These six weekend trips from Lisbon suit remote workers who want to leave the city without losing a workday. Each entry lists the travel time, a real place to work, and what the trip costs. The options range from a 33-minute train ride to a journey of nearly three hours.
What This List Looks For
Each trip had to be reachable from Lisbon in under three hours by public transport or car. Each also needed a named coworking space or a stay with a work desk, plus a clear reason to go once the laptop is closed. The list starts with the trips that have the most workspaces and ends with the one that has the fewest.
Wifi quality varies between stays, so it is worth asking the host for a speed test result. Our guide explains how to check wifi speed before booking. Prices come from operator pages and travel sites checked in October 2026 and can change. You can also look up tours and activities around Lisbon on FlyBibe’s tours page.
The Trips
1. Ericeira, the Surf Town on the Mafra Coast
Ericeira is a surf town about 50 km northwest of Lisbon. It hosted a World Surf League event in 2019, and several of its workspaces are built around surf lessons and yoga.
- Getting there: Direct buses leave from Campo Grande station and take 56 to 80 minutes, depending on the service. Rome2Rio lists fares of about €5 to €9, paid to the driver.
- Where to work: Lapoint Surf Camp has a coworking space with 24-hour access, two phone booths, and a meeting room. The camp looks out over Foz do Lizandro beach, and dormitory beds cost about €60 a night.
- Free options: Ericeira Library has free workspace. The surf center Hurley Ericeira has two coworking tables for customers who buy from its cafe.
- Day out: Mafra National Palace is about 10 km from town.
The weather in Ericeira can differ a lot from Lisbon, so the forecast for the town itself is worth checking. Campo Grande sits on the yellow and green metro lines, which makes the bus station easy to reach from most of the city. Our guide to surf and work camps lists more places that pair a desk with surf lessons.
Best for: surfers who want a coworking desk and a bed in the same place.
2. Cascais, the Easy Train Escape
Cascais is a seaside town at the end of the Linha de Cascais. The town visitor center has its own coworking space, which is open to visitors and digital nomads.
- Getting there: CP trains leave from Cais do Sodré and take 33 to 40 minutes. Sources list fares between €2.30 and €2.90 each way, and trains run until about 01:30.
- Where to work: The CoWork Cascais Visitor Center has 12 workstations with wifi, cable internet, lockers, and printing. A day costs €20 and a week costs €80.
- Access: Visitors send a registration form by email, and approval takes up to 48 hours.
- Second option: Cowork Cascais in Alcabideche sells day passes from Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 18:00, with free coffee.
- Day out: Bus 1253 reaches Cabo da Roca in about 25 minutes, roughly once an hour.
Because approval can take two days, the visitor center desk needs a request before the weekend starts. Trains can also be crowded on weekends in July and August.
Best for: first-time weekend travelers who want a short train ride and a desk near the bay.
3. Porto, the Full City Weekend
Porto is the longest trip on this list, so it suits a full weekend more than a day trip. The city has dozens of coworking spaces, which gives remote workers plenty of choice.
- Getting there: The Alfa Pendular train takes about 2 hours 39 minutes to 3 hours, and the Intercidades takes up to 3 hours 13 minutes. Trains run from Lisbon Oriente or Santa Apolónia to Porto Campanhã.
- Fares: In a CP check for June 2026, second class cost €35.70 on Alfa Pendular and €28.05 on Intercidades. Promotional fares started at €21.50 and €17.00 when available.
- Where to work: Porto i/o Riverside sits in a 16th-century penthouse in the Ribeira district, with a day pass at about €20. Synergy Coworking in Bonfim sells day passes for €10.
- Cost of living: Remote Work Europe estimates that Porto costs 25 to 30 percent less than Lisbon.
One travel guide lists free wifi on Alfa Pendular trains, so part of the ride may count as work time. Our guide on how Porto compares with Lisbon covers living costs in more detail.
Best for: nomads who want a full city break with day-pass coworking and lower prices than Lisbon.
4. Évora, the Quiet Walled City
Évora is a walled UNESCO World Heritage city in the Alentejo, about 110 km east of Lisbon.
- Getting there: A direct Intercidades train from Lisbon Oriente takes about 1 hour 25 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes. Second class costs €13.90, and promotional fares may apply when booked at least five days ahead.
- By bus: Rede Expressos buses from Sete Rios take about 1 hour 35 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes. Fares run from about €4.95 to €13.50.
- Return times: On the dates checked, the last train in each direction left at about 19:00, and the last buses left between 21:30 and 22:30.
- Where to work: Giraldo Works sits next to Praça do Giraldo and has a garden. Dedicated desks start at €90 a month, and day prices are available on request.
- Day out: The Roman temple, the Chapel of Bones, and the cathedral rooftop views are all inside the old town. Regional wine tastings and horseback rides are available in the countryside nearby.
One nomad-ranking site describes coworking choice in Évora as limited, though many cafes offer wifi. The coworking network SITIO has announced a new Évora location, which may add options.
Best for: history fans who want quiet streets and regional food.
5. Sintra, the Palace Town
Sintra sits about 25 km west of Lisbon in the Serra de Sintra hills. Its palaces are part of a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape. Most visitors come for a single day, so a night in town allows a slower pace.
- Getting there: Trains from Rossio take 40 minutes and run every 10 to 20 minutes. Fares are about €2.25 to €2.30 each way.
- Sights: Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira are two popular stops. Pena Palace entry costs €17.50 for adults in 2026.
- Where to work: Regus lists day coworking in Sintra from €29 per person. Spaces has locations in the historic centre and in Sintra Business Park.
- Pairing with Cascais: The bus from Cascais to Sintra takes about 40 minutes and costs €2.60 in cash.
The workspaces in Sintra are business-style offices rather than nomad hubs. Many remote workers may prefer to work from the hotel and keep Sintra for sightseeing. The train is a busy commuter service, so checking the return time before heading uphill is useful.
Best for: sightseers who want castles and forest paths on a short train ride.
6. Comporta, the Beach and Rice Field Escape
Comporta is a stretch of beaches and rice fields on the Alentejo coast. It lies south of Lisbon, across the Sado estuary.
- Getting there: By car, the trip takes 1 to 1.5 hours, using the motorway or the ferry from Setúbal to Tróia.
- Without a car: Rome2Rio shows no direct bus and lists about 2 hours 50 minutes by bus, with fares of €13 to €24. A Busbud listing for one day in October showed the last bus from Comporta to Lisbon leaving at 3:00 pm.
- Where to work: AlmaLusa Comporta offers a Digital Nomad Package with quiet coworking areas in the village. A Tróia apartment listing advertises internet speeds of up to 1 Gbps.
- Day out: The Carrasqueira stilt pier is about 10 minutes by car from the village. The Roman ruins of Tróia are about 21 minutes away.
- Season: Holafly’s local guide recommends late spring to early autumn for beach days.
Dedicated coworking spaces are hard to find here, so the stay itself needs a reliable desk and connection. A backup plan such as an eSIM or local SIM can help in rural areas.
Best for: travelers with a car who want quiet beaches and a work desk in a village stay.
Plan Your Weekend
Each of these trips starts within three hours of Lisbon and has somewhere to open a laptop. Ericeira and Cascais make easy first escapes, Porto and Évora fit a longer stay, and Sintra and Comporta fit a slower pace. Ready to trade a weekday desk for a Saturday on the coast? Find a weekend tour or stay near Lisbon on FlyBibe.