This is subway par excellence! Helpful staff. Frequent trains. Reasonable rates. Free WiFi everywhere! (Yes, even in the trams!!!) If in Lisbon for a few days, get the Viagem card ("zapping"): this gives you a small discount on every ride and can be used on Metro, buses, tramways and suburban trains! read more

In the past 3 days I have had a bus not show up, a bus not stop where it should (with the STOP) signal on, and been told that the Metro was unexpectedly stopping mid line and we need to exit the station. It's particularly maddening when the Metro Police kick everyone off and tell us to exit and catch a bus because no other lines operate at the Metro station. read more

The metro was convenient and easy. It has four lines you can take. We bought day passes for 7€ each, which allowed unlimited journeys on the metro, buses, and trams. Overall, they weren't too crowded and were clean. read more

The metro system here is very efficient and affordable way to travel around the city. I had some difficulties figuring out what type of card to purchase but the staff at the station was very helpful. There are different colors for the train lines. The majority of the metro stations have escalators and elevators to make it more accessible. The trains are smaller than in NY, but it didn't seem very crowded. The Metro does not run 24 hours, it starts at 6:30am and runs until 1am. I would recommend getting the multiple day pass, it's a great deal and you can use it on the bus and trains. read more

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I bought a 24hr pass for metro and bus for €7.25, great optiln instead of taking ubers. We been using it and love it, slightly better and cleaner than NYC MTA subway bit similar concept. Rode on. Blue and red line today ti get around from Hotel and sightseeing. Quick trips and the the train was crowded even at 11:30pm at night. read more

Does the subway go everywhere? No. Yet it is cheap and easy to ride and it still manages to go lots of places. It is not a confusing network as there are only four lines that intersect in a few stations. Linha Vermelha (Red Line) goes from São Sebastião to the Aeroporto. Linha Azul (Blue Line) goes from Santa Apolónia to Reboleira. Linha Amarela (Yellow Line) goes from Rato to Odivelas. And the Linha Verde (Green Line) goes from Cais do Sodré to Telheiras. Each station has decent signage pointing the way and nearly all had full cellular coverage even underground! I love the 24 hour pass and the ticket cards are only €0.50. Ride all day for €7.45 and that includes not just the subway but also the bus network, trams and even the funiculars. I made sure to start my last full day at 9am which meant I still had this morning's ride to the airport included. I've ridden metro in more than 50 cities and for a medium-sized network, this is great. Not nearly as complicated as bigger network like New York or London. Its sister city Porto uses more trams than subway cars. While Lisbon has 56 stations, there are four lines. I would compare it to the Stockholm metro that has 100 stations and three lines. Too many of the 16 stations https://www.yelp.com/collection/CfbD1v3ZM2fs8rXAVMjOrg/ I encountered are not handicapped accessible. There are a lot of stairs on the Lisbon metro and that gives them room for improvement in my rating. Every subway station has ticketing kiosks that have an "English" button. They accept cards, coins and notes. And the stations are free of litter and graffiti. Only the occasional busker or beggar on the subway cars and most people ignored them. I felt safe riding the network at all times of day! [Review 19069 overall - 262 in Portugal - 38 of 2023.] read more

The Lisbon metro is an excellent value for the price. For €1.50, you can ride to anywhere the metro takes you. Simply purchase a Viva Viagem card at the vending machine, which can display options in multiple languages. Then choose how you want to load the card. You can either load money onto the card (from €3 to €400) or you can purchase a 24-hour pass for €6.40. The card itself costs €0.50. The metro takes you to all of the tourist attractions that you want to see in the city at an affordable price. The 24-hour pass is extremely valuable when you plan on taking the tram, which costs €3 per ride. Note that the card can only store value for pay-as-you-go rides or the 24-hour pass, but not both at the same time. I ended up purchasing 2 separate cards because it was too difficult to plan ahead. read more

Metro de Lisboa - Public Transportation Near Me - Lisbon, 11

Excellent and easy to use. I recommend to learn the stations near you. Buy the week pass and save on all transportation. Do your homework on how to get to your destination or just take the leap and get on it. Do you where you are staying and all will make sense. read more

City of Lisboa though small but with all the hills and slopes to climb, I ended up taking Metro quite a bit. With only 4 lines, and a flat rate of 1.40 Euro, travelling a stop distance might not worth your money. The train is spacious and fast and one of the station is just right outside our hotel. The Red Line does get you directly to the Airport! My kind of public transportation system! read more

What an amazingly clean and easy-to-understand metro system (even for foreigners who don't sleak the language)!! One of the best I've ever seen. read more

I love this system! Being a tourist is exciting but can be nerve-racking as well. However, I have mentioned before that I could read therefore, I cannot get lost. Also, traveling has taught me to be more resourceful by using my time more efficiently as well as getting around the internets on my cellular device. It really helps especially in a place where my Portuguese is very limited. Thanks Google for translating most of the time I am getting around just fine in Lisbon and not giving away all my money on Taxis and Uber. (Soeey...) I bought me a pass to ride almost everything whilst my stay in town. This train is quick and always on time. Just know your temp address and intersections and, you are golden. It's also good to practice the language and the Portuguese are very nice. Be polite as well as they reciprocate. I've been on and off these metros. It's so Awesome! read more

Metro de Lisboa - Past midnight. Young ens are out past midnight. Like me! - Public Transportation Near Me - Lisbon, 11

With your Via Viagem (Zapping) card each ride is €1.30. Decent stations. When we needed help, it was useful and cheerfully delivered. read more

Dayum. This Metro system is expensive. A ride costs 1.40 Euros. Of course I'm joking! However, at about the time the Euro was introduced, a ride cost 70 centimos (or .70 Euro). With recent expansions, the Metro system has become truly excellent. In the last 15 years, it has really expanded. It had to come into Oriente on the city's eastern end to reach the Expo 98 site and the Parque das Nacoes newer business area. A leg ending in the center expanded in a southeasterly direction, and finally arrived at Praca do Comercio, the city's harbor front square and terminus for ferry services across the wide Tagus River, as well as Santa Apolonia, the city's international train station which features the overnight train to Madrid and additional destinations. This was supposedly challenging because of the proximity to historical areas and the riverside. Now, all of the city's major train stations, with interfaces to CP national rail, are served. A small and much needed spur now connects the Red Line to Sao Sebastiao, possibly eliminating an extra leg for some trips. Lastly, service into the international airport has finally arrived, and the ride is quick. Maps for further expansion into both Amoreiras, a huge shopping and office area, and historic Belem show ambition. The trains are clean and feel safe, but can be crowded at times, and sometimes at odd times. The trains are somewhat dated and remind me of Montreal's rolling stock, also being painted a baby blue, at least inside. Some stations are impressive for being one of Europe's smaller capitals, and some stations such as the main one in the center at Baixa-Chiado are both large and have some seriously long escalators. There are good fare options, such as day passes, multiple tickets, and, of course, the convenient Lisboa Card for visitors. There is ONE really WEIRD thing about Metro de Lisboa. If on an "overpass" inside a station from which you can choose a direction, or "sentido," one can see that the trains which proceed forward are on the LEFT track, while the country drives on the right, as does the rest of continental Europe. I have always meant to ask why that is, but have yet to do so. Metro de Lisboa is a can-do subway system. read more

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