

Coimbra B station is on the main Lisbon to Porto train line but is 1.5km from the city centre. Santa Apolonia is connected to the blue metro line and is the final metro station of the line.Ĭoimbra has two train stations, simple referred to as Coimbra A and Coimbra B. Santa Apolonia station is on the edge of the Alfama district so is closer to the historic and main tourist areas of Lisbon. Oriente station is large, modern and easy to navigate around, there are excellent facilities close by as across the road from the station is the Vasco de Gama shopping centre. Oriente train station is to the east of Lisbon and is connected to the red metro line and is three stops from the airport. Each train ticket reserves a seat on one of the carriages (which are individual number) and the seat number is clearly displayed on the ticket.Īll trains from Lisbon to Coimbra stop at the Oriente train station, while most (but not all) stop at Santa Apolonia. There are twenty daily departures Monday to Friday with less at the weekends, for the exact timetable visit the CP website or collect a timetable from any station. Online tickets can be purchased up to 30 days in-advance and the website has an English language section.Ī single from Lisbon to Coimbra by the Alfa-Pendular (AP) train costs €32.80/€22.80 (1st/2nd) while the intercity (IC) costs €24.30/€19.20 (1st/2nd). CP is the national train operator of Portugal and stands for Comboios de Portugal. Train tickets must be purchased before boarding the train and can be booked either from the station ticket office or online at. The Alfa-Pendular trains take 1 hour 30 minute while the intercity takes 1 hour 50minutes.
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The Alfa-Pendular trains are faster and offer a higher level of comfort (better seats with more leg room) along with free WIFI but are slightly more expensive than the intercity services. There are two standards of train that connect Lisbon and Coimbra, the Alfa-Pendular and the intercity. Coimbra is located on the main north-south railway that connects Lisbon to Porto, which means that there are many fast and direct services.
