Lisbon: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, 68 m (223 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 9 railway stations on record, including Santa Apolónia Station. Our booking partner lists 6,748+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Lisbon runs from about 9 h 30 min a day in late December to 14 h 56 min in late June (computed for 38.73° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Lisbon is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 12,500-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Cascais Airport (CAT, 18 km).
Flights to Lisbon: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Santa Apolónia Station, Braço de Prata, Rego train station, Santa Cruz-Damaia train station, Santos railway station, Pedrouços train station. Trains to Lisbon
Buses to Lisbon · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 6,748+ places to stay in Lisbon (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 797 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (488), and 56 are five-star. Across 871 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.6 out of 10. Guests have left 1,749,862 reviews in total.
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What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jerónimos Monastery | 1,096,283 | 2019 |
| National Archaeology Museum | 263,650 | 2019 |
| National Azulejo Museum | 202,900 | 2022 |
| National Coach Museum | 181,594 | 2022 |
| Fado Museum | 168,877 | 2013 |
| Church of Santa Engrácia | 146,070 | 2022 |
| National Museum of Ancient Art | 98,626 | 2022 |
| Palace of Ajuda | 94,307 | 2022 |
| Chiado Museum | 52,901 | 2022 |
| Museu de Arte Popular | 8,181 | 2022 |
The busiest is Jerónimos Monastery at 1,096,283 visitors in 2019. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Jerónimos Monastery; Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Lisbon
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Sevilla, 316 km (Spain) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Córdoba, 393 km (Spain)
- Vigo, 392 km (Spain)
- Porto, 273 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Jerez de la Frontera, 349 km (Spain) — flights · buses · car rental
- Braga, 320 km — buses · car rental
- Amadora, 8 km
- Badajoz, 190 km (Spain) — buses · car rental · tours
- Salamanca, 388 km (Spain)
- Huelva, 253 km (Spain) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Bissau, Praia, Macau, Rio de Janeiro, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cacheu, Luanda, Madrid, Malacca, Maputo, Montevideo, Rabat, São Tomé.
Common questions
Which airport serves Lisbon?
Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Lisbon?
About 517,802 people live in Lisbon, across 100 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Lisbon in?
Europe/Lisbon, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Lisbon?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Lisbon?
Our booking partner lists 6,748 or more places to stay in Lisbon, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Lisbon?
Sevilla (316 km), Córdoba (393 km), Vigo (392 km), Porto (273 km), Jerez de la Frontera (349 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.