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Travelling Around the
Lisbon Coast

Lisbon and its surroundings offer numerous sightseeing
oppor tunities, and the good road network means that
most sights are only 30 minutes or so from the city centre.
Buses, coaches and local trains are available for visiting
Cascais and Estoril, buses and trains go to and from Sintra,
and there are organized coach tours to the palaces and
the glorious countryside around the town. There is also a
frequent rail service operating from Rossio station to Sintra.
To visit Sesimbra and other areas to the south of the Tagus,
ferries depart from Terreiro do Paço (Estação Fluvial) and
Cais do Sodré in Lisbon, and offer a more leisurely way to High-speed train at Gare do Oriente
cross the river than the busy Ponte 25 de Abril. Alternatively, in Lisbon
the Fertagus train also crosses the bridge on the lower
level. Trains and buses can then be picked up on the Ticketing System
south bank of the river. Discounts of 50 per cent apply
for children from 5 to 12 and
adults over 65; young people
Travelling by Train
and Sete Rios stations and aged 13–25 get 25 per cent off.
The state-owned railway cross the Ponte 25 de Abril Children under five travel free.
company, Caminhos de road and rail bridge. The Family and Friends group tickets
Ferro Portugueses (CP), gleaming Gare do Oriente, are also available at weekends
is responsible for operating near Parque das Nações, and on public holidays on
all trains in Portugal. opened in 1998. It also serves urban trains in the Lisbon area.
There are four main rail as an alternative international Paper tickets have been
lines out of Lisbon. The most terminus, in addition to replaced with pre-paid smart
popular ones with tourists are operating as an interchange cards purchased at vending
the line that runs from Cais do for local destinations. machines in the station. They
Sodré to Cascais on the coast, To reach Estoril and Cascais, are validated by passing them
and the line linking Rossio take the train from Cais do over a scanner at a gate to gain
station to the town of Sintra. Sodré station. The journey access to the platforms and on
Trains to Sintra also leave from follows the coastline and leaving the station. Single, return
Entrecampos, Sete Rios, Oriente takes about 45 minutes. Check or multiple trips can be pur-
and Roma Areeiro stations, and destinations on the screens at chased on the Cais do Sodré–
the journey takes about 45 the station before you travel Cascais, Lisbon Rossio–Sintra
minutes. Santa Apolónia is the because some trains terminate and Entrecampos/Sete Rios–
main station for trains travelling at Oeiras, Parede or São João Sintra lines. One- or three-day
north, as well as for most do Estoril during peak hours. passes are also available for
international arrivals. You can also catch the train unlimited travel on the Sintra,
For those travelling east from Cais do Sodré to Cascais and Setúbal lines. Bicycles
or south of Lisbon, trains Alcântara-Mar, only are carried free of charge on the
depart from Gare do 5 minutes away, or to Cascais and Sintra lines but only
Oriente, Entrecampos Belém, 10 minutes away. in specially marked carriages.
Passengers without a validated
card will be fined.
DIRECTORY
Train Information
The following numbers provide
train information and apply
to all Caminhos de Ferro
Portugueses (CP) train stations
and services:
Tel +351 707 210 220.
∑ cp.pt
Façade of Rossio station, in Praça Dom Pedro IV

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