To travel from Lisbon Airport to the centre of the city, it is best to take a taxi, but there is also the option of taking the Aerobus No. 91, or the normal service buses. The Lisbon metro does not yet serve the airport or anywhere close by. A new line is under construction with completion scheduled for late 2010.
You can queue for taxis outside the arrivals exit, but the queues can be quite long, especially when a busy flight has come in, or several have arrived around the same time. To avoid the queues, you can obtain a Taxi Voucher for a small extra charge from the Tourist Information desk. Without a Taxi Voucher, a taxi to the centre of Lisbon can cost from around €20.00 - and there is a surcharge of €-,80 per piece of luggage.
Buses - maps, timetables and more information at www.carris.pt
The Aerobus 91 departs from outside the Arrivals Hall, a little further away from the Taxi Rank. If travelling by Aerobus, the cheapest ticket available for the service is €3,- and covers not only the Aerobus journey, but any journey made on the Carris network on that day (buses, trams and funiculars) - this does NOT include the Metro. Buses run every 20 minutes every day between about 0700 and 2300.
The buses used on the Aerobus services have large luggage racks inside. This is a limited stop service.
Aeroshuttle 96 (new for 2008) runs daily every 30 minutes and runs Gare Oriente (for the bus and train stations also the various exhibition and business centres) - Airport - Sete Rios (for the bus and train stations) - Marques Pombal.
City buses - normal service buses
Single journey cash fare on all buses below is €1.35; there are various passes, carnets and pre-pay cards available for regular users, including a one day pass at €3.50.
44 towards Moscavide serves Gare Oriente bus and train stations weekdays 0620 - 2200 about every 15 minutes, Saturdays 0630 - 2130 about every 20 minutes, Sundays and Holidays 0720 - 2130 about every 20 minutes. Journey about 10 minutes.
44 towards Entrecampos, Marques Pombal. On weekdays only continues Av Liberdade, Praca Comercio and Cais do Sodre, same route as the 91. Weekdays 0550 - 2055, Saturdays to Marques Pombal 0550 - 2055, Sundays and Holidays 0645 - 2055 service intervals as above.
745 towards Santa Apolonia via Entrecampos, Marques Pombal, Av Liberdade runs every day about every 15 minutes - weekdays and Saturdays from 0520 until 0020. Sundays and Holidays 0614 to 0014.
Bus 5 towards Roma-Areeiro station, weekdays only, about every 15 - 20 minutes between 0700 and 2030.
22 runs towards Marques Pombal and via Areeiro between 0629 and 2144 every 15 - 20 minutes on weekdays; twice an hour (irregular intervals) at weekends and on holidays.
83 runs towards Campo Grande, Saldanha, Marques de Pombal and Amoreiras weekdays only 0710 - 2025 about every 15 minutes.
