal is a very pleasant place to travel through by train. Trains are surprisingly fast, on time and very clean. I also found that they journeys between ciites are not that expensive. The only problem I had was that some towns are not conveniently on the rail line. There I found that during my journey, I traveled with ease from Lisbon to Braga but I headed back down from Braga to Lisbon via Nazare by way of bus because the train did not go the Nazare. Tickets can be easily bought and most attendents can speak some English. Therefore traveling by train in Portugal is a relatively pain free experience.

new rules for tolls in autoestradas

by gwened

easy roads, and short distances but a new system of tolls has everyone going nuts especially visitors.The site is in Portuguese in contactnow with a credit card and 10€ charge per year you will be able to have the tolls pay on them and avoid looking for last minute money or not have credit cards to take the tollcharges. The system should be in place by July 2012 and its call Easy Tollyou can have the site translate to other languages with the help of google as it also tell you conditions on roads, traffic etc herehttp://www.estradas.pt/new webpage in English showing the latest info on toll roads in Portugalhttp://www.portugaltolls.com/en/web/portal-de-portagens/home

Highway Tolls

by swissfondue

Portugal has an excellent highway system, well maintained and signposted. Be prepared to pay tolls on motorways, called Autoestradas which vary in price depending on which part of the country you are travelling through. If you want to calculate toll prices in advance go to www.brisa.pt.There are some motorways in Portugal on which the tolls are electronic only. Basically this means there are no payment booths and the passing of vehicles is detected by devices placed at the beginning of those highways. The highways are identified at the beginning with: "Electronic toll only".On other major roads if there is a ticket dispensing machine you must stop and collect a ticket before proceeding. I'm not sure if residents need to do this but tourists certainly do so if you drive on through behind someone who didn't stop, you will be charged heavily for your mistake. You will then pay your toll fee...

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