Transportation Portugal

Lisbon Portela Airport is located just 7 km / 4 miles to the north of the Portuguese capital. It is the largest airport in Portugal, handling in excess of 10 million passengers each year through its two terminals. Established in the early 1940s, Lisbon Portela Airport is surrounded by an urban landscape and is located alongside Campo Grande, Encarnacao, Lumiar, Musgueira and Teresinhas.

Available services

Information and help Desks

There are information counters in the Arrivals and Departures halls and a tourist information counter in the Arrivals hall.

Airport facilities

Money and communications: Facilities include a bank and a post office in the Departures area and bureaux de change in the Departures and Arrivals areas. ATMs and Internet access points are available throughout the airport.

Business Facilities

The Icaro Lounge, Apolo Lounge and Ulisses Lounge, on level 2 of the Arrivals area, can provide basic facilities including Internet, payphone and fax. A conference room is also available  / tel: (+351) 21 844 5351.

Disabled Facilities

There are ramps, lifts, specially adapted telephones and toilets. Wheelchairs can be provided by airlines and airline staff can also help wheelchair passengers through customs and immigration; passengers should request any special assistance upon booking a ticket.

Disabled car parking spaces are available. There are two lifts to take passengers to different levels.

Hotels

Lisbon Portela Airport offers the service of many Hotels, motels and inns such as: Radisson SAS Hotel Lisboa, Comfort Inn Embaixador , Hotel Principe etc.

Shops and Restaurants

Eating and drinking: There is a wide range of restaurants, snack bars, cafés and fast-food outlets in the Departures area.

Other services

An insurance desk is located at the check-in area. There are baby care areas, a first aid room in the Arrivals area, and showers at the Departures boarding lounge.

Parking at the airport

There are short- and long-term parking options.

P1 and P2 are short-term car parks with direct access to the terminal.

P1 is located near Departures and P2 is next to Arrivals. P3 is a long-term outdoor car park.

The short- and long-term car parks are located to the right of the terminal at the entrance to the airport. A free airport bus shuttle service links the car parks and the terminals.

Available transportation at the airport

Bus

The CARRIS AeroBus 91 runs to the city centre and to the Cais do Sodré railway station. 

Local buses 5, 22, 44, 45 and 83 serve several destinations in and around central Lisbon.

Taxi

Metered taxis are available 24 hours a day, the taxi rank is situated outside the Arrivals and Departures areas. 

Car rental

Car rental companies represented at the airport include Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National and Sixt.  

The Faro International Airport, opened in 1966, is located approximately at 40 Km from Albufeira. With about 6 million passengers per year, it is a busy airport handling a large number of flights from various European Countries.

Available services

Information and help Desks :
Information service desk: at the meeting point in the terminal building.
Information service : (+351) 289 800 617
General Airport Information : (+351) 289 800 800
Airport Flight information : (+351) 289 818 801

Airport facilities Banks :
ATMs.
Bureaux de change.
Post Office : (+351) 289 818 317

Business Facilities :
A conference room equiped with TV and video / Fax : (+351) 289 818 802
Business Center :
CIP Lounge. Tel: (+351)289 800 787

Disabled Facilities :
Adapted toilets and lifts.
Reserved parking places.
Passengers requiring wheelchairs or assistance should inform their airline at the time of booking.

Shops and Restaurants :
Several restaurants, cafés and bars.
Duty-free shops.

Other Services :
Lost and found service.
Special Baggage Handling.
Internet access points.
Massage service.
Pharmacy.
Travel agencies.

Parking at the airport

♦  P1 and P3: short-term parkings / located in the departure and in the arrival area.
♦  Car park P2: long-term parking / located behind P1 and P3.

Available transportation at the airport

Bus :
Several buses run from the terminal building to other locations in central Faro.

Taxi :
Taxis are available outside the terminal building, near the Arrivals concourse.

Car rental :
Car rental companies are located in the Arrivals area (Auto Jardim, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National/Alamo, Rentauto and Sixt).

Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is the region's pioneer international airport, having received certification for international civil aviation some 50 years ago. Located close to Sao Pedro, Santa Ana, Flor da Rosa and Aerias, Santa Maria Airport serves regular flights throughout the Azores, as well as flights to Lisbon on the Portuguese mainland and connections to the Czech Republic and Venezuela.  On the island of the same name in the Azores is a small single-terminal facility that receives flights from the Portuguese mainland and is located near to the island’s main town of Vila do Porto.

Available services

Information and help Desks :
Tourist Help Desks.

Airport facilities Banks :
3 check-in desks
Post Office, Bank
Bureau de Change

Business Facilities :
VIP Lounge

Shops and Restaurants :
Cafeterias, Bars
Newsagent/Tobacconist
Gift Shop
Travel Agent

Parking at the airport

♦ The airport has 120 parking spaces and rates are charged by day. No distinction is made between short term or long term parking although rates are cheaper beyond a 24 hour threshold. Regardless of where you park in the lot you are never too far from the Terminal.

Available transportation at the airport

Taxi :
Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank

Available services

Information and help Desks :
There is a counter for lost and found items in the Arrivals Hall (tel: +351(0)229 482 547). There are two different baggage handlers: Groundforce (tel: +351(0)218 431 183) and Portway (tel: +351(0)229 432 543).

Airport facilities Banks :
Banks ATMs. Bureaux de change. Post Office.

Business Facilities :
•    There are three lounges on the ground floor and the first floor in the Departures Hall are general lounges.
•    The Navigator Lounge is exclusively for passengers of TAP-Air Portugal.

Disabled Facilities :
The airport has adapted elevators and restrooms for the disabled.

Shops and Restaurants :
Pharmacy.
Restaurants, cafes and shops.
Duty Free shop and a nice range of shops with local products from northern Portugal.

Parking at the airport

•    There are four parking lots: P0, costs € 1.50 for the first hour and P1 costs € 1.10 for the first hour, are close to the terminal building, and P2 and P3, costs €6.40 per day, are north of the terminal. You can park for a month at P1 for the same price as parking at P2 or P3. For information about long-term parking (tel: +351(0)229 410 787).

Available transportation at the airport

Taxi :
•    Taxis can be found in front of the Arrivals Hall, and each are equipped with a meter. The price is €0.74 per kilometer on top of the “taking off” price. A ride to the center of Porto costs approximately €13.00, at weekends and holidays there is a 20% surcharge, there is also a surcharge for extra large baggage.

Santa Apolónia, opened on 1 May 1865, is the oldest railway terminus in Lisbon, Portugal. It is situated in the city's central part on the bank of the Tagus river in the historical district of Alfama. The station is served by the national rail company CP (train timetables in English and online tickets, including the high-speed train Alfa Pedular) and operates different suburban, national- and international routes (such as to Paris and Madrid).

Available services

Information and help Desks

Information desk  / tel (+351)808 208 208

Hotels

Santa Apolónia Station offers the service of many luxurious hotels  such as Solar Do Castelo, Palacio Belmonte, Olissippo Castelo etc.

Shops and Restaurants

Inside the station there are several small restaurants, shops and cafés.

Other services

There is a tourist office (postos de turismo) in the station that can provide city maps, brochures and tourist information (often in English, Spanish and German) about local travel and accommodation options.

There is also a bank, ATMs and car rental desks.

Available transportation at the station

Bus

9-13A-17-25-25A-28-35-39-36-59-81-82-90

Tram

3-16-24

Taxi

Taxis are available.

Gare do Oriente

One of the most stunning modern sights in Lisbon is Oriente Station. It was built by master architect Santiago Calatrava with a roof of glass and steel made to look like a row of trees. It houses a railway station, a metro, and a bus terminal. The entrance to the metro platform has huge tile murals designed by some of the best local contemporary artists.The station will soon be expanded to become the main terminal of the high speed train service planned for Lisbon, and as the city's first stop for the train arriving from the future Lisbon Airport to be built across the river.

Available services

Railway facilities

The station complex includes a bank. ATMs and Internet access points are available in the staion.

Hotels

Gare do Oriente offers the service of many Hotels such as: Tivoli Oriente(0,16 Km), Tryp Oriente(0,19 Km), Olissippo Oriente(0,24 Km) etc.

Shops and Restaurants

There is a shopping center.

Other services

There is a police office,  left luggage lockers.

Parking at the station

There is an underground car park.

Available transportation  at the station

There is a local, national and international bus station.

Car hire station.

Metro.

Taxis.

One of the most stunning modern sights in Lisbon is Oriente Station. It was built by master architect Santiago Calatrava with a roof of glass and steel made to look like a row of trees. It houses a railway station, a metro, and a bus terminal. The entrance to the metro platform has huge tile murals designed by some of the best local contemporary artists.The station will soon be expanded to become the main terminal of the high speed train service planned for Lisbon, and as the city's first stop for the train arriving from the future Lisbon Airport to be built across the river.

Available services

Railway facilities

The station complex includes a bank. ATMs and Internet access points are available in the staion.

Hotels

Gare do Oriente offers the service of many Hotels such as: Tivoli Oriente(0,16 Km), Tryp Oriente(0,19 Km), Olissippo Oriente(0,24 Km) etc.

Shops and Restaurants

There is a shopping center.

Other services

There is a police office,  left luggage lockers.

Parking at the station

There is an underground car park.

Available transportation  at the station

There is a local, national and international bus station.

Car hire station.

Metro.

Taxis.

Albufeira Railway Station is located about 6km from the town center.

Available services:

Disabled Facilities :
Wheelchairs.
Adapted toilets.

Shops and Restaurants :
Cafe.
Bar.

Other Services :
Waiting room.
Public phone.

Available transportation at the Railway Station

Bus :
Outside the station, just to the right / Buses run every 30 minutes from the station to the resort / the fare is 3€ one-way.

Taxi :
There is a taxi rank at the station.