Lisbon & Around - Portugal - page 247

Lisbon has several major train stations. Santa Apolónia is the terminal for trains from
northern and central Portugal. It has a helpful information desk (

808 208 208; 7.30am-9pm

Mon-Fri, 8pm-4.30pm Sat & Sun) at door 8.

Gare do Oriente is Lisbon's biggest station. Trains to the Alentejo and the Algarve ori-
ginate from here. Note that all of Santa Apolónia's services also stop here. Ticket booths
are on the 1st floor (platforms are on the 2nd) and car-rental offices, banks and shops are
at street level. Left-luggage lockers are on the basement metro level.
If you're headed to the south, rather than going out to Gare do Oriente, you can also
board at Entrecampos train station, connected to the metro station of the same name.
Most, but not all, southbound trains also stop at Sete Rios , which is connected to the
Jardim Zoológico metro station. Either of these stations provides services across the
Ponte 25 de Abril to Setúbal, among other destinations.

Cais do Sodré is the terminal for train services to Cascais and Estoril.

Rossio , with its beautiful neo-Manueline facade, offers frequent services to Sintra via
Queluz.

Getting Around

TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
The Aeroporto metro station , on the red line, opened in 2012, allowing convenient ac-
cess to downtown. Change at Alameda (green line) to reach Rossio and Baixa.
The AeroBus departs from outside Arrivals (adult/child €3.50/2, 25 to 35 minutes,
roughly every 20 minutes from 7am to 11pm). It goes via Marquês de Pombal, Avenida
Liberdade, Restauradores, Rossio and Praça do Comércio to Cais do Sodré. The ticket
gives free passage on the entire city bus network for the rest of the day.
Expect to pay about €10 for the 15-minute taxi ride into central Lisbon, plus €1.60 if your
luggage needs to be placed in the boot. Avoid long queues by flagging down a taxi at De-
partures. Make sure the cabbie switches on the taximeter, and that you pay the listed fare.