Hi we are staying 5 nights in Lisbon and 5 nights in Porto, and I have one night in between that I haven’t booked a hotel yet. The plan was to take the train from Lisbon to Porto. I would like to see Tomar. I don’t think we will have a car, so I’m wondering: (i) private tour to/from Lisbon or Porto? Or (ii) private driver, in order to stop in several places, to/from Lisbon or Porto? Or (iii) just stay in Tomar or somewhere nearby? Any thoughts/ suggestions?
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If you're taking public transit, the easiest is to take the bus from Lisbon ( Sete Rios) to Tomar and from Tomar to Porto (Campanhã).
Use Redeexpressos official site.
https://rede-expressos.pt/en/timetables
It's possible to take train but it takes longer between Tomar and Porto and requires several transfers.
https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/buy-tickets
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USA
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We recently did this trip
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Washington, DC USA
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I found it easy to take a train from Lisbon (Santa Apolonia) to Tomar. I stayed one night in Tomar. From Tomar to Porto, I changed trains at Entroncamento (and Porto Camphana). I don't remember if I compared train and bus options. I agree that if you want to stop several places with just one day, a car or private driver would be good.