Portuguese Railways

The main stations covered by Portuguese Railways’s route map include

• Sete Rios
• Cuba
• Fontela A
• Agualva Cacem
• Lares
• Areia Darque
• Barcelos
• Carregal do Sal
• Algueirao
• Carvalha
• Miramar
• Vilela Fornos
• Luz
• Nelas
• Obidos
• Santa Cita
• Lisbon Oriente
• Estoril
• Albufeira
• Soalheira
• Senhora da Agonia
• Alges
• Paraimo Sangalhos
• Portimao
• Mortagua
• Meia Praia
• Areosa
• Nine
• Barrimau
• Fuseta
• Monte de Paramos
• Coimbra
• Tomar
• Gondarem
• Casa Branca
• Alverca
• Mealhada
• Carreco
• Espinho
• Fontela
• Marvila
• Silva
• Santarem
• Granja
• Braga
• Carvalhal Portela
• Vila Real Santo Antonio
• Mangualde
• Conceicao
• Cascais
• Espinho Vouga
• Faria
• Aveleda
• Tavira
• Bobadela
• Valadares
• Ferragudo
• Oronhe
• Vila da Feira
• Alcantarilha
• Fuseta A
• Covilha
• Mira Sintra Melecas
• Estarreja
• Famalicao
• Lousado
• Sao Martinho do Porto
• Casal Alvaro
• Couto de Cucujaes
• Sabugal
• Sabugo
• Braco de Prata
• Sintra
• Lamarosa
• Donas
• Couto de Cambeses
• Macinhata
• Campolide
• Messines Alte
• Sao Mamede
• Lisbon Rossio
• Oeiras
• Silves
• Pinhal Novo
• Penafiel
• Entrecampos
• Mato de Miranda
• Monte Real
• Silvalde Vouga
• Curvaceiras
• Mourisca Vouga
• General Torres
• Cais do Sodre
• Monte Gordo
• Moledo do Minho
• Afife
• Pombal
• Moscavide
• Louro
• Aguas Santas Palmilheira
• Castro Marim
• Roma Areeiro
• Santa Iria
• Marinha Grande
• Vacarica
• Almancil
• Ovar
• Francelos
• Cortegaca
• Sao Romao
• Funcheira
• Fundao
• Telhal
• Porto Campanha
• Agueda
• Vale de Santarem
• Sao Bento
• Paramos
• Olhao
• Aveiro
• Evora
• Parque das Cidades
• Ermesinde
• Alhandra
• Pinhao
• Carreira
• Paredes
• Loule
• Abrantes
• Vilar Formoso
• Bustelo
• Grandola
• Salir do Porto
• Vila Mea
• Figueira da Foz
• Beja
• Cabeda
• Povoa
• Tunes
• Escapaes
• Valenca
• Castelo Branco
• Travagem
• Mexilhoeira Grande
• Portela
• Madalena
• Rio Tinto
• Boliqueime
• Martinganca
• Monte Estoril
• Oliveira do Bairro
• Celorico da Beira
• Souselas
• Riachos T Novas Golega
• Freixo de Numao Mos do Douro
• Coimbra B
• Portalegre
• Alegria
• Cabanoes
• Leiria
• Esgueira
• Lisbon Santa Apolonia
• Bom Joao
• Acora Praia
• Mouquim
• Sernada do Vouga
• Oliveira
• Juncal
• Valado
• Carvalheira Maceda
• Midoes
• Setubal
• Lagos
• Poco Barreto
• Dagorda Peniche
• Gata
• Caminha
• Trofa
• Sao Joao do Estoril
• Sao Joao da Madeira
• Aguieira
• Silvalde
• Ponte de Sor
• Alcantara Mar
• Aguim
• Faro
• Pataias
• Lardosa
• Barquinha
• Mazagao
• Leandro
• Santana Cartaxo
• Seixas
• Sao Frutuoso
• Caide
• Esmeriz
• Famalicao da Nazare
• Esqueiro
• Covas
• Santo Tirso
• Paul
• Coimbroes
• Sao Pedro da Torre
• Ademia
• Livramento
• Vila Nova de Cerveira
• Sta Cruz Damaia
• Estombar Lagoa
• Vendas Novas
• Viana do Castelo
• Arronches
• Marco de Canaveses
• Esmoriz
• Belem
• Entroncamento Train
• Pragal
• Cacela
• Portela de Sintra
• Caxarias
• Carvalhos de Figueiredo
• Porta Nova
• Bencanta
• Tortosendo
• Espadaneira
• Guarda
• Livracao
• Fatima
• Oia
• Arrifana
• Alcantara Terra
• Aguda
• Sacavem
• Nespereira
• Setil
• Vila Franca de Xira
• Benfica
• Pampilhosa
• Vizela
• Recesinhos
• Valongo Vouga
• Lapa
• Caldas da Rainha
• Santos
• Vila Nova de Gaia Devesas
• Guimaraes
• Contumil
• Torres Vedras
• Ferreiros
• Algoz

Here are some of the routes offered by Portuguese Railways which enjoy the greatest popularity with travellers:

• Lisbon - Porto
• Porto - Lisbon
• Lisbon - Faro
• Faro - Lisbon
• Lisbon - Lagos Portugal
• Lisbon - Fatima
• Faro - Lagos Portugal
• Lagos Portugal - Lisbon
• Faro - Albufeira
• Lisbon - Albufeira
• Albufeira - Lisbon
• Lagos Portugal - Faro
• Lisbon - Evora
• Lisbon - Coimbra
• Faro - Porto
• Porto - Coimbra
• Porto - Faro
• Faro - Tavira
• Albufeira - Faro
• Albufeira - Lagos Portugal
• Coimbra - Lisbon
• Coimbra - Porto
• Faro - Portimao
• Lagos Portugal - Albufeira
• Fatima - Lisbon
• Porto - Lagos Portugal
• Lisbon - Portimao
• Porto - Braga
• Porto - Aveiro
• Porto - Fatima
• Aveiro - Porto
• Portimao - Lagos Portugal
• Lagos Portugal - Portimao
• Lagos Portugal - Porto
• Evora - Lisbon
• Lisbon - Aveiro
• Tavira - Faro
• Portimao - Faro
• Braga - Porto
• Portimao - Lisbon
• Albufeira - Portimao
• Lisbon - Tavira
• Porto - Guimaraes
• Lisbon - Braga
• Faro - Olhao
• Fatima - Porto
• Portimao - Albufeira
• Braga - Lisbon
• Olhao - Faro
• Porto - Albufeira
• Lisbon - Tomar
• Aveiro - Lisbon
• Guimaraes - Braga
• Tavira - Lisbon
• Porto - Viana Do Castelo
• Porto - Obidos
• Obidos - Porto
• Braga - Guimaraes
• Coimbra - Aveiro
• Tavira - Lagos Portugal
• Guimaraes - Porto
• Aveiro - Coimbra
• Porto - Evora
• Lagos Portugal - Tavira
• Albufeira - Fatima
• Coimbra - Fatima
• Tavira - Albufeira
• Evora - Faro
• Faro - Evora
• Albufeira - Tavira
• Coimbra - Tomar
• Lagos Portugal - Evora
• Evora - Porto
• Albufeira - Silves
• Evora - Lagos Portugal
• Faro - Fatima
• Vila Nova de Gaia - Porto
• Albufeira - Porto
• Faro - Silves
• Olhao - Tavira
• Tomar - Lisbon
• Evora - Coimbra
• Fatima - Coimbra
• Coimbra - Evora
• Porto - Tomar
• Portimao - Porto
• Lisbon - Guimaraes
• Fatima - Tomar
• Portimao - Silves
• Silves - Albufeira
• Porto - Portimao
• Lisbon - Vila Nova de Gaia
• Tomar - Porto
• Lisbon - Olhao
• Tavira - Olhao
• Braga - Viana Do Castelo
• Guimaraes - Lisbon
• Porto - Vila Nova de Gaia
• Faro - Coimbra
• Lisbon - Viana Do Castelo

Depending on the length of your trip and your preferences you can choose a first or second class ticket in a sleeper coach for an overnight trip or opt for a hard or soft seat if available. Note that the choice of ticket classes depends both on the route and the length of your trip. Basically, your train may feature first class berths but you will not be able to book one if you are doing just a short two-hour stretch. In general, second class berths are a good choice for longer trips, and soft seats get you covered if your train ride is supposed to take under 4-5 hours.

Pros of Train Travel

• The best thing about railway travel is no traffic jams. Even on rush-hour, long weekends or during the high season
• An easy online booking process – you do not need to go to the railway station, which was the case in many places not so long ago!
• Prices for train tickets are usually more affordable compared to airplane tickets yet for certain destinations and trips the total travel time can be almost the same
• While rail travel is obviously slower than air travel, railway stations are often located in the centre of the city which saves you a sack of time getting to/from there while airports are almost always are quite a long way out of the city
• Travelling by night allows you to save on a hotel room and sleep well at the same time – opposite to a night bus where even the sleeping class is a huge compromise
• On certain routes luxury service is available

Cons of Train Travel

• For longer trips a train ride is definitely more time consuming than air journeys
• Trains do ride on schedule but being out of schedule is not unheard of for train travel – and delays can be huge, so if you are planning a connection to your flight, carefully check the time your train arrives at the station and think twice.
• Cleanliness is sometimes an issue with second and third class tickets, and with toilets, too.
• If your train makes a lot of stops, in some cases it is difficult to figure out when to get off as stops are not always clearly announced or marked with the exception of an electronic screen.