Archive for the 'Public transport' Category

Costa Caparica: white, unspoilt beaches & Portugal’s most popular gay beach

If you want to escape the hassle and the heat of Lisbon on a hot summer day, why not try the beaches of Costa da Caparica, just across the Tejo river. The locals swarm to the village of Caparica, that looks a lot like Brighton in England or Benidorm in Spain, but just away from the […]

Cais do Sodré, Lisbon’s major railway station and ferry terminal

Cais do Sodré is Lisbon’s major bus, metro, trainstation and ferry terminal to Cacilhas, Seixal, Montijo and ferries to Trafaria and Porto Brandão (near the beaches of Caparica). Or maybe you prefer a cruise on the river Tagus?

Cais do Sodré is serving westbound suburban route to Estoril and Cascais, and subway or bus for any spot in Lisbon. […]

Train from Lisbon Oriente station to Faro and vice versa

Station Oriente is a very beautiful and very famous station, the hub for the various networks of public transportation serving the eastern area of Lisbon, with a metro station, trains, buses, taxis and easy airport links.  The station was created by master architect Santiago Calatrava with a roof of glass and steel.

The Alfa Penduar is a very comfortable and […]

Transfer from Lisbon airport (Portela) to the city by bus or taxi (make sure they switch on the meter!)

There’s two ways of getting to the center of Lisbon from the Portela airport. A taxi is not necessarily more expensive then the bus connections. It depends on the number of persons you’re travelling with. Portela airport is located at about 7 kilometers from the city center, a ride to the city in normal traffic […]

Public transport: tram 28, a ‘must-do’ Lisbon Attraction

If you wanna get a good impression of the city, a very good idea is taking this typical little tram, ‘electrico 28′. It goes all around town. Of course you can hop on and hop off. It passes the castle, Alfama, Graça, Mouraria, Bairro Alto, you name it.