Transportation & Reach
Owing to the hilly topography and pebbly sidewalks, Lisbon is not a
city to be explored by foot and neither there is a need to do so as the
city has a reliable transport system.
The extensive network of metro, buses, funicular, tram & ferry
services along with the busy international airport well connects the
city to any destination within the country or other parts of the world.
Lisbon Airports:
- Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS): The airport is 7km (5m)
north of Lisbon. Important airlines served by the airport are Air
France, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Iberia, KLM,
Lufthansa & TWA.TAP.
Lisbon Railway Transportation:
Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (CP) is the national rail service
provider of Portuguese, which has recently introduced high-speed trains
to Lisbon.
However the city is served by five major railway stations, as well as a
number of suburban stations.
- Santa Apolonia, Avenida Infante D Henrique, serves long-distance
and international routes, as well as suburban routes heading north
and west.
- Oriente station is the gleaming modern station at Parque das
Nacoes is an increasingly important long-distance train station
since it was opened for Expo 98.
- Rossio between Praca dos Restauradores and Rossio, serves Sintra.
- Cais do Sodre near the Praca Duque da Terceira serves Cascais and
Estoril.
- The Barreiro station on the south bank of the River Tagus serves
the south.
Local Transportation of Lisbon:
The public transportation network of the city includes metro, buses,
trams & elevadors (funiculars/street lifts), which are run by the
Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa.
- Metro: The first metro of Portugal, the Lisbon metro is
the main artery of the city’s transport connecting it with the
upper & eastern districts. The recent expansion projects have
further increased the network by almost one third, connecting the
airport & northern & western districts as well. There are
four lines, A-D or Blue, Yellow, Green & Red.
- Tram (Electrico): A traditional public transport in
Lisbon is the tram. There are four suburban lines departing from
Lisbon named Cascais, Sintra, Azambuja & the fourth line to
Setubal crossing the Tagus River over 25 de Abril Bridge.
- Bus: Most of the major cities in Portugal have direct
buses to Lisbon. The main bus terminal is at Sete Rios & Rede
expresso is one of the largest inter-city bus companies. While
intra-city bus service is also very convenient and comprehensive.
There are also eight night bus routes, which converge at the Cais do
Sodre.
- Funiculars (elevadores): Funiculars are a very good way
to climb those many hills that Lisbon has. The city has three
working street lifts named, Lavra funicular (at Almada), Gloria
funicular (between Restauradores & Bairro Alto) & Bica
funicular (between Rua da Bica & Calhariz).
- Ferry: Ferries start at Fluvian Terminal & carries
across Tagus River to Praca de Comercia, the suburb of Cacilhas and
Belem. Transtejo operates most ferry services in Lisbon.
Hotels & Accommodation
The commercial and cultural core of Portugal, Lisbon has much wider
range of accommodations than one can think of. The range is also
conveniently much wide to suit every pocket. On one side are hotels that
are so cheap that at one point of time they were the reason alone to
travel to Lisbon and on the other hand are the luxurious hotels such as
the Four Seasons Hotel, the Ritz Lisbon & Tivoli.
| Hotels of Lisbon |
Average Rates |
| 5-Star |
$360-450 |
| 4-Star |
$202-360 |
| 2-Star |
$120-190 |
| Budget Hotels |
$ 70-100 |
