Lisbon Card

Why do you recommend not buying online? The official website currently offers a small discount of 5%. Are discounts larger when you buy in person? We'll be flying into Lisbon Airport where we can also buy or pickup the Lisboa Card.

I remember with the Lisboa card we had to wait in line to get a ticket to enter “Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, then a second ticket line for entry. Too much pressure to get your money’s worth, not that much of a savings & no senior discount on it. This visit will purchase Via viagem card and load up as we go. Buy senior price tickets to what we Want to see & do.

Agreed - just getting the Via Viagem card would have been better for us also - we were happiest in Lisbon just walking around and taking the public transport when available - we skipped half the sites we were going to visit because of long lines to get in -

How is Lisbon in early October in terms of crowds? We are leaving for Lisbon in 2 weeks!

Personally I would plan on early morning entries for Belem Tower, Jeranimos Monastery, Pena Palace, tram rides, the rest you can do as you please. Still busy with tourists and cruise ships.

Which card in Lisbon, allows you to ride all transportation modes and is is best to get a day pass?
I will be in Lisbon only 1 1/2 days and would like to use public transportation to get around.

I am visiting Lisbon in mid November. Which card is better to get the Lisboa Card or the Via Viagen Card? Can both cards be purchased at a tourist office in Lisbon?

https://www.lisbonguru.com/viva-viagem-or-lisboa-card-which-card-to-buy/

explains the difference, but doesn't explain where to pick up the Lisbon Card if you have bought it online - we had to wait inline for over an hour at a tourist office to pick it up - location changes so check online before you purchase the Lisbon Card

We bought the Lisbon Card online and picked it up when we arrived at the Lisbon airport’s Ask Me desk which is after baggage claim and customs. It’s easy. No lines or very short lines.

@Muriel S.: I was just in Lisbon last week for two days. The first day was fine not many crowds. The second day was packed because there was a cruise ship in port. So I suggest you look up the cruise ship schedule compared to the days you are there to see if a ship is docked. That might be a good day to get out of Lisbon and go to Sintra.

@dick2005ryan: I bought the Lisboa Card when I was there last week. I bought it at the TI on the main square. Although I did not do it online, I noticed when I was in line to buy my Lisboa card that there was a separate line for "online vouchers" where people were getting theirs. The lines were the same so other than the 5% discount there was not a disadvantage to wait. I was going to buy it at the TI in the airport (which was very easy to find) but it was closed as my flight landed late.