Portugal End to End: Porto, Lisbon & the Algarve
The whole country by train: Porto’s river, Lisbon’s hills, Faro’s lagoon beaches.
- Rail journey
- 8–12 days
- Balanced pace
- Rail journeys
- Food & wine
- Beaches
Ride Portugal top to bottom: two nights among Porto’s port lodges, the capital’s miradouros and tram-rattled lanes, then south to Faro for the Ria Formosa lagoon and the Algarve’s golden coast.
Why it works
Portugal is compact and its main line runs the length of the country, so one rail route gives you a northern city, a capital and a beach finish without a car.
The route
Explore this journey — start at Porto →Your itinerary
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→ Onward Faro → Braga
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→ Onward Faro → Sevilla
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→ Onward Faro → Gibraltar
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Make it yours
- End with extra beach nights on the Algarve
- Add a Coimbra stop between Porto and Lisbon
- Do it north to south for the warm finish
Plan each destination
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