LISBON to PORTO on Portugal's Premier Train! - CP Alfa Pendular First Class Review
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Hello, and welcome back to another train trip review!
Today I'm trying out Comboios de Portugal (CP) on their premier train service! I'll be taking the Alfa Pendular from Lisbon to Porto, in the Conforto Class (First Class).
The train is a great way of how to get from Lisbon to Porto, and Porto to Lisbon. The Alfa Pendular service operates with six car Pendolino high-speed trains between Portugal's biggest cities.
Enjoy the video!
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Journey Details:
Origin: Lisboa-Santa Apolónia
Destination: Porto-Campanhã
Company: Comboios de Portugal (CP)
Train: CP 4000 Pendolino 'Alfa Pendular'
Accommodation: Conforto Class Seat (1st)
Distance: 209 miles / 336 kilometres
Price: €33.50 / £28.90 / $40.90
Time: 3h05m + 3L
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Leather seats, packed with features, great modern interior design, a full on bar, and the highest quality train offered by CP, I love it. Also your channel is super underrated and the highest quality channel about travelling on trains that I've seen so far. Thank you for the video, Boa Noite from Portugal. 🇵🇹
Yes and its guaranteed that when you sample the delights of the bar, you puke the lot up, when you step off this tilting nightmare onto Terra Firma at your hoped for destination !!!!
@@railwaymechanicalengineer4587 which train ride in Portugal has better conditions though
@@encryptedaviation1452 NONE, its as simple as that. Portugal is 3rd World and takes what is on offer. Like Spain, there are NO Colleges or Universities that offer Railway Engineering degree courses. So like Spain their railway & its rolling stock are effectively controlled from Brussels under the EU open Contract system.
If you haven't noticed there are almost NO "Railway Companies" left in the World outside Japan. This is where the Railway Company runs, owns & controls its track, trains, stations, timetabled services, designs and builds its own trains, and basically owns everything within its boundary fence, and plans its future. Hence railways are on a downward spiral in virtually every department, and costs are skyrocketing. Because the whole business of "railway" has been devolved to outside industry. So many railway skills have also been lost, and Greed is now taking even the place of safety !!!
As the worlds population continues to balloon, this works both ways for railways. More ticket sales potentially but quality has to make way for Cattle Truck methods. Hence modern trains may look glamourous to members of the public, who are totally unaware of what a "Railway Company" can achieve. The only modern example is Japan, where Railway Company designed trains even have onboard Museums, and a thousand other mindboggling "extras" the rest of the World is in total ignorance of !!!!
@@railwaymechanicalengineer4587 you are or Angolan, Moroccan, Brazilian.
@@railwaymechanicalengineer4587 also here is a damn nuclear bomb so you can eradicate Portugal forever.
Very insightful, out of London we used to fly down the west coastline of Portugal to Lisbon, and noted that the Atlantic breeze always kept the cloud away from the coast for about the 1st mile or so inland, and then the cloud built up and there was pretty solid cloud cover over most of the rest of the country. A beautiful helpful little video thank you very much for posting.
Thanks, glad you liked it!
First 😜 This Superalbs dude sure knows how to make a train review video! The perfect amount of maps (1) and excellently spoken English, well done bro 👏🤩🇵🇹
What's coming up this week on your channel?
@@heidirabenau511 No video this week I'm afraid! 😭
@@NonstopEurotrip 😭
Thank you as always! 😉
Mano? É irmão de quem? Ou é um brasileiro burro?
I got to ride the Alpha Pendular recently in August, 2022. From Lisbon to Porto. What a thrill!!! Doing it again from Porto to Braga in April, 2023.
In 2018 I've took this service from Porto to Fatima with conection in Cimbra station and I've enjoyed a ull lunch meal service at my individual seat , consisting of pouched king salmon and steam vegetables pair it with a young vinho verde, cheesses asnd breads as appetazer and bolinho de natal and espresso coffe for dessert and a shoot of orujo !!! It was a fantastic trip and service excelently PORTUGUES !!! Greating from San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Thanks! I'll have to go back and try the meal service one day.
It's many years since I travelled this route on one of these trains, but you have certainly brought out the positives of the refurbishment and brought back good memories. I think the 'funky' blue light in the toilets is possibly an anti-drug taking measure, but let's not spoil the atmosphere. 😄 Another excellent production and as good as many a professional travel doc made for promotional purposes.
Yeah, I was going to mention that, but funky and groovy is a lot more positive.
Glad you enjoyed, and thanks for the kind words. 🙏😁
love Portugal, Great country Great people
Agree!
Thank you
I am portuguese, living in England and did not know about this trip. Its fabulous snd i will definitely give that a go in the near future. Thank you very much for your great video and information. Extremely useful!
Thank you very much! 😎
It's an excellent way to travel between the two cities, and for anyone over 65, there is a discount of 50%. Even the slightly slower Intercidades is a great train experience.
Only issue with the IC is the propensity for delays.
If you buy tickets a far in advance then there is even more discount (promo ticket) regardless of your age. For example; you pay €11,50 instead of €31,90
How many hours is ???
@@dimtsig8368 Lisboa Santa Apolonia - Porto Campanha 02h58
And Lisboa Oriënte - Porto Campanha 02h49
@@stefaniebakker5642 thanks for your answer I am thinking in the return of Porto too do a stop to aviero for 1-2 hours it’s ok???
Adoro viajar no comboio Alfa . Viajei muitos vezes. Confortável, rápido , adorável. 👍👍👍🇵🇹🚄
A very good video - a much nicer livery and interior than most UK trains nowadays. The Lisbon station is no longer painted the pretty pale blue, but a deep red.
Correct. If I'm not mistaking, the footage is at least 10 months old.
Interesting, I'll have to pay another visit, that sounds beautiful! 😍
@@margaridavale7834 Sure, but it looked prettier in blue.
@@motttta it most definitely did not look prettier in that horrible pale blue...
The Alfa Pendular, the Intercity trains and the Porto Urban trains in Portugal are quite good for travels near to the coast.
However, Portugal's railway network really breaks down in terms of offers and efficiency when it comes to travelling to the interior of the country and Spain, with international service specially being very lacking and very expensive.
It'd be stupid to spend money on railways no on uses.
@@jeanlundi2141 No one uses because our goverment fails to invest in the interior, which they should, starting with transportation.
Name one European country where cross-border traffic is efficient and inexpensive... OK, it could well be that things are different elsewhere, but if I look at my native Netherlands, international connections (with the exception of the line to Brussels) are a joke.
This Alfa looks great but it does seem the train from Madrid to Porto is lacking. From the US we are going to Madrid wanting to finish with two weeks in Portugal but it looks like it might be better to fly than use rail.
@@DSC800 Cross-border train travel within Europe is still a bit hit-and-miss. It can work great, but many state railways are still more concerned about their own vested interests than those of the traveller.
Im Portuguese , and to be honest , u gave me info , that i really dont know , before .
Great Video !
Wow, that's good to hear! Thanks. :)
The train is just great, clean and spacious. I love it. The stations could use some extra care, but it's great that this train can run at that speed.
The quality of the premium train is very impressive for me. I love it.❤😀👍👍
It's nice isn't it! :)
@@SuperalbsTravels Yaeh!🙏🙌🙌🙏
Excellent video again from Superalbs. I have never been to Portugal it looks great, certainly makes me want to visit soon.
Thanks very much. :)
Before COVID there was catering service on the seat and I think that it has resumed. At least last time I travelled in Alfa pendular there was a lady with a car just like an airplane. I also think that the bar has headphones to offer and yes usually you can pay by card.
And btw Vouga line is now being fully renovated :)
If I'm not mistaking, this footage is from May/June 2021, so yeah, some things changed.
Correct, this is May 2021.
It's good to hear that the Vouga line is getting an upgrade, though. Is that for the entire route, including the central section?
@@SuperalbsTravels yes! Deep renovation that includes tracks, its bedding and the automatization of all remaining level crossings. Unfortunately it does not include the electrification of the line. The material that runs there now (the diesel units) were factory ready to be converted to electric traction in the future. Since that will definitely not happen, it has been made public that CP wants to run those same trains on hydrogen if the trials show that it's feasible.
@ Ah yeah. Think I read about that! Haven't they renovated some heritage traction too?
@@SuperalbsTravels the most recent is a 9000 series diesel loco that is being restored to be used there. Probably with the heritage train
I’ve heard a lot about Porto and even talking with Portuguese people they said to me forget about the algarve and Lisbon and visit Porto so for roughly 4 years it’s managed to get onto my bucket list, lovely post
Don't forget Lisbon and Algarve, both are incredibly beautiful cities.
I've not actually made it to the Algarve before, but can confirm that Porto is lovely!
They're all beautiful in their own way. People are biased, of course. Visit them all and judge for yourself!
Really enjoy your train vlogs, keep up the great work
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoy watching as much as I enjoy making them!
A few years ago I travelled from Braga to Lisbon and back in a day. On the way down south I took the 'normal' train and it nearly shook the teeth out of my head. On the way back, the Pendular was smooth as silk. Only a few euros difference in price and completely worth it.
I have boarded the AP train from Coimbra to Lisboa and back. It was overall a pleasant experience. I wish that there will be an AP train servicing Badajoz in Spain to Lisbon Portugal in the future. :) well made video.
Thank you very much! :)
Thanks for this relaxing and pleasant journey !
No problem, glad you enjoyed it. :)
That bottle of chocky milk you drank takes me to my youth, as we were served one of those (together with a ham or cheese sandwich) during one of our breaks in my primary school, back then when I was 7 or 8 y.o. and now I'm 59. Oh the memories and the taste of it! 😊
What you said at 13:17 was an oddly satisfying sentence to my ears.
Haha, the rhyme was great, wasn't it? :)
@@SuperalbsTravels It was indeed great for you state that you were a few minutes late at 11:08 (I'm sorry I couldn't help myself).
@@fringestalin6263 Imagine if I was on-time. 🙈
@@SuperalbsTravels I think "just on time at 10:59" is just as good personally. I mean you never said how late you were. ;)
That track is the rail equivalent of a mountain single track. The pendular can only achieve max speed of 220kmh in a short stretch.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL TRAIN
love Portugal!
Muito obrigada pêlo atenção e pêlo apoio. 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹❤️🤗
Very helpful, good to know about the coins for luagge and the cost of food, also knowing about supermarkets at railway station.
I really enjoyed the Alfa Pendular when i tried it, like 20 years ago, and although the service was good and the ticket price was not anything to complain about, it really didn't had a better cost/benefit than Intercidades for the service it provided.
Thanks to visit my country, and like the Alfa pendular.
The trains you see in Santa Apolónia, is a Portuguese construction, in the 70, under license.
In the 90's they are refinish.
That factory, don't exist any more (is name Sorefame) and is location is in Lisbon area.
Today is a glass (bottles) factory.
In the entroncamento station you see a green train, is a diesel automotora Allam.
Very used in the no electric line's..
Thanks this will be part of my trip from Mexilhoeira Grande Algarve to Poole Dorset
Be sure to check out "Linha de Cascais" between Lisbon from Cais do Sodre to Cascais stations and "Linha de Sintra" from Lisbon's Rossio station to Sintra station. Then visit the Palace in Sintra and Castelo dos Mouros. Also, at around 3:33 I think some of those *may* have been built by Bombardier Canada (thus the North Americal style) and were used in the "Linha de Cascais". I could be wrong, lol.
Thanks! I travelled that line a few days after this trip, check out the video here:
ruclips.net/video/H_Ao91nR4z0/видео.html
The older carriages at the beginning look French to me, rather than American! When I lived in France in the early 1970s, corrugated side carriages were normal on their commuter trains. Incidentally, I believe the blue light in the loos is probably to discourage people from using drugs in there - that's what it does in some areas, anyway. Good video, although I'd have liked to have seen more of the standard class. Thank you.
These coaches were built by the Portuguese manufacturer SOREAME under Alstom licence ( Budd licence for the use of their stainless technique ) so yeah they’re based on the Corail
Seems like a bit of a mix of both!
Thanks for your video. This train looks fabulous! Heading to Portugal in the autumn so this really is informative.
Fiz esse percurso Estação Santa Apolónia a Estação Campanhã por comboio. É uma excelente viagem
4:23 he also designed Stadelhofen in Zürich
Interesting! I've been there before, but never noticed that. Now you mention it, it's obvious. Thanks!
Took almost exactly this journey (fewer stops) in 2019, in 'Tourismo' or 'standard class'
Yeh, we arrived about 10 mins late due to adverse signals - but I found the Alfa Pendular to be a thoroughly pleasant and comfortable train to travel on.
Being a train conductor in the UK myself - the nerd in me took me up the platform at Porto to take a photo. There was only one other person taking photos of the train . . . We started chatting and it turned out he was a Train driver based in Rotterdam.
If you're not a train nerd before you join the railways? You soon will be! 😅😅
What is your review on the standard class. Family of 4 looking at that
I missed the personal introduction. But, very small quibble. Great and entertaining video. 😀
Sadly, I hadn't recorded one. This is the case for my oldest videos, this one was a couple of months before I started doing them like that.
@@SuperalbsTravels I assumed as much. Nevertheless, still great!
@@reaperx2657 Some of them are also really bad, so those videos will also have no personal intro.
Thanks as always! 😊
3:41 they look very american because of the stainless steel body patent that Sorefame used under license from the US' Budd Company.
The coaches at 3:27 are the portuguese version of Corail, also built by Sorefame.
6:20 the at seat service existed until the pandemic I think.
Exactly. What's more ironic is that Sorefame actually supplied the body frame of some subway cars in Chicago, NYC, and Philly. The ones supplied to Philly were after Budd (which was from Philly) had gone out of business.
Excellence in train travel and at a great low price! Thanks for the trip!🎉
Firtsly I would you congratulate for the video, and secondly about the carriages and EMUs in 3´30", yes, the main local manufacturer SOREFAME, now defunct, had the Budd lisence to build inox carruages in Europe in the 1940´s. Lot of inox cars were built and exported from Portugal worldwide, including the US. The cars appearing in 3´30" are Corail cars built by Sorefame in Portugal in 1985. Obrigado e parabéns ;)
Thanks!
Those Inox carriages went to places like France and Italy, if I am thinking of the right ones?
@@SuperalbsTravels Sorry for my delay answering. These cars are Corail inox built by Sorefame in 1985/86. Firstly top speed 160km/h, now at 200km/h. Instead the other Sorefame carruages these Corail cars never go abroad. So, from 1981 to 1983 SNCF rented some Corail coaches to Renfe
Never tried the Alfa but I’m a big fan of the Intercidades service which operates the same route. Great video!😁
I like the IC too! Thanks. :)
I certainly like it very much, now I want to travel on it.
I'm from Porto and I've traveled only once in the alpha! It's too expensive. I normally go on the IC (inter cidades) which is cheaper and also very comfortable! It takes only 30m more! They recently refurbished the old's CP2600 series... they are just beautiful; actually my favorite ones! The most comfortable train is, in my opinion, the cp2600 with the Schindler passenger wagons. They are old but very spacy and silent... and we can ride with the windows and doors opened or seated on the door's steps, taking the wind in the heat of the summer... maybe not today but I did that almost every week in the 90's when I use the train to go to school.... good old memories! You need to try that from Porto to Viana!
Thanks! I’m taking this train soon so great to see what to expect.
A cup of espresso for 1,10?!!! It is a good reason for voyage en train :-))
Nice video, thank You!
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed. :)
Normaly the expresso in portugal is 0,75 cents 😁
@@cleopatrasakura Good news for us! Thank you!
Lol, you thought that was cheap? The going price is quite a bit lower than that 😉
I have done this journey but I also have travelled on their Inter cities trains, they have an amazing system
Agreed!
I travelled via the same train last week from Lisboa Oriente to Porto camapanha; not the first class tho, but even that was superb!
It started a bit late but we arrived the destination as per the scheduled time.
Thank you so much for the video, beautiful and wonderful country.
Rode this same train in 2018, from Porto to Lisbon. Very smooth and fast.
For those who are saying that Portugal don't need high speed, or why i'm 100% in favor:
1) Distance by train between the 2 major cities is more than 330 km's
2) Travel takes 3 hours, like in 1977
3) Alfa service was introduced in 1999, and in the last 20 some years, works done on the main line only shortened time travel in 30 minutes
4) Some Northern lines and Lisbon train lines are already full, so they're less competitive since they cannot increase services anymore. Lisbon-Porto line is currently full
5) It's projected that in 10 years travel demand between the 2 cities will more than duplicate
6) It allows a major CO2 cut, in line with EU's green policy, by creating a 75 minutes direct scheduled travel that will make the current Lisbon-Porto air line service obsolete
7) It will allow direct connection with two fast train corridors to the east with Spain, and a much faster connection with Vigo
8) It will release faster trains and lines for other services.
Don't mind English mistakes 😉
Nice little trip with great value for money.
ATÉ QUE ENFIM PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 MOSTRA ALGUMA EVOLUÇÃO.
Já e velho
@@gloriavieira903 já é velho? Está a falar do que tem entre as pernas? As suas claro!
Até que enfim Portugal mostra alguma evolução?
Qual o sentido dessa frase?
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@@gloriavieira903 exacto. Já não me lembro quando começaram a circular mas aí por 1995-96....
so beeautiful scenery😍😍😍😍😍
Great vid, and interesting, as always. Thanks.
Thank you! :)
I just like to point it out that the prices unfortunately are not for everyone. It may seem cheap for none Portuguese natives. The quality of the journey can easily be matched by the Express Bus that does the same journey cheaper. With that said, I do think people should try at least once. Sence my quality of life improved after my studies, the alpha has been my go to transport after the personal car.
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Buses are horrible, be them Express or not. And yes, tickets bought in advance have good value for the money, even for average portuguese wages.
Wonderful train, super conditions the Alfa Pendular train.
Hello, last year we rode the trains from Madrid to Lisbon. It was quite an adventure! Have you covered similar journeys…?
Having a place in a remote part of Portugal I traveled a lot with slow trains which are very reliable and good value for money - Lisbon to Castelo Branco (about 200 km) for example cost only € 8,50 if booked on the internet //
Fantastic!
Thank you! :)
Great vídeo, a fantastic, comfortable trip.
Other trains are more convenient, covering the distance in about 2, 5 hours.
Normally, complimentary drinks are available and lunch/dinner Service available airplane-style.
However, the Menu is quite decent "designed" by a Famous Chef
Due to Covid 19, this Service has not been available.
A full meal would set you back around 15 euros.
That's interesting! I would have liked to try it.
The funky light in the toilet is blue to prevent any intravenous drug users from finding a vein and shooting up in there.
It's funny how they have that on the posh trains, but nothing like it on the local routes. 😅
Lindo passeio.
Uma boa sugestão de passeio por Portugal.
As a Dutchman I think I can safely say I'm very spoiled when it comes to railways, but I was pleasantly surprised by Portugal's long distance rail. The speeds and comfort are great, for relatively good prices too.
Regional trains however, are very poor. Low frequency and low speeds make it unattractive to take a regional train here. Most trains from Coimbra-B, for instance, only go once an hour or worse. It's also a stations that's quite far away from the actual city, making it awkward to use, especially after they close down Coimbra-A in the near future.
Some of the stations are also awkwardly located: Loulé (an Alfa Pendular stop) is so far away from the actual town you need to get an Uber of have someone pick you up.
They could also do with a better integration into the Spanish rail network, that would be fantastic for trips across the peninsula and the rest of Europe.
There is a lot of potential, but the gov needs to start seeing it themselves too...
Completely agree, and fortunately the government has started to see its potencial. In 2030 it is projected that all tracks are electrified and in 2027 high speed rail from Lisbon to Porto and then onwards to Vigo in Spain
"Regional trains however, are very poor. Low frequency and low speeds make it unattractive to take a regional train here."
When Portugal will have a density of population per square kilometer similar to that of the Netherlands, and a comparable revenue -- and much more people living in remote regions of the interior willing to travel by train -- perhaps, then, you might be able to establish a fairer comparison.
@@miguelcoelho3877 The population density along the coast is actually similar to that of The Netherlands (between Lisbon and Porto, not Alentejo). It could totally be viable to at least update the rolling stock to achieve higher speed.
The great thing about infrastructure is that if you build and invest in certain modes, people will start using those modes. I.e. if you update frequency to 2 trains an hour you will make it more attractive to travel by train, so more people will.
Rail will obviously never be viable in Alentejo or Beira Alta/Baixa.
Electrification on the Douro and Vouga by 2030? 😲
@@las1147 Don't think the problem is the rolling stock, more so the tracks which have lots of curves
Half portuguese here! I have ridden this train a few times, and I think it's a great train, though I never went on first class. I never noticed the catering, but it does seem a bit lacking
The funky blue light in the toilet is anti-drug use.
Imagine having trains like that in the UK, just a dream though. We have the ill thought out Class 800s
It would be great... 😦
Wonderful done!!
Thank you very much! :)
Very impressive
Thanks for watching! :)
loved it!
The interiors blow anything we have in the UK out of the water. They look even nicer than the Eurostar inside.
Migrants are the ones littering trains and busses on the UK.
And it doesn't cost a kidney like they too here in the UK
cool, the funky blue bathrooms have a very good reason to be this groovy. The Blue lights inhibits junkies from shooting up, Illicit drugs that are illegal everywhere, are actually legal in Portugal. However the reality is that the funky blue lights prevent drug abusers from finding a vein, so the community of Portugal have set some great standards.
I have travelled the opposite direction and yes your review is spot on.
Aha, thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the video. :)
As a worker for Infraestruturas de Portugal (the company than owns the railway) I've had better experiences with the alfa pendular before it was remodeled. I've used this trains since I was a lil boy since my dad has worked in CP and I believe that the Portuguese railway is quite lacking and not as good as an outsider might think. If you ask me id rather go on the second fastest option, the Inter-Cidades (almost as fast, 1st class is as good if not better), second class on it costs 25 euro and change and it usually takes not more than half a hour more. If you need an outlet tho you might need to make sure you have a seat with it in the IC, since i dont usually travel in them alone, the big tables that the 2nd class offers in the IC are great to play cards or even have food at. Also even tho id rather always travel by train you can easily find a plane ticket that will get to Porto a bit faster but possibly not as comfortably!
Over 65s get immediate half price tickets when booking with suitable picture ID,
Awesome review. Greetings.
Thank you! :)
Nice video thanks
Thank you!
Thanks for the interesting video. Too bad your train didn't go to São Bento station in Porto whose spectacular tiles are worth a video of their own.
Yes, that station is incredible!!
I remeber to have ordered a warm and delicious 2-course menu in advance at Porto-Campaña, served directly at seat. Well, that was all before Covid-19...
it’s written porto-campanhã! it has the same sound and is pronounced the same, but portuguese doesn’t have “ñ”
It's a shame that doesn't happen anymore. :(
maybe not as comfartable, but a bus between Porto and Lisbon is 5 euros for the same travelling time
Maybe so, but I don't think it's as cool! 😎
Strange route you took ! The service from Lisbon Oriente to Porto is far better IMO. I live in Coimbra at this moment, and use this service very often, but never was in Santa Apolonia. The service is premium in my view
Great trip report, algo.
Thanks!
Thank you
You're welcome
Good video! 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
Thanks!!
It’s extremely comfortable. It’s way above the hideous trains of the UK.
I agree!
Me encantan los trenes, hice esta ruta pero en economy jeje
Train Vlog Deluxe - as always.
If any tourist-office/agency doesn't hire you with a really fat salary soon, this world is truly mad.
I thought the video was gonna tell us about how much it cost. What times, how many hours it takes to get from Lisbon to Porto and. how many stops it makes?
Já fiz o percurso Estação Santa Apolónia para o Porto por trem
It's nice but getting old, there is plans for high speed 250-300km new rail from Porto to Lisbon and Porto to Vigo via Braga, atm there is one being built in Alentejo to connect Evora to Badajoz then Lisbon
I heard that, sounds good!
Interesting to watch!
But my doubt is why 3 hours for a total distance of around 210 kms, by a high speed train capable of cruising at 200 km/hr....that makes only 70 kms/hr.... considering a few halts, that may be less than 100 kms/hr, isn't it....
distance between Lisbon and Porto is +/- 350 km not 210.
Ongoing track upgrades also cause train to slow down. The bursts of 220 km are few and far between. Much better the AP than catching planes.
This train is capable nax speed 250 km/h , max speed on track 225 km/h
Cash payments are my favourite.
We must keep up cash.
You mentioned the luggage locks. Cost? Coins needed?
so cheap!,id love to try this on my travels.
there is no intercities train, the coach is the only one that offers intercities transports between space 2 to 3 hours waiting before boarding.
disappointed you didn't show the end point in Braga on the AP line.
Nao conpreando Ingles ..mas gostei do vidéo !obrigada. 😀❤
Any reviews for the standard class?
good trip
It was, thanks! :)
That train looks great! The route too. This high speed train was on broad gauge, wasn't?
Yes, all railways in Portugal are Iberian (broad) gauge, except a single narrow gauge line.
@@SuperalbsTravels Ok thanks.
10:41 I don't know about how it was on Alfa, but in the InterCity services you can lay with card
I think it was just a technical issue on my journey.
@@SuperalbsTravels potentially yeah, I did ride on the Alfa once (to Braga) but didn't use the café, we only got something from the food cart