How to get from Lisbon Airport (LIS) ✈️ to the City Center

Lisbon Airport (LIS), also known as Humberto Delgado Airport, is the largest airport in Portugal and is located about 7 km northeast of main city center. Upon arrival, you can reach downtown Lisbon by Metro, Taxi, Welcome Pickups (Private Transfer) or Uber.

This guide compares all available airport transfers at Lisbon Airport (LIS) according to classic travel factors. This includes travel time, cost per person (pp), a short route description and links to book or buy tickets.

All Airport Transfers

Overview of all transfer options from Lisbon Airport to the City Center (e.g. “Saldanha” or “Rossio”)

	Transport	Travel time	Cost
	Metro	20 Min.	2 €	Details
	Taxi	20 Min.	20 €	Details
	Welcome Pickups	20 Min.	25 €	Details
	Uber	20 Min.	20‑35 €	Details

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Notices:
• There may be waiting times at the taxi rank if there are high volume of passengers. In this case, a pre-booked transfer (e.g. via Welcome Pickups) is the more faster and comfortable option.
• The optimal transfer depends on the number of travelers, budget and available time.

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Metro

Infos here, tickets on-site ↗

Travel time:

25 minutes

Cost:

1.50 € pp (+ 0.50 € for Viva Viagem card)

Description:

Metro ‘Red Line’ from Lisbon Airport (Station “Aeroporto” in Terminal 1) to central Lisbon to the stations “Saldanha” or “São Sebastião” directly in the city center

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Taxi

Official local taxis

Travel time:

20 minutes

Cost:

20 €

Description:

Taxi from Lisbon Airport (Taxi ranks at Terminal 1 and 2) to central Lisbon or directly to your accommodation/hotel in the city center

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Welcome Pickups (AD)

Book a Private Transfer ↗

Travel time:

20 minutes (+pickup)

Cost:

25 €

Description:

Comfortable private transfer (via Welcome Pickups) from Lisbon Airport (nameplate in the Arrival Hall) to central Lisbon or directly to your accommodation

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Uber (AD)

Order an Uber ride ↗

Travel time:

20 minutes (+pickup)

Cost:

20-35 €

Description:

Uber from Lisbon airport (pick-up location according to Uber app) to central Lisbon or directly to your accommodation in the city

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Route from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) to the center of Lisbon

Things to know about Lisbon:

1. Lisbon is the oldest city of Western Europe
2. One of the most popular Lisbon attractions is a tram – originally called «Americanos»
3. Lisbon was the first city in the world to import Guinness beer from Dublin