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Portugal in particular seems difficult to travel out of by rail. Lisbon to Madrid should be straightforward, but you have to get to Porto first, then to Vigo on
by doom2 5y ago
Portugal in particular seems difficult to travel out of by rail. Lisbon to Madrid should be straightforward, but you have to get to Porto first, then to Vigo on the Spanish side, and THEN you can get to the rest of Spain. This also takes 24+ hours of travel. Meanwhile, the bus is only 10.5 hours and direct.
- iostream23 5y agoThere’s the Alfa Pendular that goes Lisbon Madrid direct but there’s only one per day. It’s relatively rapid and comfortable, about 50 euro last time I rode. It’s a night train. Most of the interior lines got shut down when they privatized CP and handed the state railway to one company and not more. The first thing they did was close many train lines. The lamentable decline of the Portuguese railway systems has happened on many levels, including local trains and trams like Coimbra shut down all east side lines and that entire mountain gateway area sits in decline with rotting properties and population flight and business closures etc…