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Taxis, Tolls and the Circuit: Motoring around Lisbon
Lisbon’s radio taxis and cooperatives, the electronic motorway tolls, the Circuito Estoril, and why Sintra is better by train.
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Insiders' picks
Three Lisbon addresses we return to, chosen from this list by people who know the city well.
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+351 21 811 9000
Rádio Táxis de Lisboa (Retális)
A Lisbon radio-taxi company, booked by phone 24 hours a day.
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Electronic tolls
Motorway tolls and Via Verde
Portugal’s motorways are tolled, many electronically: hire cars usually carry a Via Verde device.
The full list: Motoring, A–Z
Taxis 3
Getting a cab.
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+351 21 811 9000
Rádio Táxis de Lisboa (Retális)
A Lisbon radio-taxi company, booked by phone 24 hours a day.
Driving 3
Rules, roads and the track.
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Take the train
Driving to Sintra
Parking in Sintra’s old town is very limited: Parques de Sintra suggests the train or the shuttle buses.
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Electronic tolls
Motorway tolls and Via Verde
Portugal’s motorways are tolled, many electronically: hire cars usually carry a Via Verde device.
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Track days and races
The Circuito Estoril
The motor-racing circuit above Estoril, with races and track days through the year.
