Lisbon Portela (LIS) Airport

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Lisbon Portela LIS Airport Overview

Lisbon Portela Airport LIS is the busiest and primary airport of Portugal, serving its capital city Lisbon (the ‘City of Seven Hills’) and surrounding area. While its air traffic centers mostly on Europe,  it also serves parts of North America, Africa & South America.

The Airport is located 7 km from City Center and  north of Castle of Sao Jorge, and is accessible from the City's  '2a Circular / Segunda Circular', and is  close to motorway E01.  The Lisbon subway now reaches the Airport directly.

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  15.3 million passengers in 2012, 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:   1. 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. 
2.
  During the summer season, security control are daily implemented in the check-in areas, between the hours of 5am and 1pm. 

Lisbon Portela Airport has two passenger terminals – T1 & the low-cost T2.

Parking options at Lisbon Airport: Parking facilities can be reached via E01 (Segunda Rua Circular - Exit 3) and are presently only in the vicinity of Terminal 1.
1. P1 is for short-term covered parking across from the Departures Hall;
2. P2 is for short- and medium-term at covered parking, one minute from the Arrivals Hall;
3. P3 is for medium & long-term open-air parking, one minute from the Arrivals or Departures Hall;
4. PLD is for long-term open-air parking, a five-minute walk from Arrivals or Departures Hall.

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 take the subway, which runs now from the City directly into the Airport.
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.

Future Airport Developments:  As the present location of Portela Airport is sourrounded by urban development hindering it on further extension, it was decided to build a new Airport in Alcochete, a former military installation, which is to open in 2017.
  



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Lisbon Portela LIS Airport Update History

  • Updated LIS Airport Intro page - May 26, 2013
  • Updated LIS Airports page - May 26, 2013
  • Updated LIS Parking On site page - May 26, 2013
  • Updated LIS Main Terminals page - Apr 30, 2013
  • Updated LIS Official Website Links page - Apr 30, 2013
  • Updated LIS Food & Stores page - Mar 20, 2013
  • Updated LIS Direct Flights page - Feb 18, 2013
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