StS Posted August 21, 2016 Share #1 Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Not wanting to spoil the fun of anyone, who enjoys finding the way in another city, I just did some research on transportation. As a starting point, one could take the official homepage of Lisbon Airport. I found the remarks on taxi transport noteworthy: TaxiOutside the terminal buildings one is able to obtain taxi services. These generally charge an average of €15 to the city center. Some of the taxis have meters in them. They charge a minimum of €2.35 during the day and €2.50 at night.Though some of the taxi drivers may take longer routes to keep the meter running, the trip should take an average of 15 minutes to the city center. So, taking the taxi can be a bit adventurous but should be still inexpensive. Apparently, the metro station Aeroporto opened on July 17th. The metro plan can be found here. For those encamped in the Expo Astoria, the metro station Marquês de Pombal is just round the corner of the hotel. Have fun navigating Stefan Edited August 21, 2016 by StS 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted August 21, 2016 Share #2 Posted August 21, 2016 The metro from the airport to anywhere on the network is €1.40. Which will make anyone who lives in London and uses the tube weep... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted August 22, 2016 ...also 15 EUR for the taxi trip sounds rather inexpensive, even, if the driver takes an extra loop to keep the meter running *. One of the two tour guides I bought is a Baedeker, actually my first one. They have made the layout more contemporary (my suspicion is, that this was the first time since 1800-something) and a test browse in the book store was convincing. Stefan *I can see this point, it is recommended to keep mechanical watches running as well to avoid, that the oil is resinfying. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted August 25, 2016 Share #4 Posted August 25, 2016 Which will make anyone who lives in London and uses the tube weep... Especially those who took the tube from Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. Enjoy the trip chaps, I look forward to seeing the results. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted September 6, 2016 Share #5 Posted September 6, 2016 Regarding transportation from the airport, indeed the taxi drivers usually try to take the long route to the center but it shouldn't be more than the 15 euros mentioned I suppose. And they should always run the meter. The metro station Aeroporto opened in 2012 so it's a good option at 1,40 per trip (you go to the machine and buy a prepaid ticket with the number of trips you want, this ticket is to be kept and can be recharged with more trips for about 1 year, so don't throw it away if you intend to use the metro system more times). For those taking the metro to Marques de Pombal (Hotel Expo Astoria) you would have to take the red line from Aeroporto to Saldanha and then change to the yellow line from Saldanha to Marques de Pombal. Then go up the street (Rua Brancaamp) for about 50 meters and the hotel is on the right side. For the dinner, you can also take the metro anywhere and you would drop off at Baixa - Chiado station and then walk up the street, it's not far although it's always going up 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted September 9, 2016 Share #6 Posted September 9, 2016 Thanks for the useful information mca. I was wondering about multi-use Metro tickets, which were very useful in Vienna, glad to hear that they are available in Lisbon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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