Depends what you want from it. Unless you're lucky, you'll be crammed in an old, uncomfortable cabin with wooden benches as you bounce around to the top of the hill. But it's much easier than walking, there's an absolute charm to it, and you can get some stunning pictures on the way up. It's cheap, but it doesn't seem to run to schedule and the lack of information available means queues can often build up quite quickly without any indication of whether it will be a 5 or a 50 minute wait.

It was nice to see that this charming little train is back in operation. People line up down below for the short ride up the hill to Chiado. People gather at the top of the hill to take photos. Along the way is a charming crowded steep neighborhood.

Conveniently located about a 7 minute walk from Time Out Market, Elevador Da Bica is a good spot to walk off all the food you ate. If you do plan to go to the market, I'd recommend combining the two in one trip since the elevador is not that close to the city centre. The yellow funicular is the most popular one in Lisbon because of the steep hills. Unfortunately, it wasn't running when we came by on a Saturday at around 2:30. Maybe it only runs on weekdays? Regardless of that fact, it's a cool place for some photo ops. This is where you see all of those Lisbon shots on Instagram. We didn't walk up the entire hill but it was a sight to see. We didn't have time to come back another day to see if the tram was running since our time in Lisbon was limited, but if this is a must-see for you, just be sure to budget enough time on your trip. You never know when it may be randomly closed.

It is one of the details that one shouldn't miss when visiting Lisbon. It is not a must, but if you have time and patience plus a little luck you'll enjoy the ride. The funicular is small, wooden, old, and crowded. Some years ago, during my first visit in Lisbon I used it in the morning and had no problem. It was not crowded, it left frequently, and I do not recall any complaints from passengers. But last time I wanted to use it at night. While aproaching I saw a long queue waiting, I let all the tourists board the car ready to leave, and waited for the next. It arrived quickly so I had a seat; we waited 20 minutes until it left, and until that time it was full with people who protested, but it seems there is a timetable somewhere, which nobody could see until they boarded and paid the ticket. Certainly you can use your travelcard. The conductor was polite, the ride was short, unfortunately it was a bad idea to use it at night, but the fact is I wanted to see the neighborhood uphill, which is a nightlife spot.

We took the trip from the bottom of the hill. Beautiful old building it stay in, where it can be locked up for the night. While we were waiting for the driver to finish his break, it was fun to see all the people that were going up and down the trail. You can really see how steep it is. Nice trip going up with the old tram.

We wanted to try at least one of these while visiting Lisbon. This one is on a charming hill and picturesque but I didn’t want to ride anymore after this trip. We got excited when we loaded it, but that didn’t mean that the driver was ready to go, there seemed to be a timetable he was supposed to follow even with a full load. He was checking his phone and waiting while we sat in this miserably hot little greenhouse waiting for it to be time to go. I don’t understand why these need to follow such a timetable like a bus with the track so short and the thing was full. I was literally dripping sweat after this ride, very unpleasant! If you do want to try it, make sure you have a tourist card or zapping card, it’s the difference between 1.7euro and 4.1euro for the trip

A great little funicular tram, that got me up the hill to my hotel a number of tmes. Took lots of photos, it is a novelty in these days and amazing that it is still running so well! Quite expensive as have to buy a return ticket but included on the Carris day pass along with buses, trams and Metro! Lots of people just take photos but dont ride!

Everyone has to ride at least one funicular while in Lisbon, and Bica is a great choice. It's got the classic views and runs regularly from about 7am to 9pm. It is expensive to pay cash on board - better to have a Navegante card with zapping credit or a day-pass.