Lisboa By Train

Pre-Pay Your Way. Ask at the airport tourist office (☎218 45 06 60; open 7am-midnight) about the voucher program, which allows visitors to pre-pay for cab rides from the airport (M-F €15, Sa-Su €18).

Train service in and out of Lisboa routinely confuses newcomers, as there are three stations in Lisboa and one across the river in Barreiro, each serving different destinations. Buses, although more expensive and lacking toilets, are faster and more comfortable. The two train lines with service to Cascais and Sintra (and stops along the way) are most reliable. Contact Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses for further info. (☎808 20 82 08; www.cp.pt. Open daily 7am-11pm.)

Estação do Barreiro, across the Rio Tejo. Has southbound trains. Accessible by ferry from the Terreiro do Paço dock off Pr. do Comércio (30min., 2 per hr., €2.10). Trains go to Pinhal Novo (25min., every 25min., €1.25) and Setúbal (20min., every 40min., €1.75). To get to Évora and Lagos , take a train to Pinhal Novo station and transfer. From Pinhal Novo, trains go to Lagos (3hr., 5 per day 9:04am-8:04pm, €18) and Évora (1hr., 3 per day, €8.50).
Estação Cais do Sodré, just beyond the end of R. do Alecrim, a 5min. walk from Baixa. M: Cais do Sodré. Take the metro or bus #36, 45, or 91 from Pr. dos Restauradores or tram #28 from Estação Santa Apolónia. The station is across R. 24 de Julho, on the river side. To the monastery in Belém, take trains labeled “Cascais Todos” or “Oeiras,” which stop in: Belém (10min., 4 per hr. 5:30am-1:30am, €1.15); Cascais and Estoril (40min., 2 per hr. 5:30am-1:30am, €1.65); and the youth hostel in Oeiras (20min., 2 per hr. 5:30am-1:30am, €1.30).
Estação Rossio, M: Rossio or Restauradores. Travels west. Its destinations, Sintra and Queluz, can be reached using metro connections to other stations or the bus system. You can get off at M: Rossio and walk across the praça for 2 blocks until you see the station on your right. Alternatively, you can get off at M:Restauradores, and go down Av. da Liberdage, and the station will be on your right. The Estação de Sete Rios on the top fl. of M: Jardim Zoológico sends trains every 20min. to Queluz (€1.20) and Sintra (€1.65).
Estação Santa Apolónia, Av. Infante Dom Henrique. Runs the international, northern, and eastern lines. All trains stop at Estação Oriente (M: Oriente) by the Parque das Nações. The ticket office is open M-F 5:30am-1030pm and Sa-Su 6am-10:30pm. There is a currency exchange station and an information desk (English spoken). To go downtown, take bus #9, 46, or 59 to Pr. dos Restauradores. To: Aveiro (2½hr., 16 per day 6am-9:30pm, €24-35); Braga (3½hr.; 7am, 1:55, 4, 6:55pm; €21.50-30); Coimbra (2hr., 24 per day 6am-9:30pm, €15-20.15); Madrid (10hr., 10:05pm, €70); Porto (3-4hr., 20 per day 5:55am-7:55pm, €19.50-27).