Trying to book a train from Lisbon Oriente to Porto Sao Bento and no options for 1st Class AP show up. When I type in the other train location in Porto, it shows up. Can anyone explain why this is? The Campanha train station is a bit of a distance from our rental and I really want 1st Class . Please, no judgement on that one. This is a special trip for my family. Thanks for any advice given.
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
3026 posts
Take the 1st class option, then take a taxi/Uber to your hotel. I suspect you would need to transfer to get to Sao Bento.
Posted by
Green Bay
22538 posts
Obviously, the short connection from Porto Campanha to Porto Sao Bento is a regional train with no 1st class seats. Since they cannot give you a 1st class seat on this 4 minute ride, they apparently can't sell you a 1st class ticket for the long haul from Lisbon. Thus buy a ticket to Porto Campanha. You can buy the connecting ticket separately if you like.
Posted by
California 🦋
5373 posts
Are you trying to book your train tickets via the official Portugal Railway website www.cp.pt?
If so, you should be able to book first class AP train tickets from Lisboa Oriente to Porto São Bento, and the ticket price includes a free transfer on a local (Urban) train from Campanhã to São Bento.
It’s a 4 minute train ride and the trains travel frequently.
When my daughter and I visited Portugal we bought first class train tickets because the price was only a few extra €, when compared to second class, since I booked them a couple of months prior to our trip.
Wishing you a great trip!