Came in on the recommendation of somebody I met, and boy am I glad I did! This place is fascinating! Interpretation is in several languages. Given how important this type of mode of transportation was earlier, it was just fascinating to see all this in one place. And the coaches of the royalty... So beautiful! read more

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A wonderful chance to see magnificent coaches from over the centuries. Advance ticket sales, skip the line, are available online. We did not encounter long lines, but it certainly made entry very easy. Purchase of the audio tour was a good addition as it's used through a free phone app and your own headset. A wonderful representation of evolution of coaches, and certainly one of the larger collections in the world. We found this stop wonderful and pleasantly not crowded. You can complete the tour in two hours or less. Convenient facilities, including snacks and of course a souvenir shop are available. A highly recommended stop along the hop on hop off bus line that takes you around key locations in Lisbon. read more

Museu Nacional dos Coches - Museums Near Me - Lisbon, 11

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This was one of the coolest museums I've been to. I had never gone to a museum like this before and seeing these coaches throughout history was so cool. We used Rick Steves's self guided tour to get us through the museum. We unfortunately did not get to see the Landau of the Regicide coach since it was at another location. The entrance and museum wasn't what I was expecting it to be so definitely follow the signs to find it. Also you get in for free with the Lisboa card. read more

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We two spent about 2 enjoyable hours viewing the exhibits in the new building. Our visit was on a Wed afternoon in late Aug 2023. We bought tickets when we arrived; there was no line and thus no wait. The exhibited coaches surpassed our expectations. It was interesting to see the decorations as well as the two principal basic designs. In addition to the royal coaches, there were more "common" coaches, a prison wagon, a postal wagon, long-distance passenger wagons, and human-powered sedan chairs. The building is relatively new, and the elevators were not operating; when that is resolved there will be good accessibility. There is a good-sized gift shop, though we didn't purchase anything. read more

Incredible perserved means of transportation. All the coches are well documented, with the century they belong to and who was using them. As well the purpose of the coche. On the side they also had some of the accessories they use. This museum currently is free during the week if you are a resident. read more

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This was seriously cool! We had this on our list to see but not at the top of the list. We happened to be close by so we decided to stop in and thought we would spend a few minutes and move on. We ended up spending 2 hours and seeing everything and loved it way more than I would have thought. The detail, history, and unique coaches all with information about them and all different styles, it was really cool! This is for sure worth a stop. We used the Lisbon pass for a discount. It is well laid out, it wasn't busy when we were there but even it if was I think it would still be fine because the space is wide open, lots of light and worth a stop when exploring Lisbon! read more

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Absolutely, wonderful. However, you cannot take pictures with a flash inside. These are magnificent coaches and one has the name and who it was built for. Very interesting. read more

We had a pleasant couple of hours at this unique museum while spending an extra half-day in Belem. The stagecoaches are stunningly intricate and extravagant. I honestly had never imagined stagecoaches could look like this. At the same time, we got a mini history lesson about the importance of these stagecoaches to Joao V's reign. I appreciated that the museum labels were in both Portuguese and English. Unfortunately, there were less stagecoaches here than I thought there would be for what the museum advertised. It's basically 2 large rooms with a small floor above with a local art exhibition, but what they do have to display is quite impressive. Overall, I'd say this is worth visiting if you have some extra time in Belem, but if you're on a tight schedule, I wouldn't go out of your way to come here. read more

The coach museum here is actually better than the one in Vienna, Austria. The coaches are well preserved. You can see the detail of the luxurious. The color is vibrant and shining. It has been in good care. The collection is throughout several kingdoms. The collection range fro 17th century to 19th century. The painting show the art illustration on the side of the coach. I would said the coaches are the Rolls Royce of our current century. The wood carvings to the carriage is beautiful. The engineering behind each coach is well designed. At 17th and 18th century mostly use the leather strap to support the middle coach. When it changes to 19th century, a two bow springs were introduced. I can see the comfort of the design to reduce the rocking of the passenger. The display not just the carriage. It also have some artwork and history of the Portugal kingdom. This museum actually house Royal Riding Hall carriage. read more

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We saw both the old and the new buildings- 10 euro each. That's high- but they have done a wonderful job here. The old building you can skip (and thus only pay 8 euro per person)- unless you are interested in fire equipment- they had a fascinating ancient fire equipment exhibit at the old building. The new building is amazing! On one side of the huge purpose built museum are the royal carriages. WOW. Carriages for traveling, for coronations, and a one of a kind carriage for the exchange of the princesses that has a table! It's the only carriage to have a table. On the other side are more practical carriages of all kinds! Landaus, phaetons, broughams, Diligences, Dog carts (that literally held hunting dogs and rifles!), Calashes, Clarences and sedan chairs (and I'm sure I'm forgetting some!) As a reader, it was such a treat to see all these carriages that have appeared in literature I've read up close and personal! If you have no interest whatsoever in carriages- this is not the museum for you. It does't matter how good it is- and it definitely is the best of its kind in the world- you will not like it. But, if you have any interest, you should probably see it. I would think something here will delight and interest you. I was very thrilled to have seen it. Nice bathrooms. There is a giant lift so a wheelchair would have no trouble here- it's very modern. There are vending machines in the lobby. You can even buy a combined ticket with the Palace of Ajuda if you wish- you save a little money that way. read more

My God! What a disappointment. Completely HORRIBLE!!! My family was just visiting. We entered the museum and between 5:15 pm and 5:40 pm we had 5 people reminding us every five minutes that we must leave at 6 pm. We didn't even enjoy the museum. Toward the end I told the last employee that it was 17:45 and we are still on time, he replied that the museum closes at 18:00. I said I wouldn't leave because it wasn't 18:00, and he said, "We don't need tourists like you. Stay home!" He yelled a couple times - "FICA EM CASA." The last ticket sells at 17:30 pm and we bought the ticket at 17:13 pm. On my husband's birthday I just wanted to go out with my family and the Portuguese seem to HATE tourists and treat us like we are a nuisance and an inconvenience. This will be my first and last trip to Lisbon! And the Coach Museum should close at 17:00 if you don't want people after that time! You depend on tourism and treat us like garbage! Please close at 17:00 if you don't want people after 17:00 pm or fire your employees and hire decent people who mind their own business until 18:00 and tell them to stop harassing people who have paid for the ticket UNTIL it's the EXACT time to CLOSE and not a minute earlier. Have that much decency!!! HORRIBLE experience... HORRIBLE! read more

Museu Nacional dos Coches - Please close at 17:00 if you don't want people after 17:00 pm! - Museums Near Me - Lisbon, 11

IMO, this place is so much better than the Belem tower. I love the display of different Coaches from each era. They are beautiful. A MUST on anyone's list read more

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Admission was free on our visit. Small, dark, boring. I was very disappointed as everything needs restoring. I had seen photos of bright beautiful carriages here. We saw none of those. The Portuguese need to start doing maintenance. Sad. There is a new, second location for this museum with so much, according to others photos. read more

As an avid visitor of museums I decided to go along and see this museum, as I used to live just on the other side of the river I thought I should see a bit of everything that is around me this museum isn't the case! Although being proud of being a Portuguese, it only stretches so far It is a museum of carriages, as the name says, and that is all there is when I visited there was only an enormous and a small room (with plans of installing a riding school on site), and they are full of carriages, with a tiny description saying who they were from and that is it. It would probably be mroe interesting reading of what happened to the owner and why that carriage was built I don't know, something mroe informative. I am that picky because you have to pay (a princely sum in my opinion) to get in a museum that after 15 minutes you are out of there with a sour taste in your mouth (and wallet). Go there if you like royalty and/or carriages read more

The carriages are in fact art works, wood carving and painting from an era of real artists. read more

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The destinations desk on our cruise ship recommended this museum. It was so different from anything we had done. It was very impressive!!! To see these magnicent vehicles was so educational and entertaining. Even my husband, who doesn't enjoy museums, loved it. read more