We are planning to be in Portugal September 8th - 21st, flying into Porto and out of Lisbon. I was looking into booking train tickets and dates in September are not showing up on routes I have checked- are these blank because I am 70 days out? How early can tickets be booked?
For those who have taken this route (Porto to Lisbon), is the IC line more scenic than the high speed AP trains? It appears that the AP trains travel farther inland.
Thank you!
Limit is 60 days out, and no, the scenery is no different-take the IC and take a good bottle of Douro wine (+€11) and some goodies for the trip.
I would tend to disagree with the previous poster. I would take the AP, as you don't stop as often. Both trains use the same tracks so, it's just a matter of fewer stops and slightly nicer trains.
If you book 30 days in advance, there is a significant savings. And, there is a senior discount if you are in that age category. Campanha is the long distance station in Porto. It depends on where you are staying as to which station to choose in Lisboa.
Thank you for all the replies! I'm relieved to know they open up just 30 days prior, I was getting nervous thinking everything had sold out!
I will definitely join the CP site. It appears that they have a number of steam or special train excursions running when we are in Porto so I'll be interested in figuring those out as well.
We took the AP from Lisboa to Porto. Loved it. Four of us had facing benches with a table between us
