Setúbal, today

Saturday 25 July · 22:46
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45 minutes south of Lisbon, on the Sado, at the foot of the Arrábida. A day here buys you cliffs over turquoise water, fried cuttlefish at a tasca, a fish market under hand-painted azulejos, and a Moscatel at sunset looking out to Tróia.

Now

23°
17° / 30°min · max
06:30Sunrise
20:54Sunset
UV index 5.4wind 18 km/hair fairwater 18°tide 00:53 (high)
Sun
16° / 32°
Mon
16° / 34°
Tue
16° / 36°

Lisbon ↔ Setúbal

Fertagus train
~50 min · €5.70 one-way · every 20–30 min
→ Setúbalfirst 05:53 · last 01:23
→ Lisbonfirst 05:33 · last 00:03
Bus 561 (Praça de Espanha)
~75 min · ~€5 one-way · hourly express, both ways
Drive A2 / A12 (tolled)
~45 min · Tolls ~€7 each way · parking €1–2/h in the centre
Fertagus timetable →

Must-see

If you only have a day
Arrábida Natural Park
Limestone cliffs and white-sand coves 15 min from the centre. Galapinhos is the postcard beach; summer parking is brutal.
Livramento Market
Called one of the world's most beautiful fish markets by USA Today. Go in the morning, Tuesday to Sunday.
Sado Estuary Dolphins
Around 30 resident bottlenose dolphins live in the estuary year-round. Boat trips from the dock, ~2h.
São Filipe Castle
16th-century fort above the city, looking over the Sado and Tróia. Free entry; the tiled chapel is worth seeing.
Tróia Peninsula
Fine-sand beaches across the estuary. Passenger ferry from Terminal Sul in ~15 min.
All things to do →

Tides

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Next low tide
06:52
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Next high tide
00:53
2h07
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Health & emergency

Pharmacy on duty
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SNS 24
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Hospital de São Bernardo
ER 24/7 · 265 549 000
Emergency · 112
Police, fire, ambulance

This week

Noites da Baía com Vinho e Sons do Mundo | Soul e Funk
Fri 24 Jul · Casa da Baía
Tardes à Merceeiro
Thu 30 Jul · Mercearia Confiança de Troino
Festa de São Simão
Fri 31 Jul · Vendas de Azeitão
Noites da Baía com Vinho e Sons do Mundo | Ritmos Cabo-Verdianos
Fri 31 Jul · Casa da Baía
Sunset Music Sessions
Sat 1 Aug · Setúbal
More events →

Ferry to Tróia

High season
From Setúbal
23:1024 min
00:201h34
From Tróia
23:4559 min
00:552h09
Atlantic Ferries →

Eat & drink

Choco frito (fried cuttlefish)
The city's signature dish. Casa Santiago (the choco 'cathedral') and O Farol, both downtown.
Moscatel de Setúbal
The region's fortified sweet wine. Taste and buy at José Maria da Fonseca, in Azeitão (10 km).
Queijadas de Azeitão
Small cheese tarts with cinnamon and lemon. Queijadas Oliveira in Azeitão has been making them for over a century.
Lunch at Livramento Market
Stalls inside the market cook the fish you just saw. Simple, cheap, fresh.
Grilled fish on Av. Luísa Todi
Dozens of tascas lined up past the market. Sardines, sea bream, grilled horse mackerel.
More food & drink →

Transit

Next departures
SETÚBAL (AV JAIME CORTESÃO 146)
4406Manteigadas (Feira de Santiago)25 min
4406Manteigadas (Feira de Santiago)55 min
4408Manteigadas via Bela Vista59 min
Avenida Luísa Todi (Mercado)
4406Setúbal (Mercado)8 min
4406Manteigadas (Feira de Santiago)13 min
4405Várzea (Terminal) | Circular via ITS25 min
Open Carris Metropolitana →

Beaches & Arrábida

Arrábida, west of the city

17.7°C water · 0.7m waves

Galapinhos
Bus 762 from Praça do Brasil in summer, or a 20-min walk from Figueirinha.
Figueirinha
Family beach, wide sand. Parking and bars on site.
Portinho da Arrábida
Sheltered bay with transparent water. Parking is tight; arrive early.
All beaches →

Hikes

Arrábida & Espichel
Chã dos Navegantes (PR3 SSB)
5 km · Easy · ~90 min
Cabo Espichel (PR2 SSB)
8 km · Medium · ~3.2h
Alto do Formosinho (PR2 STB)
8.3 km · Hard · ~3.3h
All trails →

News

O Setubalense
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Fábio Rego é o novo treinador do Olímpico do Montijo
Gustavo Teixeira reforça meio campo do Vitória
Read more →

Civic

Who runs Setúbal
Mayor
Maria das Dores Meira
Independent (backed by PSD and CDS-PP) · since Oct 2025
Next
2029
See more →

Moving to Setúbal

Expat guide
Visas and residency
D7, D8 (digital nomad), family reunification, EU route. AIMA (formerly SEF) handles visas; appointments are today's main bottleneck.
Schools in Setúbal
Three paths: public (free, in Portuguese), traditional private (tuition and entrance exam), international (limited — usually means commuting to Lisbon or Palmela).
Cost of living in Setúbal
A 120,000-person city with rents 30–40% below Lisbon, cheap local transport, and national supermarkets without a premium. Leisure, on the other hand, is nearly free.
Full guide →