Train Rides in Portugal: The Best 4

1.City Train Tour, River Cruise & Wine Cellar

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

Start beside Porto Cathedral, where Magic Tourism exchanges your voucher and sends you by sightseeing train to Real Companhia Velha, Portugal's oldest wine cellar. Tour the barrels, watch a short film, and taste two ports. Continue through central Porto, then take a one-hour Douro cruise. You can split the train and boat over two days.

“Overall experience was awesome. Great value for money and a perfect addition to our holiday”

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

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

Leave Porto by shared minivan for a full day in the Douro Valley. Cruise for about 1.5 hours with Port or sparkling wine, eat a regional lunch, ride a scenic train, and visit a Quinta winery for tasting. Guides speak English, French, or Portuguese, with Antonio, Manuel, Carlos, Miguel, and Rita among the praised guides.

“Wonderful tour, Pablo was an amazing guide so fun and knowledgeable. Loved every minute!”

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3.Magic Train Tour and Port Wine Cellar with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 686 reviews · from $20

Start at Porto Cathedral and ride the Magic Train through the historic center, with multilingual audio commentary. Visit Real Companhia Velha, founded in 1756, watch a short Port wine film, tour its oldest cellar section, and taste two Ports. A lunch upgrade is available.

“Visit to port wine cellar very enjoyable.Guide she was excellent.Visited all sites of note in Porto”

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4.Tourist Train City Tour

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

You’ll ride a 45-minute tourist train through Vilamoura, with views of beaches, golf courses, luxury hotels, the Old Village, restaurants, and marina. Audio is available in Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish. The $7 fare is good value for a broad first look, but road noise can make the commentary hard to hear.

“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”

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