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The Aerobus
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IreneMcKay 441 reviews

There are three different Aerobus routes from the airport. Line one goes to the city centre. We used line three to get to our hotel in the financial district. The ticket costs 3 Euros 50 cents and is valid on carris buses on the day of purchase.

Updated Jan 1, 2012

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to and from lisbon airport
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rkearns 445 reviews

here's a bus transport link:

http://www.ana.pt/portal/page/portal/ANA/AEROPORTO_LISBOA_CNT/?AE_LS=84635592&actualmenu=84339800&cboui=84635592

you may have to look for a more common street to see what's closest to rua da escola politecnica.

here's some more transportation info. you can scroll down and look at "to and from the airport".
http://wikitravel.org/en/Lisbon

Written Aug 2, 2010

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Lisbon Airport
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We arrived at Lisbon via the Easyjet flight from Gatwick which took 2 hours. We used the aerobus between the airport and the city center. A ticket may be purchased directly from the driver and currently stands at €3.50. The buses run every 20 or 30 minutes and stop at important points in the city such as Entrecampos, Campo Pequeno, Avenida Republica, Saldanha, Picoas, Fontes Pereira Melo, Marquês de Pombal, Avenida da Libertade, Restauradores, Rossio, Praça do Comercio and Cais do Sodré. On board, there are screens showing each stop as the bus approaches the area, and a list of nearby hotels, which is extremely convenient if you're not entirely sure which stop you need to get off at for you hotel.

Updated Feb 24, 2010

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Aerobus
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Dyesebel 500 reviews

Probably the best way to get to Lisbon city.It stops in many major tourist area.It is a little bit expensive but it has a luggage storage,so its convenient rather than getting a normal bus full of people which some of them has no tolerance for tourists with big & heavy luggage;)

Updated Aug 1, 2009

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To Lisbon by plane
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I flew to Lisbon from Cologne with the German buget airline Germanwings.

Unfortunately, there are not too many airlines serving this route, therefore prices are still relatively expensive.

Lisbon's international airport "Portela" is situated about 10 km north of the city centre. It is Portugal's busiest and most important airport.

Updated Jul 10, 2009

Website: http://www.ana-aeroportos.pt/

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Lisbon airport (LIS)
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Lisbon Airport located almost in the center of the city, so you can be in your hotel just within minutes of your arrival. The airport is quite old. It is too little space for aircrafts at the gates, and many passengers have to embark the flights at the tarmac area.

Updated Jul 7, 2009

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Liverpool by Easyjet to Lisbon
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I booked my flight early as Easyjet had a '25% off all flights' offer so I paid around £70 for my return flight from Liverpool to Lisbon.

I was pleased to find that June (Poons) would be travelling on the same flight. We were both heading to Lisbon for the 5th VT Euromeet.

We departed at 13.05 and our expected arrival time was 15.50, we were delayed taking off, but weren't too late landing in Lisbon, to Sunshine!.
My return flight departed 16.20 arriving in Liverpool at 19.00hrs.

After clearing passport control and retrieving our bags, we headed to Tourist Information, to get a map, and to check on the bus details. Outside the arrivals hall are buses and taxis to take you to Lisbon.

The airport has lots of shops, cafes, a post office, left luggage, exchange bureaus etc. It's quite a pleasant place to spend time, before catching your flight home.
There are also showers if you need to freshen up.
The duty free stocks quite a good selection of food stuffs such as tinned sardines, packaged meats, cheeses etc as well as the usual wines, spirits, perfumes, cigarettes etc.

Updated Jun 22, 2009

Phone: +351 (0)21 841 3500

Website: http://www.easyjet.com/en/book/index.asp

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The airport and aerobus
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Lisbon’s airport is modern and quite small, with just two terminals. I found everything ran smoothly on both my arrival and departure, and for the latter I found the duty free shop to have a better than average selection of regional foods and drinks.

I took the aerobus from the airport to the city centre. This runs every 20 minutes, and leaves from a stop right outside exit 3. The charge is a reasonable €3.50, which you pay the driver on boarding.

The drive to the city takes between 30 and 45 minutes, depending on traffic. The route is pleasant and I found plenty to interest me as we went, including an avenue lined with nice houses leading from the airport. A screen above the driver has a Sat Nav display which shows your current location, the next stop and its nearby hotels, and clear announcements are made in English as well as Portuguese. The bus stops at several major points in the city, including the Praça dos Restauradores and Rossio, and terminates at the Cais do Sodre station.

Written Jun 12, 2009

Website: http://www.golisbon.com/transport/airport-shuttle.html

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Lisbon Airport (LIS-Portela)
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Lisbon airport is very modern, clean and one of the nicest I've seen. A lot of light, space and utilities like restaurants and cafes. It's main runway, measuring 3,805 meters, orientation 03/21 (NW) can land a 747, the airport has also the capacity of dealing such large number of passengers. The airport has a second shorter runway oriented 17/35 (NE).

Airplanes come for landing from south, passing over the 25 de Abril Bridge then for the last 5 minutes flying very low right over some neighborhood in order to land the big NW oriented runway.

This is the main hub for the Portugal national airline - TAP Portugal. It is located very close to city center, depending on traffic you can reach in 20-30 minutes. The position within the city, being one of the few airports in Europe not located well near the city, was theme for debates about safety and the final decision about building a new airport was taken in 2008, designating Alcochete - 50 km north of Lisbon, as the planned site for the construction of the new Lisbon International Airport, which will be finished in 2017.

Updated Jun 9, 2009

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Lisbon - Airport
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Positioned at the north part of the city Portela Airport is only 7 km away from the centre of Lisbon which makes a nice experience landing in Lisbon especially if the day/ night is clear. With two terminals (one for international and the other for domestic flights) the airport is an international gateway with flights departing and arriving from major International cities in Europe, North America, South America and Africa. TAP, Portugália and SATA from the Azores are the local airlines, but the airport welcomes all the big regular European, overseas and low-budget flights.

Note: for the best available prices have a look @ www.terminala.com ; www.flycheapo.com ; www.cheapoair.com ; www.whichbudget.com ; www.low-cost-airline-guide.com ; www.flybudget.com ; %L[http://www.skyscanner.net/www.skyscanner.net

Approximate flight times to Lisbon: From London is 2 hours 15 minutes; from Frankfurt is 2 hours 30 minutes; from New York is 6 hours 45 minutes; from Los Angeles is 12 hours; from Toronto is 9 hours 30 minutes, from Singapore is 15 hours and from Sydney is 23 hours.

As usual, you can find all the facilities a medium dimensions airport has to offer:
-first aid, shower, food stall with restaurants / bars,
-currency exchange and banking, insurances, VAT refund, post office,
-left luggage, lost and found,
-duty-free and other shopping areas including mobile phone shop,
-lounges available to first and business class travelers on several airlines,
-other facilities including fax, telephones and internet.
At the outside you will find also
-tourist information, ticket offices, bank, cafeteria
-car hire is available from Avis, Eurodollar, Europcar and Hertz
-car parking.

The best direct connection to the major hotel areas (downtown, Avenida da República, Praça Marquês de Pombal) is the Aero-bus (3€, see link). The Aero-Bus is free for TAP passengers, on presentation of used boarding passes when arriving and flight tickets when traveling to the airport.
Nevertheless, you can take the regular bus lines (lines 5, 8, 22, 44, 45, and 83 from www.carris.pt; costs €1,40), or the taxi. There are 2 options for taxi: buy the taxi voucher at the tourism info desk (main area at the “arrivals”) or just go out of the “arrivals” area and pick the taxi from the line. Be attentive as they sometimes over charge (as extra) and always ask for the ticket at the end. If the line is long you can go to the “departures” area and also pick up the taxi from there. The average fare between the Airport and the center of the city should be around 10€ to 15€.

Updated Mar 19, 2009

Phone: +351218413500

Website: http://www.ana.pt

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