First week
Time
15 min
Cost
€7 card + €40/mo
Difficulty
Easy
What to bring
Passport (or any photo ID)
A passport-sized photo (booths in any Metro station)
Cash or card
Not needed: NIF
Not needed: Local address
Your options
Navegante Metropolitano
Unlimited everything
€40/month
All Carris buses, Metro, trams, CP suburban trains, ferries. The whole Lisbon metro area.
Navegante Municipal
City of Lisbon only
€30/month
Cheaper but stops at the city limits. If you’ll go to Sintra, Cascais, or Almada, get Metropolitano.
Zapping (top-up)
Per-ride pricing
€1.55/ride
Pay-as-you-go. Cheaper than a monthly pass only if you take fewer than 26 trips.
Prices checked June 2026
Do it
- 1
Take a passport photo
Booths inside Marquês de Pombal, Baixa-Chiado, and most major Metro stations. €5 cash.
- 2
Go to a Metro ticket office
The big stations have staffed desks. Avoid the machines, they don’t issue new cards.
- 3
Ask for a "Cartão Navegante Personalizado"
They’ll print the card on the spot with your photo. €7 one-time fee.
- 4
Load the monthly pass
€40 for Metropolitano, €30 for Municipal. The card is valid from the 1st of each month, buy it on the 28th and you get a week free.
Words you'll hear
Navegante
The transit pass. €40/month covers metro, buses, trams, trains, and ferries across the metro area.
Common questions
Is the monthly pass worth it if I mostly walk?
Below roughly 18 trips a month, pay-as-you-go on a Viva Viagem card is cheaper. Above that, the €40 navegante wins, and it removes the mental maths.
Does it cover trains to Cascais and the ferries?
The €40 metropolitan version covers the whole Lisbon metro area, CP suburban trains, Carris, metro, trams, and the river ferries included.
Where do I actually get the card?
Espaço navegante counters at major interchanges (bring ID and a passport photo). The personalised card costs €7 and takes minutes on a quiet day.
Full checklist tracking and task completion live in the Settli app for Lisbon.