Comboios de Portugal launches 49-euro national train pass

Interior of Santa Apolonia railway station in Lisbon (Shutterstock)
Interior of Santa Apolonia railway station in Lisbon Shutterstock

A few months after the German 49-euro ticket, officially known as the Deutschland ticket, went on sale on 3 April 2023, Portugal launched its own National Rail Pass. This monthly 49-euro pass for regional trains was launched by Comboios de Portugal (CP), the state-owned company which operates passenger trains in Portugal, in August.

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