Hello,
My husband and I will be heading to Portugal in a few weeks. I was looking for help on which train stations and trains to take from Lisbon to Porto. Should we buy tickets in advance? Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thank you,
Kristine
Posted by
Irving
3230 posts
It appears Lisbon (Lisboa) has six train stations. Lisboa – Oriente is the station you want to take the train from to Porto (3h): https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en.
Posted by
Uppsala, Sweden
6980 posts
You certainly can take the train to Porto from Oriente, the Alfa Pendulars (fast trains) stop there. But, if you are staying in central Lisbon it would be a lot easier board the train at Santa Apolonia where they originate.
Read more at: https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/lisbon-to-porto-by-train.htm
Posted by
OP
Michigan
72 posts
Thank you, I think that is the information that I needed.
Posted by
Cascais, Portugal
1813 posts
I totally agree with boarding at Santa Apolonia instead of Oriente. Oriente is quite large on multiple floors. Frequently (it seems to me), the elevators aren’t working so I’ve ended up lugging my suitcase up or down stairs. Santa Apolónia is all on the ground floor and very easy to navigate.
And, yes, if you can purchase tickets ahead of time, they are cheaper. But, trains in Portugal are very inexpensive if you can’t.
Posted by
OP
Michigan
72 posts
Some great added helpful information.
Thank you very much!