Passe Ferroviário Verde: €20 Rail Pass, Where It Works

How this works

The calculator compares what you spend on trains today with the Passe Ferroviário Verde and with your area's metropolitan pass. Pass prices come from the decree-law and CP; example fares come from the CP 2026 tables. Everything runs in your browser.

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Where you travel and what you spend now
Pick your area (Lisbon, Porto or outside the metropolitan areas) and type what you spend each month on CP tickets or CP monthly passes for the trips the pass covers. Leave out the Alfa Pendular and Intercidades 1st class: the pass does not include them. The examples fill everything in with CP 2026 full fares and 20 working days a month.
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Metro and bus
In Lisbon and Porto, the metropolitan pass (Navegante or Andante, €40) covers the train inside the area and also metro, bus and boat. That is why the calculator asks whether your train trips stay inside the area and whether you need the rest of the network, in one municipality (municipal pass, €30) or in several (metropolitan pass, €40).
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The comparison
We add up three options per month: staying on tickets, the Passe Ferroviário Verde (plus the metro and bus pass if you need one) and the metropolitan pass alone, when it covers your train. The cheapest wins; on a tie, a pass beats tickets. We treat 30 days as one month: over a year, the Passe Verde costs €243.33 (12.17 passes) and the Navegante Metropolitano €480.

Where the Passe Ferroviário Verde works, and where it does not

Since 27 September 2026 the pass works on every CP train except the Alfa Pendular: CP calls it its first pass valid across all its passenger services. The law that extended it, Decreto-Lei 195-A/2026, also covers the Fertagus line, but that part has not started.

TRAIN	VALID?	CONDITIONS
Lisbon urban trains (Sintra, Cascais, Azambuja and Sado lines)	Yes, since 27.09.2026	Validate before every trip at the validators or gates; validate again when changing from a Regional or Intercidades.
Porto urban trains (Braga, Guimarães, Aveiro and Marco de Canaveses lines)	Yes, since 27.09.2026	Show it to the conductor on board.
Coimbra urban trains	Yes	–
Regional and InterRegional	Yes	On the Entroncamento–Badajoz Regional, only as far as Elvas.
Intercidades, 2nd class	Yes	Free, compulsory seat reservation within 24 hours before departure; up to two trips a day.
Intercidades, 1st class	No	–
Alfa Pendular	No	–
Fertagus (Roma-Areeiro–Setúbal)	Not yet	Included in the decree-law; no start date announced on 29.10.2026.
Metro, buses and boats	No	You need a Navegante (Lisbon) or Andante (Porto) pass.

Intercidades with the pass: reserving a seat

On the Intercidades the pass only works in 2nd class with a seat reserved before you board. The reservation is free, is made within the 24 hours before the train leaves its first station (even if you board further down the line) and must match the trip you actually make.

Where: CP online ticket office, CP app, CP ticket offices or the ticket machines in Lisbon-area stations.
How many: two reservations for two different trips per day.
Changes: a reservation cannot be moved to another day or time; cancel it up to 15 minutes before departure from its first station and it does not count towards your two.
Without a reservation you are treated as travelling without a ticket and can be fined.

Passe Ferroviário Verde, Navegante Metropolitano and Navegante Municipal compared

	Passe Ferroviário Verde	Navegante Metropolitano	Navegante Municipal
Price	€20.00 / 30 days	€40.00 / month	€30.00 / month
Validity	30, 60 or 90 days from the purchase date	Calendar month	Calendar month
CP trains	The whole country, except Alfa Pendular and Intercidades 1st class	Sintra, Cascais, Sado and Azambuja lines inside the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (not Azambuja–Vila Nova da Rainha)	Only inside the municipality; not valid on CP in Alcochete, Almada, Montijo, Odivelas, Seixal and Sesimbra
Metro, bus, boat	No	Yes, across the Lisbon Metropolitan Area	Yes, inside the municipality
Card	Cartão CP: €6 physical + digital, €0.50 digital-only	Navegante card	Navegante card

In Porto the logic is the same with the Andante: Andante Metropolitano €40 and Andante Municipal €30 per month (2026 intermodal fares). Navegante prices are the 2026 normal fares; social and +65 discounts are not included.

To find the right Navegante, Andante or Coimbra pass for metro and bus, and the free student passes, use the transport pass finder.

Five commutes: how much the pass saves

Monthly costs with CP 2026 full fares and 20 working days a month. «Today» is the cheaper of tickets and the CP monthly pass for that route.

ROUTE	TODAY	PASSE VERDE	METRO PASS	BEST	SAVING
Sintra–Lisbon, every working day20 × return at €5.10	€102.00	€20.00	€40.00	Passe Ferroviário Verde	€82.00
Sintra–Lisbon plus the Lisbon metrothe same train, plus metro and bus in Lisbon	€132.00	€50.00	€40.00	The metropolitan pass alone	€92.00
Santarém–Lisbon, every working dayCP monthly pass at €169.55 (tickets: €7.50 each)	€169.55	€20.00	–	Passe Ferroviário Verde	€149.55
Coimbra–Lisbon by Intercidades, 4 returns a month4 × 2nd-class return at €40.00	€160.00	€20.00	–	Passe Ferroviário Verde	€140.00
Porto–Braga, every working dayCP 30-day pass at €77.30 (tickets: €3.60 each)	€77.30	€20.00	–	Passe Ferroviário Verde	€57.30

Sintra–Lisbon: CP return Lisboa–Sintra €5.10. Santarém: CP Regional from Lisboa Santa Apolónia, €7.50 single or €169.55 monthly. Coimbra: Intercidades 2nd class Lisboa–Coimbra-B, €22.20 single or €40.00 return (promotional fares can be lower). Porto–Braga: 8 zones, €3.60 single or €77.30 for 30 days. Santarém and Braga are outside the metropolitan areas, so the Navegante and the Andante do not cover those trains.

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How to buy the pass and use the digital version

The pass is bought and loaded in the CP app, on cp.pt (myCP, Carteira, Cartões de Mobilidade), at CP ticket offices and at the ticket machines in Lisbon-area stations, any day of the month. It sits on a Cartão CP: the physical card with a digital version costs €6 (plus €2.50 if posted) and the digital-only card, which only works for this pass, costs €0.50. Online requests use the Chave Móvel Digital; at a ticket office, the digital card needs a Cartão de Cidadão.

On your phone: in the gov.pt app, sign in with the Chave Móvel Digital, choose «Adicionar documentos» and then «Cartão CP»; the pass linked to your NIF appears in the wallet.
No refunds: the pass cannot be exchanged or refunded. Travelling with an unloaded or expired pass counts as travelling without a ticket.
Who: Portuguese citizens and foreigners resident in Portugal; the pass is linked to the holder’s NIF.

Frequently asked

How does the Passe Ferroviário Verde work?

You pay €20 and, for 30 consecutive days from the day of purchase, travel as much as you like on CP trains: Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra urban trains, Regional, InterRegional and Intercidades in 2nd class with a reserved seat. The pass is loaded on the Cartão CP, physical or digital. There are also 60 days for €40 and 90 days for €60, the same price per day.

Does the pass work on Lisbon and Porto urban trains?

Yes, since 27 September 2026, on every CP urban line in Lisbon (Sintra, Cascais, Azambuja and Sado) and in Porto. Before that date it only worked on stretches outside the metropolitan passes. In Lisbon you validate the pass before each trip; in Porto you show it to the conductor.

Does the Passe Ferroviário Verde work on Fertagus?

Not yet. Decreto-Lei 195-A/2026 already includes the north–south axis concession of the Lisbon region, which is the Fertagus line, but on 29 October 2026 CP does not list it among the pass trains, Fertagus does not accept the pass and no date has been announced. To cross the 25 de Abril bridge by train you still need a Navegante or a Fertagus ticket.

Can I use the pass on the Intercidades or the Alfa Pendular?

On the Intercidades yes, in 2nd class, with a free seat reservation made within 24 hours before departure and up to two trips a day; without a reservation you travel without a valid ticket. On the Alfa Pendular no: it is the only CP service outside the pass, as is Intercidades 1st class.

Where do I buy the pass and how do I get it on my phone?

You buy it in the CP app, on cp.pt (myCP, Carteira, Cartões de Mobilidade), at CP ticket offices and at the machines in Lisbon-area stations. The digital-only Cartão CP costs €0.50 and is requested online with the Chave Móvel Digital (digital ID). You can also show the pass in the gov.pt app, under «Adicionar documentos», «Cartão CP».

Is the Passe Verde or the Navegante better value?

If you only take the train, the Passe Verde (€20) costs half the Navegante Metropolitano (€40). If you also need the metro or bus and your train stays inside the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, the Navegante Metropolitano alone is cheaper than both passes together (€40 against €50 or €60). If your train leaves the area, as Santarém–Lisbon does, the Passe Verde always wins.

Can tourists and students buy the pass?

Tourists cannot: CP sells it to Portuguese citizens and to foreigners resident in Portugal. Young people aged 4 to 23 already have a free CP pass for urban, Regional and InterRegional trains; the Passe Verde only adds the Intercidades for them.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

Decreto-Lei n.º 195-A/2026 (Diário da República, 25.09.2026) ↗Extends the pass to all urban services; €20 price with VAT; includes the north–south axis concession (Fertagus).
Decreto-Lei n.º 73/2024 (Diário da República, 18.10.2024) ↗Creates the pass: 30-day validity and compulsory reservation on the Intercidades.
CP · Passe Ferroviário Verde ↗Trains covered, validation, Intercidades reservation, 30/60/90-day prices, purchase and the Cartão CP.
CP · Passe válido em toda a rede (27.09.2026) ↗Extension to Lisbon and Porto urban trains from 27 September 2026.
Governo · Alargamento aos urbanos a partir de 27 de setembro ↗Start date on urban trains and exceptions (Alfa Pendular, Intercidades 1st class).
gov.pt · Passe na app gov.pt ↗How to add the Cartão CP to the digital wallet with the Chave Móvel Digital.
CP · Preços dos comboios urbanos de Lisboa 2026 (PDF) ↗Tickets, CP passes and Navegante metropolitan and municipal passes.
CP · Preços dos comboios urbanos do Porto 2026 (PDF) ↗Zones, CP tickets and passes; Andante passes.
CP · Preços Intercidades e Regionais 2026 ↗Route tables used in the examples (Lisbon–Coimbra, Lisbon–Santarém).

DISCLAIMER

I checked prices and rules in October 2026 in Decretos-Leis 73/2024 and 195-A/2026, on CP's pass page and in the 2026 fare tables of CP and Metropolitano de Lisboa. The example trips use full fares: with promotions or discounts you would pay less. The calculator compares monthly costs and treats 30 days as one month; it leaves out Navegante social discounts and Fertagus. I do not sell passes: confirm prices and conditions on cp.pt before buying.