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💡 The Short Version: Cascais is a CP train from Cais do Sodré, 38 to 40 minutes, €5.10 return, and on weekdays CP’s timetable has a train every 20 minutes through the day. You need no tour. The Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, the Museu do Mar and the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães close on Mondays. CP’s €9 Museum Quarter ticket covers the return train and four sites, against €10.10 for the train and the Paula Rego museum alone. Leave Cascais before the evening engineering works: a replacement bus runs between Cascais and Caxias during full closures, from 21:50 on weekdays and 20:50 on Saturdays. Or book a tour: the Sintra to Cascais e-bike dayad (from £68.33) ends in Cascais, and the big Sintra coach tours stop here.
Getting there on your own
CP’s Cascais timetable (valid from 12 May 2025), its fare sheet (in force from 1 January 2026) and its notice of 21 September 2026.
- Train: CP’s Cascais line from Cais do Sodré, 38 to 40 minutes. Weekday trains leave every 20 minutes from late morning (10:42, 11:02, 11:22 and so on), with extra trains at the peaks. The first leaves at 5:32, and after 23:00 they run half-hourly to 1:32.
- Fare: a return costs €5.10, loaded on a Navegante occasional card (€0.50, bought once and valid for a year). The Lisboa Card and the 24-hour Carris/Metro/CP ticket (€11.40) also cover the line; the 24-hour ticket pays only if you also ride the metro or trams, and Lisbon public transport compares the tickets.
- Belém is on the way. Belém station is on the Cascais line. A single ticket for four zones is valid for 2 hours after you validate it, so a morning at Belém needs a day ticket: CP’s own 24-hour tourist ticket is €6.70 on its Lisbon urban trains, and the 24-hour Carris/Metro/CP ticket is €11.40. The Jerónimos Monastery and Belém Tower are closed on Mondays.
- Evening works. Since 6 April 2026, CP has been modernising the track between Caxias and Cascais. During full closures a replacement bus runs between Cascais and Caxias, on weekdays from 21:50, on Saturdays from 20:50 and on Sundays from 05:30 to 08:50 and from 19:50. It does not connect with the timetable trains at Oeiras, except for the last train of the night. Buses carry no bicycles (CP notice). Check the CP app on the day.
What to see
The Cascais museums are run by the town council as the Bairro dos Museus. Tickets are sold at each site, and prices and hours are from bairrodosmuseus.cascais.pt, 1 October 2026. All are closed on Easter Sunday, 1 May, 25 December and 1 January.
Cascais Museum Quarter ticket
€9 plus the €0.50 card · CP ticket offices on the Cascais line only
CP’s ticket is a return from Cais do Sodré to Cascais, valid for 24 hours, with entry to four sites: the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, the Centro Cultural de Cascais, the Palácio da Cidadela de Cascais and the Casa Duarte Pinto Coelho. You show the receipt at each site. At the museums’ own prices, the train and one museum at €5 already come to €10.10.
Casa das Histórias Paula Rego
€5 · Avenida Papa Francisco 132 · Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00
The museum of Paula Rego’s work, in two red-pigmented concrete pyramids designed by Eduardo Souto de Moura, with a café and a garden. It closes on Mondays. Temporary exhibitions can cost more than the €5 (Bairro dos Museus).
Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães
Free · Avenida Rei Humberto II de Itália · Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00
A museum in the former Torre de São Sebastião, built between 1897 and 1900, inside the Parque Marechal Carmona. The count bequeathed the house and its contents to the town in 1924, and it opened as a museum in 1931. It closes on Mondays.
Museu do Mar Rei D. Carlos
Free · Rua Júlio Pereira de Mello · Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00
The town’s sea museum, with natural history, underwater archaeology and the fishing community of Cascais. It closes on Mondays.
Palácio da Cidadela de Cascais
€5 for the palace visit, €5 for the gallery, €10 for both · visits Wednesday to Sunday, booked in advance
The summer residence of the President of the Republic. The palace can be seen only on a guided visit, booked ahead on +351 213 614 660 or at museu@presidencia.pt; the exhibition gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 (last entry 17:40).
Boca do Inferno
Avenida Rei Humberto II de Itália · on the coastal walkway from the centre
A rock formation where Atlantic waves come in through an open arch, loudest on stormy days (Visit Cascais). It is on the same avenue as the Castro Guimarães museum.
Boca do Inferno. Photo: Jorge Franganillo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
The beaches
The town council’s beach list includes Ribeira, Rainha and Conceição in the town, and Guincho to the west (Cascais 360).
Praia da Rainha, Cascais. Photo: Jorge Franganillo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Tours and boats
There is no big Cascais-only tour: the larger Sintra coach tours stop here, and the two local products worth a look are below. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price on 1 October 2026.
Sintra to Cascais by e-bike
From £68.33 · 4.9 stars from 416 reviews · 8 hours
From Lisbon: Sintra to Cascais Full-Day E-Bike Tourad cycles through the Sintra hills and villages to Atlantic beaches and cliffs, and finishes in Cascais.
Dolphin watching
From £55.52 · 4.9 stars from 239 reviews · 2 hours
Cascais: Dolphin-Watching Tourad is a boat tour along the Cascais coast for dolphins and other cetaceans.
Sintra, Cabo da Roca and Cascais by coach
From £58.08 · 4.9 stars from 1,888 reviews · 9 hours
Lisbon: Sintra, Pena, Cascais & Cabo Day Tour With Ticketsad puts Cascais at the end of a small-group day through Sintra and Cabo da Roca. The Sintra day trip guide compares it with going by train.
A day, hour by hour
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Morning | Train from Cais do Sodré, 38 to 40 minutes (with a day ticket you can stop at Belém first, unless it is a Monday) |
| Late morning | Casa das Histórias Paula Rego or the Castro Guimarães museum; both are shut on Mondays |
| Lunch | In the town |
| Afternoon | The Boca do Inferno along the coastal walkway, then a beach |
| Early evening | Train back to Cais do Sodré, before the replacement bus can start: 21:50 on weekdays, 20:50 on Saturdays, 19:50 on Sundays |
If the weather is rough, the museums are the day; on a Monday, the walkway and the beach are.
Combining it with somewhere else
On your own, Parques de Sintra lists bus 1624 from Cascais bus terminal to Portela de Sintra via Azóia and Almoçageme as the way from Cascais to Cabo da Roca, where the lighthouse is €5 (parquesdesintra.pt). The Sintra day trip guide has the palaces, and Pena Palace tickets has the time slot. Cascais is one of the day trips from Lisbon; 3 days in Lisbon covers the days in the city around it. For the rest of the city’s bookings, see what to book before you go to Lisbon.
Cliffs at Cabo da Roca. Photo: Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
Common questions
How do I get from Lisbon to Cascais?
Take the CP Cascais line from Cais do Sodré. The train takes 38 to 40 minutes, a return costs €5.10 on a Navegante occasional card (€0.50, bought once), and on weekdays CP's timetable has a train every 20 minutes through the day. Belém station is on the same line.
Are the museums in Cascais open on Mondays?
No. The Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, the Museu do Mar Rei D. Carlos and the Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães all close on Mondays, as well as on Easter Sunday, 1 May, 25 December and 1 January.
Is there a combined train and museum ticket for Cascais?
Yes. CP sells one for €9 (plus the €0.50 card) at its ticket offices on the Cascais line. It covers the return train from Cais do Sodré and entry to the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, the Centro Cultural de Cascais, the Palácio da Cidadela and the Casa Duarte Pinto Coelho.
Can I get the train back from Cascais in the evening?
Usually, but check. While CP modernises the track between Caxias and Cascais, a replacement bus runs between Cascais and Caxias during full closures: on weekdays from 21:50, on Saturdays from 20:50 and on Sundays from 05:30 to 08:50 and from 19:50 (CP notice of 21 September 2026).
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