We're traveling to Lisbon and Faial this July (5 days each). My husband really wants to visit a Port winery. Even though it's a long day trip to Porto from LIsbon, I think that's all the time we can afford. Our itinerary is packed. Any ideas on how to make this happen will be appreciated!
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Portland, Oregon
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The trains are easy enough, though they require a few changes. It's about 3 hours each way on the fastest train, if you don't mind six hours of your day spent on trains.
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Tel Aviv
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The best would be to take the AP train (fastest) from Santa Apolonia or Oriente station to Porto-Campanha. The first train leaves at 7.00 am from Santa Apolonia and gets to Porto just before 10 am. Take taxis to/from the train stations. Tickets do sell out sometimes, so choose a day and buy them soon. You may even be able to get "promo" (discounted) tickets. If you're over 65, you can get a 50% discount on full-price tickets.
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UK
1015 posts
You can get direct high speed trains from Lisbon Oriente station - the fastest take just over 2.5 hours. Oriente isn’t the most convenient for the normal tourist areas of Lisbon but it’s an easy ride on the metro.