Learn how your comment data is processed. Well it’s a pleasant way to spend just under an hour or so. We’d just finished a walking tour with highly recommended Lisbon Chill Out which finished to the east near the Miradouro da Nossa Senhora do Monte … so we simply grabbed a tram from there. He seemed fairly savvy so it could have easily been one of us. Tram 28 is one of the best ways to explore the old city, Lisbon’s historic heritage and typical neighbourhoods. Thanks for this tip. We are heading back in October and will try your suggestion! At Campo Ourique to the west (bottom image) everyone is asked to alight with many people deciding to get straight back on again 10m further down the pathway. (BTW – walking tours are a great way of discovering a city. Subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The number 28 Lisbon tram connects Martim Moniz with Campo Ourique, and passes through the popular tourist districts of Graca, Alfama, Baixa and Estrela. Tips, fun stuff, and TONS of inspiration! We simply went for the “jump on board not knowing” option. Or just skip the tram 28 altogether… Don't subscribe Sign up for the Backpack Me newsletter and we will send you. We assumed, incorrectly, that as the timetable said Martim Moniz – Prazeres that was the direction our tram was going in! But we have found a way that will guarantee you manage to get a spot inside Tram 28! As it happened our tram was in fact Martim-Muniz bound tram so we ended up at the start of the route just 5 minutes later. So you want to hitch a ride but what’s the best way of doing it? L’arrêt “Chiado” du tramway 28, situé dans le quartier du même nom, se trouve à proximité de l’un des plus anciens cafés de Lisbonne, le café Brasileira. The best results from travel blogs around the world! While Time Out Market in Cais do Sodré is still a tourist favorite, this market offers a smaller selection, yet with a much more Portuguese ambience. We’d been warned on our morning’s walking tour about the risk of being pickpocketed and we hadn’t given it much thought until a middle-aged German guy on our tour was pickpocketed! Keen to see what the reason was we rounded a few corners to see a BMW X3 ever so slightly jutting out from the (to be fair to him) fairly small parking space. That’s the thing with trams. Unique travel experiences written by UK based travel writer Steve Biggs, Hi Biggsy! Inside a carriage of an old Tram 28 The end of the line! Straight to your inbox! How to open a US Bank Account as a Tourist / Non Resident. Don’t make the same mistake, look at what’s written on the tram above the driver instead. Like many forms of transport you can’t really see it while you’re on it so it gave us a nice chance to glimpse at the many Tram 28s going in the other direction. We’re glad we went on it, are happy we didn’t get pickpocketed, but we both agreed we got as much pleasure seeing them go past as we did sitting in one of its hard wooden benches. Getting to Campo de Ourique is no big deal either! Sounds charming, right? A proximit… Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Dans ce tronçon, 8 arrêts principaux vous conduiront vers les sites les plus typiques de Lisbonne. And your chances of doing so while enjoying a seat are much higher than if you were to start the journey in Martim Moniz. The entire route from Martim Moniz to Campo de Ourique / Prazeres takes approximately one hour. Theoretically, Tram 28′s route starts in Martim Moniz Square (near Lisbon’s downtown area) and ends in Campo de Ourique. The ride on this famous vintage yellow rickety wooden tram starts from the multicultural neighbourhood of Martim Moniz and then through the labyrinth streets of Alfama to the buzzing Baixa district then to Estrela and finally stops at Campo Ourique. So after our little distraction that’s exactly what we did. Our intention had been to go from east to west and then walk back to the centre from Campo Ourique. Just a small distance after that a another driver brought proceedings to a stanstill while picking up an item from a shop. I want to do that too! Replies to my comments The driver asked everyone to alight meaning we had to queue up at the busy start tram stop again to buy another ticket onboard! Trust me, I am an Economist. You can also subscribe without commenting. But that’s if you indeed manage to hop inside Tram 28 to begin with! You drew a wonderful picture of major attractions of this astounding traveler’s paradise. Although he was still jutting out sufficiently to prevent a Tram 28 from passing. To see a great 2 day itinerary which includes tram 28 then check out this article by ‘Meet Me In Departures’. Loved your post! Generally there is always a queue and, during summer, it obviously gets way worse. The lines in Martim Moniz almost scream that THIS is the spot where you should be at. Tram 28 is a particular honeypot for them due to everyone’s close proximity, the noisy rattly nature of the tram itself and a quick escape route by means of the doors at the back. Locally known as “Elétrico 28″ this tram was, until the tourism boom in the Portuguese capital, a regular mode of transportation aiding locals on their daily commute. Le premier arrêt de la ligne 28E de tram est Martim Moniz et le dernier arrêt est Campo Ourique (Prazeres). When it comes to Portugal, the only thing that astronauts are bound to be able to check out from that far are the lines of tourists queuing up to hop on a ride abroad the famous Tram 28 in Lisbon. … and I’d love to personally answer any questions you may have about this post! There are so many things I didn’t do including hiring a bike and cycling along the coast. Tram 28 connects Martim Moniz with Campo Ourique. After no more than 20 minutes we re-traced our steps sauntering back along pretty much the same route. . There are better things to do in the city anyway, and walking is way better. Why I’m not good enough is not good enough, Save BIG on flights with hidden-city ticketing, Sint Maarten and Saint Martin Visas for Indians.