I thought this such an excellent post by Portugal Up Close I had to share it with you! It is all about the Viva Viagem – Lisbon’s rechargeable public transport card. Essential reading for anyone heading to Lisbon for a few days.
Portugal Up Close take you step by step how to purchase Viva Viagem. You’ll see they recommend choosing the stored value option – the Lisbon version of London’s Oyster card. This is definitely an excellent option if you will be staying a while, plan to go to Sintra, or are unsure what you are exactly you will be doing each day. However if you are like us and squeeze in lots in just a day, or want to go on the funiculars then you might want to consider one of the 24hr options. The 24hr tickets, like London’s One day Travel Cards – are incredibly good value for those who have a habit on hopping on and hopping off trams and/or like using a combination of metro, trams, funiculars or buses to get somewhere. Just remember though you can only have one type of ticket at any one time on your card.
