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13 hFrom Lisbon: Day Trip to Porto, Óbidos, and Nazaré
★ 4.5 · 1,628 reviews
- 13 hours, Óbidos, Nazaré and Porto stops
- 1.5-hour guided walk in Porto
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$127$9.77 / hour
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Best day trip from Lisbon: by time, budget and interest
The best day trip from Lisbon is the one that fits the hours you have, the money you want to spend and the thing you came to Portugal for. This page sets the ten day trips bookable here side by side, 5.5 to 13 hours and $56 to $127 per person, then gives a straight answer for palaces, sanctuaries, small towns, the ocean, wine and megaliths.
Quick answer
The short answer. Our top pick is the Porto, Óbidos and Nazaré day at $127: three towns in 13 hours, and reviewers are honest that it is a long day. For palaces, the best day trip from Lisbon is Sintra, Cascais and Cabo da Roca at $95, the only listing that states a Pena Palace ticket is in the price. On a budget, Fátima, Nazaré, Óbidos and Batalha cost $56 for 10 hours.
Best day trip from Lisbon: the numbers at a glance
- Day trips compared
- 10plus four city outings
- Lowest day trip price
- $56per person, the 10-hour Fátima day
- Highest price
- $127per person, the Porto day
- Shortest day trip
- 5.5 hoursSintra: Pena from outside and Regaleira
- Hotel pickup included
- 2 of 10the $90 Fátima day and Évora
- Pena ticket in the price
- 1 listingSintra, Cascais and Cabo da Roca, by option
- Lunch in the price
- Noneon all 14, lunch is extra
- Cancellation
- Free cancellationlisted on all 14
By time
How many hours do you have?
The best day trip from Lisbon starts with the hours you can give it; each length includes the road.
- Half a day: 5.5 hours
The half-day Sintra trip at $89 shows Pena Palace from the outside, then Quinta da Regaleira and its Initiatic Well, with two Sintra pastries to taste. Entrance fees are paid in cash on the day.
- A full day: 6 to 10 hours
Eight of the ten, from Sintra with Cascais to Évora, Arrábida and all three Fátima days. The table below gives each length.
- A very long day: 13 hours
Porto, Óbidos and Nazaré is the longest day trip from Lisbon Portugal offers on this site. Roughly eight hours go on the road; Porto gets about three, one of them for lunch.
- Two or three hours, in the city
The two Tagus sailboat rides and the city e-bike take 2 to 3 hours; the hop-on hop-off bus ticket runs for 24 or 48 hours.
Every trip, current fare
What each trip costs and what the price covers
Fourteen listings, priced per person: ten day trips, lowest price first, then four city outings.
| Trip | Price | Length | What the price covers | Where it starts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fátima, Nazaré, Óbidos and Batalha | $56 | 10 hours | Fátima, Nazaré, a Batalha stop, Óbidos | Restauradores; pickup on some options | 4.7 · 1,861 |
| Three-palace Sintra day | $67 | 6 to 8 hours | Pena, then Regaleira or Monserrate; 8 people at most | Avenida da Liberdade | 4.8 · 1,891 |
| Fátima and the Atlantic coast | $73 | 9 hours | Fátima, Batalha, Nazaré, Óbidos; 8 people at most | Restauradores | 4.8 · 622 |
| Arrábida and Sesimbra with wine | $81 | 8 hours | Setúbal, a beach break, Sesimbra, 2 local wines | Restauradores, 08:30 | 4.8 · 428 |
| Half-day Sintra | $89 | 5.5 hours | Pena from outside, Regaleira, two pastries; fees extra | Avenida da Liberdade; pickup on some options | 4.9 · 1,249 |
| Fátima day with hotel pickup | $90 | 8 hours | Fátima, Batalha, Nazaré, Óbidos; lunch extra | Your hotel, pickup included | 4.8 · 885 |
| Évora and the megaliths | $90 | 8 hours | Almendres Cromlech, Temple of Diana, Chapel of Bones | Your hotel, pickup included | 4.7 · 578 |
| Sintra to Cascais by e-bike | $90 | 8 hours | About 40 km by e-bike, ending in Cascais | Near Martim Moniz; transfer extra | 4.9 · 419 |
| Sintra, Cascais and Cabo da Roca | $95 | 9 hours | Pena ticket by option, Cabo da Roca, Cascais | Avenida da Liberdade; pickup on some options | 4.9 · 1,915 |
| Porto, Óbidos and Nazaré | $127 | 13 hours | Óbidos, Nazaré, a 1.5-hour walk in Porto | Pickup on some options | 4.5 · 1,628 |
| Hop-on hop-off bus | $25 | 24 or 48 hours | Two routes, audio guide, public transport | Restauradores or any stop | 4.0 · 6,360 |
| Seven hills by e-bike | $30 | 3 hours | Guided e-bike ride over the hills | Alfama | 4.9 · 1,741 |
| Tagus sailboat, four times of day | $31 | 2 to 3 hours | Drink and salty snacks, under the bridge | Belém | 4.8 · 841 |
| Tagus sailboat, 10 people at most | $34 | 2 hours | A drink on board, past Belém | Alcântara dock | 5.0 · 876 |
By budget
What your budget buys
Below $60 there is a single choice: Fátima, Nazaré, Óbidos and Batalha at $56, rated 4.7 by 1,861 reviewers. If price decides, it is the best day trip from Lisbon here.
At $67 to $81 come the small groups and the wine day: the three-palace Sintra day and the Fátima coast day, both 8 people at most, and Arrábida. At $89 to $95: the half-day Sintra trip, Évora, the $90 Fátima day, the e-bike day and Sintra with Cabo da Roca. Porto tops the range at $127.
The four city outings cost $25 to $34 per person; they are not day trips.
By interest
A straight answer for each interest
One verdict per interest: the best day trip from Lisbon for each, with the guide that goes deeper.
- Palaces: Sintra, Cascais and Cabo da Roca, $95
The only listing that states a Pena Palace ticket is in the price: gardens and terraces, or the interior rooms, by option. Monserrate too? The three-palace day at $67 has it on its longer options. Which trips go inside Pena.
- Faith: Fátima, $56
The Chapel of the Apparitions and the Basilica of the Holy Trinity, then Nazaré, a stop at Batalha and Óbidos in 10 hours. To be collected at your hotel, book the $90 Fátima day. All three Fátima days compared.
- Small towns: Óbidos
On all three Fátima days and the Porto day. The Fátima days stop there for ginjinha, a cherry liqueur in a chocolate cup. Time inside the walls, trip by trip.
- The ocean: Cabo da Roca and Cascais
Thirty minutes at Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of continental Europe, then 1.5 hours in Cascais. The $90 e-bike day rides about 40 km to wild beaches and cliffs. Van or e-bike.
- Wine: Arrábida and Sesimbra, $81
The single wine tour day trip from Lisbon on this page: a winery visit in Azeitão with a tasting of 2 local wines, plus Setúbal and Sesimbra. The Arrábida day in detail.
- Megaliths: Évora, $90
Hotel pickup, then the Almendres Cromlech, which the listing calls «Older than Stonehenge», the Temple of Diana, the cathedral roof and the Chapel of Bones. What the Évora day includes.
- The most ground: Porto, $127
Our top pick. Sean from the United Kingdom: «It’s a long journey, but a cracking way to see more of Portugal if you're short on time.» How the Porto day runs.
Seen on the way
Pena, Belém and the river
Four frames from places these trips reach.
Pena from its terraces
Red towers and a busy terrace. The half-day trip sees Pena from outside; for the rooms, pick an interior option.
Carved stone in Belém
Jerónimos Monastery in Belém, on the bus’s Belém route.
The Monument to the Discoveries
Stone navigators on the prow; the 2-hour sailboat ride passes it.
Under the red bridge
The sailboat from Doca do Bom Sucesso passes under this bridge.
Ocean days
Which trip gets you to a beach
A beaches near Lisbon day trip here means one of three coasts, with the beach as one stop in a guided day.
- South: Arrábida and Sesimbra, $81
The best beach day trip from Lisbon here: a break on the beach of Portinho Arrábida and swimming listed at Sesimbra, where you buy your own lunch. Robert from the United States: «The tour allowed us to visit locations outside the city, including a wonderful market, beautiful beaches, and tasty wine!»
- West: the Guincho beaches and Cascais, $95
The van passes the Guincho beaches on its way to Cascais; the $90 e-bike day rides past dunes to wild beaches.
- North: Nazaré, on four longer days
For a Lisbon Portugal beach day trip with surf history, Nazaré is known for big-wave surfing; the record ride of 24 metres came in 2011. It is a stop on the Porto day and on all three Fátima days, which break there for lunch.
One day in the city
Only one day to spend in Lisbon itself?
One day in town? Then the best day trip from Lisbon may be no trip out at all.
On the water. The 2-hour sailboat from Alcântara dock ($34) takes 10 people at most, past the Monument to the Discoveries and the Tower of Belém. The one from Doca do Bom Sucesso ($31) serves a welcome drink and salty snacks and sails under the 25 de Abril Bridge, morning to night.
On the hills. The 3-hour e-bike ride ($30) climbs to viewpoints such as Miradouro da Graça. Kim from Canada: «The e-bikes made the steep hills manageable, and the sites of the city were amazing.»
On the bus. The hop-on hop-off ticket ($25) gives 24 or 48 hours on two routes, with buses every 30 minutes from Restauradores. It has the most reviews here, 6,360, and the lowest rating, 4.0.
Before you book
Four things to check before you pay
The small print decides whether the best day trip from Lisbon on paper is the best one for you.
- Pickup
Included on two days only: the $90 Fátima day and Évora. Four more offer it on some options; the rest meet in central Lisbon, and the e-bike day sells a transfer at extra cost.
- Palace tickets
Only Sintra with Cascais and Cabo da Roca states a Pena ticket in the price. On the half-day trip, fees are repaid in cash on the day; the three-palace day does not say.
- Lunch
No listing includes it in the price; the e-bike day sells a lunch package at extra cost.
- Cancellation
Free cancellation on all 14. The Porto day warns: «If you are late, you will not receive a refund».
Our verdict
The best day trip from Lisbon, category by category
Our top pick: Porto, Óbidos and Nazaré, $127. If you can take a 13-hour day, it is the best day trip from Lisbon for seeing the most of Portugal. It is the highest price here, rated 4.5 by 1,628 reviewers.
Palaces: Sintra, Cascais and Cabo da Roca, $95, with the Pena ticket. Lowest price: Fátima, Nazaré, Óbidos and Batalha, $56. Small group: the three-palace Sintra day, $67, 8 people at most. Hotel pickup and megaliths: Évora, $90. Wine and coast: Arrábida and Sesimbra, $81.
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Our top pick first, then the palace day, the lowest-priced day trip and the wine day. All four are priced per person.
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9 hLisbon: Sintra, Pena, Cascais & Cabo Day Tour With Tickets
★ 4.9 · 1,915 reviews
- Nine hours, Pena Palace tickets included
- Stop at Cabo da Roca
- 1.5 hours in Cascais
- Free cancellation
$95$10.56 / hour
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Ginjinha in a chocolate cup1,861 reviews
10 hLisbon: Fátima, Nazaré, Óbidos & Batalha Full Day
★ 4.7 · 1,861 reviews
- Ten hours, Fátima, Batalha, Nazaré and Óbidos
- Ginjinha in a chocolate cup
- Lunch stop in Nazaré
- Free cancellation
$56$5.60 / hour
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8 hLisbon: Arrábida and Sesimbra Day Trip with Wine
★ 4.8 · 428 reviews
- Eight hours, Tasting of 2 local wines
- Lunch stop in Sesimbra
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$81$10.12 / hour
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Best day trip from Lisbon: questions people ask
Which day trips from Lisbon include hotel pickup?
Two: the $90 Fátima, Batalha, Nazaré and Óbidos day and the Évora day. Porto, Sintra with Cascais, the half-day Sintra trip and the $56 Fátima day offer pickup on some options. The e-bike day sells a transfer at extra cost.
Is lunch included on these day trips?
No, not on any of the 14 listings. The days stop for it in places such as Sintra, Nazaré, Sesimbra or Porto, and you pay there. The e-bike day sells a lunch package at extra cost.
Can you visit Fátima, Batalha, Nazaré and Óbidos in one day?
Yes, on three listings: the $56 day in 10 hours, the $73 coast day in 9 hours, and the $90 Fátima day in 8 hours with hotel pickup. Fátima is about 115 km north of Lisbon. On the $56 day, Batalha is a stop, not a visit inside.
Are Pena Palace tickets included in the tour?
Only on Sintra, Cascais and Cabo da Roca ($95): gardens and terraces, or the interior rooms too, by option. On the half-day Sintra trip, entrance fees are not included and are repaid in cash on the day. The three-palace day does not say.
Can you do Sintra, Cabo da Roca and Cascais in one day?
Yes, two ways. The van day at $95 takes 9 hours, with 30 minutes at Cabo da Roca and 1.5 hours in Cascais. The e-bike day at $90 rides about 40 km in 8 hours to Cascais; its listing does not name Cabo da Roca.
Can I stay in Porto and not return to Lisbon?
Yes, by arrangement: tell the Porto day in advance, so they can check there is space for your luggage on the minibus. The day takes 13 hours, about three of them in Porto.
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