7 Train Experiences in Portugal to Build a Day Around

1.City Train Tour, River Cruise & Wine Cellar

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 2,601 reviews · 3 hours · from $43Our pick

Porto Magic Train tour with the Real Companhia Velha wine cellar visit and port tasting, then a 1-hour Douro River boat cruise.

“Great option for seeing the whole city, a port cellar, and the river. Worked great for our family, kids included!”

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2.Douro Valley Full-Day Boat, Train, and Lunch Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 787 reviews · 7 hours · from $128

A 7-hour Porto day trip with a Douro River boat cruise, scenic train ride, Quinta winery tasting, and a regional lunch.

“What a great day! The sun finally came out after days of rain, which added to the beautiful richness of the Douro valley. After the winery tour (and Port tasting) and the boat tour, we had a delicious lunch at a local restaurant in Pinhau. We had such a good time, no one wanted to leave. Our guide, Vitor, had a great sense of humour and was a wealth of information, keeping a running commentary of facts of the region and Portugal in general. Unfortunately the train ride had to be canceled due to the weather, but our day and enjoyment did not suffer because of it. Thank you Vitor…”

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3.Magic Train Tour and Port Wine Cellar with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 730 reviews · 2 hours · from $24

Ride Porto by magic train from Sé Catedral to Real Companhia Velha, then taste two Port wines in an 18th-century cellar.

“Got voucher online. Nowhere was it mentioned i then needed to change it to a paper ticket once there, so was told at last moment and missed the train. Had to wait for the next one. Staff not particularly cooperative at the office. All good at the porto factory. Good value tour”

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4.Coimbra’s Timeless Tracks: An Enchanting Train Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 224 reviews · 365 days · from $8

Ride a Coimbra train for $8, with automatic GPS audio in four languages, plus easy stops at Portugal dos Pequenitos and University of Coimbra.

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5.Tourist Train City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 154 reviews · 1 day · from $7Best value

Ride a hop-on hop-off tourist train in Vilamoura, passing beaches, golf, and luxury hotels, then exploring the Old Village and marina.

“The route took us around parts of Vilamoura we would not have seen, especially the “Old Town” with it beautiful buildings. Only down point was the tour guide recording was not loud enough to hear over the road noise. Otherwise a delightful journey.”

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6.Douro Experience – Boat and Train Ride – Lunch and Wine Tasting – All Included

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 141 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $175.43

A smooth Duoro day trip from Porto with train and boat time, a winery tasting, and lunch included, all wrapped in top views.

“This is a long day but fun and informative. The first quinto was so laid back and relaxed as we tatsed wines and port. Just wonderful . Had a great area for a 14 month old to run around without issue. Solar dos dragos.The second winery was Croft which is a big company in the port world. Learned a few things and tasted some port. Not as impressive as the first winery. Next was lunch which was late and a bit confused i think due to waitstaff shortages but food was fine . Wine was fine and the port explanation and tasting was excellent. Quinto de Bejo was the last…”

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7.City Sightseeing Tourist Train

★★★★★★★★★★2.4 · 123 reviews · 45 min · from $7

Take a 45-minute Faro loop by tourist train, with audio in multiple languages, church stops, and views near Ria Formosa.

“Too noisy in the train to hear the narration and the sound system was so fuzzy you couldn’t have heard it anyways. No building was brought to our attention it was just a ride on a small train with uncomfortable seats. I recommend the company to at least improve your sound system and consider a different area to tour. No one in the tour with us enjoyed it.”

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