Cyndy's Bottom Line: Efficient and on time…read more *Clean *Ticket salesperson- professional and helpful *Departure trains are on time

Beautiful train station in Lisbon. Located right next to the river, this is a spot that'll take you…read moreall around Lisbon. The metro is located inside as well as the main train area. Just outside you can walk to the ferry, or order taxis and ride shares. There is a ticket kiosk and atm inside if needed.

The Oriente station in Lisbon is a one-stop destination for trains, metro, busses, and rental cars…read more Very busy station as it is a main hub in Lisbon. Estação do Oriente was designed by Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava. He did the new $2BN design for the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, including the Oculus, although he has renowned designs around the world. The bus depot is behind the train station, as are the offices for the rental cars. We weren't sure where to physically leave the rental car, and after going around the entire station once, I finally told my husband to live park in front of the rental offices, near the taxi queue, and it turned out the agent just came out and took the car from us right there. So don't waste time like we did, drive up, leave someone in the car live parked, and go get your agent. Across the street is the large shopping mall, Centro Vasco da Gama. It is very popular with Lisbonites, but welcome to tourists. Typical big city center mall. I was advised by our rental car office that if you need to use the bathroom, do not use the dirty ones at Estação do Oriente, and instead, head to the mall to use theirs. Good advice! Estação do Oriente is in the Parque de las Naciones district, which is somewhat modernized, and filled with high-rise offices and apartments, not the charming look of the Baixa-Chiado and Barrio Alto districts, where all the cultural and tourist activites are. The two main attractions are really just the train station and the mall, but there is also an aquarium and a casino if you are into such things (which you can get anywhere). The metro is under the trains, as with many cities. Signs for the metro are pretty clear. There are stores and eateries in the station, for your convenience. Nothing amazing to note, again, typical of a large train hub. For a busy train/metro station, walkways and platforms seemed decently clean. Lighting is a bit dark, but at least not the annoying brightness of assaulting fluorescence. There are ticket offices as well as many automated machines for train and metro tickets. There are lines at rush hour, but they move fast, and the Portuguese public are very friendly (all speak English), and very willing to help if you have any trouble or questions.

I arrived at Oriente Train Station via the metro/underground to catch a train. Once you exit the…read moremetro/underground, the signage to enter Oriente is pretty poor, so look for very small train icons pointing with arrows. You essentially have to go up about three levels to get to Oriente. Once there, there are ticket machines and a ticket booth. Although I had tickets already, I had a question and the gentleman was very nice and informative (he spoke limited English). I recommend waiting in the main concurse (open air) rather than going to the platform. Whiles there's a canopy over the tracks, it can be quite bright and there's not a lot of room to sit. Another advantage of waiting on the main concourse is there's a little cafe and vending machines. The cafe has a few tables and sells drinks, coffee, sandwiches, and desserts. The cafe only accepts cash. Be ready to deal with an attendant who could be friendlier. Overall, decent train station but it needs better signage, as it lacks a large screen with all upcoming arrivals and departures. You also can't hear announcements very well. Pro Tip: If you want to grab drinks and food for the train, there's a supermarket inside the mall across the street.

During our 6-weeks in Lisbon, the Metro Rossio (Linha Azul--Blue Line) was pretty much our go-to…read morefor public transportation, it being a mere 5-minute walk downhill from our apartment. For the most part, the station has been perfect for our various in-town excursions. Perhaps a bit for attention to cleanliness would do it some good. Lately, there's been water puddling-up at one of the entrances along Av. Liberdade, with no caution signage, which could easily lead to slips/falls. Thus, I'm taking my review down a notch. Otherwise, all is good at Metro Rossio.

This is the metro station. It is completely separate from the train station…read more Located in between the actual Rossio Square and Praça da Figueira, Rossio is located on the Green line of the Lisbon metro. The station is handicapped accessible with escalators and elevators between the street level and the platform level. The station has two tracks that go through the center and therefore, there are two side platforms. There is step-free access and free transfer between the two platforms. If there is a below-ground transfer to the Estação do Rossio for regional trains, I couldn't find it. Upstairs to the street, walk across the plaza, into the station. Platforms are clean and there is a sign indicating how long until the next train is due to arrive. Rossio is between Martim Moniz (toward Telheiras) and Baixa-Chiado (toward Cais do Sodré). [Review 16678 overall - 184 in Portugal - 190 of 2022.]

Alameda is one of the few stations of the network for transferring from one line to another. The…read morestation opened for the green line in June 1972 and was improved with the red line in 1998. The station has four tracks, each with side platforms. The doors open on the left side. On the Linha Virde (green line), it is between Areeiro (toward Telheiras) and Arroios (toward Cais do Sodré). On the Linha Vermelha (red line), it is between Saldanha (toward São Sebastião) and Olaias (toward Aeroporto). The station is handicapped accessible but at least one of the escalators was offline. [Review 16570 overall - 88 in Portugal - 80 of 2022.]

We purchased online 3 tickets for a railway from Lisbon -EntreCampos to Faro as we are making our…read moreway to Adgarve. It was already difficult because we don't speak the language, assuming Portuguese maybe easy to understand because i speak Spanish, we figure it should be fine. My advise, be prepared for the unexpected, when we arrived at the train station few shops were open for service at 11am. The 1st floor is the only area that has a sibgle 27" that is abiut to go. This monitor displays can barely be seen and the information is not updated very often. The area near the supermarket had a ticket booth, in which they spoke English and they directed me to plataform #4. The monitor sadly only gives you updates within 30 mins of your train departure, which makes no sense. A few wide guys are always trying to peddle their services to act as translator or to guide you to your train, others just outright ask you for money as they see you as a target because you carry luggage and backpack. As a New Yorker, i can smell the bullshit from a mile a way and i can spot trouble makers from my daily travels on the MTA in NYC. So of course i got approach and i didnt fall for it but others were not so lucky. Just from speaking out loud, these people can spot Americans- so becareful. The entire station has a police officer at the entrance but his presence was not convincing as it did not detered the homeless or trouble makers. Anyways my train was late 20mins, no updates on the boards. The most hilarious part is that when it finally showed up at 2:35pm, the one board that tells you the train pulling into the station still had the last train that had departed 5 mins ago on display... imagine the people that just got to the station and got in the wrong train.. No way to describe it but- real shit hile station that makes the MTA subway system a first class system in terms of information access. The train itself was crowded, only 1 toilet working, storing luggage on the overhead compartment is difficult unless you are carrying a small luggage. The air conditioner was barely working, at times it would stop and it got really warm on there and when you stepped seated for almost 3.5 hrs, it really sucks. I dont think you need to know anymore, other than be prepared for a very poor experience. By the way, there is assigned seats so dont just grab any empty seat because they will ask you to move if your tickets dont match your assigned seats. By the way the bathroom are on the 2nd floor and you have to pay € 0.50 to use them, by the way a lot more cleaner than the restroom in the train.

We took the metro here & waited for the railway to Sinatra. Tracks are well marked & signs…read moreindicate how many minutes until the next train. They sell pastries here, have a lift for the handicapped but I can't find a bathroom.

When you have a map and taking the high speed train like the Alfa Pendular it's easy to reached out…read morePorto in less then 3 hours. The train is confortable, big room for your leg. You can. Ring your own drink and snack for the ride. The train has a nice clean toilet.