Getting There By Air
Aeroporto de Lisboa (LIS)
Tel: (21) 841 3700 or 3500. Fax: (21) 840 1837.
Website: www.lisbon-airport.com
The airport, which has undergone a recent and impressive renovation, is located seven kilometres (four miles) north of the city. Portugal’s most vital airport, Aeroporto de Lisboa served over 9 million passengers in 2001.
Major airlines: The national airline is TAP Air Portugal (tel: (21) 843 7701; website: www.tap-airportugal.pt). PGA – Portugália Airlines (tel: (21) 843 7019; website: www.pga.pt) is also a Portuguese-based airline. Other airlines include Air France, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa and TWA.
Approximate flight times to Lisbon: From London is 2 hours 20 minutes; from New York is 6 hours 45 minutes; from Los Angeles is 12 hours; from Toronto is 9 hours 30 minutes and from Sydney is 22 hours 30 minutes.
Airport facilities: First aid, bureaux de change, post office, left-luggage, mobile phone shop, restaurant and bar are all open 24-hours. There are also duty-free (and other) shops, tourist information (0600-2400) and a bank. Car hire is available from A Castanheira, Auto Jardim, Avis, Eurodollar, Europcar, Guerin and Hertz.
Business facilities: There are CIP (Commercially Important Persons) lounges available to first and business class travellers on Air France, British Airways, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Portugália, TWA, Varig and Viasa.
Arrival/departure tax: None.
Transport to the city: The Carris AeroBus (tel: (21) 358 2334; website: www.carris.pt) departs every 20 minutes 0700-2100 to the city centre (journey time – 20 minutes) and the Cais do Sodré rail station. A one-day ticket costs Esc450/EUR2 and includes further transport for that day on all trams and buses. The AeroBus is free for TAP passengers, on presentation of used boarding passes when arriving and flight tickets when travelling to the airport. Carris’ local buses 5, 22, 44, 45 and 83 operate 0600-2130, while bus 45 runs until 0115 (journey time – 20-30 minutes). Taxis are available 24-hours a day. The average taxi fare to the city centre is Esc1400-1700/EUR7-8.50 (journey time – 15-30 minutes).
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