This is my second of Lisbon's funiculars after the Elevador do Lavra…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz/elevado-do-lavra-lisboa?hrid=olfsX3u9AAq6V4iNiiW-Sw, this one is a bit more popular as it is not far from the Time Out Market and rises to the Calçada do Combro which leads to the Praça Luís de Camões. The tram ride from one end to the other takes 2:40 and climbs one of the steepest slopes in the city. It opened for passengers in 1892. What's interesting about this ride is that it is not an independent track. The path where the train rides is also open to vehicles and pedestrians. It is considered one of the most picturesque streets in Lisbon, if not Europe. The Elevador is operated by the same Carris that runs the subway, trams and buses. If you've bought a 24 hour pass, you can scan your Viagem card and it's included. Otherwise, you will need to purchase a ticket from the driver onboard - he takes cash. Try to sit in the front or the back for the best views! [Review 19025 overall - 221 in Portugal - 2549 of 2022.]

Conveniently located about a 7 minute walk from Time Out Market, Elevador Da Bica is a good spot to…read morewalk off all the food you ate. If you do plan to go to the market, I'd recommend combining the two in one trip since the elevador is not that close to the city centre. The yellow funicular is the most popular one in Lisbon because of the steep hills. Unfortunately, it wasn't running when we came by on a Saturday at around 2:30. Maybe it only runs on weekdays? Regardless of that fact, it's a cool place for some photo ops. This is where you see all of those Lisbon shots on Instagram. We didn't walk up the entire hill but it was a sight to see. We didn't have time to come back another day to see if the tram was running since our time in Lisbon was limited, but if this is a must-see for you, just be sure to budget enough time on your trip. You never know when it may be randomly closed.

Probably the least well-known of the funiculars of Lisbon, it is the oldest. As these aren't major…read moretourist destinations, it generally doesn't get as busy. This one opened in 1884 and is operated by the same Carris that runs the subway, trams and buses. If you've bought a 24 hour pass, you can scan your Viagem card and it's included. Otherwise, you will need to purchase a ticket from the driver onboard - he takes cash. The tram takes 90 seconds to climb the hill from Largo da Anunciada, by Avenida da Liberdade, to Rua Câmara Pestana. It departs every 10 or 15 minutes and carries up to 42 passengers. It was an enjoyable, if quick ride. Try to sit at the front near the driver for the best view. [Round number review 19000 overall - 198 in Portugal - 2524 of 2022.]

If you're looking for it, you'd never realize that it is a train station as it's in a beautiful…read morebuilding and is NOT labeled as such on the front. I had walked inside to look at the gift shop on the left and saw the Starbucks on the right, but never saw any indication of a train station there, either. Once I KNEW that it was the train station, I looked harder for a sign, and it was up the elevator from the front of the building. Tickets are at the top of the double elevator and should have been easy to get, but I had to try 3 different machines to get it to work. The machine will encourage you to get a round trip, and know that the round trip ticket is all on one ticket. You won't be issued 2 tickets. The ticket is needed to get in and out of the stations, so make sure to hang onto it until after you've left your final destination. The place is super clean...one of the cleanest train stations I have been in. I wanted this review out here in case someone needed it. I hope it helps folks to avoid the couple of hiccups I had there.

Not a huge station but perfectly adequate for commuters and tourists like me leaving Lisbon for…read moreother spots in Portugal. Today's day trip was to Sintra. Bonus for me, the station has a few dozen luggage lockers. Easy to operate and now I don't have to bring my roll aboard suitcase with me all day today! Trains to Sintra are every half hour or so and they take about 40 minutes to get to the destination. The station has a couple of vending machines and a small coffee shop while you wait for your train. Automated ticket vending machines are in Portuguese and English, accepting coins, notes and cards. I was able to quickly purchase my round trip ticket. A quick swipe at the turnstile and I boarded. A couple of points off because the lockers only accept coins and not notes. The cashier at the ticketing window not only would not make change, she would not even tell me where I could get change. (There's a ginginja shop at the bottom of the stairs and I bought a quick shot for €1.45 so now I have change.) If there is direct access to the Rossio metro station, they need to improve their signage. I was only able to get to it by leaving the station, crossing the street and then finding the stairs at street level to access the metro. [Review 16560 overall - 82 in Portugal - 70 of 2022.]

Quality/Quantity - Taking the local train. If you are following, we take Uber (ride share) when our…read moredaughter joins us (spoiled), but I take public transportation after she leaves. Since we have been to Lisbon, Portugal many times, we decided to take a local train to Cascais. What a beautiful city. Ambiance - Local train, not good or bad. Not busy. Not clean, but also not dirty. On time. Service - Had a hard time trying to buy our tickets as the machines were NOT in English. And struggled using Google Translate while underground. The people around us were too busy to help us. Finally, we went to the cafe to ask for help. The owner sold us a one day pass rather than a round trip pass... Since we had the more expensive pass (double the price rather than round trip tickets) we decided to make an extra stop at Belem to get our $$ worth. Then when we got back, we found these two tourist girls also struggling to buy their train tickets, so we gave them ours as we were trying to pay it forward. Glad the tickets can get more use. I do not think they were trying to rip us off, but there was a language barrier. We appreciated the help. Price - Bought a one day pass. I think we paid approximately $8 US for each ticket. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success.

In addition to being the terminus of the Linda Verde (green line), this station has tram and bus…read moreconnections plus the ferry across the Tagus to Cacilhas, Seixal, and Montijo. On the green line, the next station is Baixa-Chiado towards Telheiras. The metro station is completely handicapped accessible with lifts and escalators between the street level and platform level. There are automated ticket vending machines for the metro. I was here to catch the ferry, which of course is at street level. Separate vending machines for ferry tickets and a clear display indicating not only how long until the next ferry departs, the gate (there are three gates) and what percentage full. Purchasing the ferry ticket was easy (only €1.80 including the €0.50 for a new Viagem card) and quick. I was able to buy my ticket at 16:35, scan it and still board the 16:40 ferry to Cacilhas. There is a small waiting area and then boarding the ferry was easy. [Review 16625 overall - 142 in Portugal - 136 of 2022.]

Tram 28 is one of the more touristy things to do when visiting Lisbon, the old 1930s-style trams…read morehave become a symbol of the city, and the route between Martim Moniz and Campo Ourique connects some of the city's most iconic neighbourhoods, like Alfama, Baixa, and Chiado. I rode the tram in both directions, the route is 7 km long and takes under an hour, obviously, this can be dependent on traffic. The trams are old and can get very full at the best of times, let alone peak service and rush hour, as tourists and commuters both use the service, so do plan ahead. When I ended up getting on the tram at Martim Moniz, there was a very long line and it took the fourth tram (they were all lined up one after another) to actually get on service, for my return journey, it became so uncomfortable due to the number of people standing and the constant stopping for traffic. (The trams can run on the same roads as the cars, so you're competing with road traffic as well as pedestrians and traffic lights). PRO TIP: Purchase a 24-hour transport pass from a Metro station, this allows you 24 hours of travel hopping on and off Lisbon's transport system, which means you can also use your ticket for Tram 28, which you use for the subway. If you don't have the ticket, you'll have to pay 3 euros cash on board for a one-way journey. If you're planning to travel in both directions, be prepared to disembark the tram and wait as all passengers must get off at the terminus station, and it's to the back of the queue if you want to reboard. The journey was pretty cool, it allowed me to see sights around the city. As you passed through Lisbon's hills and narrow streets, it allowed you to see a narrative of the city that you wouldn't get on the trams or the subway, you could see the tram being photographed by passers-by throughout the route. 4* - A great way to see so much of Lisbon in little time, and it works out excellent value with the 24-hour public transportation ticket, although do avoid using the service at peak times, as it just gets so busy and so uncomfortable, and I ended up having to depart the tram earlier than I would have liked on my return journey just to get some fresh air. On a personal milestone, this marks review number #4200 for me and is a nice way to mark the occasion.

After reading several best of blogs, Tram 28 kept coming up as a must do. We finally broke down…read moreand did the most touristy thing I can think of. However, I was quite surprised at how nice it was. The tram can get quite packed at times, however if you start early in the day it is a fun way to get around Lisbon and in some of the tight spots that a bus can't go. We've ended up riding 28E a couple of times to expedite moving around the city. We've found that 24E and 18E actually are better routes for most of the places/restaurants that we frequent. Riding the tram is a great way to see parts of Lisbon you might otherwise miss.

This tour company was fantastic. Very organized and the tour guides are quite knowledgeable. We…read moredid two tours. We booked the small group walking tour on our first morning in Lisbon so that we could get a better understanding of the city and the culture and the history. We were incredibly impressed by Daniel Ribeiro who was our tour guide. His knowledge was really impressive and we learned so much on our three hour plus tour. He took his time and seemed to really enjoy showing us all the city. And best of all, he gave us some fantastic recommendations that we used a lot for the rest of our trip. Next we wanted to explore Sintra and get out of the city for a day. So we also signed up for the day trip to Sintra and Cascais. This was a great way to get to see Sintra and Cascais with an additional stop to see the most western part of Europe. The day itself was a little cloudy but it was April in Portugal. The palace was still incredible and what made it so great was our guide Andres. Unlike more tours where they drop you off and say meet you back in an h our, Andres actually acts as your tour guide through the palace and his knowledge was just so helpful in making us understand the history of it all. It was very appreciated. At the meeting place at the start of the day, there were so many people going on this tour, but we were split up into much smaller groups of like 6 people and each assigned a tour guide. It was all very well organized.

Our guide Natália was amazing! She was super funny and friendly. The walk through the city was very…read morenice and comfortable and included tastes of traditional tart, wine, and cod cake. It was fascinating to learn about the history and the walk gives you everything you need to know for a great trip in Lisbon!

We used Portugal trails to help schedule a vacation. At first they displayed excellent customer…read moreservice but after a medical event occurred on the trip we needed to make some adjustments to our trip. Not disclosing the monetary penalty the changes were made and later we learned cost over 800 euros and we lost many of the vouchers we had previously paid for. We loved cascais and Lisbon and the many day trips we made. A very beautiful country that we plan to return to just without Portugal trails. Do not recommend.

Portugal Trails is an amazing tour company! Every detail of our driving tour of Portugal was…read morelooked after. We had a rental car and preloaded GPS with our itinerary in it, along with sites to see and other important details like restaurants. This allowed us to see all the high points, but we could deviate if something caught our attention - like ancient Roman ruins! We were picked up at airport, taken to car rental, entertainment set up, problems solved and then after this amazing experience, we were whisked off to the airport. This is one of the best holidays I have had. Highly recommend Portugal Trails!

Portugal train station is clean and organized. It is easy to go from one city to another! Love this…read moreplace!

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.