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Cascais from Lisbon
Cascais from Lisbon is the easiest day trip the city has: a CP train along the river from Cais do Sodré, about 40 minutes, €5.10 return on the 2026 tariff, with the first departure at 05:30 and the last at 01:30 on the timetable we read on 29 August 2026. No slot, no bus loop, no hill. This page prints the timetable and fare from cp.pt, the walk to Boca do Inferno, what Guincho and the Cidadela are for, the bus link to Cabo da Roca and Sintra, and the coach days that do the coast and the palaces together. The day-trips hub compares it with the other seven. Of every day out in our Lisbon guide, this is the one that needs no planning.
Quick answer The train, the fare, the walk, and whether to pair it with Sintra
Take the CP Cascais line from Cais do Sodré: about 40 minutes, €5.10 return, trains every 20 minutes through the day and every 10 at peak on the timetable in force since 6 April 2026. Walk the 2 km seafront to Boca do Inferno, swim at Praia da Rainha or bus out to Guincho, and be back in Lisbon for dinner. No ticket needs booking.
Key takeaways
- Cascais is 30 km west of Lisbon and the train stops at the beaches on the way — Carcavelos, Estoril — so the day can be as short as a swim; the Lisbon beaches page ranks the sand along the line.
- Pair it with Sintra only if you accept a three-transport day: the Sintra page explains the 1624 bus via Cabo da Roca. The €44 coach that does Sintra, Pena, Cabo da Roca and Cascais or the €85 small-group day with the Pena ticket included is the version where someone else drives.
- The Lisboa Card covers this train; the plain €7.25 Carris and Metro 24-hour ticket does not, and the €11.40 version does. Getting around Lisbon has the ticket table.
Key facts
Opening hours
| CP trains from Cais do Sodré, daily | 05:30–01:30 |
|---|---|
| CP trains from Cascais back to Lisbon, daily | 05:30–01:40 |
| Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, 1 April–31 October | 10:00–19:00 |
Closed None for the town; the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego closes on Mondays (reported by the Cascais municipal museums listing, not read on a page that rendered for us). The Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães hours are stated inconsistently by the sources we found, so none are printed
Admission
- Adult
- Train €2.55 single, €5.10 return (about $3 / $6); Casa das Histórias Paula Rego €5 (about $6, reported); beaches, Boca do Inferno, the marina and the seafront walk are free
- Reduced
- CP: children 4–12 pay half; the return is also sold as a €6.70 CP 24-hour tourist ticket if you plan to ride more than once
- Free
- Children under 4 on CP; the whole coast path
Planning it
- Time needed
- Not stated by any official page. Our routing: half a day for the town, the seafront and Boca do Inferno; a full day with Guincho or the Cabo da Roca bus
- Book ahead
- Optional — walk-up usually fine
- Address
- Cascais station, Largo da Estação, 2750-340 Cascais
Cascais from Lisbon: train on your own, or a coach with Sintra
The DIY day priced from the CP 2026 price sheet and the Cais do Sodré–Cascais timetable PDF, beside the four coach days on the platform that end in Cascais, all read on 29 August 2026. None of the coaches is a Cascais tour as such; Cascais is their last stop after Sintra and Cabo da Roca.
| Option | Door to door | You pay | What Cascais gets | Watch for | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP train from Cais do Sodré, on your own | About 40 min each way | €5.10 return (about $6) | The whole day, on your own clock | Weekend summer trains every 20 minutes; the last back is 01:40 | CP timetable |
| Coach: Sintra, Pena, Regaleira, Cabo da Roca coast, Cascais | 9.5–10 h | €44 (about $51); palace entries not stated | Free time at the end of the day; views of Guincho and Estoril | Rated 4.7 from 23,619 reviews | Check |
| Small-group: Sintra, Pena, Regaleira, Cabo da Roca, Cascais | 10 h | €39 (about $46); entries not stated | A stop of free time | Rated 4.7 from 11,945 reviews | Check |
| Small-group with Pena tickets: Sintra, Pena, Cascais, Cabo da Roca | 9 h | €85 (about $99), Pena ticket in the title | A stop of free time | Rated 4.9 from 1,801 reviews | Check |
| 8-person group with hotel pickup: Pena, Cabo da Roca, Regaleira, Cascais | 8–8.5 h | €65 (about $76); entries not stated | A stop of free time | Hotel pickup in Lisbon; rated 4.7 from 5,788 reviews | Check |
If Cascais itself is the point of the day, no coach is the answer; the train gives you eight hours there for €5.10. The coaches are for people whose real target is Pena and who want the coast on the way home.
There is nothing in Cascais that needs a ticket in advance, so this table is the transport priced from the CP 2026 sheet on 29 August 2026 beside the two Cascais-ending days that include the one ticket on this coast that does need booking, Pena Palace.
| Option | Price | Includes | Book ahead | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official: CP Cascais line, Cais do Sodré–Cascais | €2.55 single, €5.10 return (about $3 / $6) | Any train on the line; stops at Carcavelos, Estoril and Monte Estoril | No; load it onto a €0.50 navegante card at the machine | Official site |
| Official: CP 24-hour tourist ticket | €6.70 (about $8) | 24 hours on the Lisbon urban lines, Cascais included | No | Official site |
| Small-group day ending in Cascais, Pena ticket included, 9 h | €85 (about $99) | Transport, guide, Pena entry, Cabo da Roca, Cascais | Yes; the operator holds the Pena slot | Check Availability |
| Half-day Sintra with Pena ticket (no Cascais) | €80 (about $94) | Transport, local guide, Pena entry, old town | Yes | Check Availability |
The Lisboa Card includes the CP line to Cascais. The €11.40 Carris, Metro and CP 24-hour ticket includes it; the €7.25 one does not.
Days from Lisbon that end in Cascais
Every card here reaches Cascais after Sintra; the one with the Pena ticket in its title sits first. Prices in euro as listed on 29 August 2026.
from €85
Lisbon: Sintra, Pena, Cascais & Cabo Day Tour With Tickets
€85 — listed at $83.70; the platform charges in your own currency
Listing details checked 2026-08-29
Nine-hour small-group loop from Lisbon: Pena Palace with ticket, Sintra's old town, the Cabo da Roca cliffs and Cascais. Pena is a steep climb — expect a long…
- Explore Pena Palace, a fairytale come to life
- Enjoy free time for lunch in Sintra’s historic center after the palace
- Witness the Atlantic's might at Cabo da Roca the westernmost point of Europe
- Relax in Cascais with beaches, marina, and charming old town
from €44
Lisbon: Sintra, Pena, Regaleira & Cabo Roca Coast & Cascais
€44 — listed at $28.03; the platform charges in your own currency
Listing details checked 2026-08-29
Ten-hour Sintra circuit at the low end of the price range: Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira, free time at Cabo da Roca, then Cascais, Guincho and Estoril…
- Discover the fairytale village of Sintra and its unique atmosphere
- Visit the mysterious Quinta da Regaleira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Explore the colorful Pena Palace, one of Portugal’s Seven Wonders
- Enjoy breathtaking views of Cape Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe
from €39
Lisbon: Sintra, Pena, Regaleira, Cabo da Roca, and Cascais
€39 — listed at $36.14; the platform charges in your own currency
Listing details checked 2026-08-29
Small-group ten-hour Sintra day at the cheapest price on this page: Pena Palace, Quinta da Regaleira, Cabo da Roca and Cascais. Check the listing for whether palace entry…
- Explore the colorful UNESCO listed Pena Palace above the Sintra mountains
- Descend the famous Initiation Well at the magical Quinta da Regaleira
- Stand at Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of continental Europe
- Discover Cascais, an elegant seaside town loved for its coastal charm
from €65
Lisbon: Sintra, Pena, Roca, Regaleira Cascais Tour w/ Pickup
€65 — listed at $67.77; the platform charges in your own currency
Listing details checked 2026-08-29
Eight-hour Sintra day capped at eight people with hotel pickup — Pena, Regaleira, Cabo da Roca and Cascais. The pickup and the small cap are what you pay…
- Experience romantic Sintra and visit Pena Palace and its luxurious gardens
- Visit the mystic Quinta da Regaleira and the Initiation Well
- Stop and gaze at the impressive view at Cabo da Roca, Europe's westernmost point
- Pass by Cascais seaside town, once a holiday destination of European aristocracy
Train from Lisbon to Cascais: Cais do Sodré, about 40 minutes
The Cascais line runs along the Tagus and then the Atlantic, and the left-hand seats going out have the water the whole way.
Trains leave Cais do Sodré — the green metro line's terminus, three minutes' walk from the Time Out Market — and run through Belém, Algés, Carcavelos, Estoril and Monte Estoril to Cascais, the end of the line. On the weekday timetable in force since 6 April 2026, the first train leaves Cais do Sodré at 05:30 and reaches Cascais at 06:10: 40 minutes. Through the morning peak departures are every 10 minutes, some of them faster services that skip the smaller stops; from 10:40 to about 17:00 it is every 20 minutes, then every 10 again until 20:30 and every 30 late in the evening, the last at 01:30. Back from Cascais the pattern is the same, with the last train at 01:40.
On weekends and from 20 June 2026 the summer timetable thins the day to every 20 minutes from Cais do Sodré between about 07:44 and 20:44, with the same 40-minute run. Nothing needs booking and nothing sells out; you tap a card at the gate and board.
| Ticket | Price | Covers | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single, 4 zones | €2.55 (about $3) | One journey Lisboa–Cascais | Station machines, on a €0.50 navegante card |
| Return Lisboa–Cascais | €5.10 (about $6) | Out and back the same day | Station machines |
| CP 24-hour tourist ticket | €6.70 (about $8) | 24 h on CP's Lisbon urban lines | CP ticket offices and machines |
| 24 h Carris + Metro + CP | €11.40 (about $13) | All three networks for 24 h | Metro and CP machines |
| Lisboa Card 24 h | €31 (about $36) | CP to Cascais and Sintra plus Carris, metro and museum entries | Lisboa Card page |
How far is Cascais from Lisbon
About 30 km west along the coast; the train covers it in 40 minutes and the A5 motorway or the Marginal coast road in a similar time outside the rush hour, when the Marginal jams solid. There is no useful bus from central Lisbon — the train is quicker, cheaper and more frequent — and from the airport the route is the red metro line to Alameda, the green line to Cais do Sodré, then the train, about an hour and a quarter in total by our routing.
What to do in Cascais in a day
Cascais was a fishing village that became the royal family's summer residence from 1870 to 1908, and the day is still built around the sea.
From the station it is five minutes downhill to the old centre and the town beaches. The order below runs west along the coast and back, which is the shape of every good Cascais day.
- Praia da Rainha and Praia da Ribeira — the two small town beaches, in front of the old fishermen's square; the Rainha is a pocket of sand between rocks and fills by 11:00 in summer
- The Cidadela — the fortress on the point that was the royal summer palace and now holds a hotel, galleries and the presidential museum; the ramparts are the viewpoint over the marina
- Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães — the neo-Gothic seaside mansion of 1900 on the coast road, a museum since 1931 with paintings, furniture, porcelain and a pipe organ; hours and price not printed here because our sources disagreed
- Casa das Histórias Paula Rego — Eduardo Souto de Moura's twin red pyramids housing the painter's work; €5, 10:00–19:00 from April to October and 10:00–18:00 in winter, closed Mondays (reported by the municipal museums listing)
- Boca do Inferno — the collapsed sea cave 2 km west of the centre where the Atlantic explodes through a rock arch; free, a 20-minute flat walk along Avenida Rei Humberto II de Itália past the two museums
- Praia do Guincho — the big windy Atlantic beach 9 km on, the surf and kitesurf beach; bus from the Cascais terminal or the cycle path along the coast road
Cascais or Sintra, if it is one or the other
They are different days. Sintra is palaces, forests, timed slots and a hill; Cascais is a seaside town with no ticket to buy and a train every 20 minutes. If you have one free day and it is hot, Cascais; if you have one free day and you came to Portugal for the buildings, Sintra.
If you have two, do them on separate days rather than on one coach, and you will see both properly.
A Cascais day from Lisbon, hour by hour
Built on the 6 April 2026 weekday timetable; on a summer weekend shift each train by up to 20 minutes.
- 09:00 — Cais do Sodré; buy the €5.10 return at the machine and take the left-hand window
- 09:40 — Cascais; coffee in Largo Luís de Camões, then the Rainha beach before the crowd
- 11:00 — walk west: marina, Cidadela ramparts, Castro Guimarães mansion, Santa Marta lighthouse, Boca do Inferno by 11:45
- 12:30 — back along the same road for lunch in the streets behind the fish market
- 14:30 — either the beach again, the Paula Rego museum (€5), or the bus to Guincho for the afternoon wind
- 18:20 or 18:40 — train from Cascais; Cais do Sodré before 19:30 and dinner in the Time Out Market across the road
Cascais to Cabo da Roca and Sintra: the bus link
Carris Metropolitana's route 1624 runs from the Cascais terminal beside the station up the coast to Cabo da Roca — the westernmost point of mainland Europe, lighthouse and cliff at 38.78°N 9.50°W — and on to Portela de Sintra station. The carrismetropolitana.pt line page did not render its timetable or fare for us on 29 August 2026; unofficial sources put it at hourly through the day and about 33 minutes from Cascais to the cape, with the fare paid on board. We print no fare we did not read.
It is the link that makes a DIY Cascais-and-Sintra day possible in either direction, and the reason every coach on this page does the two together. The Sintra page has the palace half.
Cascais from Lisbon on a map
Where the train starts and ends, the beaches it passes, and the coast road west to Boca do Inferno and Guincho. Green pins are reached by the train; terracotta by bus or on foot from Cascais.
What the same line and the same coast reach
Cascais is the end of a line that passes half of Lisbon's beaches, and the start of the coast road to Sintra.
Lisbon beaches
The Cascais line is the beach line: Carcavelos, Parede, Estoril and Cascais itself, ranked by sand and by train time on the Lisbon beaches page.
Carcavelos 25 minutes from Cais do SodréSintra
The palaces, the 434 loop and the Pena slot rule that decides the day: Sintra day trip from Lisbon.
Bus 1624 via Cabo da Roca, or a separate train dayCascais from Lisbon: questions
Is there a direct train from Lisbon to Cascais?
Yes. CP's Cascais line runs direct from Cais do Sodré to Cascais with no change, about 40 minutes, from 05:30 to 01:30 on the timetable in force since 6 April 2026. The fare is €2.55 single or €5.10 return on the 2026 price sheet, loaded onto a €0.50 navegante card; getting around Lisbon explains the card.
What is the best way to get to Cascais from Lisbon?
The train, without competition: it is the cheapest (€5.10 return), runs every 10 to 20 minutes and follows the water. A car spends the saving on parking and the Marginal's traffic. A coach makes sense only when Cascais is the last stop of a Sintra day — the €44 Sintra, Pena, Cabo da Roca and Cascais day is the most-reviewed of those.
Is it worth going to Cascais from Lisbon?
For a half day or a beach day, yes: 40 minutes and €5.10 buys a seaside town with two beaches, a royal fortress, a free clifftop at Boca do Inferno and a train home every 20 minutes. It is not a monuments day; if that is what you want, Sintra is the other direction.
Which is nicer, Cascais or Sintra?
Cascais for sea, sun and no tickets; Sintra for palaces, forest and a timed slot. On a hot day with children, Cascais; with one day and a list of buildings, Sintra. The day-trips hub sets both beside the other six.
How far is Cascais from Lisbon?
About 30 km west along the coast. The train takes 40 minutes end to end; by road it is a similar time via the A5 outside rush hour.
How do I get from Cascais to Cabo da Roca?
Carris Metropolitana bus 1624 from the terminal beside Cascais station, which continues to Portela de Sintra. The official line page did not render a timetable or fare for us; unofficial sources say hourly and about 33 minutes to the cape. The coach days visit the cape between Sintra and Cascais without the wait.
Is the train to Cascais covered by the city tourist pass?
Yes, the CP line to Cascais is included, as is the Sintra line. Whether that makes the €31 card pay depends on the museums you add; the Lisboa Card page does the arithmetic.
Our verdict on Cascais from Lisbon
Take the train, take it around nine, and walk west. Cascais is the day trip that needs no planning and rewards none, and the only mistake is to try to fold it into a Sintra coach where it becomes forty minutes of free time at the end of a long day. If Pena is the reason you are going west, book the €85 day with the ticket included and treat Cascais as the bonus; if the sea is the reason, €5.10 and a towel.
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