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Portugal

Lisbon

A city of seven hills above the Atlantic. The yellow trams that climb them are sights in themselves.

Metro de Lisboa

Tap a bank card at the gate and ride - though the only networks the metro names are the Visa and Mastercard families. It is strictly one card per passenger - sharing one between two people is a finable offence.

Updated on August 5, 2026

How to ride

  1. 1
    Decide how you'll pay first
    Either tap a bank card straight on the gate, or buy a navegante ocasional card from a machine.
  2. 2
    The machine sells the card first, then the ticket
    The machine sells the €0.50 card first, then loads a ticket onto it. Cash, bank cards and MB WAY all work.
  3. 3
    One card per person, always
    One card covers one passenger per ride. Sharing one card between two people counts as travelling without a ticket.
  4. 4
    Tap in at the gate
    Hold your card to the reader, wait for the green light, then walk through. Take a bank card out of your wallet before tapping.
  5. 5
    Tap out with the same thing you tapped in with
    You must tap at the exit gate too - with the card if you entered with the card, with the phone if you entered with the phone.

Fares

Single fares2

Contactless bank card (single ride)
The same price however far you ride on the metro; nothing to buy in advance, but no transfers are included
1.92 EUR ≈ $2
Zapping (one metro ride)
A stored-balance option topped up in €3-€40 steps; each change of operator costs another ride
1.72 EUR ≈ $2

Passes & multi-ride5

Bilhete Carris/Metro (1-hour ticket)
Unlimited metro and Carris (bus, tram) rides for 60 minutes from your first tap; no consecutive metro entries
1.9 EUR ≈ $2
24-hour ticket, Carris/Metro
24 hours of unlimited travel across the whole metro and Carris network, from your first tap
7.25 EUR ≈ $8
24-hour ticket, Carris/Metro/Transtejo (Cacilhas)
The 24-hour ticket above plus the Tagus ferry between Cais do Sodré and Cacilhas
10.35 EUR ≈ $12
24-hour ticket, Carris/Metro/CP
Extends the unlimited travel to CP's suburban lines - Sintra, Cascais, Azambuja and Sado
11.4 EUR ≈ $13
Lisboa Card (24/48/72 hours)
Unlimited metro, tram, bus and train plus free entry to 50+ museums; 5% off online
31〜62 EUR ≈ $35–69

Card itself1

navegante ocasional card
The carrier you load tickets or zapping onto; reloadable for a year, but only one person per ride
0.5 EUR ≈ $0.6

Estimates use exchange rates as of November 4, 2026

Payment

Tap to ride
VISAMastercard
Tap straight on the gate to pay for one ride; phone and watch wallets work too
IC card
Load tickets or zapping onto a navegante ocasional card
App tickets
No app sells metro tickets; MB WAY at the machines needs a Portuguese bank
Paper tickets
There are no paper tickets - it is either a smartcard or a bank card
Cash
Accepted at machines and staffed counters; machines may not have change

Quick facts

Hours
6:30-01:00
Frequency
Every 5-10 min
Fares from
1.92 EUR+

Heads-up

  • Pickpockets work in teams on crowded transport

    Watch your belongings on crowded trains, platforms and stops. The UK Foreign Office advises care on public transport and at busy bus and tram stops in Portugal, and notes that thieves work in teams using distraction techniques.

  • You can carry an e-scooter but not ride it in the station

    You may carry an e-scooter, skateboard or hoverboard onto the train - but riding or parking one anywhere inside metro premises is strictly forbidden. Bicycles are allowed too, up to two per carriage and not when trains are crowded; folding bikes are exempt from that limit.

Timetable

Operating hours 6:30-01:00
Typical duration Four lines link the city centre with the airport and Oriente, and the fare is flat across the network whatever the distance
Check the official site for the latest times and service status
A notice at Marques de Pombal: the posted station hours are 06:30-01:00, while this particular entrance hall closes at 21:30, does not open at weekends or on public holidays, and has ticket machines only. Taken Jun 2025 © DiogoBaptista・CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor Naotaka