Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TICKETS & TRANSPORT CARDS
You'll pay more for transport if you buy your ticket on-board rather than purchasing a pre-paid card. On-board
one-way prices are €1.80 for buses, €2.85 for trams and €3.60 (return) for funicular rides (one-way tickets not
available). Santa Justa, however, costs €5 return.
To save money, purchase a
Viva Viagem card
(€0.50) from metro-station kiosks and add credit (in €5 denom-
inations). Each ride will then deduct €1.40 per trip from the card for all transport, including the metro, except for
Santa Justa. The other option is the
day pass
, which costs €6 and allows unlimited travel over a 24-hour period
on the entire transport network.
There's also the Lisboa Card (
Click here
), which is good for most tourist sights as well as bus, tram, funicular
and metro travel.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Lisbon can be quite stressful to drive around, thanks to heavy traffic, maverick drivers and
narrow one-way streets and tram lines. There are two ring roads useful for staying out of
the centre: the inner Cintura Regional Interna de Lisboa (CRIL) and the outer Cintura Re-
gional Externa de Lisboa (CREL).
Once in the centre, parking is the main issue. Spaces are scarce, parking regulations are
complex, pay-and-display machines are often broken and car-park rates can be expensive
(up to €25 per day). On Saturday afternoon and Sunday, parking is usually free.
A few good places for free parking: Campo de Santa Clara, near the Alfama, is good
every day except Saturdays and Tuesdays, when the Feira da Ladra (
Click here
)
takes
over the lot. You can also find free parking on Av 24 de Julho, west of Cais do Sodré. Al-
ways lock up and don't leave any valuables inside, as theft is a risk.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Bus, Tram & Funicular
Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa
(Carris; 213 613 054;
www.carris.pt
)
operates all transport ex-
cept the metro. Its buses and trams run from about 5am or 6am to about 10pm or 11pm;
there are some night bus and tram services.
Pick up a transport map,
Planta dos Transportes Públicos da Carris
(including a map
of night-time services) from tourist offices or Carris kiosks, which are dotted around the
city. The Carris website has timetables and route details.
Don't leave the city without riding popular
tram 28
from Largo Martim Moniz or
tram
12
from Praça da Figueira through the narrow streets of the Alfama. Go early in the morn-
ing or at night to avoid the tourist mobs.
