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Portugal: Railway Information

The Portugese Railway company is called CP or Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses. The company offers comfortable Alfa Pendular (AP) trains to cover the Lisbon (Lisboa) - Porto (Oporto) route. People travel in Conforto (first) and Turística (second) class on these rápido trains. Intercidade (IC) trains travel between the other main cities and are almost as comfortable. Interregional (IR) trains cover most of the network. The Suburban or Regional (R) service stops at every town and village on the line.

Visit the website of the Portuguese railway company CP: English version / Portuguese.

Eurail Passes for Portugal:

Portuguese railway company

Logo Portuguese Railways

The national railway company of Portugal is called CP (Portuguese Railways - Comboios de Portugal).

Visit the website of the Portuguese railway company CP: English version / Portuguese.


Network

Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (CP), the Portuguese National Railways, offer the following facilities:

  • ALFA Pendular trains: circulating on the route Lisbon - Porto - Braga and Porto - Lisbon - Faro
  • Intercity trains (IC): from Lisbon to Porto-Guimaraes/ Guarda/ Covilha/ Faro/ Beja/Évora
  • Regional and interregional trains for short distances
  • Suburban train in the cities of Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra
  • Lusitânia Hotel Train between Lisbon and Madrid
  • Sud Express between Lisbon and Hendaye with connecting TGV trains to Paris

Railway service
ALFA Pendular trains have a buffet car, mini bar, audio and video channels (ear-phones are distributed), nappy changing facilities, toilets and special places reserved for reduced mobility passengers. The IC trains have buffet bar service.

Reservation fees in Portugal

  • Alfa Pendular
    1st and 2nd class: € 4
    Reservation compulsory (can only made locally).
  • IC
    1st and 2nd class:  € 4
    Reservation compulsory (can only made locally).

Special trains

You can travel by train through Europe on a large variety of special trains. Examples are high-speed trains, scenic trains or night trains.

Special trains mostly require a small supplement or a reservation fee from Eurail Pass holders. See the list of supplements for international trains and the information about train reservations. You can plan your trip with the help of online timetables.