8 of the best · Lisbon, Portugal
The airport and the Red Line, the Metro, Carris’s trams and the closed lifts, CP’s trains to Sintra and Cascais, Fertagus over the bridge and the ferries across the Tagus.
Our 8 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Lisbon addresses we return to, chosen from this list by people who know the city well.
The back story
The Sintra trains from the Rossio, the coast line from the Cais do Sodré, the Alfa Pendular from Oriente and Santa Apolónia, and the ferries across the Tagus.
LIS
Lisbon’s airport, close to the city, linked to the centre by the Metro’s Red Line.
The trains to Sintra and the coast, and the ferries across the Tagus.
The back story
The Sintra trains from the Rossio, the coast line from the Cais do Sodré, the Alfa Pendular from Oriente and Santa Apolónia, and the ferries across the Tagus.
Arriving in Lisbon.
LIS
Lisbon’s airport, close to the city, linked to the centre by the Metro’s Red Line.
Suburban and long-distance.
Trains to Sintra, Cascais, Porto and Évora
Portugal’s national railway: suburban lines to Sintra and Cascais, and the Alfa Pendular and Intercidades.
Over the 25 de Abril Bridge
The train across the 25 de Abril Bridge to the south bank and Setúbal.
Metro, trams, ferries and the navegante card.
Across the Tagus
The river ferries to Cacilhas, Seixal, Montijo and Barreiro.
