Portugal
Portugal is friendly, safe and good value for Western Europe. Uber and Bolt both work in Porto and the Lisbon area (including Sintra and Cascais), and long-distance buses (Rede Expressos, FlixBus) and CP trains connect the towns. Óbidos, Fátima and Cabo da Roca are all easy day trips from Lisbon.
Portugal is friendly, safe and good value for Western Europe. Uber and Bolt both work in Porto and the Lisbon area (including Sintra and Cascais), and long-distance buses (Rede Expressos, FlixBus) and CP trains connect the towns. Óbidos, Fátima and Cabo da Roca are all easy day trips from Lisbon.
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Visa and borders
- Schengen. Non-EU visitors are registered in the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) on first entry
- Trains
- CP (Comboios de Portugal): Alfa Pendular and Intercidades between Lisbon and Porto (about 3 hours)
- Buses
- Rede Expressos, Rodotejo (Lisbon to Óbidos), FlixBus; Carris Metropolitana around Lisbon
- Rides
- Uber and Bolt in Porto and the Lisbon region
- City tax
- Porto and Lisbon charge a nightly tourist tax per person
- Plugs
- Type C / F, 230V
- Emergency
- 112
Cities & regions
Porto
Port wine, azulejo tiles, and the most photogenic river town in Europe.
Óbidos
A whitewashed medieval walled town — a whole village on top of a hill.
Fátima
One of the world's great Catholic pilgrimage sites.
Cabo da Roca
The westernmost point of continental Europe — cliffs, wind, and the Atlantic.