Fátima, Batalha, Nazaré, Óbidos
A Lisbon to Fátima day trip booked here is one of three full-day tours, and each one also covers Batalha, Nazaré and Óbidos. They cost $56, $73 or $90 per person and take 8 to 10 hours. What differs is the detail: where the day starts, group size, and how much of Batalha Monastery you actually see.
Quick answer
The short answer. If you book one Lisbon to Fátima day trip from this page, make it the $56 full day: 10 hours, 1,861 reviews at 4.7, the Sanctuary, Nazaré and Óbidos, with Batalha as a photo stop. Pay $73 for a van limited to 8 participants and an itinerary that names the Batalha cloisters, or $90 to be collected from your hotel.
The route
Why a Fátima tour fills a whole day, and what the Sanctuary visit covers.
Fátima is about 115 km north of Lisbon, according to the $90 listing, and the three tours here use the drive to take in three more places: the Gothic monastery at Batalha, the fishing town of Nazaré on the Atlantic, and the medieval village of Óbidos. That is why every Lisbon to Fátima day trip on this page runs 8 to 10 hours, not half a day.
The Sanctuary is the reason for the trip, and the listings describe it in some detail. The $56 full day names the Basilica, the Chapel of the Apparitions and the Basilica of the Holy Trinity, «inaugurated in 2007». The $73 tour mentions «stained glass art and the statue of Our Lady of Fatima». In Portuguese the place is the Santuário de Fátima, and whichever Lisbon to Santuário de Fátima day trip you choose here, it is the stop that gives the day its name.
Jian from the United States, on the $56 tour: «I do recommend this tour to anyone of faith who would like to visit the catholic sites». Rich from the United States, on the $73 tour, puts it more simply: «Fatima was the highlight for us.»
Every tour, current fare
Every Lisbon to Fátima day trip on the site, lowest price first. All three are priced per person.
| Trip | Price | Price is for | Length | What the price covers | Where it starts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fátima, Nazaré, Óbidos and Batalha full day | $56 | per person | 10 h | A guided day; Batalha is a photo stop on the route; a lunch stop in Nazaré, lunch not included | By Praça dos Restauradores; pickup on some options | 4.7 · 1,861 |
| Fátima, Óbidos and the Atlantic coast | $73 | per person | 9 h | A climate-controlled van for 8 at most; Batalha chapels and cloisters, 30 minutes; the coast road past Foz do Arelho | Av. da Liberdade 2, Restauradores; ends there | 4.8 · 622 |
| Fátima, Batalha, Nazaré and Óbidos with hotel pickup | $90 | per person | 8 h | Pickup at your Lisbon hotel, an air-conditioned minivan, a guide in English or Portuguese; lunch at your own expense | Your hotel in Lisbon | 4.8 · 885 |
Three tours
Same four towns, three different days. Here is what each Lisbon to Fátima day trip adds for its price.
The lowest-priced Fátima day trip from Lisbon on this site, with the highest review count of the three: 1,861 at 4.7. The listing names the Chapel of the Apparitions, the Sítio viewpoint in Nazaré and ginjinha «served in a chocolate cup» in Óbidos. Pickup is available on some options. Chelsea from the United Kingdom: «Even the bus ride was comfortable, with air conditioning and wifi onboard.»
Limited to 8 participants in a climate-controlled van, from Av. da Liberdade 2 by Restauradores and back. At Batalha the itinerary names «Founder's Chapel, the Cloisters, and the unfinished chapels»; the road then follows the coast past Foz do Arelho and São Martinho do Porto. 622 reviews at 4.8. Mallory from the United States: «The transportation was a van with a group of 8.»
The only one of the three that collects you from your Lisbon hotel, in an air-conditioned minivan with a guide in English or Portuguese. Lunch is at your own expense. Private or small groups are available, with no number given. 885 reviews at 4.8. Kyriaki from Australia, on this $90 tour: «Loved the pick up and drop off to our hotels.»
Batalha Monastery
Which tour shows you the monastery, and which drives past it.
Batalha is where the three tours differ most. The Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória is late Gothic, from the 14th century, and a UNESCO site, as the $90 listing notes. If Batalha is the reason you want a Lisbon to Fátima and Batalha day trip, read this part twice.
The $73 tour is the most specific: 30 minutes, with the Founder's Chapel, the Cloisters and the unfinished chapels named in the itinerary. Whether the entry ticket is in the price, the listing does not say. Paddy from the United States: «The Batalha Monastery was our favorite stop».
The $56 full day needs a careful read. Its description invites you to «Wander through its intricate chapels, cloisters», but its itinerary lists Batalha as «Photo stop, Pass by». Plan for a stop outside the monastery and treat anything more as a bonus. The $90 tour names Batalha without saying how long you stay or whether you go in.
There is no separate Batalha day trip from Lisbon on this site: the monastery comes with all three Fátima tours.
On the road
Four frames from the places a Lisbon to Fátima day trip covers.
The bell tower of the Basilica rises over the curved colonnade, with a flat modern canopy on the right. All three tours stop at the Sanctuary.
Two plain concrete walls frame the old basilica tower across the open square, with a few visitors in between under a clear blue sky.
Pinnacles, buttresses and a tall traceried window in stone darkened with age. The $73 tour lists 30 minutes here.
A long sandy beach under scrubby green cliffs, walkers on the path above. The $73 tour follows the coast past Foz do Arelho and São Martinho do Porto.
Nazaré and Óbidos
Lunch by the sea, and a cherry liqueur in a chocolate cup.
On a Lisbon to Fátima day trip, Nazaré is where you eat. It is a fishing town known for big-wave surfing; the $90 listing recalls the «largest wave ever ridden (24 meters), in 2011». No listing promises waves on your day. The $56 full day names the Sítio viewpoint and time for lunch, the $90 tour says lunch is at your own expense, and the $73 tour stops here for lunch too. Sylvie from Canada: «I wished we have had a little more time in Nazare because the views are spectacular».
Óbidos comes with a small ritual on all three: ginjinha, a cherry liqueur, which two listings serve in a chocolate cup. Whether the tasting is in the price, none of them says. Mário from Portugal: «the ginjinha is a must!» Carolyn R from Australia went further: «I could have had less time in Fatima and Batalha and more time in Obidos which was the highlight for me.»
How to choose
Answer them in order and the right Lisbon to Fátima day trip picks itself.
$56 buys the full day with the highest review count of the three. The other two cost $73 and $90.
For the cloisters and chapels named in the itinerary, the $73 tour. On the $56 full day, Batalha is a photo stop.
Only the $90 tour includes it. The $56 full day offers pickup on some options; the $73 tour starts at Restauradores.
The $73 tour is limited to 8 participants. The $90 tour offers private or small groups without a number; reviewers there report 2 and 3 people.
Before you book
Two minutes on the listing saves a surprise on your Lisbon to Fátima day trip.
All three are priced per person. None of the three lists lunch in the price, so budget for it in Nazaré.
Hotel pickup is included only on the $90 tour. The $73 tour meets at Av. da Liberdade 2 and returns there; the $56 one starts by Praça dos Restauradores.
The $56 listing asks you to keep a valid ID with you and says the sanctuaries may require modest clothing.
All three list free cancellation. Check the deadline on the listing before you book.
Our verdict
Book the $56 full day if you want the most for the least: 10 hours, all four towns, 1,861 reviews at 4.7. Day trips on this site start from $56 per person, and this is that tour. Linva from Qatar: «Timings at each location was great».
Pay $73 for a group of 8 at most and the most detailed Batalha itinerary, or $90 to be collected from your hotel. Either way it is a Lisbon to Fátima day trip with Nazaré and Óbidos included in the route.
The site's $25 to $34 listings are a hop-on hop-off bus, an e-bike tour of Lisbon's hills and two Tagus cruises: city outings, not day trips.
Book direct
The three Fátima tours, lowest price first, then our top pick: Óbidos, Nazaré and Porto in one long 13-hour day for $127.
★ 4.7 · 1,861 reviews
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Common questions
Between 8 and 10 hours: the $90 tour takes 8, the $73 tour 9 and the $56 full day 10. Fátima is about 115 km north of Lisbon, roughly 75 minutes by van or an hour and a half by bus.
Yes. Each day trip to Fátima from Lisbon on this site covers all four, at $56, $73 or $90 per person. The difference is Batalha: the $73 tour names the cloisters and chapels, while on the $56 full day it is a photo stop.
It depends on the tour. The $73 itinerary names the Founder's Chapel, the Cloisters and the unfinished chapels, 30 minutes in all, without saying whether the ticket is included. The $56 itinerary lists Batalha as a photo stop. Do not count on going inside unless the listing says so.
The $56 listing says the sanctuaries may require modest clothing and asks you to keep a valid ID with you. The other two listings give no dress rules.
No listing promises them. Nazaré is known for big-wave surfing, and the $90 listing mentions the largest wave ever ridden, 24 meters, in 2011. On these tours Nazaré is the lunch stop, with the Sítio viewpoint named on the $56 full day.
A cherry liqueur served in a small chocolate cup, which you try in Óbidos. Two listings serve it that way and the $90 tour mentions tasting ginjinha; none of them says whether the drink is in the price.
Go deeper
The fishing town under the headland, and the tours that stop there.
ÓbidosThe walled town, and which outings give you time inside the walls.
Porto in a dayA very long day north, with Óbidos and Nazaré on the way.
Which one to pickChoosing by time, budget and interest — palaces, shrines, towns, coast or wine.
From Lisbon: Day Trip to Porto, Óbidos, and Nazaré
★ 4.5 · 1,628 reviews · 13 hours