Portuguese trains - Stay tuned!

I. Routes and travel times

II. Onboard services

Alfa Pendular

The Alfa Pendular allows travel security & comfort to discover Portugal at a maximum speed of 220 km/h

Available onboard services at a glance here

Intercity

The Intercidades service connects the country's main cities every day

Available onboard services at a glance here

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Regional and InterRegional

The Regional and InterRegional trains offers you a wide range of daily services. It connects the North, Minho, Douro, West, Vouga, Alentejo, Algarve, Beira Alta, Beira Baixa and East lines, and the Tomar and Alfarelos branches.

Available onboard services at a glance here

MiraDouro

A unique trip along the River Douro, between Porto, Régua, Pinhão and Pocinho. The MiraDouro, made up of a CP 1400 series diesel locomotive and Schindler and Sorefame carriages, runs daily in both directions from Porto São Bento, to Régua, Pinhão and Pocinho.

The Schindler carriages, produced at the end of the 1940s by the Swiss manufacturer Schindler Wagons SA, with their panoramic windows that can be opened during the journey, offer fantastic views of the UNESCO World Heritage landscape.

Time tables can be found here

Available onboard services at a glance here

Raiano

The train that connects Extremadura. The Raiano train connects the Portuguese city of Entroncamento with the Spanish city of Badajoz in both directions every day.
A unique journey through the oak plains of the Alto Alentejo, passing through Ponte de Sor, Portalegre and Elvas - the Portuguese city with the largest number of UNESCO heritage sites - to finalize in the artistic & ancient city of Badajoz.
Connections to Lisbon or Porto from Entroncamento, and to Madrid from Badajoz.

Available onboard services at a glance here

Celta train

The train that connects Extremadura. The international Celta train connects the Portuguese city of Porto with the Spanish city of Vigo in both directions every day.
The Celta international train runs along the Minho Line on a journey between the sea, rivers and mountains, with views of beaches and castles and a glimpse of Galicia on the other side of the River Minho. .
Line starts at Porto-Campanhã station, and stops at Nine, Viana do Castelo and Valença before arriving at Vigo-Guixar station.

Available onboard services at a glance here

Reminder about luggage:

Alfa Pendular, Intercity, InterRegional, Regional, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra urban trains

Passengers can carry one item of hand luggage free of charge (Not allowed: hazardous materials, objects. No inconvenience or damage must be caused. Cannot exceed the space corresponding to the assigned seats: the luggage racks above the seats or the space under the seats).

Laptops, handbags and similar are not considered for this purpose.

In the case of Alfa Pendular and Intercidades trains, more luggage than this will be considered excess luggage and subject to a supplementary onboard charge.

III. Individual fare types

For information on how to book on the Rail Portal. User Manual is available here

IV. Reservation

Mandatory reservation on Alfa Pendular and Intercity trains.

V. Booking horizon

These trains can be booked up to 60 days in advance for the core routes

VI. Ticketing Time Limit

TTL (Ticketing Time Limit) lasts half an hour from booking date/time - TBC

VII. Exchange / Refund

Exchange and refund must be requested up to 15 minutes before train departure time.

• Exchange: 100% exchangeable up to 15 minutes before train departure time. No exchange thereafter. Price difference, if any will be paid.
  • No exchange possible on Urban Coimbra and Urban Porto tickets (except when purchased in conjunction with a long distance train)
  • No exchange possible on tickets for Historical Trains, vouchers or Trainsharing fares (not available on Rail Europe)
• Refunds;  100% refundable up to 15 minutes before train departure time. No refund thereafter.
  • No refund possible on Urban Coimbra and Urban Porto tickets (except when purchased in conjunction with a long distance train)
  • No refund possible on Return tickets (if one leg has been used, or if one leg benefited of a Promo discount), Promo fares.
  • No refund possible on tickets for Historical Trains, vouchers or Trainsharing fares (not available on Rail Europe)

TBC

VIII. Specific to this train

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