Your day, step by step
08:15
Walk off the ship, cross into Alfama via Largo do Chafariz de Dentro and climb to Miradouro de Santa Luzia and Portas do Sol.
09:00
Castelo de São Jorge at opening, before the coaches. About an hour on the walls.
10:15
Walk down past the Sé (cathedral) into the Baixa, along Rua Augusta to Praça do Comércio.
11:15
Buy a Navegante Ocasional card with a 24h ticket if you have not already, and take tram 15E from Praça do Comércio to the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos stop (about 38 minutes).
12:15
Jerónimos Monastery cloister; the church next door is free.
13:30
Lunch and custard tarts in Belém, then walk the riverside to the Monument to the Discoveries and Belém Tower (timed entry; book ahead if you want to go inside).
15:15
Start back: bus 728 towards the cruise terminal, or tram 15E to Praça do Comércio and walk 14 minutes along the river.
- Latest you can leave Alfama or the Baixa16:00
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Alfama or the BaixaWalk, about 14 min along the river16:00
- Belém (Jerónimos)Bus 728, or tram 15E (38 min) and walk15:15
- SintraTrain to Rossio 40 min, then metro14:30
Where people get Lisbon wrong
Trying to fit Sintra into a short call; it needs 5–6 hours and a train back by 14:30 for a 17:30 all-aboard.
Built from our Lisbon guide, checked against 24 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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