Lisbon Airport

Terminal and services at Lisbon Airport

Two terminals make up Lisbon Airport, and the split is simple. Terminal 1 is the main building: every arriving flight comes in at Terminal 1, and most airlines also depart from Terminal 1, among them TAP Air Portugal, British Airways, Aer Lingus and easyJet. Terminal 2 is used exclusively for departures of Eurowings, Norwegian, Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea, Vueling and Wizz Air. Anyone flying home with Ryanair therefore lands at Terminal 1 on the way out and leaves from Terminal 2 on the way back.

A free shuttle bus connects the two terminals of Lisbon Airport, because Terminal 2 cannot be reached on foot and has neither a metro station nor a car park. According to the operator the shuttle leaves every 12 minutes from the Departures area of each terminal, runs from 03:30 until after midnight and takes about 3 minutes. Terminal 2 itself is open from 03:30 to 00:30. Terminal 1 never closes, but between 00:30 and 03:00 only passengers with a boarding pass or booking are admitted. Allow at least 20 extra minutes if your flight leaves from Terminal 2 and you arrive by metro.

Terminal 1 of Lisbon Airport has two check-in halls and, according to published figures, 47 gates, of which 17 have jet bridges and 21 serve non-Schengen destinations such as the United Kingdom and Ireland. The operator's own ANA Lounge lies after security in the Schengen shopping area of Terminal 1, covers about 900 m², opens from 04:00 to 23:00 and can be entered against a fee or with Priority Pass or Dragon Pass for up to three hours. A paid Fast Track lane through security operates in both terminals from 05:00 to 23:00.

Free and unlimited Wi-Fi is available throughout Lisbon Airport on the network “_VINCI Airports WiFi”. Terminal 2 offers a simplified service with shops, cafés and restaurants but far less space than Terminal 1, so eat and shop in Terminal 1 only if your airline departs from Terminal 1. Work on the extension of Terminal 1 began in December 2024, which means building sites around the main building.

Services in the terminal

• Free, unlimited Wi-Fi (“_VINCI Airports WiFi”)
• ANA Lounge in Terminal 1 after security, 04:00-23:00
• Fast Track security lane in both terminals, 05:00-23:00
• Free shuttle between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2
• Metro station Aeroporto (red line) at Terminal 1
• Car hire desks of seven brands in Terminal 1, before security
• Taxi rank with fixed fares outside arrivals
• Ride-hailing pick-up area on Level 2 of car park P2
• Lisbon tourism desk with taxi vouchers in arrivals
• Self check-in kiosks in Terminal 1

Location, access and distances

Lisbon Airport lies inside the city, about 7 km north-east of the historic centre, between the districts of Olivais, Alvalade and Lumiar. The Segunda Circular ring road passes the terminal and links Lisbon Airport with the A1 motorway to Porto, the A5 to Cascais and the roads to Sintra. The Vasco da Gama bridge, a few kilometres east of Lisbon Airport, carries traffic for the south bank and the A2 motorway to the Algarve without crossing the city centre.

Rush hours matter more than distance around Lisbon Airport: the ring road and the approaches to the two Tagus bridges are slow on weekday mornings and evenings, and a drive that takes 20 minutes at noon can take twice as long at 18:00. Motorways and the Tagus bridges in Portugal are tolled, and some stretches are charged electronically only. The distances below are approximate and assume normal traffic.

Cascais and Sintra are both reachable from Lisbon Airport without a car. For Cascais, ride the red metro line to Alameda, change to the green line and stay on to its terminus at Cais do Sodré, where the coastal trains to Estoril and Cascais start; the train ticket costs €2.55. For Sintra, trains leave from Rossio in the old town and from Gare do Oriente, which is about 10 minutes from Lisbon Airport by metro, also for €2.55. A 24-hour ticket for Carris, the metro and the suburban trains costs €11.40 and covers the metro ride from Lisbon Airport plus a return trip to either town.

The Algarve is the longest of the common onward journeys from Lisbon Airport. Long-distance coaches use a stop near the arrivals terminal, and the airport operator names FlixBus as the company linking Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports. Trains to the Algarve leave from Gare do Oriente and need about three hours to Faro. By car the route crosses the Vasco da Gama bridge and follows the A2 motorway, about two and a half hours to Albufeira and a little more to Faro or Lagos; with three or four people and luggage, a hire car or a pre-booked minivan is usually the most practical choice.

Distances from Lisbon Airport

• Lisbon centre (Baixa) – about 7-8 km · about 15-25 min
• Gare do Oriente – about 4 km · about 10 min
• Sintra – about 28 km · about 30 min
• Cascais – about 35 km · about 35-40 min
• Albufeira (Algarve) – about 250 km · about 2 h 30 min
• Faro – about 275 km · about 2 h 40 min

Address: Alameda das Comunidades Portuguesas, 1700-111 Lisboa, Portugal · Phone: +351 218 413 500 · GPS 38.7742, -9.1342