Lisbon Airport: description, scheme, website. How to get to Lisbon airport?

Lisbon Airport Portela is the largest air haven in Portugal. In connection with the ever growing passenger flow, the country's authorities had to make a decision on the construction of a new airport in Alkochet, also part of the Lisbon municipality. It should be noted that most tourists from around the world (including our compatriots) use the air harbor "Portela" as a point of docking on their way to southern countries or Brazil. We suggest you get to know this airport more closely.

Lisbon Airport: diagram, general information

The largest air harbor in Portugal - Portela - began operations in October 1942. Today this airport includes three terminals. Two of them are passenger, and one is military (it is called "Figu Maduru"). Portela has two runways with a length of 3805 and 2400 meters. The width of each of them is 45 meters.

Lisbon Airport (www.ana.pt) annually serves more than fifteen million passengers, most of which are transit. The air harbor is owned by the state company ANA. Also, Portela is the base for the national Portuguese air carrier - the company TAP Portugal. The main part of its flights "TAP" carries out to the countries of Africa and Latin America. Many transit passengers use the Lisbon airport as a transfer point on their way to Brazil (most often in Rio de Janeiro), as well as the Azores and Madeira.

Information for transit passengers

If you are planning a flight with a docking in the air harbor "Portela", then you should carefully select the schedule and make sure that there is enough time in the reserve. So, if you flew to the airport of Lisbon from a country that is not part of the Schengen zone, and then intend to go again to a Schengen state, then you will need to re-enter the passport control and check-in procedure for the next flight.

If, in the case of your docking, the next flight is carried out by the company Isi Jet, the passengers arriving at the airport will not only have to pass passport control, but also pick up their luggage, leave the air harbor building and arrive at the shuttle terminal 2. Necessary actions transfer passengers can always get on the information counters at the airport.

In addition to the aforementioned subtleties, Lisbon airport can be a little inconvenient for passengers, docking flights which occurs at night. The fact is that from 12 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in the morning the passage to the transit zone is closed. Accordingly, people do not have access to shops and cafes located there. Therefore, transfer passengers who find themselves in the Lisbon air harbor at night, can only be satisfied with drinks and chocolates from vending machines.

The services

The airport of Lisbon has a large enough area that has allowed to place on its territory a lot of various shops, among which are duty-free shops, souvenir shops, and also shops specializing in selling Portuguese wines, cheeses and sausages.

For the smallest travelers, there is a playground and slot machines. This will allow passengers with children to take their children while waiting for the next flight.

For mothers with babies in the territory of "Portela" there are rooms for mother and child, where you can feed or swaddle your child in a quiet environment. Everywhere at the airport you have free access to the official website of the air harbor, where you can check the information about the departure you are interested in. There is a service and paid access to the Internet. Also on the territory of "Portela" there are rooms with computers for common use.

As in any other major airport, there are car rental outlets, tourist offices, restaurants, cafes and bars, as well as bank and post offices. In addition, Portela provides the services of a conference hall, business center and VIP lounge.

Lisbon Airport: directions

There are three options for how you can get to the air harbor "Portela" and get from it to the city center: a taxi, a shuttle and a bus. Variant with a taxi, we will not consider in detail, since it is expensive (on average, the road will cost you 30 euros).

Buses

On the route "Airport-City Center" every half hour from seven o'clock in the morning until eleven o'clock in the evening there are buses of yellow color No. 22 and minibuses Carris. Keep in mind that if you travel with heavy baggage, then in a minibus, it simply can not fit. If you are not sure which stop you need to go, it does not matter, because lately there have been displays in the public transport of Lisbon with information about the next stop and nearby hotels.

shuttle

Shuttle "Aerobus" is considered the best option for travel to or from the airport. Its pluses include regularity, comfort and the availability of large cameras for carrying baggage. Tickets can be purchased directly from the driver. For an adult passenger you will need to pay 3.5 euros, and for a child aged 4 to 10 years - two euros.