How much times does it take to get from Lisbon Airport to the city center with a taxi?

I will be in a hurry as I travel to Lisbon, and need to get to my hotel as soon as possible. How much time does it usually take to get from the airport to a hotel downtown in Lisbon?

Lisbon Airport is a quite central airport, compared to airports in lots of other European capitals. It is located only 15km from downtown Lisbon, which means that it is possible to be at your hotel quickly after arrival. There are of course things that might delay your arrival, for example long waiting time for your luggage, lines waiting for a taxi, and the most crucial thing, traffic.

Travel to and from Lisbon Airport
Lisbon Airport from above

During peak hours a trip that should take around 20 minutes might take you 40 minutes instead. If you, also, catch a driver who on purpose takes you on slow roads, only to make your fee higher, then it can be hard to calculate.

Travel-time from Lisbon Airport to downtown

If you arrive in Lisbon outside peak hours, then the travel time from Lisbon Airport to your downtown hotel should be around 20-25 minutes. During peak-hours you should rather calculate with 40-50 minutes.

How to save time and travel safely to your Lisbon hotel?

If you jump on just any taxi outside Lisbon Airport, you might get a great deal, but you might also meet a tricky driver. Are in a hurry, or just want your travel to be worry-less, then such a driver is not ideal. If you want to save both time and energy, we recommend using a pre-booked taxi. A driver will wait for you at once upon arrival, and you will not have to stand in line to wait for a cab, but you will at once jump into your cab and be taken on the quickest possible road, directly to your hotel. Since the price is set beforehand, the driver has no interest in using slow roads. As a result, you will be taken to the hotel as quickly as possible, on the best possible roads.

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Do you want to know more about transportation in Lisbon, or maybe some other topic? Look around in our Lisbon Guide for inspiration and more useful information.

What to do when it is too hot in Lisbon?

It can get extremely hot in Lisbon in the summer, and on such days, you just want to find shadow and get a cold drink. But, what else should one do on such a hot summer day in Lisbon?

There are quite a lot of programs suitable for people in Lisbon, even on the warmest summer day. In this article, we will try to write about such programs, which for sure will help you out during the warmest hours of the day. To get to the different places you can use public transportation, but you will most likely have to get some sun on your body as you enter buildings. Some sun will not harm anyone, as long as shadow and air condition is just around the corner.

Popular Lisbon programs on a warm summer day

Go shopping

On a warm summer day, it can feel refreshing (even for men) to visit a shopping mall. At the metro station Oriente you will, for example, find the Vasco da Gama shopping mall, a fresh haven for everyone when the temperatures are at the highest. There are even restaurants in the mall where you can sit down and sip some cold refreshments or grab a bite of food.

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You could of course walk in Rua Augusta, the main shopping street of Lisbon as well. That is however not the most pleasant experience in the middle of the day when it’s crowded and its very warm.

Visit the oceanarium

Lisbon has a magnificent oceanarium, and it is located just next to the Vasco da Gama shopping mall by the Oriente metro station. You can read more about the aquarium here in our Lisbon Guide, but we promise you that this is a relaxing place and a perfect place to visit for both young and old.

Find a restaurant with air condition

During the warmest hours of the day in Lisbon, why not find a restaurant with air condition and sit down for 2-3 hours. Eat yourself through the menu, taste some local drinks and have a very relaxed lunch. You do not have to feel bad about eating for so much time, after all you are actually discovering Lisbon and its kitchen culture, so a perfect program.

Visit Sintra

Sintra is well known for its beauty, and it might be the most popular destination to visit outside Lisbon. The city is on the World Heritage list, and here you can walk around historical buildings in the city center. You should also climb the hilltops to visit a Moor castle, a Monserrate Estate and of course the Pena National Palace.

Sintra is known to be a city that feels cooler than Lisbon, so even on the warmest day, Sintra feels fresher and better than Lisbon.

Vist Sintra
The beautiful city of Sintra – By Petr Podrouzek / Shutterstock

To get to Sintra you can, for example, use a train leaving from the Entrecampos or the Sete Rios station in Lisbon. Both these railway stations have their own metro stations, meaning that you can easily get to them no matter where you live in Lisbon.

Visit a beach

If you want to relax on a beach, then there are plenty of options while in Lisbon. Lots of people travel to Estoril or Cascais for this purpose, and two of the most famous beaches are Praia de Carcavelos and Praia Sao Pedro. You can easily to get these places using the railway system in Portugal. Be aware of the fact that these beaches can get quite crowded during the summer, but it is well worth the trip.

Expo 98

In 1998 Lisbon hosted a so-called Lisbon World Exposition, and for that reason, a giant area was used and created. On the last day of the event, more than 300,000 people visited the area. Since then the area has been transformed. Today is called the Nations Park (Parque das Nações). This area is located by the Oriente stop, and what is now today the Oceanarium and the Vasca da Gama shopping mall was once created for the purpose of the World Expo in 1998. In addition, you can find in the area an International Exhibition Fair, the MEO Arena (the most popular concert venue in town), a science museum named (Knowledge Pavilion) and a big casino.

Go to the Zoo

Even if the sun is shining, you might find a visit to the Zoo refreshing. You will find more locations with shadow in the zoo, and in this peaceful environment, you can see beautiful dolphin shows, sea lions, pelicans and many other animals.  You can read more about Lisbon Zoo right here.

Zoo of Lisbon
Visit the Zoo

Get straight to your hotel from the airport

If you arrive to Lisbon on a warm summer day, it can be a nightmare to get to your hotel using public transportation. Why not have a private taxi waiting for you in the arrival hall, which will take you straight to your air-conditioned hotel? Read more about such a service right here.

Are you ready for a warm summer day in Lisbon?

These were some advises from us to you, hoping that you will enjoy Lisbon, even though the temperatures are high. If you have further advises or maybe a question, use the comment field beneath.

Need a private airport transfer in Lisbon with set prices? We can help!

One of the services we have been longing the most to offer at our website has been private airport transfers. We have received Facebook messages from visitors looking for such services, but finally we can tell them that we can help them with that ourselves.

Earlier today we launched our private airport transfers in Lisbon website. There you can see prices and order your airport transfer in Lisbon right away. That is a very convenient and safe way to get from the airport to your Lisbon hotel, and we can warmly recommend it to anyone arriving.

As you might know, there are lots of strange taxis in Lisbon, and for that reason there are different prices people pay for the taxis at Lisbon Airport. Why worry about such, when you can book a transfer with a set rate instead?

Lisbon transfer

Would you like to give it a try? You can read more about the private Lisbon airport transfers right here, and you can also place your booking there right away.

One more thing that was launched today was the Rome private airport transfer service at well. You can read more about this service at rometourist.net.

Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Lisbon

red hot chili peppers concertThere will be loads of great concerts in Lisbon this summer, but the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert on July 13th is for sure among the major highlights.

The band often referred to as The Chili Peppers was formed already back in 1983. They have a long history already, but that does not make the band old and out of date. They are probably just as popular today as ever before, and as they come to Lisbon we do expect the National Park (Parque das Nações) to be completely packed with people coming to listen.

For more information about other concerts and events in Lisbon this summer, or maybe during the autumn of 2017, look around here in our Lisbon Guide for interesting information and more.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Lisbon 2017

Parque das Nações
July 13th, 15.00.

Tickets: Viagogo

To buy tickets for the event, visit the Viagogo site above, search for Red Hot Chili Peppers, and you will be ready to buy your tickets right away. There you will also find tickets for all the other Red Hot Chili Peppers concerts in Europe in 2017, so if you would rather listen to the band in Rome in Italy instead, then that can be arranged.

For more information about attractions, activities and other programs in Lisbon, read around here in our Lisbon Guide!

Aerosmith concert in Lisbon

On the 26th of June Aerosmith will enter the stage in the MEO Arena in Lisbon. As Aerosmith comes to Lisbon their 2017 tour will start approaching an end, so the band will for sure be eager to give their best as they come to Portugal and to Lisbon to perform.

The Aerosmith tour in 2017 starts in Tel Aviv in Israel on May 17th and the last concert will be arranged on Tenerife on July 8th. That means the band will spend almost two months on the road, and if you are interested in being there at any of these concerts, then you can use the ticket link beneath to buy tickets for all of them.

Aerosmith will not be the only band to visit Lisbon this summer (luckily). Before their arrival both Bruno Mars and Guns N Roses will perform in the city, and after they have left the locals can look forward to a Deep Purple and a Depeche Mode concert. Look around on the list of concerts and events in Lisbon for even more information on what’s going on in Lisbon.

Aerosmith lisbon 2017

Aerosmith Lisbon 2017

MEO Arena
June 26th, 19.00

Tickets: Viagogo

Some might say that a Monday is not the perfect day for an Aerosmith concert, as most people have to go to work on the following day. Maybe that is the reason why the concert will start as early as 19.00, because you will still be able to attend the concert, travel home afterwards, and be in bed in good time before midnight. Sounds good?

For more information about attractions, activities and transportation in Lisbon, read around here in our Lisbon Guide. For more information about what’s going on in Krakow, another city where Aerosmith will perform earlier in June 2017, visit the Krakow Guide. And yes, using the Viagogo link above you can not only buy tickets for the Aerosmith concert in Lisbon in 2017, but you can also buy tickets for the concert in Krakow and all other cities in which the band will perform.

Bruno Mars in Lisbon 2017

On April 4th in the MEO Arena Bruno Mars will enter the stage to entangle the audience with his fantastic voice. Are you gonna be there in the crowd?

The Bruno Mars concert in Lisbon will be arranged on April 4th and it will start at 19.00 in the MEO Arena. This is not the only concert in Lisbon in 2017, but it is for sure among the coolest events. You can come just the way you are, and there will for sure be groovin’ and soul as Bruno Mars (aka Peter Hernandez) will enter the stage.

Bruno Mars concert in Lisbon 2017

Bruno Mars Lisbon 2017

MEO Arena
April 4th, 19.00

Tickets: Viagogo

Are you in the mood for being there at this Lisbon concert? You can buy tickets for this Bruno Mars concert and all other Bruno Mars concerts in 2017 at the link above. If you want to get a real culture shock and discover another city while listening to Bruno Mars, then you could also consider traveling to Krakow where you can visit the Salt mines, Auschwitz and also listen to Bruno Mars on ay 27th.

Deep Purple concert in Lisbon

On July 4th Deep Purple will come to perform in Lisbon. This will be their last concert in Europe for a while, so make sure to be there in the MEO Arena for this event.

Deep Purple will start their world tour in Bucharest in Romania in May 2017. From Romania they will travel to Croatia, to Vienna and then to the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy and even some more countries. Before Deep Purple come to Lisbon they will perform in Madrid on July 3rd, but after the Deep Purple concert in Lisbon on July 4th the band will take a summer holiday and their next event will be in Canada on September 2nd, and then they will come back to Europe to perform again in November 2017.
Deep Purple concert in Lisbon 2017

You have plenty of reasons to be there in MEO Arena on July 4th to celebrate the Independence Day together with Deep Purple. You can buy tickets for the event using the ticket link beneath.

Deep Purple Lisbon 2017

MEO Arena
July 4th, 21.00

Tickets: Viagogo

You do not only find tickets for the Lisbon concert using the link above. You can also find tickets for all the other Deep Purple events in 2017 there, and you can also find tickets for several other events taking place in Lisbon this summer.

Guns N’ Roses concert in Lisbon

On June 2nd it is time for a fantastic rock concert with Guns N’ Roses in Lisbon. Are you in the mood to rock with the band?

Guns N’ Roses is out touring the world at the moment and they will still be as they come to Lisbon and Portugal on June 2nd. If you would like to be there at this upcoming rock concert in Lisbon then you can use the ticket link beneath to order tickets for the event.

Guns N Roses concert in Lisbon 2017
Guns N Roses concert in Lisbon 2017

Guns N’ Roses concert in Lisbon 2017

Passeio Marítimo de Algés
June 2nd, 17.00

Tickets: Viagogo

The concert in Lisbon will be one out of several concerts in Europe in 2017. They will for example also visit Vienna, Madrid, London, Paris and Prague during their concerts in Europe. You can buy tickets to all these events using the ticket link above.

For more information about other programs and activities worth checking out in Lisbon read on in our Lisbon Guide!

Hotels with free Wi-Fi near Rua Augusta in Lisbon

Are you looking for a central hotel in Lisbon near Rua Augusta (or in Rua Augusta) with a free Wi-Fi connection available? Here are our suggestions!

The best when you come to do sightseeing in a city is to live in the heart of the city. That is why you might want to find and book a hotel near Rua Augusta when you come to Lisbon. This is the street that for many is considered the heart of the city, binding together the popular old town with the popular shopping streets, and here you can also find beautiful attractions and easily walk towards the Tagus river. Could it become any better than that?

Here we will give you a list of some very nice hotels in the vicinity of Rua Augusta with free Wi-Fi. They will thus be a perfect hub for those on a business trip to Lisbon, but also for those simply visiting the city to relax and for leisure for a few days. If you have further comments, experiences or suggestions, please use the comment field beneath.

  • Be aware of the fact that it is important to be careful as you use open Wi-Fi networks around the world, especially when they are without password protection. You can read more about that in the IP Address Guide.
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Do not forget to book a hotel with free Wi-Fi as you visit the beautiful city of Lisbon – Photo by: cmccg / Shutterstock

Hotel with free Wi-Fi near Rua Augusta in Lisbon

Hotel Avenida Palace

If you want to combine luxury and free Wi-Fi, then this is just the best of the best in central Lisbon. This hotel has five stars, it has free Wi-Fi. The hotel is located about 4 minutes walk from Rua Augusta, but this walk is done in a beautiful environment so you will not regret that walk.

Pousada de Lisboa

Would you like to live in a hotel that will give you a view towards the Tagus river, but if you turn around 180 degrees you will watch towards Rua Augusta instead? At Pousada de Lisboa you will be able to do both as it is located at the beautiful Commercial square (Praca do Comercio) in Lisbon. And since this article is about central hotels in Lisbon with free Wi-Fi that is of course true for this hotel as well!

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Hotel Santa Justa

Want to live in the middle of the shopping street, near the Santa Justa elevator and close to everything, even to the nearest metro station? Hotel Santa Justa might be just what you are looking for. This four star hotel has mostly everything you need, including free Wi-Fi connection available. The hotel is probably a bit cheaper than the five star hotels, but still not the cheapest.

Rossio Garden Hotel

Want to live central in the heart of Lisbon near Rua Augusta, but still not in the most expensive hotel? If that is you then you could consider the three star hotel Rossio Garden Hotel. It is about 5 minutes walking distance from Rua Augusta and the hotel has dedicated family rooms, airport transfer service and of course free Wi-Fi.

Holiday Inn Express Lisboa – Av. Liberdade

We have already listed four hotels in this list presenting hotels with free Wi-Fi in the center of Lisbon, but why not write about one more? This is yet another three star hotel which is in a nice walking distance from Rua Augusta. As you discover from the name it is very close to the Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon, one of the most important commercial streets in town. It is full of shopping opportunities, and at the same time it leads you to the city center. In this three star hotel you will of course get free Wi-Fi and several other nice services.

Have you found this list presenting central hotels in Lisbon with free Wi-Fi useful? We hope you have. As you do your booking we still recommend that you check the free Wi-Fi option. Hopefully the hotels have not changed their policies, but you better stay on the safe side and check it out, just to be sure!

 

 

Depeche Mode concert in Lisbon in 2017

The highlight during NOS Alive 2017 will be the Depeche Mode concert on June 8th. Read more about the Depeche Mode concert in Lisbon and buy tickets today!

The NOS Alive festival will be amazing in 2017 in Lisbon, but there is little doubt that most fans will find the Depeche Mode concert on the last day of the festival to be the highlight. So far this is almost the only band that has been named for the event next year, but they are already announced as the highlight and that ain’t so hard to understand.

During their Europe tour in 2017 Depeche Mode will perform at the Olympics Stadium in London and in Rome, at Stade de France in Paris and lots of other big venues. We can therefore expect it to completely packed as the UK band will come to Lisbon to perform on July 8th. If you would like to be there at the concert then you can buy tickets from Viagogo. There you can also buy tickets for all the other Depeche Mode concert in 2017. If you would like to be there for the entire NOS Alive 2017 you can find tickets for the full event there as well.

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Depeche Mode concert in Lisbon 2017

The NOS Alive will be arranged between July 6th and July 8th in 2017. The Depeche Mode concert will be the highlight and mean the end of the festival on July 8th. The venue is only 8 minutes from the busy downtown of Lisbon and only 15 minutes from the beach, so this is a great chance to combine sightseeing, swimming and Depeche Mode at the same time.

If you have some more time left then you can read more about attractions, restaurants, activities and local transportation in Lisbon here in our Lisbon Guide.