Lisbon Airport

Located just 7 km north of the city, the Lisbon Airport has a great location allowing easy and quick connections to the city center.

Today it is the biggest airport of the country with an yearly traffic of about 15 million passengers. Within the last few years the airport undertook some restyling and expanding works in order to meet the increasing number of travellers.

Some of the world’s major airline companies fly from and to this airport.

The airport has two civil terminals (T1 and T2), and a military terminal, known as the Figo Maduro Airport.

Connections from the airport to the center of Lisbon

It is very easy to reach the city center from the airport, thanks to its strategic location and to the fast and easy connection services that will allow you to quickly reach your accommodation.

Private or shared transfer

The quickest and most convenient option is a private or shared transfer. By booking online, you avoid having to search for transport once you land and can therefore optimise the time it takes to get to the centre of Lisbon quickly as soon as you get off the plane.

Car hire

If you are renting a car at the airport  you will only need to take the  Segunda Circular (second circular), a city highway that connects Lisbon to the airport.

On your way back, we recommend to avoid pick hours otherwise you may get stuck in traffic. Move early in order to avoid delays.

Detailed information on how to reach the airport

• If you are coming from north: take M1 towards Lisbon until reaching the segunda circular
• If your are coming from south: after passing through Vasco da Gama bridge, take the segunda circular or take the 25th of April bridge and keep towards segunda circular
• If you are coming from Cascais or Estoril: keep driving on A5 until IC 17, then take segunda circular
• If you are coming from Sintra: follow the IC19 until reaching the segunda circular (if you are coming from the south), or take IC 19 or IC 17 until segunda circular (if you are coming from the north).

Aerobus

You can also decide to reach the city center by taking the Aerobus; the service provides daily connections to the main points of interest of the city.

The most popular bus leaves everyday from 7am every 20 minutes. It will take you straight to the city center, to Cais de Sodré, near Praça do Commercio.

There are different lines that you can use, depending to the area of Lisbon you have to reach.

• Line 1 – Cais do Sodré (City center)
  07.00 – 23.20 (weekdays)
  07.00 – 22.50 (weekend and holidays)
  Every day every 20 minutes; from 21.00 buses leave every 30 minutes.
• Line 3 – Sete Rios
  07.40 – 22.45 – Every day every 20 minutes; from 19.00 buses leave every 25 minutes.

Metro

The metro line was recently extended to provide direct connections to the airport, thanks to a new stop. The new connection allows to move from the airport to the city center in just 16 minutes.

Bus

There are several lines connecting the airport to the city center

• N.º 705: Est. do Oriente – Airport – Est. Roma/Areeiro (week days only)
• Nº 722: Pç. Londres – Airport – Portela
• Nº 744: Marquês Pombal – Airport – Moscavide (everyday)
• Nº 783: Amoreiras – Airport – Portela / Prior Velho (weekdays)
• – Marquês Pombal – Airport – Prior Velho (Saturday, Sunday, and holiday; night service)

Train

The train is the most inconvenient way to reach the city center.

Arrivals and Departures