Getting There
By air
Lisbon’s international airport has direct flights from a number of destinations in the UK as well as France, Spain, the USA and Canada. There are also international flights to Porto and Faro. Flights from London to Lisbon take approximately two hours and thirty minutes.
Portugal’s national airline TAP Air Portugal offer flights from a number of British airports to destinations in Portugal. There are dozens of other operators offering services to the country, including: Lufthansa and British Airways, as well as an increasing number of budget flight operators such as Bmibaby, Jet2 and Easyjet.
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By road
If you're driving from England, the quickest route is via the Plymouth-Santander or Portsmouth-Bilbao ferries to northern Spain and then on to Portugal. The major entry points are found at Valenca do Minho (north), Braganca (north east), near Guarda (east), Badajoz (south east), and Villa Real on the southern coast.
Portugal’s road network is reasonably well developed around major centres but journeys can be longer than expected and the road safety record is woeful, so be vigilante
Buses also run from several Spanish cities to Lisbon, Oporto and the Algarve. Regular departures ply the route between Faro and Seville. Eurolines operating out of London’s Victoria Coach Station offer routes to a number of Portuguese destinations.
A standard EU driving license is the required driving documentation. If a photo licence is not held, an International Driving Permit must be obtained along with suitable photo ID. Insurance is mandatory and Green Card insurance is recommended.
By rail
Trains arrive in Lisbon from Madrid and San Sebastien, though it’s an arduous ride, often packed in the summer with European students. No rail connects Southern Spain with the Algarve. Reaching Portugal by train from Britain may not be the most popular way of getting to the country, but it’s certainly a simple one regardless. One is route is to take the Eurostar from London through to Paris, then from Paris take a train to Irun and then by taking the Sud Express on to Lisbon. There are, obviously, other routes available to the traveller.
By ferry
There are many connections to Portugal from Britain, with P&O along with numerous foreign-owned companies offering passage to any major Portuguese port, including Lisbon and Porto.
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