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Getting to Costa da Caparica From Lisbon

One thing that put me a bit to work: how to get to Costa da Caparica?
It took a while to obtain the proper information - mostly from the internet. Locally: almost nobody knew exactly!
There were several alternatives, but I chose the simplest way - by bus.

Of course, by the time you read this, some changes to the routes and/or bus numbers might have occurred. I myself was worried - perhaps the information that I've found on the internet was outdated, so I went around to ask the locals.

It took a while - the people were exceptionally friendly.

I hope this page can still give some idea to the total stranger (especially if you arrive to Portugal from far away).

You can rent out a car (of course) or take the bus, but there's also a version that includes ferry.
In my case, it was a combination of metro and bus.

I first had to get to Areeiro metro station and search a bit for the bus station - which was located a bit lower on a slope.

Bus 161 is good, but the frequency of departures is not the same on weekdays as on weekends.

It took just under an hour to get to Caparica with bus 161. There were several other options available from other bus stations, but after a careful study, I picked this one and I'd still recommend it to others.

You'd normally have to buy a magnetic card from a nearby shop (which was closed at the time of my visit). So, I was left with no other option than to buy a ticket on board - which cost 4.10 EUR one way.

Do the math and it's 8.20 EUR.

Not a cheap ride, but the weather was so good, I couldn't hold myself back from a pre-taste of the beach before my planned stay for 2 days.

Another way would be to travel from Cais do Sodré by ferry to the other side and pick either a bus or rental vehicle further.
To me, this made no sense. If I wanted, I could have taken a cruise, but not the ferry to get to Caparica. I wanted to get there fast and easy.

The route takes you around to various peripheral locations of Lisbon and you'll eventually cross the 25 de Abril Bridge. A little more and eventually the bus will turn right across a number of highway bridges and curves, enter a town and you can then immediately get off at the first station.

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