Two city bases, with a full Sintra day trip and time to settle in after the train north.
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Choose the airport journey for your room, drop your bags and keep the first walk short. Baixa and the riverfront make a manageable start. Leave a timed palace or museum visit for a full day, and read the dinner menu before deciding how much to order.
€35.00 for one bed, €25.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €72.00
Explore one part of Alfama with a stop at Santa Luzia, then leave time for lunch. Use public transport for a hill if it suits you. Keep Belém for another trip or replace this afternoon with it; travelling repeatedly between the two areas makes the day less relaxed.
€35.00 for one bed, €25.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €72.00
Leave your main bags in Lisbon. Take the urban train to Sintra, then allow the separate approach to your chosen monument. Pena's Park, Essential and Complete visits have different inclusions; Regaleira is another ticket. Choose one main visit, eat in town and return to the same Lisbon room tonight.
€35.00 for one bed, €25.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €72.00
Take the reserved Lisbon–Porto train and continue from Campanhã towards your accommodation. After dropping your bags, choose a short walk near São Bento or Ribeira. Leave a cellar appointment clear of arrival uncertainty and keep dinner close to a comfortable route home.
€30.00 for one bed, €24.00 for meals, €5.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €65.00
Walk the centre at a pace that leaves room for the hills, then choose the appropriate deck of the Luís I Bridge for Gaia. Book a cellar visit if you want one. A tasting is separate from the riverside walk, and the upper deck brings you to a different height from the lower crossing.
€30.00 for one bed, €24.00 for meals, €5.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €65.00
Give Serralves time if the exhibitions and gardens interest you; the €24 general ticket differs from the €15 park-only visit. Otherwise, explore a Porto neighbourhood and take a longer lunch. Avoid fitting the whole Douro valley into the last free city day unless that is your main priority.
€30.00 for one bed, €24.00 for meals, €5.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €65.00
Keep breakfast and any final walk near your room or departure route. If flying, allow the journey to the airport, waiting and the airline's arrival margin. If taking a train, check whether it departs Campanhã. This plan adds no extra Porto night today.
No overnight stay; €24.00 for meals, €5.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €35.00
Use three nights in Lisbon and three in Porto. Sintra is a day trip from the Lisbon room, with no hotel move or extra overnight there. The seventh day is for departure; add a night if your travel dates need one.
Choose the Sintra attraction first and allow the full approach before a timed palace entry. Move to Porto the following day, using the reserved mainline train and the local connection from Campanhã. The two full Porto days can cover the historic centre, Gaia and a chosen museum without a rushed Douro excursion.
Use the official planning information for the actual date and connection or access conditions.
For five days, keep one main city visit and the train move, then reduce the remaining sightseeing. Drop the Sintra excursion if you would rather have an unhurried Lisbon day; do not try to preserve every stop in fewer hours.
Lisbon · Sintra · Porto. Each guide explains the local arrival and visits so you can choose the parts that suit your trip.
The day figures add up to €446.00 for one traveller before paid visits and extra journeys. The simple stay line buys one bed. These are chosen spending allowances, not available room offers or measured averages. Replace the stay amount with the full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning.
Add paid visits, excursions, intercity or inter-island tickets and airport journeys. The day notes separate accommodation, meals, local travel and small extras. The final day has no extra overnight allowance. The city budget cards are an alternative plan, so do not add them on top of this subtotal.
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How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Train · About 3–3½ hours on the mainline train
Take the booked train from the Lisbon station on your ticket to Porto Campanhã. Add the local connection to your room. CP Promo allocation is limited, so use the actual dated quote rather than an old starting fare.
Compare this journeyFor five days, keep one main city visit and the train move, then reduce the remaining sightseeing. Drop the Sintra excursion if you would rather have an unhurried Lisbon day; do not try to preserve every stop in fewer hours.
Compare your room and daily spending choices in the cost calculator. Check each journey fare, including local transfers, and count tickets covered by a pass only once.
Change the days in each city, leave out stops, and update the estimate without changing the published itinerary.
