24-Hour Public Transport Ticket Lisbon | Buy The Right Pass

Lisbon’s 24-hour transport pass costs about $8.30 (€7.25), or $13.10 (€11.40) with CP urban trains.

Use the 24-hour public transport ticket Lisbon sells only when your day has enough rides to beat pay-as-you-go fares. The basic Carris/Metro pass pays off fast if you ride the metro, take Tram 28 or a Belém tram, use a funicular, and still need another ride later.

Lisbon has three 24-hour versions, and the wrong one is easy to buy. The $8.30 (€7.25) pass covers Carris and Metro only. The $11.90 (€10.35) pass adds the ferry between Cais do Sodré and Cacilhas. The $13.10 (€11.40) pass adds CP urban trains, including the Sintra, Cascais, Azambuja, and Sado lines.

How Does The Lisbon 24-Hour Ticket Work?

The Lisbon 24-hour ticket runs for 24 hours after the first validation, not by calendar day. Validate the card at the first gate or vehicle reader, then validate the card again whenever you board.

The pass is loaded onto a Navegante Occasional card, which costs about $0.60 (€0.50) and is valid for one year. Each traveler needs their own card; one card cannot cover two people on the same ride.

The basic Carris/Metro version covers Lisbon Metro plus the Carris network: buses, regular trams, funiculars, and the Santa Justa Lift. The ticket is useful for a sightseeing day where the expensive single rides are the lifts and trams.

Lisbon 24-Hour Transport Tickets: What Each One Covers

Lisbon’s 24-hour ticket choice depends on whether your day stays inside the city, crosses the river, or uses suburban rail. Buy the smallest pass that covers your farthest ride.

Carris lists the 2026 fares on its official 2026 prices table, with the 24h Carris/Metro ticket at €7.25 and the 24h Carris/Metro/CP ticket at €11.40.

Good value test: the $8.30 (€7.25) pass beats single fares once your day includes four normal rides, or fewer rides if one of them is a funicular or Santa Justa Lift.

Where To Buy And Load The Pass

The Lisbon 24-hour pass can be bought from Metro ticket machines, Metro ticket offices, Carris sales points, and participating transport operators. Airport Metro station ticket machines are the simplest option when arriving at Lisbon Airport.

Choose the 24-hour ticket before adding money to the card. A Navegante Occasional card can hold only one fare type at a time, so you may need to use up an old ticket or balance before loading a different product.

• For Lisbon-only sightseeing, choose 24h Carris/Metro.
• For Cristo Rei by ferry via Cacilhas, choose 24h Carris/Metro/Transtejo.
• For Sintra or Cascais by train, choose 24h Carris/Metro/CP.

Contactless bank cards work directly at Metro gates for one Metro ride, but they do not replace the 24-hour Carris/Metro pass across buses, trams, lifts, and funiculars.

When The Pass Beats Zapping Or Contactless

The 24-hour pass is better than zapping when your day has repeated boarding, especially on Carris trams and lifts. Zapping is better when you take only two or three simple rides.

A tourist day from Baixa to Belém, then back through Chiado, then up to Bairro Alto or Graça can burn through enough single rides to make the pass sensible. A relaxed day where you walk Alfama, take one metro ride, and use one bus does not need the pass.

For Tram 28, the pass can be strong value, but it does not solve crowding. Board early, avoid large backpacks, and treat the tram as transport through narrow streets, not a guaranteed seat with views.

Mistakes That Cost Tourists Extra

The most common Lisbon ticket mistake is buying the basic $8.30 (€7.25) Carris/Metro pass for a train day. Sintra and Cascais need the $13.10 (€11.40) Carris/Metro/CP version if you want the train included.

The second mistake is loading zapping credit when you meant to load a 24-hour pass. Ticket machines can be busy, and the names are not always obvious to first-time visitors, so check the product on screen before paying.

• The pass starts at first validation, so save the first tap for when your ride-heavy day begins.
• Validate every time, even when gates are open or a tram reader looks optional.
• Keep the receipt until the 24-hour period ends, especially for the CP train version.
• Do not throw away the Navegante Occasional card; the card itself can be reused within its one-year validity.

Which 24-Hour Pass Should You Buy?

The right Lisbon 24-hour pass depends on your farthest ride and the number of times you will board. Buy the $8.30 (€7.25) Carris/Metro pass for one busy Lisbon sightseeing day, or the $13.10 (€11.40) Carris/Metro/CP pass if Sintra or Cascais is part of that same 24-hour window.

Pick by your farthest ride, then by ride count:

• Best city-only choice: 24h Carris/Metro for metro, buses, trams, funiculars, and Santa Justa.
• Best river-crossing choice: 24h Carris/Metro/Transtejo for the Cacilhas ferry day.
• Best train-day choice: 24h Carris/Metro/CP for Sintra, Cascais, Azambuja, or Sado urban trains.
• Skip the pass: use zapping or a single Metro contactless ride if your day has only one to three basic rides.

The cleanest plan is to use the 24-hour ticket on your heaviest transit day, then switch back to walking, zapping, or contactless for lighter days.