zapping
Published 8 November 2026, 22:44
zapping — prepaid wallet on a transport card
Not a travel pass but credit loaded onto the card, from which the fare for each journey is deducted. In the Lisbon metropolitan area it is accepted by almost all operators: Carris, Carris Metropolitana, the metro, CP, Fertagus, Metro Sul do Tejo, the Transtejo and Soflusa ferries and the Barreiro buses. It can be topped up with amounts from 3 to 40 euros.
Where you come across it. Occasional journeys, when a monthly pass would not pay for itself.
Each operator has its own fare: the metro and a Carris city bus cost 1.72 euros, a CP suburban train in Lisbon 2.05 euros for two hours, Metro Sul do Tejo 85 cents. With Fertagus you have to select your destination station on the machine before you travel, otherwise the journey will not be registered.
Official website: navegante.pt/viajar/tarifario-navegante