# Portugal Train (portugaltrain.com)

> Independent English-language guide to Portugal's Alfa Pendular high-speed train (operated by CP — Comboios de Portugal): routes, schedules, stations, seat classes, and ticket booking through an affiliate partner.

This site is not operated by CP or any Portuguese rail carrier; it is an independent informational guide. All ticket booking links redirect to rail.ninja (Rail Ninja), an independent third-party booking agency, and the site earns an affiliate commission on bookings made through its links. Data quality note: nearly every route page states two different, conflicting daily-departure counts on the same page (e.g. Lisbon→Porto shows both "38" and "15-19/day"; Lisbon→Faro shows an outlier "158" departures that looks like an error). FAQ answers site-wide render through a JS accordion and were not retrievable via a plain fetch — only the questions could be confirmed. Several station pages are missing basic facts (street address) despite their own FAQ asking for it, and the São Bento and Campanhã (Porto) station pages appear to share a duplicated 1875 opening-year fact that likely belongs to only one of them. Last verified: 13 August 2026.

## Trains & Network Overview

- [About Alfa Pendular Trains](https://www.portugaltrain.com/about-trains): CP's high-speed service — top speed 220 km/h, 25 routes, 301-seat capacity, introduced 1999 and refurbished 2017, Pendolino tilting-train technology.
- [Train Classes (overview)](https://www.portugaltrain.com/train-classes): Comparison of Conforto (1st) and Turística (2nd) class.
- [First Class (Conforto)](https://www.portugaltrain.com/first-class): 2x1 seating, welcome kit (newspaper/magazine, earphones), some seats with power sockets, in-seat meal service, free CP lounge access at Lisbon Oriente.
- [Second Class (Turística)](https://www.portugaltrain.com/second-class): 2x2 seating, no power sockets or lounge access, café/minibar in the 3rd carriage, complimentary WiFi.
- [Railway Routes (index)](https://www.portugaltrain.com/railway-routes): Directory of the site's route pages.
- [Railway Stations (index)](https://www.portugaltrain.com/railway-stations): Directory of all station pages covered by the site.
- [Lisbon Train Stations (index)](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-train-stations): Overview of Lisbon's 4 stations — Oriente, Santa Apolónia, Entrecampos, Sete Rios.
- [Porto Train Stations (index)](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-train-stations): Overview of Porto's 2 stations — Campanhã and São Bento.

## Cities

- [Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/city/lisbon): Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery, São Jorge Castle; hub station Oriente; routes to Porto, Faro, Albufeira, Coimbra, Lagos, Évora.
- [Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/city/porto): Ribeira district, Livraria Lello, Porto Cathedral; hub station Campanhã; routes to Faro, Lisbon, Aveiro, Braga, Régua, Coimbra.
- [Faro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/city/faro): Old Town, Faro Cathedral, Ria Formosa Natural Park; hub station Faro Central; routes to Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Albufeira, Portimão.
- [Lagos](https://www.portugaltrain.com/city/lagos): Forte da Ponta da Bandeira, Ponta da Piedade rock formations; routes to Lisbon, Portimão, Porto, Faro, Albufeira.
- [Albufeira](https://www.portugaltrain.com/city/albufeira): Old town walls, Praia dos Pescadores; hub station Ferreiras; routes to Faro, Lisbon, Porto, Lagos, Portimão.
- [Aveiro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/city/aveiro): Canals and moliceiro boats, Art Nouveau architecture; routes to Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra.

## Stations

- [Lisbon Gare do Oriente](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-oriente-train-station): Opened 1998 for Expo '98, designed by Santiago Calatrava; Lisbon's main Alfa Pendular hub, integrated with metro/bus/taxi in Parque das Nações.
- [Lisbon Entrecampos](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-entrecampos-train-station): Local-line station; starting point for the Lisbon–Faro route mentioned elsewhere on the site (no address given on this page).
- [Lisbon Santa Apolónia](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-santa-apolonia-train-station): Opened 1865, one of Portugal's oldest stations; terminus for international trains (Paris, Madrid) and Porto services.
- [Lisbon Sete Rios](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-sete-rios-train-station): Integrated bus/metro hub; gateway to Sintra (trains every 15-30 min, ~39-minute journey per the Lisbon stations index page).
- [Porto Campanhã](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-campanha-train-station): Opened 1875; Porto's only non-terminus station and main Alfa Pendular/long-distance hub, 16 tracks.
- [Porto São Bento](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-sao-bento-train-station): Opened 1916 on the site of a demolished 16th-century convent; famous for ~20,000 azulejo tiles (1905-1916) by Jorge Colaço; a national monument; terminus for suburban/regional trains (Campanhã, not São Bento, handles Alfa Pendular).
- [Coimbra-B](https://www.portugaltrain.com/coimbra-b-train-station): Located outside the city center; the only Coimbra station with Alfa Pendular service (as opposed to the separate Coimbra-A station).
- [Faro Central](https://www.portugaltrain.com/faro-central-train-station): Opened 1889; 3 platforms/6 tracks; no direct rail link to Seville despite being under 200 km away.
- [Lagos Central](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lagos-central-train-station): Opened 1922, rebuilt 2003; centrally located, across the river from the main bus station.
- [Albufeira-Ferreiras](https://www.portugaltrain.com/ferreiras-train-station): Main station serving Albufeira, on the Algarve line; routes to Lisbon, Faro, Porto, Lagos, Portimão.
- [Braga](https://www.portugaltrain.com/braga-train-station): Modern glass/steel building; serves Alfa Pendular to Porto and Lisbon.
- [Guimarães](https://www.portugaltrain.com/guimaraes-train-station): About a 10-minute walk from the historic center; the only Alfa Pendular station in the area — note that the only direct Alfa Pendular service runs Porto→Guimarães, not the reverse direction.

## Major Routes (individually verified)

- [Lisbon → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-porto-train): 332 km, ~3h (fastest 2h35m), from $30; Oriente/Santa Apolónia to Campanhã. Departure-count figures conflict on the page ("38" vs "15-19/day").
- [Porto → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-lisbon-train): 332 km, ~3h, from $30; Campanhã to Oriente. Departure-count figures also conflict here ("21" vs "~37/day").
- [Faro → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/faro-to-lisbon-train): 295 km, ~4h, from $30; Faro Central to Oriente. Page states 70 daily departures — unusually high, worth verifying.
- [Lisbon → Faro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-faro-train): 295 km, ~4h (body text separately says "just under 3 hours" for fast trains), from $30; Oriente to Faro Central. Page states 158 daily departures — very likely a template/data error.
- [Albufeira → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/albufeira-to-lisbon-train): 256 km, ~3h, 7 departures/day, from $30; Ferreiras to Oriente.
- [Lisbon → Albufeira](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-albufeira-train): 256 km, ~3h (body also cites 2h30m), 15 departures/day, from $30; Oriente to Ferreiras.
- [Lisbon → Lagos](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-lagos-train): 301 km, ~5h, 25 departures/day, from $30; Oriente to Lagos.
- [Lagos → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lagos-to-lisbon-train): 301 km, ~4h, 11 departures/day, from $33; Lagos to Oriente. Duration/departures don't match the reverse-direction page.
- [Faro → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/faro-to-porto-train): 627 km, ~6h, 5 departures/day, from $44; Faro Central to Campanhã.
- [Porto → Faro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-faro-train): 627 km, ~6h, 5 departures/day, from $55; Campanhã to Faro Central.
- [Lagos → Faro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lagos-to-faro-train): 84 km, ~1h, 7 departures/day, from $28.
- [Lisbon → Coimbra](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-coimbra-train): 217 km, ~3h, from $28; Oriente to Coimbra-B. Departure count conflicts ("up to 18" vs "54").
- [Coimbra → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/coimbra-to-lisbon-train): 217 km, ~3h, up to 18 departures/day, from $28; Coimbra-B to Oriente.
- [Lisbon → Aveiro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-aveiro-train): 274 km, ~2h, from $32; Santa Apolónia to Aveiro Central. Departure count conflicts ("36" vs "up to 37").
- [Aveiro → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/aveiro-to-lisbon-train): 274 km, ~2h, from $30; Aveiro Central to Oriente. Departure count conflicts ("22" vs "up to 21").
- [Porto → Braga](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-braga-train): 56 km, ~40 min, up to 6 departures/day, from $28; Campanhã to Braga.
- [Lisbon → Évora](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-evora-train): 130 km, ~2h, 13 departures/day, from $30; Oriente to Évora.
- [Porto → Guimarães](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-guimaraes-train): 57 km, ~1h, from $28; Campanhã to Guimarães. Page states only 1 daily departure — worth double-checking against CP's actual timetable.

## Additional Routes

The following route pages exist on the site and follow the same template (distance, duration, daily departures, an indicative fare, and a short FAQ with JS-hidden answers) as the routes above, but were not individually re-verified for this file — check the live page for current figures before quoting them.

- [Portimão → Faro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/portimao-to-faro-train)
- [Faro → Portimão](https://www.portugaltrain.com/faro-to-portimao-train)
- [Lagos → Portimão](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lagos-to-portimao-train)
- [Portimão → Lagos](https://www.portugaltrain.com/portimao-to-lagos-train)
- [Faro → Coimbra](https://www.portugaltrain.com/faro-to-coimbra-train)
- [Porto → Loulé](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-loule-train)
- [Castanheiro → Régua](https://www.portugaltrain.com/castanheiro-to-regua-train)
- [Lagos → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lagos-to-porto-train)
- [Porto → Lagos](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-lagos-train)
- [Aveiro → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/aveiro-to-porto-train)
- [Porto → Aveiro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-aveiro-train)
- [Lisbon → Loulé](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-loule-train)
- [Loulé → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/loule-to-lisbon-train)
- [Braga → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/braga-to-porto-train)
- [Lisbon → Portimão](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-portimao-train)
- [Portimão → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/portimao-to-lisbon-train)
- [Guimarães → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/guimaraes-to-porto-train): note the Guimarães station page states there is no direct Alfa Pendular service in this direction — check whether this page describes a different/connecting service.
- [Faro → Albufeira](https://www.portugaltrain.com/faro-to-albufeira-train)
- [Albufeira → Faro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/albufeira-to-faro-train)
- [Porto → Régua](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-regua-train)
- [Régua → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/regua-to-porto-train)
- [Évora → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/evora-to-lisbon-train)
- [Coimbra → Faro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/coimbra-to-faro-train)
- [Loulé → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/loule-to-porto-train)
- [Porto → Coimbra](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-coimbra-train)
- [Coimbra → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/coimbra-to-porto-train)
- [Lisbon → Braga](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lisbon-to-braga-train)
- [Braga → Lisbon](https://www.portugaltrain.com/braga-to-lisbon-train)
- [Albufeira → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/albufeira-to-porto-train)
- [Porto → Albufeira](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-albufeira-train)
- [Coimbra → Aveiro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/coimbra-to-aveiro-train)
- [Aveiro → Coimbra](https://www.portugaltrain.com/aveiro-to-coimbra-train)
- [Lagos → Albufeira](https://www.portugaltrain.com/lagos-to-albufeira-train)
- [Albufeira → Lagos](https://www.portugaltrain.com/albufeira-to-lagos-train)
- [Albufeira → Portimão](https://www.portugaltrain.com/albufeira-to-portimao-train)
- [Portimão → Albufeira](https://www.portugaltrain.com/portimao-to-albufeira): note this URL is missing the usual "-train" suffix found on other route pages — worth checking whether this is intentional or a broken link on the live site.
- [Portimão → Porto](https://www.portugaltrain.com/portimao-to-porto-train)
- [Porto → Portimão](https://www.portugaltrain.com/porto-to-portimao-train)
- [Régua → Castanheiro](https://www.portugaltrain.com/regua-to-castanheiro-train)

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