Lisbon Metro Map: Getting Around from Saldanha

Saldanha is where you can change between Lisbon’s Red and Yellow Metro lines without leaving the station’s access gates. Check the direction shown for your line before boarding: Red line trains run toward Aeroporto and São Sebastião, while Yellow line trains run toward Odivelas and Rato.

The station is on Avenida Duque de Ávila. Its facilities include lifts and escalators, plus a lift between the platforms and lobby. The lift between the lobby and street is accessed via the Yellow line, so factor that into your route if you need step-free access.

Metropolitano de Lisboa identifies station art by José Almada Negreiros and architecture by Germano Venade and José Bruschy at Saldanha. The station listing also names local bus routes 727, 736, 738, 744, 783, 713, 716, 726, 742 and Aerobus routes 1 and 2.

Use the Lisbon Metro’s published network map to identify the line and direction for your destination before you enter the platform area. At Saldanha, the destination names on the Red and Yellow lines make it easier to confirm which side serves your journey.

For a change between the two lines, stay inside the access gates and follow the station signs to the other platform. This keeps the transfer within the Metro station rather than requiring a new entrance validation.

The Metro operates from 6:30 a.m. until 1:00 a.m. under normal conditions. If you’re travelling near closing time, you must board by 1:00 a.m. to travel to a station on the same line.

From Saldanha, the Red line runs toward Aeroporto, while the Yellow line runs toward Odivelas and Rato. Use the network map to work out the line and direction for other destinations, including Baixa and Oriente, before setting out.

For the airport, the Red line’s Aeroporto direction gives you the relevant route from Saldanha. If you’re planning the full trip from the airport to the area, the airport-to-Saldanha route is useful context alongside the Metro map.

Choose a ticket or pass for the kind of travel you plan to do, then validate it at the station gates. Occasional tickets are loaded onto a Viva Viagem card; frequent tickets and passes are loaded onto a navegante card. Saldanha has automatic ticket machines, and its sales network lists Multibanco service.

Touch your card on the reader at both the entrance and exit gates, and keep the ticket until you leave the station. If you travel with a contactless bank card, take out the specific card you intend to use and validate that same card at both gates.

Metropolitano de Lisboa publishes current line and lift status online, including a station-by-station listing for Saldanha. Check the official site before you go, particularly if your journey depends on a lift or a particular line.

To put a Metro trip into a day around the area, this one-day Saldanha itinerary connects local planning with time in Lisbon.

Which Metro lines meet at Saldanha?

Saldanha is an interchange between the Red and Yellow lines. Passengers changing lines should remain inside the access gates.

What time does Lisbon Metro close?

Under normal operating conditions, the Metro closes at 1:00 a.m. daily. You must board by then to travel to a station on the same line.

Where can you find a Lisbon Metro map?

Metropolitano de Lisboa makes its published network map available through its diagrams and maps page.

How do you validate a contactless bank card?

Use the same bank card at the entrance and exit gates. Take that card out before tapping so you don’t accidentally validate with another card.