Day Trips by Coach from Lisbon

This page will be developed further to include suggestions for coach day-trips from Lisbon. The following destinations can be reached from Lisbon's modern Sete Rios coach station in north-west Lisbon, adjacent to the railway station of the same name and the Metro station of Jardim Zoológico. Coach travellers will find the Rede Expressos website of great use for times, fares and tickets.

Beja

Above: Beja bus station

An historic agricultural town lying 183km from Lisbon in the Alentejo, south-east of Lisbon, this was a Roman town known as Pax Iulia.

Caldas da Rainha

Above: Praça da República, Caldas da Rainha 2003

A small town, well known for its spa and ceramics industry.

Castelo Branco

Above: The gardens of the Episcopal Palace at Castelo Branco.

This interior town, north east of the capital, is reachable in two and a half hours from Lisbon (250km). The episcopal palace gardens and museum are well worth a visit and the castle gives excellent views over the town and surrounding countryside.

Estremoz

Above: Estremoz, 2005

A pleasant historical town, whose bus station is outside the disused railway station.

Évora

Famous for its well preserved Roman Temple to the goddess Diana, this town (150km from Lisbon) in the Alentejo also has surviving city walls.

Leiria

138km from Lisbon, this town has a hilltop castle near the town centre.

Santarém

Above: Santarém, 2005

Just 78km from Lisbon and easily reached by coach or train, the town affords fine views over the Tagus and has plenty of historical buildings.

Setúbal

Above: Setúbal, Praça do Bocage, 2005

Only 50km south of Lisbon, the important city of Setúbal has a pleasant centre and a busy water-front on the Rio Sado from where ferries run across to the resort of Tróia. The city also has some important Manueline architecture. It can easily be reached by coach or by train (Fertagus).