PORTUGAL · PORTUGAL TRAIN JOURNEYS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 12 portugal train journeys worth the fare, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Porto’s train, port cellar, and Douro cruise, with practical timing tips, value advice, highlights, drawbacks, and booking guidance.
“The activities were very fun and diverse; I would definitely recommend this experience to get a good taste of Porto! :)”
Ride the Douro by van, boat, train, and foot, with regional lunch and Port tasting on this scenic 7-hour tour from Porto.
“From start to finish the tour was superb with our guide Ricardo. He was extremely helpful and the information he gave us regarding the Douro wine region was incredible. The boat and train combination gave us wonderful views. The lunch and the port tasting was excellent. Highly recommend and such great value. AAA+++”
Review of Porto’s Magic Train Tour, including city sights, Real Companhia Velha cellar visit, two Port tastings, price, tips, and drawbacks.
“Excellent I can highly recommend, will be doing it again certainly”
Review of Vilamoura’s $7 tourist train tour, with beaches, golf courses, Old Village, marina views, audio guide tips, and honest drawbacks.
“As previous reports it a tour around various hotels with poor sound also the train Elias 1 hr late and no one to answer the phone when asking for why”
Explore the Douro Valley by minibus, train, and boat with wine tasting and lunch, plus Porto pickup and a scenic day in Portugal.
“Excellent tour. Learned a lot would have preferred not to have. 45 min coffee break in midst of 3 hour tourn”
Taste Douro wines, enjoy a farm lunch, cruise from Régua to Pinhão, and return by train on this full-day valley tour.
“If you are looking for a tour from Regua, this is your answer. This was a fantastic tour. We were looking for a tour that left from Regua where we were staying, and could only find them leaving from Porto. Then we found this. It was an intimate tour with only 8 people. The tasting at Quinta dos Mattos was really great. They gave us more tasting than advertised and the surprise was a 40 year Tawny Port that was amazing. The lunch that followed at Quinta Da Laceira in Guiaes, Vila Real, was also really good with three course meal and two more wines. Following lunch we had a…”
Review of Tavira’s $8 tourist train, covering the old town, castle, salt ponds, birdlife, commentary, comfort, and value.
“Took the tourist train in Feb 2026. It was loud and rickety so much so that you couldn’t hear the recorded commentary. We turned up just as the train was due to leave and was told it was cash only despite being able to book it online, which we did and returned an hour later. The route was good, out past the salt flats which we wouldn’t have had time to do by foot and we saw some parts of Tavira we wouldn’t have gone to otherwise, but we were all shook up from the cobbles and ready to get off after the hour. I then went to buy a…”
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley tour with wine, lunch, river cruise, train ride, Vinho Verde, and scenic N222 views in a small group.
“Quero dizer que o Paulo e o José são FANTÁSTICOS, sem eles a trip não seria a mesma. Obrigado”
Explore the Douro Valley from Porto with five wine tastings, farmhouse lunch, a river cruise, and a scenic train ride.
“Plus: wine and port tasting was very interesting, with explanations from Helena and a chat with Isabella (her jams are +++). The lunch was excellent and the owner very friendly. Minuses: no guide to explain the history of the region, our driver friendly but shy (perhaps language barrier ...). On the boat not too many developments / train: nice ride but we could have taken boat and train independently of the excursion by ourselves. Value for money not very well balanced.”
Explore the Douro Valley by river, train, and road, with lunch, Port wine, olive oil, Vinho Verde, and Amarante included.
“We had a wonderful tour with Paulo. He made sure that we had every experience. He took us took us to locals gems that we did not expect to see. From food to fabulous photo stops. This tour was the best and a must for anyone that wants to see the Duoro Valley with a little extra Thank you Bob and Vera”
Cruise the Douro from Pinhão to Tua, enjoy vineyard views and port wine, then return by scenic train for an easy half-day outing.
“Once we got underway, it was ok. Sparkling wine on arrival and continued during the river cruise. This compensated for what we felt were misleading directions that led to late arrivals and late take off. A lovely boat but passengers were split between the fore and aft, so it was difficult for the crew to give us timely information.”
See Sintra by local train, explore its royal palace and Regaleira’s Initiation Well on a guided five-hour tour from Lisbon.
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