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• Apr 4, 2016

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1. I will be arriving in Lisbon (Oriente) station after travelling from Madrid on the Trenhotel, although I have checked on the Portugal Railway site I cannot find any mention of showers being available at that station. In the UK most mainline stations offer showers. I know that I will not sleep well on the night train and would welcome the wake up effect of a shower before the last leg of my journey to Porto. Does anyone know if showers are available at that or any other Lisbon mainline station?

2. I will need to send clothes and shoes to Ivar in Santiago prior to starting walking. I could mail these from Madrid (on a Saturday) between trains, but would have longer on my free (week)day in Porto. Can anyone advise which would be best.

 

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MichaelSG

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• Apr 4, 2016

• #2

I do not recall seeing any showers in Lisbon train station and I would be surprised if there were any. That's not a definitive answer but the best I can provide after being in the station a couple of times. I'd be happy to be wrong. Also, I'd deal with the clothing from Porto on a weekday rather than worrying about it between trains.

 

D

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• Apr 4, 2016

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Thank you MichaelSG@. Both Kings Cross and Euston in London have showers for travellers and I was just hoping it might be the same in Lisbon. I will take your advice about mailing from Porto.

 

alipilgrim

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• Apr 4, 2016

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Just to remember, it's likely to be much more expensive mailing from Portugal as it will be "international" rates to Spain.

 

peregrina2000

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• Apr 4, 2016

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SEB said:

1. I will be arriving in Lisbon (Oriente) station after travelling from Madrid on the Trenhotel, although I have checked on the Portugal Railway site I cannot find any mention of showers being available at that station. In the UK most mainline stations offer showers. I know that I will not sleep well on the night train and would welcome the wake up effect of a shower before the last leg of my journey to Porto. Does anyone know if showers are available at that or any other Lisbon mainline station?

2. I will need to send clothes and shoes to Ivar in Santiago prior to starting walking. I could mail these from Madrid (on a Saturday) between trains, but would have longer on my free (week)day in Porto. Can anyone advise which would be best.

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I can confirm that there are no showers in any Lisbon train station.

 

Tania.Olives

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• Apr 4, 2016

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http://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/train-times/Stations/Lisboa-Oriente
No shower is mentioned.

 

D

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• Apr 4, 2016

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Thank you alipilgrim@, peregrina2000@ and Tania.Olives@ for your information and advice. I have tried checking the price of mailing from Portugal to Spain but failed the intelligence test required to make sense of the website, so I will have to find a Correos office in Madrid that is open on Saturday. At least the Correos website is user friendly and, in addition, has a section where you can see some of their sellos from different post offices, as they also stamp pilgrim's credencials.

 

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• Apr 5, 2016

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Hi SEB. Perhaps there are not available showers at Lisbon station, but you probably can have a shower at the Trenhotel, if travelling at Cama Gran Clase.

 

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• Apr 5, 2016

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Pingüigrino said:

Hi SEB. Perhaps there are not available showers at Lisbon station, but you probably can have a shower at the Trenhotel, if travelling at Cama Gran Clase.

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Thank you Pinguigrino@ Oh, if only I could afford to travel Cama Gran Clase on the Trenhotel. I am afraid it is Cama Turista for my budget.

 

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• Apr 5, 2016

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SEB said:

Thank you Pinguigrino@ Oh, if only I could afford to travel Cama Gran Clase on the Trenhotel. I am afraid it is Cama Turista for my budget.

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Well, I only used this train once, ten days ago, and it was a great blow for my budget too. ( this was the only way to return home on time) I dont know if Turista is provided with showers too.

 

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• Apr 5, 2016

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Turista provides only a bunk and in a compartment with five other people, but it is a very cheap way of travelling from Spain to Portugal (and vice versa).

 

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• Apr 10, 2016

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Hi Musgo, thank you for your suggestions and for the offer to go to the post office to check the cost of posting a parcel to Ivar in Santiago. My stay in Porto will now be limited to only one night - I have been ill and need to factor into my plans that I will probably be walking more slowly at the start of this Camino - so I have to post from Madrid. But your willingness to spend time getting the information I requested is testament to all that is good about this forum and its members. Bom Caminho!