Lisbon Portela LIS Airport Overview

Lisbon Portela Airport LIS is the busiest and most important airport of Portugal, with 79 percent of airtraffic to Europe,  and the remainder to parts of North America, Africa & South America.

The Airport is located 7 km north of Castle of Sao Jorge in Portugal's capital city Lisbon (the ‘City of Seven Hills’), and is accessible from the City's  '2a Circular / Segunda Circular' and close to motorway E01. 
Directions to Portela Airport: Getting to the Airport from the '2a Circular / Segunda Circ ular', which is Lisbon's ring road: (a) from the North, take motorway A1 to 2a Circular; (b) from the Torres Vedras area take A8 to CRIL (IC-17) to 2a Circular; (c) from the South (crossing the Tagus River) take the Vasco da Gama Bridge to 2a Circular; or take the 25 de Abril Bridge to the Eixo Norte/Sul to 2a Circular; (d) from Cascais/Estoril take the A5 to the CRIL (IC-17) t 2a Circular; or (e) take IC-19 to 2a Circular (entering from south), or the IC-19 to the IC-17 to 2a Circular (entering from the north.

With two runways and an estimated 14 million passengers a year, the Airport is a hub for SATA International, TAP Portugal & EasyJet, and is also served by domestic & international airlines offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe, as well as by seasonal charters.

NOTE: Check-in times prior to scheduled flight departures: (a) for flights inside the Schengen Zone 90 minutes; for non-Schengen flights (inside Europe) 2 hours; for all other countries (international) 3 hours.

Lisbon Portela Airport has two passenger terminals – T1 & T2: (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.)

Parking options at Lisbon Airport:  (For detailed parking information, click on 'Airport Parking'.)

Rental car counters for Budget, Europcar, National/Alamo, Auto Jardim, Hertz, Sixt & Avis are located in the atrium of the Arrivals Hall of Terminal 1.

To get from Lisbon Portela Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, or the Aeroshuttle bus connecting to the Metro Station Gare do Oriente:
1. the Aerobus 91 (operated by Carris) runs between the Airport and the city center every 20 mins, 7:45am-8:15pm. Tickets available onboard at 3.50 EU. 
The Aeroshuttle 96 (tel. 351 213 582 334)  makes daily runs every half hr, 7am-11pm, between: Gare Oriente, Airport, Entrecampos, Sete Rios & Praca de Espanha. Tickets available onboard at 3.50 EU.
2. Other Carris buses stopping at the Airport have the following end destinations: Bus 5 to Areeiro; 22 to Marques de Pombal; 44 & 45 to Cais do Sodre; & 83 to Amoreiras. Tickets availalbe onboard at 1.35 EU.
3. Rede Nacional de Expressos operates throughout the country (tel. +351 707 223 344).
4. The Lisbon Metro's Gare de Oriente station is 15 mins from the Airport. The fare is 0.75 EU.
  



Lisbon Portela LIS Airport Update History

  • Updated LIS Airports page - Dec 16, 2011
  • Updated LIS Main Terminals page - Dec 16, 2011
  • Updated LIS Official Website Links page - Dec 16, 2011
  • Updated LIS Parking On site page - Dec 16, 2011
  • Updated LIS Airport Intro page - Oct 20, 2011

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