TRANSPORT

Air transport

The privileged geographical situation of Portugal makes it a stopping point for many foreign airlines at airports all over the country and located at:
Lisbon - Portela Airport - Phone: 218 413 500
Porto - Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport - Tel: 229 432 400
Faro - Faro Airport - Phone 289 800 800
Madeira - Funchal - Funchal Airport - Phone: 291 520 700
Azores - Ponta Delgada - Airport John Paul II - Tel: 296 205 406

ANA - Airports of Portugal, SA regulates the running of airports in Portugal, and provides information on departures and arrivals www.ana.pt

The several Portuguese airlines perform regular connections nationwide and internationally.

TAP - Air Portugal (www.tap.pt) - the company of "flag" flies regularly for more than 50 international destinations and provides domestic flights between Lisbon, Porto, Faro and the Autonomous Regions of Madeira and the Azores, as well as between Islands of Madeira and Porto Santo.

SATA (www.sata.pt) - all scheduled flights between the Azores and Madeira to the Azores and mainland Portugal. SATA also carry out regular flights to several international airports

Rail transport

CP - Trains of Portugal (www.cp.pt), offers an extensive train network that covers the entire Portuguese mainland as well as ensuring international calls to Vigo, Madrid and Paris.

There are several options to meet the needs of each:
- Trains of high-end "Alfa pendular", is the connection faster and more comfortable between Lisbon and the Algarve, and to the north, with Porto and Braga stopping in Coimbra.
- The service "Intercity" offers links to the Lisbon-Oporto-Guimarães, Lisbon-Guarda, Lisbon-Covilhã, Lisbon-Evora, Beja and Faro-Lisbon.
- Sud-Express train and hotel Lusitania as a liaison with international flights from Lisbon.
- A vast network of regional trains, inter-regional and suburban ensure a wide coverage throughout the country.

Road transport

ROADS
Portugal has a good road network consisting of Highways (AE), main roads (IP), complementary roads (IC), National highways (EN) and municipal roads.
All motorways are marked with sign and motorists with tolls, whose prices may search or www.brisa.pt www.aeatlantico.pt

In case of breakdown or accident on the highway, you can ask for help via Tel: 808 508 508

Tolls have a Via Verde - an innovative electronic toll system that lets you pay by direct debit, which is intended only to holders of a green lane identifier, previously acquired in the breeze.

BUS
Regular bus services connect all cities, villages and main towns of Portugal.
For detailed information on routes, schedules and prices please consult the National Network Expressed in www.rede-expressos.pt

METRO
Important complement to the traditional public transport, the Metro runs in the cities of Lisbon and Porto from 06:00 to 01:00.

Oldest, the Lisbon Metro (www.metrolisboa.pt) covers a vast area of ​​the city, boasting a network that has been expanded in recent years. Both the first and the most recent stations were decorated with tile panels of renowned Portuguese artists, making them true underground museum.

In Porto, Metro (www.metro-porto.pt) is recent and there are five lines - blue, red, green, yellow and violet - in which much of the course is done to the surface.

TAXIS
Taxis are usually beige, ivory, while continuing to circulate some black cars with green roofs, the traditional colors of the taxis in Portugal.

The price is indicated on the meter, and rates are posted inside the car or the driver may be requested.
Calling a taxi by telephone requires the payment of a fee of 0.80 Euros, and transport of luggage in the trunk, implies an additional amount of 1.60 Euros, regardless of the number of packages and weight. The transportation of cradles, prams and wheelchairs or mobility aids is free.
Outside the towns transport by taxi is paid by the mile, being the amount previously agreed between the driver and passenger. Tolls flow and return, if any, are paid by the customer.
Tipping is voluntary, with a usual value of about 5 to 10% or rounding the amount to be paid.