Travel Around Portugal by Train! First Class Tickets on the High-Speed Train! Review Lisbon to Porto
Have you ever wondered if you can travel around Portugal by train? Well, look no further! In this video we answer whether you can travel by train, how nice the trains are, all your questions and a full review of the Alfa Pendular on its route from Lisbon to Porto, and if the train ride is actually worth it. Trains are usually a low-cost way to get around in Europe, but is the same true for this high-speed train travel between Porto and Lisbon? Watch the video to find out!
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00:00 Traveling Around Portugal
01:28 Train Stations in Lisbon (Oriente Station)
02:30 Classes of Travel on Alfa Pendular Train
03:25 Review of the Seats in First Class
05:13 Amenities on Board
06:06 Review of the Ride
07:29 How to Book a Ticket?
08:37 How Much Did It Cost and Was it Worth it?
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Hello there. First let me say I don’t mean to criticize in anyway, but I think you are a bit confused with where the Alfa Pendular departs. All Alfas that leave from Lisbon in direction North, all depart from Santa Apolonia. And then stop like 8-9 mins after in Oriente. So if you in downtown area and want to get on the Alfa, or any other for that matter, you can do it in Santa Apolonia. There are a couple of them that are inbound from Faro, and those only stop in Oriente, since Santa Apolonia is out of the way. But all Alfas starting journey from Lisbon to the north , do start from Santa Apolonia. Unless I completely missed what you were trying to say, coz it left a bit confused 😆
Regarding the quality of the ride, well that’s explained by more than 20 years of abandoment. When the last big modernization took place, and when they also got those AF trains. Refurbished some years ago to that interior and livery you experienced. Then also the entity responsible for the maintenance of the network been shifting and going around throughout the years. First it was one big company trains and infrastructures, then those were divided. Then it was incorporated into another one or something. And last change was when it was put together with Estradas de Portugal (the road network one). Not that this usually means much but in Portugal in does. It’s the typical push to the next guy coz I’m no feeling it. Now lately with several projects of national improvements colliding with EU projects for a seamless network around Europe, that they want to include Portugal in, it’s been a mess of overlapping projects. Plus Portugal doesn’t have a dedicated high speed line; and we use Iberian gauge. So all the slowdowns and stops are due to those improvement and maintenance works. Could be worst. It will take many years till Portugal has a train travel quality in par with rest of Europe. Also must say, what you described for the first class experience, I did experience also in other euro countries like Spain France and Germany. WiFi not working or useless at best in terms of speed. Similar offerings in terms of the “restaurant” car. But again pre, during and post pandemic experiences have been very different across the board so it depends on when one was travelling.
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Pretty helpful video!! Thanks!
@theseasonedexpats
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Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing. Still better than the NJ Transit trains.
Currently the line that connects Lisbon to Porto has undergone many renovations at various points
@theseasonedexpats
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Good to know, maybe it is a bit smoother now... Thanks for the insights! 😊