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Portugal

Lisbon

A city of seven hills above the Atlantic. The yellow trams that climb them are sights in themselves.

Lisbon Airport (Humberto Delgado, LIS)

No airport premium - Aeroporto station sits inside the terminal, at the same flat fare as the rest of the metro. The catch is luggage: city buses take only cabin-size bags, so with a suitcase it's the metro or a taxi.

Updated on August 5, 2026

How to ride

  1. 1
    Walk to the metro on the arrivals level
    Aeroporto station is inside the airport building on the arrivals level - you never go outside.
  2. 2
    Buy the card and the ticket from a machine
    The ticket desk may be shut; use a machine to buy a navegante ocasional card, then load a ticket onto it.
  3. 3
    Ride the Red line into town
    Aeroporto is the Red line terminus - change to CP trains at Oriente, or to other lines at Alameda, Saldanha or Sao Sebastiao.
  4. 4
    With a big suitcase, skip the city bus
    Carris city buses only take cabin-size bags, so with a suitcase take the metro or a taxi instead.
  5. 5
    Taxis and app cars wait in different places
    Taxis queue outside the arrivals and departures terminals; Uber and Bolt pick up at car park P2, level 2, on the arrivals level.
  6. 6
    A free shuttle serves Terminal 2
    Terminal 2 is departures-only with no station or stop of its own; take the free shuttle from Terminal 1's departures level.

Fares

Single fares4

Contactless bank card (one metro ride)
Tap straight on the gate with nothing to buy first; one flat price network-wide, and no transfers included
1.92 EUR ≈ $2
Carris city bus, fare bought on board
Valid only on the bus you bought it on and dead once you step off; a 1-hour ticket bought ahead costs less
2.3 EUR ≈ $3
Taxi to the city centre (on the meter)
The airport's own estimate; check the meter is running before you set off and always ask for a receipt
10〜15 EUR ≈ $11–17
Taxi Voucher (prepaid fixed-price taxi)
Prepaid, sold only at the arrivals-hall tourist desk; three city zones, dearer 21:00-06:00 and at weekends
16〜33.5 EUR ≈ $18–38

Passes & multi-ride3

Bilhete Carris/Metro (1-hour ticket)
Unlimited metro and Carris travel for 60 minutes from your first tap, but no two consecutive metro entries
1.9 EUR ≈ $2
24-hour ticket, Carris/Metro
24 hours of unlimited metro and Carris travel from your first tap - worth it if you keep moving on arrival day
7.25 EUR ≈ $8
Lisboa Card (24/48/72 hours)
Unlimited Metro and CARRIS plus CP's Sintra and Cascais lines, with entry to 50+ museums and monuments
31〜62 EUR ≈ $35–69

Card itself1

navegante ocasional card
The carrier you load tickets onto, sold by the machines at the airport station and reloadable for a year
0.5 EUR ≈ $0.6

Estimates use exchange rates as of November 3, 2026

Payment

Tap to ride
VISAMastercard
Tap the gate on the metro, or the validator on board a bus
IC card
Load a 1-hour or 24-hour ticket onto a navegante ocasional card
App tickets
MB WAY, Portugal's payment app, works at machines and on buses
Paper tickets
There are no paper tickets - it is either a smartcard or a bank card
Cash
At machines and to the bus driver; machines may not have change

Quick facts

Hours
Metro 6:30-01:00
Frequency
Every 6-10 min
Fares from
1.92 EUR+
Fare gates at the airport station. The blue signs say that large items, prams and adults with children under four should not use these gates but the wide "canal especial" instead. Taken May 2025 © Philip Mallis from Melbourne・CC BY-SA 4.0

Heads-up

  • Do not take a ride from a driver who approaches you

    Do not go with anyone who approaches you inside the terminal. The airport's own guidance says taxis and ride-hailing cars are hired at the designated rank or through the app and never from someone soliciting inside the terminal building, and tells passengers to use licensed transport only.

  • Buses take cabin-size bags only, the metro allows suitcases

    City buses only take cabin-size bags. The airport says a maximum of 50x40x20cm and Carris's own rules say 55x40x20cm - the two official figures differ, but neither lets a checked-in suitcase on board. The metro is the opposite: it explicitly allows you to carry bulky items and provides a wider gate for them.

Timetable

Operating hours Metro 6:30-01:00
Typical duration About 10 minutes to Oriente by metro and about 20 to Saldanha; a taxi depends on the traffic
Check the official site for the latest times and service status
Editor Naotaka