Amadora

Amadora is a city in Greater Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal.

Understand




Amadora (/ɐ.mɐ.ˈdo.ɾɐ/, uh-muh-DOH-ruh) is one of Portugal's smallest municipalities with an area of. It has 175,136 residents (2011), making it the most densely populated in the country. Although lacking the sights and excitement of Lisbon, this bedroom community with excellent transport links to the capital makes a good budget-friendly base to stay at.

By metro
Amadora has three stations on the northwest end of the Blue Line (Linha Azul) of the Lisbon Metro (Metropolitano de Lisboa):

By train
Comboios de Portugal serves three stations in Amadora on the commuter Sintra Line (Linha de Sintra):

By bus

 * Vimeca / Lisboa Transportes provides service from Sintra and Oeiras and within Amadora itself.
 * Carris and Rodoviária de Lisboa provide service from Lisbon, Odivelas, and Loures.

By car
Amadora is served by four motorways:
 * A9 (CREL, Circular Regional Exterior de Lisboa)
 * A16 (Circular Exterior da Área Metropolitana de Lisboa)
 * IC17 (CRIL, Circular Regional Interior de Lisboa, a/k/a A36)
 * IC19 (Radial de Sintra, a/k/a A37).

Do

 * Football: CF Estrela da Amadora were promoted in 2023 so they play soccer in Primeira Liga, Portugal's top tier. Their home ground Estádio José Gomes (capacity 9300) is 500 west of Reboleira railway station.