A ride on our classic trams and buses
Every year in September, to celebrate CARRIS’ Anniversary, the Museum’s Classic Trams and Buses go out into the street and take many visitors on a Lisbon tour! The curious can participate on the tram tour or watch the parade as it goes through the streets of Lisbon.
2025 MUSEU DA CARRIS CLASSICS PARADE
As part of the celebrations for the 153rd anniversary of CARRIS and European Mobility Week, on September 20th, 2025, the CARRIS Museum will host the 2025 Museu da Carris Classics Parade. This year, we resume the iconic circular route, departing from Santo Amaro Station towards Praça da Figueira and returning to Santo Amaro, at 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Tickets for the Parade will be sold exclusively through the BOL online ticketing platform, through a page dedicated to the Museu da Carris Classics Parade, where you will find the timetables and the vehicles available.
The 2025 Museu da Carris Classic Parade is the perfect opportunity to travel back to the beginning of the 20th century, aboard Tram Open Saloon No. 283, Tram No. 444, or models T1 and T2. You may also experience “O Bigodes” Tram No. 535 or Tram No. 508, both part of the first series of trams built in the workshops of CARRIS’s Santo Amaro Station. Another highlight is the famous “O Caixote” Tram No. 741, dating back to 1947. This moment also offers the chance to discover the themed Tram No. 745, covered in cork and decorated with traditional Portuguese techniques and elements a truly unique vehicle rarely available for public travel.
In addition to transport from the first half of the 20th century, this year’s Classic Parade includes Bus No. 301, a double-decker AEC from 1957. It also features Bus No. 76, a single-decker Daimler Victory built in 1967 with a rare configuration of three right-side doors, fully restored in 2024. Finally, Bus No. 1001, dating from 1975 and known as the iconic “orange’’ returns to the streets of Lisbon, just as it did throughout the 1980s.
The Classic Parade Day is a true celebration of history and tradition. Once again, we welcome performances by the Music Band, Banda da Carris, before each journey, alongside additional features such as theatrical reenactments and our partnership with the Pastéis de Belém bakery.
All information is available at https://museu.carris.pt/en/parade/ and tickets can be purchased via https://carris.bol.pt/.
DETAILS ON THE 2025 MUSEU DA CARRIS CLASSICS PARADE
Travelling dates and times:
– The Classic Parade of the Carris Museum 2025 will take place on September 20th, 2025, with two journeys departing from Santo Amaro Station at 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Price:
– Tickets cost €10 for adults and €7.50 for minors under 18. Entry is free for children aged 3 or younger (inclusive), provided they travel seated on a parent’s lap. A platform service fee from BOL will be added to the ticket price.
Tickets on sale via BOL:
– Tickets are available exclusively through BOL via https://carris.bol.pt.
– BOL is an online ticketing platform for various events and has a dedicated page for the Classic Parade of the Carris Museum, where you’ll find full details on schedules and available vehicles.
– Upon payment confirmation, tickets will be sent to the registered email address, including all information about the chosen seats and vehicles.
– On Parade Day, passengers must present their ticket at check-in. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable according to BOL’s policy.
Parade Vehicles and route:
– The 2025 Museu da Carris Classics Parade has a maximum capacity of 256 seats at 10:30 a.m. and 342 seats at 4:00 p.m.
– The historic vehicles taking part in the 2025 Museu da Carris Classics Parade are tramcars T1, T2, no. 444, no. 283, no. 508, no. 535, no. 802, no. 741 and no.745. And buses no. 301, no.76, and no.1001. CARRIS reserves the right to replace any vehicle for technical reasons.
– The route of the trams and buses in the 2025 Museu da Carris Classics Parade is a circular route from Santo Amaro Station to Praça da Figueira, returning to the origin. No entrances or exits are permitted at any point other than Santo Amaro Station. There are no stops along the route. CARRIS reserves the right to make changes to the route for external reasons to the operation.
Terms and conditions of participation:
– All passengers in the 2025 Museu da Carris Classics Parade should be seated throughout the journey, in the seat purchased and confirmed during check-in.
– For the 10: 30 a.m. parade, mandatory check-in opens at 9:30 a.m. and for the 4:00 p.m. parade, mandatory check-in opens at 3:00 p.m. Check-in closes 15 minutes before the departure time of each trip. The check-in area is located at the entrance to the Museu da Carris, at Santo Amaro Station – Rua 1º de Maio, no. 101-103, Lisbon.
– Boarding for entry into the vehicles of the 2025 Classic Parade, carried out by roll call, takes place 15 minutes before each trip. Participants in the Classic Parade are required to arrive between 10:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. at the entrance to the Carris Museum. Participants in the 4:00 p.m. Classic Parade are required to be present at the entrance to the Carris Museum by 3:45 p.m. Failure to arrive at the entrance to the Carris Museum within the above-mentioned time frame will result in exclusion from participation in the 2025 Museu da Carris Classic Parade.
– On the day of the Museu da Carris Classics Parade, parking is not permitted inside Santo Amaro Station.
– Pushchairs and baby carriers are not allowed in the parade vehicles.
– Drinks and food are not allowed inside the parade vehicles.
– The cost of tickets for the 2025 Museu da Carris Classics Parade cannot be refunded, whether you fail to check in at the specified time or for any other reason.
– Tickets for the 2025 Museu da Carris Classics Parade cannot be exchanged.
We advise you to arrive early to enjoy the whole experience, CARRIS band, and have a good trip!
Stars of the 2025 Museu da CARRIS Classics Parade
Participate and come see them pass by
Travel in our Classics or wave at them from the street! Among the various examples, you can ride on Tram 283, which began running on rails in 1902, or Tram 444 (the “São Luís”), dating back to 1901, with its rattan benches and ornate wooden ceiling.
