Europe
Getting around Portugal
Between cities
Getting around Portugal
Alfa Pendular and Intercidades trains link Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra and the Algarve; Rede Expressos and FlixBus buses reach more towns and are often faster inland.
Key facts
- Ride-hailing apps: Bolt, Uber.
- Driving: on the right. Non-EU licences are accepted for short visits; carry an IDP too to avoid problems at checks and rentals.
- CP (Comboios de Portugal)
- Rede Expressos
- FlixBus Portugal
Getting around by place
- LisbonGetting around
- PortoGetting around
- AlgarveGetting around
- MadeiraGetting around
- SintraGetting around
- LagosGetting around
- AlbufeiraGetting around
- CascaisGetting around
- AzoresGetting around
- FaroGetting around
- EriceiraGetting around
- CoimbraGetting around
- Douro ValleyGetting around
- ÉvoraGetting around
- BragaGetting around
- AveiroGetting around
Sources
- CP (Comboios de Portugal)
- Rede Expressos
- FlixBus Portugal
- US State Department travel advisory
- Portugal visa portal (MNE)
- GOV.UK: Portugal travel advice
- SNS 24
- Speedtest Global Index: Portugal
- EF English Proficiency Index: Portugal
- World Bank open data
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