15 Great Lisbon Hostels Near Metro Stops

Updated Nov. 1, 2023. If you are looking to combine budget and ease of getting around the city, here are 15 great Lisbon hostels near metro stops. Near means that the hostel is within three blocks of the subway.

Lisbon Destination Hostel

Rossio Train Station, Second Floor

GPS: 38.71530535085675, -9.140911361365738

Hostelworld Rating: 9.7

Lisbon Destination Hostel is located in the center of old Lisbon, inside the 19th Century Rossio train station.

I have stayed in this hostel, and I can verify that you cannot hear the trains.

If you decide to do a day trip to Sintra, the train leaves from downstairs. See my article How to plan a day trip or overnight trip to Sintra from Lisbon for more information on Sintra.

The hostel’s common area has a glass ceiling and an indoor garden with hammocks. 

They offer free shots at the bar during happy hour.

The hostel has air conditioning and ceiling fans. They offer laundry facilities, hot showers, lockers, and reading lights.

Lisbon Destination Hostel is wheelchair accessible.

Between 2014 and 2018, Lisbon Destination Hostel was ranked as one of Hostelworld’s Top Medium Hostels in the World.

Beds start at 22€ during the high season.

Sunset Destination Hostel above the Cais do Sodré metro station

Cais do Sodré train station, Largo Duque de Terceira

GPS: 38.70636285767392, -9.14405576931713

Hostelworld Rating – 9.2

Destination Hostels has another fantastically-located hostel, inside the Cais do Sodré train station, a few steps away from the bars on Pink Street and the TimeOut Market. It is the only hostel with a rooftop pool that overlooks the Tejo river!

The rooftop bar at Lisbon's Sunset Destination Hostel
The rooftop bar at Lisbon’s Sunset Destination Hostel

The rooftop is also where the cookouts/ barbecues and bar action takes place.

They offer private rooms, and four, six, and ten-bed dorms, as well as female-only rooms. If you’d like to compare some of the best hostels in Lisbon with female-only accomodations, see my article 10 best hostels that have female dorms in Lisbon, Portugal

Air-conditioning, hot showers, laundry facilities, lockers, adaptors, reading lights, towels for rent.

Honored in 2015 and 2016 as one of the world’s top medium-sized hostels.

Beds start at 23€. A twin room for one guest is 97€ per night.

Rossio Hostel

Calçada do Carmo 6

GPS: 38.71386046679045, -9.140061144571137

T: 351 213 426 004

E: rossiohostel@hotmail.com

Hostelworld rating: 8.8

Rossio Hostel is located opposite Rossio Metro station, across the square. 

It was voted the second-best hostel in the world in 2008 and 2009.  I know it sounds like a long time ago, but a lot of hostels have never been that good.

You can watch TV in their large common area, enjoy walking tours, pub crawls, wine and tapas night, fado night, or a home-cooked meal at Rossio Hostel.

The hostel has a remodeled kitchen. The showers are equipped with radios. Your bed comes with a locker, a lock, duvet, free linens, and towels.

Beds start at 30€ during the high season. A double room with private bath facing Rossio Square and the castle starts at 90€ per night.

Room 007 Lisbon Hostel near the Avenida metro station

Rua Manuel Jesus Coelho, 1

Room 007 Lisbon Hostel is just a few feet from the Avenida metro station that is on beautiful and central Avenida da Liberdade.

It’s not a long walk to the Ascensor da Gloria funicular that you can ride up to the São Pedro de Alcântara viewpoint and the bars of Rua Príncipe Real and Bairro Alto.

The eight-bed mixed dorm starts at 31€ per night. The six-bed all-female dorm is 35€ per night.

Breakfast is available.

Formerly a high-rise hotel, 007 offers large private rooms with huge bathrooms starting at 129€ per night. The hotel also has a rooftop bar that is a nice space and has a lot of potential to be much better.

Lisbon Poets’ Inn near Anjos metro station

Rua Heliodoro Salgado, 4

GPS: 38.723920967145574, -9.131477074668116

T: 351 962 845 724

Lisbon Calling Rooms and Studio

Rua de São Paulo, 126, near the Elevador da Bica. Lisbon Calling is also very close to the lively Pink Street nightlife, and close to the Cais do Sodré metro station.

T: 351 958 159 426

E: info@lisboncalling.net

At this location on Rua de São Paulo, there are seven rooms. Basically, all private rooms. Two of the rooms accommodate up to four people. The other rooms are for one or two guests. For a 323 square foot double room with a full bed and shared bath, expect to pay 79€.

Lisboa Central Hostel

Rua Rodrigues Sampaio 160

GPS: 38.724639539644336, -9.147771602241548

T: 351 309 881 038

E: global@lisboacentralhostel.com

Hostelworld rating: 9.3

Hostelworld said they were the ninth-best medium hostel in the world in 2017, and they won a Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence in 2016.

The hostel is located a block away from the Marquês de Pombal metro station (yellow line).

Room rates, breakfast included in all options:

  • 10-bed mixed dorm with shared bathroom 36€
  • Four bed mixed Dom shared bathroom 40€
  • Fou-bed female dorm ensuite bathroom 50€
  • Six-bed dorm shared bathroom 38€
  • Single room shared bathroom 78€
  • Twin room with shared bathroom 76€
  • Twin room with ensuite bathroom 98€
  • Four bed private with shared bath 127€
  • Double room shared bathroom 90€
  • Double room with ensuite bath 109€

All rooms have air conditioning, lockers, and are light and airy. They offer free linen and laundry service.

Milkshake Mondays, Tapas Wednesday, a pub crawl every night, a free shot of ginginha on arrival, all you can drink sangria on Friday night for €1. They organize fado tours and walking tours as well.

Urban Garden Hostel

Rua Camilo Castelo Branco 2C

GPS: 38.724660613992256, -9.146936473911957

T: 351 211 933 211

E: urbangardenhostel@gmail.com

Hostelworld rating: 8.0

Urban Garden Hostel is located near the central Marquês de Pombal metro (yellow and blue lines)

Urban Garden Hostel has a commitment to protecting the environment.

They have an extensive recycling program, used two-flush toilets, use energy-efficient light bulbs and appliances, use recycled materials in construction projects, re-washable and reusable hand towels, and they use recycled paper products.

Urban Garden has a 24-hour reception desk, a bar, a common room, and a kitchen.

They provide a good location to get some work done or to relax.  

These prices are for a required two-night a stay during the high season. Linens and breakfast are included in the rates:

  • Four-bed mixed dorm 74€ for two nights.
  • Six-bed female dorm 53€ for two nights.
  • Eight-bed mixed dorm 56€ for two nights.
  • 10-bed dorm 53€ for two nights.
  • 12-bed mixed dorm 53€ for two nights.

We Love F Tourists Hostel

Rua dos Fanqueiros 267

GPS: 38.713226438401826, -9.137092724330294

T: 351 218 871 327

E: info@weloveftourists.com

Hostelworld Rating: 9.8

This 250-year-old building in Baixa has views of the castle from some of the dorm rooms. 

The hostel is located blocks from the Rossio metro station (green and blue lines).

They have two common areas to chill in plus a bar. 

In the four and six-bed dorms, beds have curtains, lockers, and a reading light.

The private rooms have a flat-screen TV, vintage record player, Nespresso coffee machine, and hairdryer.

We Love F Tourists held Hostelworld’s Most Popular Hostel in Lisbon Ranking 2020, 2020 Best Solo Male Hostel, and 2019 Best Solo Female Hostel honors

They also provide hot showers, a washing machine, and bike rental.

Lookout Lisbon Hostel

Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara 63

GPS: 38.71455579506056, -9.144333707926068

T: 351 211 340 775

E: lookoutlisbon@gmail.com

Hostelworld rating: 9.1

While Lookout Lisbon Hostel is technically not within three blocks of a metro station, it is right by the Ascensor da Gloria which moves people from the central Baixa neighborhood up to Bairro Alto on the hill, and the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara lookout and meeting point.

The nearest metro stop is Restauradores.

Lookout Lisbon! offers free drinks and starts a pub crawl every night at 11 pm. During the day, they offer walking tours, bike rides, beach days, surfing lessons, and a van trip to Cabo da Roca – the westernmost point in Europe, and the town of Sintra. They also organize game nights, trivia nights, and group dinners.

The six-person dorm offers custom-made bunk beds with a reading light, a blackout curtain, a comfortable mattress, a duvet, and a locker.

The 12-person dorm has bunks that are stacked three high.

The nine-bed, room with a view has two balconies with a castle and city view. While the room is light and airy, beds still come with blackout curtains.

Hostel 15 & Luggage Storage

Avenida Almirante Reis 15

GPS: 38.72171819830683, -9.135580401610282

T: 351 920 229 784

Hostel 15 & Luggage Storage is steps away from the Intendente metro station (green line) on Avenida Almirante Reis. It is only a few blocks from the starting point of Lisbon’s Tram 28. There are lots of great restaurants nearby.

They offer large, clean, sound-proofed, and air-conditioned rooms with wi-fi.

Inn Possible Lisbon

Rua Regedor 3

GPS: 38.71258574328843, -9.13599461758332

T: 351 218 861 465

E:  booking@inpossible.pt

Hostelworld rating: 9.4

One of Lisbon’s newest hostels, but in one of the city’s oldest areas – between Alfama and Mouraria, Inn Possible has already managed to rate highly among Lisbon’s many great hostels.

They provide free continental breakfast, lockers for each guest, luggage storage, 24-hour staffing.  The hostel has a large common area and kitchen.

In the summer, a minimum two-night stay may be required.

Along with your bed in the six-person female dorm, you get a private bathroom, a bed with a soft pillow and duvet, individual reading light, power socket (EU adaptor only). 

The room has a full-length mirror, and you can request towels, facecloths, or a hairdryer.

A bed in the six-person female dorm costs 117€ for a two-night stay.

They also offer a four-bed mixed dorm, a mixed six-bed dorm for 109€ for a two-night stay, and a 10-bed mixed dorm with a shared bath (95€) for two nights

Private rooms are also available.  The double room with an ensuite bath is 347€ for two nights. A twin room with an ensuite bath is also 402€ for two nights.

Each bed comes with a soft pillow and a duvet, a reading light, power sockets, and a locker that requires a padlock.

The Central House Lisbon Baixa

Rua dos Fanqueiros 300

GPS: 38.71332552600057, -9.13684331758331

T: 351 218 873 552

Hostelworld rating: 9.4

Next to the Praça da Figueira, Central House (formerly Rodamón Lisboa) has a great, central location. It is also Located roughly 100 yards from the Santa Justa lift, and about 200 yards downhill from the Castle.

Central House is just steps away from the Rossio metro station.

The all-girls dorm comes with air conditioning, a hairdryer, towels, and an electronic key card to enter the room.

A bed in the mixed eight-bed room is 37€. The mixed four-person dorm is 41€.

One bed in the four-bed female dorm is 47€ per night. Twin and double private rooms start at 127€ per night.

Breakfast is an additional charge of €5.50.

The hostel organizes a free Lisbon walking tour, a tour of Alfama, a half-day trip to Sintra, and a local pub crawl. 

The hostel also has a bar and coffee available on site.

Be Lisbon Hostel Intendente

Rua Dos Anjos, 1 F, near the Intendente metro station

GPS: 38.72166158224963, -9.134883171164303

T: 351 215 987 854

E: info@belisbonhostel.com

Be Lisbon offers reasonably priced beds near the green line’s Intendente metro stop.

A two-night stay may be required in the summer.

They have six (66€) and seven-person mixed dorms (66€), eight-person female (€66€) male dorms (66€), and mixed dorms (66€) a double private room with bath (228€), as well as a family room with three beds (228€). These prices are for a two-night stay. Each room has an electronic card lock.

Each bed has a curtain, outlets, reading lights, and a locker.

Guests have access to male and female bathhouses, a business center with a printer, a fully equipped kitchen, and a TV room with game consoles,

Good Morning Solo Travellers Hostel

Praça dos Restauradores 65, 2D

GPS: 38.715940561552415, -9.141093688747887

Hostelworld Rating – 9.7

Conveniently located steps from Restauradores metro station and the Elevador da Glória to go up to Bairro Alto.

As of August 2021, they are offering all-inclusive food and beverages if you book the breakfast option. 

You can opt to get three meals daily (with vegan and vegetarian options, plus free beer and sangria during bar hours. 

Hot showers, thick beds with curtains and reading lights, lockers, bike rental. 

Hostelworld’s Best Hostel in Portugal 2020 and 2019.

Yes Lisbon Hostel

Rua de São Julião 148

GPS: 38.70934351799247, -9.137735202242018

T: 351 213 427 171

E: infolisbon@yeshostels.com

Hostelworld ranting: 9.7

Another award-winning hostel, Yes Lisbon voted the best hostel in the world in 2010 and 2019. 

Excellent, central location in the flat Baixa neighborhood, just two blocks from the Arco da Rua Augusta and two large blocks from Terreiro do Paco metro station (blue line). 

Options at Yes Lisbon Hostel include:

  • Six-bed mixed dorm
  • Five-bed mixed dorm
  • Six-bed female dorm
  • Six-bed mixed dorm with bath
  • Four-bed mixed dorm
  • Four-bed mixed dorm with bath
  • Double room

They have a nice bar and when you arrive they will hook you up with a shot or sangria.  A nightly dinner is offered and includes vegetarian options.

The hostel organizes dinners, pub crawls, trivia nights, trips to Sintra, and walks around town led by the folks who work in the hostel. 

The hostel is air-conditioned, has an elevator, and a laundry facility.  Beds have curtains, lockers, and night lights.

The lounge has cable tv and a play station. 

Yes Lisbon has a 24-hour reception and luggage storage.  There is a kitchen on site. Breakfast is not included.

If you are looking for a night of luxury or just privacy, but still want the convenience of being near the metro, read my article, Hotels located near metro stations in Lisbon

If you would like to stay in a hostel on a beach near Lisbon, check my article, 12 Lisbon Beach Hostels – shared dorms and private rooms

If you plan to stay in a hostel in Sintra (you must go to Sintra), learn about the local hostels in my article, Great budget accommodations and hostels in Sintra, Portugal

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