anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Posted 14 years ago
There are 5 different types of domestic train services in Portugal:
Alfa Pendular (compulsory seat reservation)
Intercidades (compulsory seat reservation)
InterRegional
Regional
Urban
So it seems that I should be able to travel with all of them completely free, except AlfaPendular(seat reservation 10EUR?) and Intercidades(seat reservation 4EUR?) But I have still doubts about the Urban trains. Can I also travel by them for free, when using Interrail? Or i need to buy a ticket? Maybe anybody here has recent experience travelling in Portugal with Interrail and can specify a bit (also with these seat reservation prizes).
Thanks a lot! Cheers
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi!
Seat reservation is 10€ for AP and 4€ for IC services. Usually it is able to get these reservations at short notice just before departure of the train.
With InterRail you can use all other services [b]operated by CP[/b] for free. Attention in Lisboa: The Fertagus services between Roma-Areeiro and Setubal arent included. So if you wanna cross Tejo either use the catamaran service from Terreiro do Paco to Barreiro or get a ticket for a Fertagus service.
Also, a reservation is necessary for the international Lusitania and Sud Express services.
Flo 8)