Reaching Lisbon from the vicinities, other Portuguese cities or from foreign countries is made easy through the availability of various modes of transportation, which provide efficient services to both local and foreign travelers.
Reaching Lisbon by air
Various domestic and international airlines operate efficient and regular services to Lisbon from other Portuguese cities as well as other foreign countries.
As far as the domestic flights to Lisbon are concerned, the Portuguese Airlines fly to Lisbon’s Portela Airport, to bring in local tourists from the vicinities. Air Portugal operates regular services from places like Berlin, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Geneva, Zurich, Frankfurt-am-Main, Vienna, Paris, Luxemburg, Rome and others. Portugália Airlines offers easy access to Lisbon from different European destinations like Cologne, Valencia, Bordeaux, Barcelona, Milan, Nice, Lyon, Madrid, Porto, Stuttgart, Toulouse, Bilbao, Marseille, Turin, Munich, Casablanca and so on. Aerocondor Transportes Aéreos flies from Vila Real, Bragança, Porto, Funchal and Porto Santo.
International airlines to Lisbon landing at Portela de
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Sacavém International Airport include Turkish Airlines, US Airways, Tunisair, British Airways, Air Moldova, Egyptair, and many others. These flights connect Lisbon to several foreign destinations like São Paulo, Maputo, London, Funchal, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Ponta Delgada, and so on.
Lisbon by bus and taxi
The frequent bus service in Lisbon is yet another effective means of transport in the city. These services are ideal for reaching the Airports as well as for local sightseeing. Carris operates an Aero Bus service operates in the city, within a gap of twenty minutes from 7.40 A.M. in the morning till 8.45 P.M. in the evening. Buses also operate in routes number 83, 45, 44, 22 and 5 at every fifteen minutes interval, from 6O’clock in the morning till 12 midnight, facilitating airport pick-ups as well as sightseeing purposes. Moreover, ‘Navette’ or shuttle-bus service serves passengers at the terminals and car parks in the airports.
Taxis in Lisbon are comparatively cheaper mode of road transports, available in plenty within the city. Taxis are found waiting mostly outside the arrival terminal in the airport, charging the passengers around 10 to 15 Euros on an average, from the airport to the main city. They are also ideal transports for local sightseeing.
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