Lisbon lifts and funiculars
Three of the four Lisbon funiculars and the Santa Justa lift are out of service. Bus 51E climbs the Glória hill instead, and the Graça funicular runs.
The funicular you can ride is Graça, between Mouraria and Largo da Graça: €4.30 on board for two trips, 07:00 to 21:00 every day, 14 people a trip. For the Glória climb take bus 51E from Restauradores, every 15 to 30 minutes through the middle of the day, at the ordinary bus fare of €2.30 on board or €1.72 on a topped-up card.
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What runs today
The Graça funicular
Bus 51E, in place of the Glória funicular
Travel card fares for Lisbon lifts and funiculars
Funicular and lift tickets, for when they come back
What is shut, and since when
The Glória car derailed on 3 September 2025 and sixteen people died. The city suspended the historic Carris equipment the same day.
A year later the Glória, the Bica and the Lavra funiculars and the Santa Justa lift are still out of service. Carris lists them as under testing.
The new Glória equipment is planned for 2029. For the Bica, the Lavra and the Santa Justa lift there is no date.
How to get up the Glória hill now
Bus 51E runs the circuit in place of the funicular: Restauradores, Rossio, Largo do Carmo, Largo da Trindade, Rua da Misericórdia, then back down Avenida da Liberdade.
It costs €2.30 bought on board and €1.72 with zapping on a card you already hold. The 24-hour Carris and Metro pass at €7.25 covers it too.
The electric minibuses run from 07:00 to 21:00, every 15 to 30 minutes between 08:00 and 19:00.
The one funicular you can ride
The Graça funicular climbs from Rua dos Lagares in Mouraria to Largo da Graça. It takes 14 people a trip and runs from 07:00 to 21:00 every day.
The on-board ticket is €4.30 for up to two trips, the same price the historic funiculars charge. A navegante card is accepted and its holders board first.
It is a short climb on a modern car. If you came for the wooden cars of the Bica postcards, they are the ones that are shut.
When is a Lisbon day pass cheaper?
Five separate zapping journeys use €8.60 in travel credit. The €7.25 Carris/Metro pass saves €1.35 if those journeys fall within 24 hours.
Four zapping journeys use €6.88 in travel credit. That is €0.37 less than the €7.25 pass costs. If rides fit within the same hour, compare the €1.90 Carris/Metro hour ticket before buying a pass.
The €7.25 Carris/Metro pass does not include the €0.50 Navegante occasional card. Zapping also needs a card. The fare comparison counts credit used on journeys.
The €11.40 pass covers Carris and Metro plus CP trains on the Sintra, Cascais, Azambuja and Sado lines for 24 hours. If you only need Carris and Metro, their 24-hour pass costs €7.25.
What it looks like
Photographs from Wikimedia Commons: Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 4.0, CC BY 2.0), Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0), Chris j wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Questions about Lisbon lifts and funiculars
Other places, with their prices
Carris service notice: lifts and elevator out of service, read · Carris route 51E, alternative service to the Glória lift, read · Carris on the Graça funicular: hours, capacity and fare, read · Carris price list, effective 1 January 2026, read · Lisboa Para Pessoas: a year after the Glória derailment, what happens to the lifts, read · page updated