Trip planner for Portugal
Plan your Portugal trip — Lisbon, Porto, and the Algarve coast.
Portugal punches above its weight — Europe's best value capital, world-class wine, surf coast, fado bars and 300 sunny days a year. The Wanderlist Portugal planner handles intercity trains (Alfa Pendular Lisbon–Porto in 2h45), an EUR daily budget that's 30% cheaper than Spain, and a smart Algarve loop that avoids the resort-belt traps.
What's inside
Everything you need to plan Portugal — in one place.
No more 12 browser tabs and 3 Google Docs. Open the planner, customize the days, hit print.
Day-by-day itinerary
Drop-in routes for 7, 10, 14, and 21-day trips. Edit anything, add notes, reorder days.
Live budget tracker
Costs in local currency. Flights, hotels, food, activities — see what you're spending in real time.
Booking links & reservations
Pre-curated links for flights, trains, tours and the must-book restaurants & sights.
Offline PDF export
Print or save offline. No Wi-Fi? No problem — your whole trip fits in your pocket.
What you need to know before planning Portugal
Lisbon and Porto are 2.5h apart by train
Alfa Pendular runs Lisbon ↔ Porto in 2h45. Book on CP.pt 60 days out — €23–€31 in 1st class. Skip the bus, skip the rental car, skip the flight.
Sintra is a half-day trip — start at 8am
Pena Palace + Quinta da Regaleira sell out by 11am in summer. Train from Lisbon Rossio (40 min). Buy timed-entry online ahead, not at the gate.
Algarve isn't all of southern Portugal
Skip Albufeira and Vilamoura (overbuilt). Lagos, Sagres, Tavira and Faro old town are the real Algarve. Rent a car or use Vamus regional buses.
Port wine tasting is in Vila Nova de Gaia, not Porto
Cross the Dom Luís bridge — all the cellars (Taylor's, Sandeman, Graham's) are on the Gaia side. Book one tasting (€15–€30) and walk between.
Pastéis de Belém ≠ pastéis de nata
Pastéis de Belém (the original 1837 bakery) has a 60-min queue. Manteigaria, Castro and Aloma make versions just as good with no line. Try at least 3 different bakeries.
Tipping is light — round up
Restaurants: 5–10% for good service, no tip needed if 'serviço' is on the bill. Cafés: round up to nearest euro. Tipping like in the US is awkward, not generous.
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Top places to visit in Portugal
Tile-clad neighborhoods, fado, miradouros, Belém.
Port wine cellars, Ribeira, Livraria Lello, beach trams.
Pena Palace, Moorish Castle, Quinta da Regaleira.
Algarve cliffs, Praia do Camilo, boat tours to Benagil cave.
Roman ruins, Bone Chapel, Alentejo wine country.
Levada hikes, volcanic pools, year-round spring weather.
Crater lakes, hot springs, dolphin watching.
Historic university town, fado tradition, Roman ruins.
Suggested Portugal itineraries
Three skeletons you can drop straight into the planner and customize.
Lisbon + Porto
Lisbon (3) → day trip to Sintra → train to Porto (3). Add Belém afternoon in Lisbon.
Cities + Algarve
Lisbon (3) → Sintra day → Porto (3) → fly/drive to Lagos (3).
Full Portugal
Lisbon → Sintra → Évora → Porto → Douro Valley → Lagos → Sagres → fly home from Faro.
Portugal planning FAQ
Mid-range travelers spend €80–€140/day. Lisbon and Porto run 20–30% cheaper than Madrid or Barcelona for the same comfort. Two weeks: €1,200–€1,900 ground costs.
One of Europe's safest countries. Pickpocketing on Lisbon's tram 28 and Porto's metro is the main risk — keep bags zipped. Otherwise extremely low-crime, easy and welcoming.
3 full days minimum: 1 for Alfama + Baixa, 1 for Belém + LX Factory, 1 for Sintra day trip. Add a 4th for Cascais coast or evening fado in Bairro Alto.
April–June and September–October. Warm sunny days, swimmable Atlantic in Algarve from June. July–August: hotter, crowded, expensive on the coast. Lisbon and Porto handle summer better than the Algarve.
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