Escolas Gerais, 3, Patio dos Quintalinhos 1
DIRECTIONS
Arriving by Train,
Lisbon have 2 major Train
Terminals, Gare do
Oriente and Sta
Apolonia.
Using collective public
transportation:
If you can choose Sta
Apolonia Terminal, but it
is possible also from
Gare do Oriente Trains
Station to switch train
towards Sta Apolónia.
You are 10 min walking
distance from the
Hostel.
In Santa Apolonia
Terminal Station, leave
the station.
Go up the hill into the
street (Calcada do Forte)
on the right side of the
Museu Militar (approx. 30
mts from the train
station)
Turn left (Rua dos
Remedios) (40 mts)
Go straight ahead until
you find Rua do Vigario
on your right (150
mts)
Keep going up until you
find Rua das Escolas
Gerais on your right (100
mts)
Keep going until you find
a traffic light (80 mts),
then turn right and enter
the first green gate on
your left (20mts).
Using Taxi,
From Gare do Oriente,
tell them to go to
Escolas Gerais 3 (not Rua
das Escolas Gerais,
common mistake!!!), near
Portas do Sol, 15 minutes
& about 10€.
From Sta Apolonia, tell
them to go to Escolas
Gerais 3 (not Rua das
Escolas Gerais, common
mistake!!!), near Portas
do Sol, less than 5
minutes & about 4€ (maybe
some taxi drivers will
not appreciate it,
because they will
consider to be too short
trip.
Arriving by Bus,
Lisbon have 2 major Bus
Terminals, Gare do
Oriente and Sete Rios.
Using collective public
transportation:
If you arriving by first
(Gare do Oriente), then
is the same as arriving
by train directions, take
a train towards Sta
Apolonia and follow the
directions we gave.
If you arrive on Sete
Rios Terminal, means you
are 100mts away from
Subway station called
Jardim Zoologico (Zoo) in
the Blue Line, just take
the Subway towards Sta
Apolonia (last Stop –
0,75€- aprox. 20 min) and
follow given direction to
walk from Sta
Apolonia.
Using Taxi,
Tell them to go to
Escolas Gerais 3 (not Rua
das Escolas Gerais,
common mistake!!!), near
Portas do Sol.
Aprox. 10,0 €, about 20
min.)
Arriving from Lisbon
Airport,
Using collective public
transportation:
take bus 44, 45, 91
(1,30€- aprox.30 min) or
aerobus (3€ - aprox 20
min) to the city center,
Drop off at Praça do
Comercio (big square by
the river, everyone
knows)
Take Rua Augusta (the one
with a huge Arch) until
Rua da Conceicao (70mts)
and take left, you will
find a tramway stop there
(30mts).
Take tram 28 towards
Castel (you can buy
tickets from the driver-
1,30€- aprox.10 min).
Get off one stop after
Portas do Sol. The hostel
is 30 meters from the
tram stop, in a place
called Patio dos
Quintalinhos, (on the
left) enter the opened
green gate and look for
number 1.
Using Taxi,
We recommend buying the
taxi voucher in the
tourism desk at the
airport. €15,35 per taxi
(day &week days) or
€18,44 per taxi (night
and weekends). Tell them
to go to Escolas Gerais 3
(not Rua das Escolas
Gerais, common
mistake!!!), near Portas
do Sol. Aprox. 15 min.
Arriving from Oporto
Airport,
Using collective public
transportation:
Take the Subway towards
Campanha Station (direct
line), then choose a
train to Lisbon, we
advice to use a IC
Service (Inter City
Trains – 19,5€ takes 3 h)
or Alfa Service (fast
Service – 27,50€ takes
2h35min), trains from
5.47 am to 20.47, at
least one train every
hour. Choose head to Sta
Apolonia Terminal, but
Oriente Station is also
ok. Then follow our
directions.
Using Taxi,
We recommend buying the
taxi voucher in the
tourism desk at the
airport. €15,35 per taxi
(day &week days) or
€18,44 per taxi (night
and weekends). Tell them
to go to Escolas Gerais 3
(not Rua das Escolas
Gerais, common
mistake!!!), near Portas
do Sol. Aprox. 15 min.
Arriving by car,
go towards City Center,
and then follow
indications to Castle
Monument, Alfama district
is just outside Castle
Walls. Park free near
S.Vicente Fora Church (in
Tuesdays and Saturdays it
is flee market there so
no parking) or paying in
Portas do Sol Underground
parking, any of those you
are about 3min walking
from the Hostel, just
follow Tramway rails
until you find Escolas
Gerais, we are in number
3, there will be a tile
indication Patio dos
Quintalinhos, ring on
number 1.