Transport

Rossio Train Station reopened in 2008 after 2 years of renovation. Some guidebooks are not up to date with this information. Now you can go to Sintra from the city center without any problems.

The Central Bus Station has moved recently and not many of the guidebooks are perhaps up to date. Please be careful NOT to go to Saldanha/Arco do Cego. The new station is attached to the Jardim Zoologico metro station, or the Sete Rios commuter rail station.

Public transit. The best deal for getting around town is the “7 Colinas” or Zapping card, which is chargeable by the day or per ride. The card itself costs € 0,50 and each day is € 4.60. These cards will get you on the elevators, funiculars, streetcars, buses and metro. The easiest place to buy them is in the Metro stations or "Casa da Sorte" in front of the Carris Quiosk (now closed) in Praça da Figueira. For commuter trains you have to buy a separate ticket.