Lisbon Train Stations: Gare do Oriente (Main) and Aeroporto (Airport)

Lisbon has two key rail stations serving different needs:

Gare do Oriente — Main Intercity/Regional Hub

• Location: Parque das Nações (eastern Lisbon, former Expo '98 site)
• Lines: Alfa Pendular (high-speed), Intercidades, Regional, Comboios de Portugal suburban (Linha de Cintura, Linha do Norte), Metro Red Line, extensive bus terminal
• City Center Access: 10 min by Metro Red Line to Baixa/Chiado; 15 min by car/taxi; frequent buses (728, 750, 782)
• Architecture: Santiago Calatrava's iconic glass-and-steel vaulted structure

Aeroporto Station — Airport Metro Stop

• Location: Inside Lisbon Airport (Humberto Delgado) Terminal 1, basement level
• Line: Metro Red Line (terminus)
• Service: Metro only—no national/intercity trains. Connects to Oriente (7 min), Saldanha (16 min), Baixa/Chiado (22 min)
• Note: Not a "train station" in the intercity sense; it's a Metro station serving the airport.

Other Stations

• Santa Apolónia: Historic central station (Alfama), now mainly regional/night trains (Lusitânia to Madrid). Metro Blue Line.
• Entrecampos / Sete Rios: Suburban hubs (Fertagus to Setúbal, Sintra line).

Bottom line: For intercity travel, use Gare do Oriente. For airport access, use Aeroporto Metro station. Neither is in the historic "city center" (Baixa/Chiado), but both connect to it in 10–22 minutes via Metro.