Airport and Air Travel, Lisbon

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    Flying to Lisbon

    by toonsarah Written Apr 21, 2013 2924 reviews

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    On this latest occasion we flew to Lisbon with TAP, the Portuguese airline, from London Heathrow. The flight lasted about two and a half hours. On the way out we were served a light breakfast (yoghurt drink and small filled roll) with juice, tea and/or coffee. On our return late afternoon flight we were served a filled roll and could have an alcoholic drink (I had some nice red wine) at no extra charge – unusual these days, but a pleasant end to our trip.

    Last time I had visited Lisbon, for the 2009 VT meeting in Cascais, I had used the Aerobus to get to the city centre as it was the only real option. Nowadays it is also possible to use the Metro as an extension has been built to serve the airport. We didn’t use this on our arrival as we saw a bus waiting and thought it would be nice to be able to see our surroundings as we drove into town, but on our return trip we used the Metro as the Rossio stop in the Praça da Figueira was very convenient for our hotel. We had to change to the red line at Alameda, but this was no bother and the new line was very light, modern and fast – a good alternative to the bus.

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    The airport.

    by Maurizioago Updated Dec 29, 2012 744 reviews

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    The airport is situated in the north of the city. It is 4.4 miles from the city center. It has two terminals. Terminal 1 is used by national and internationals carriers. Terminal 2 has only the low cost airlines departures. This terminal is smaller than terminal 1.

    Terminal 1 has lots of shops, cafes and eateries. There is also a pharmacy and various other facilities.

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    Subway to and from the airport

    by Ines_ Updated Jul 18, 2012 98 reviews

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    A new station of subway opened at Lisbon’ Airport - it's called Aeroporto. The station is part of the red line which is connected to Saldanha (yellow line) and São Sebastião (blue line). From both of these lines you can access the city center.

    The subway in Lisbon opens at 06h30 and closes at 01h00

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    By subway to the city centre

    by porteda Written Jul 16, 2012 40 reviews

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    Starting tomorrow (July 17, 2012), it'll be easier to get to the city centre by public transportation. Up till now, people had to use the bus or take a taxi when leaving the airport, but finally the subway network has arrived to the airport. The red line will connect the airport with the rest of the city. Check the Lisbon metro website for more info.
    A single trip (for the whole metro network) will cost you €1.25 - if you don't have the 'viva viagem' card yet, you'll need to pay an extra €0.50. You can also buy a day ticket, for €5, which can also be used on buses.

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    The Aerobus

    by IreneMcKay Updated Jan 1, 2012 697 reviews

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    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.

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    to and from lisbon airport

    by rkearns Written Aug 2, 2010 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

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    Lisbon Airport

    by darkjedi Updated Feb 24, 2010 387 reviews
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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.

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    Aerobus

    by Dyesebel Updated Aug 1, 2009 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;)

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    To Lisbon by plane

    by HORSCHECK Updated Jul 10, 2009 2470 reviews

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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.

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    Lisbon airport (LIS)

    by georeiser Updated Jul 7, 2009 2054 reviews

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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.

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Comments (1)

  • Mar 6, 2013 at 6:02 AM

    Airport security:
    After spending years of frequent airtravel with handluggage, and never having had any problems with that bag of liquids, Lisbon airport finally did it!!! So, watch out!
    I stuck my seethrough bag with my cosmetics - the one I always use (that is, in Spain, Italy, France) onto the tray & got told by the guard it was too big. No, not what was in it, but the bag itself. No way he would let me get through with this bag folded over (which I do to double-avoid leakage ...). So: they have vending machines all over the security area where you have to buy a standard size bag inserting a one-Euro-coin (which, thanks to good old Murphy, I did not have), so it took a while until I found some traveller willing to change my 5-€-bill - the airport does not provide this service.
    No idea if this is legal, but I am sure they make some money that way to help with their deficit!

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      Mar 6, 2013 at 11:02 AM

      The airport website gives the standard European bag size limit of one litre:

      ana.pt/en-US/Aeroportos/lisb...

      I would guess that your bag was over the EU size limit. Other airports may well have turned a blind eye (depends on the individual airport and the staff on duty) but I've seen passengers at e.g. Stansted having to buy (£1) new bags when theirs were too large. It's certainly legal; the onus is always on the passenger to ensure that the bag size, and its contents, fit the EU and/or airport rules.

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