Getting to Beach near Lisbon Cruise Terminal

Is it possible to get to Lisbon beach from cruise terminal? Best way by taxi or bus? Pricing if available.

The easiest connection is going to be by local train. The tickets need to be purchased in advance of boarding the trains and can be purchased in a machine or at some kiosks.

The trip to or from Cascais or Estoril would take about 30 minutes.

The first step is to find out which port your ship will dock at as far as planning your journey.

If you google and find 'Tom's port guide for Lisbon' it can be helpful.

Tickets were just 2.15 each way the last time I did the journey.

Be aware there are several cruise terminals in Lisbon, varying in distance from the centre.

We went to Estoril (the train also goes to Cascais) from the Cais do Sodre station (sp?) in central Lisbon. We bought return tickets from the ticket office and off we went, all very easy. As said above, the journey takes approx 25 - 30 mins and is very pleasant. It follows the waterfront and you are soon out of the city and have views of the beaches. The trains are comfortable and modern.

We got off at Estoril and the station is only metres from the sea. It's a lovely place but so is Cascais too so we went for a nice lunch. Coming back, we walked upto the next station and jumped on the train further up the line. All very easy and very cheap. We had a lovely day.

Actually all cruise terminals in Lisbon are quite close to downtown, Santa Apolónia is the closest one, just in front of the historic center. Like others said, the cheapest and the best way is by train.

Lisbon has one suburban\urban direct daily train line connecting Lisbon to Cascais, uniting all northern riverfront and the Atlantic.

You can reach this line in several stations, depending on your cruise terminal. The last (or the first...) train station of this line in Lisbon is called Cais do Sodré.

However, if all other cruise terminals have train stations within the Cascais line, Santa Apolónia's train station does not, and serves directly other lines. So if you end up in Santa Apolónia you will need to catch either a bus, taxi or the metro/subway to Cais do Sodré metro station and then take the train. They are not very far apart, don't worry.

Within Cais do Sodré remember to take the proper direct train that goes all the way to the end of the line in Cascais (or on the other way to Lisbon, Cais do Sodré) :D This is important since in the morning and in the afternoon there are two lines schedules working close to each other and one only goes to half-point. Only between 10:00 AM and 16:40 PM and at night periods there's only one line running and stops on all stations.

I've heard of people misunderstanding this before and being a little lost. :p

This one full line takes exactly 40 minutes if you go all the way until the end. The other full line in the morning and in the afternoon rush hours takes about 33 minutes, it's a little faster since it misses some stations - don't worry, not the beach ones.