How to Get to Lisbon

By Plane 

Traveling from the U.S.

In spring and summer, several airline companies offer direct flights from various cities in the U.S. to Lisbon:

• American Airlines: flights from Philadelphia
• Tap Portugal: flights from Boston, Miami, and New York JFK (since summer of 2016)
• United Airlines: direct flights from New York JFK and Newark

Traveling from Canada

Various carriers offer non-stop flights between Toronto, Montreal, and Lisbon:

From spring 2017, Tap Portugal offers nonstop flights between Toronto and Lisbon.

Air Canada and Air Transat also offer direct flights during the warmest months of the year.

Traveling from Australia

No airlines fly directly from Australia to Lisbon. The following carriers offer connecting flights between various cities in Australia and Portugal’s capital:

• Emirates
• British Airways

Traveling from the UK

If you are living in the United Kingdom and are organizing a trip to Lisbon, there are numerous low-cost carriers from various parts of the country to Portugal’s capital. A flight from London to Lisbon takes two hours and a half. 

• Easyjet: flies to Lisbon from Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London Gatwick, and London Luton. Return flights can cost £ 70 (US$ 88.70) or less.
• British Airways: flies from London Heathrow and in just two and a half hours, you’re in Lisbon. Flights cost a minimum of £ 50 (US$ 63.30).
• Ryanair: flies from London STN, Manchester, and Glasgow. Return flights can cost £60 or less.

If you are landing in Lisbon Airport, check out our article on the best ways to get from the Airport to the city center:

By Car

If you're exploring the Iberian Peninsula by car, we recommend you use Google Maps. Both Portugal and Spain have good highways, making it easy to get around.

By Train

If you plan to travel around Portugal, you might want to think of traveling by train from Oporto, Faro, Braga, or Coimbra. A journey between Porto and Lisbon takes 3 hours.

If you are traveling from Spain to Lisbon, you can take a night train that leaves every day from Madrid. The journey takes 10 hours. This means of transportation is the slowest and most expensive, but you might prefer it to a plane.