Hotels Lisbon, Portugal - Hotel Booking

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Distance

Porto (Portugal)196 miles

Paris (France)1075 miles

Bordeaux (France) 728 miles

Madrid (Spain)389 miles

Barcelona (Spain) 776 miles

Milan (Italy) 1334 miles

Geneva (Switzerland) 1165 miles

Brussels (Belgium)1263 miles

Berlin (Germany)1729 miles

Marseille (France) 1040 miles

Climate of Lisbon

Lisbon has a Mediterranean climate that is strongly influenced by the Gulf Stream, giving it one of the mildest climates in Europe. The city is sunny throughout the year, with an annual average of 2900-3300 hours of sunshine.

Summers are warm and dry with average daytime temperatures of 26–29°C, falling to 16–18°C at night. Winters are cool and rainy with temperatures around 8–15°C, while spring and fall are generally mild, or even warm during daytime. Extreme temperatures may reach 36°C in some of the warmest summer afternoons and 2°C in the coldest winter mornings. From May to September the weather tends to be settled most of the time with blues skies and some wind as well.

Weather averages for Lisbon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high °C (°F)	14 (57)	16 (61)	18 (64)	19 (66)	22 (72)	26 (79)	28 (82)	29 (84)	27 (81)	22 (72)	17 (63)	15 (59)
Average low °C (°F)	8 (46)	9 (48)	11 (52)	11 (52)	14 (57)	16 (61)	18 (64)	18 (64)	17 (63)	15 (59)	12 (54)	10 (50)
Precipitation mm (inches)	92 (3.62)	61 (2.4)	45 (1.77)	54 (2.13)	52 (2.05)	9 (0.35)	5 (0.2)	6 (0.24)	28 (1.1)	96 (3.78)	99 (3.9)	109 (4.29)

Tourism Office of Lisbon

Turismo de Lisboa
Visitors & Convention Bureau
Rua do Arsenal, 15
1100-038 Lisboa

T: +(351) 210 312 700
F: +(351) 210 312 899 
 

GET IN LISBON

By plane:
Portugal's largest international & main air hub for Tap/Air Portugal is the Aeroporto da Portela, located between Loures & Lisboa which is linked to the city center by an Aerobus (line 91) every 20 minutes from 7AM - 9PM and bus lines 5, 8, 22, 44, 45, 83.

By train:
There are two big train stations in Lisbon: Santa Apolónia and Gare do Oriente. However, if you are entering Lisbon from the south, you may want to get off at Entrecampos or Sete Rios: their metro stations are a few stops closer to the central and old town.

If arriving from the north (Porto, Gaia) and center (Aveiro, Coimbra) of Portugal use Santa Apolonia, close to Alfama/city centre.

Cais do Sodré is another important train station, connecting Lisbon to Cascais/Estoril coast.

By car: 
Vasco da Gama BridgeLisbon can be accessed from six main highways. Coming from the south (A2) or east (A6 - the main route from Madrid), there are the two bridges:

The A2 goes all the way to the 25 de Abril bridge, which usually has lots of traffic getting into Lisbon, especially on weekday mornings. This is the best option if you want to go to the center of Lisbon or to the west (A5 - Estoril, Cascais, Sintra).

If you branch from the A2 into the A12, you'll get to the Vasco da Gama bridge, the longest bridge in Europe, it usually has less traffic than the older 25 de Abril bridge (but a more expensive toll). This is the best option to go to the eastern/northern section of Lisbon (to the airport and to the Parque das Nações - the former Expo 98 site), and also to take the A1 or A8 going north.

Coming from the north, there is the A1, that connects Lisbon to Santarém, Fátima, Leiria, Coimbra, Aveiro, Oporto. The A1 ends near the airport. There's also the A8, which goes to Torres Vedras, Caldas da Rainha, Alcobaça, Leiria.

From the west, there is the A5, which connects to Estoril, Cascais, and the IC19 that crosses all the suburbs and ends near Sintra.

Lisbon has three ring roads: The 2ª circular, which connects the A1 to the IC19; the CRIL IC17 (still incomplete), which connects the Vasco da Gama bridge with the A1 and A8; and the CREL A9, which connects the A1 with the A8, IC19, A5, and goes all the way to the Estoril coast.

Regarding toll highways - Portugal has a unified electronic toll paying system - it's usually on the one or two left most lanes of the toll booths, marked with a green "V" (Via Verde - "Green Lane"). If you don't subscribe to the system, pay the toll at the manned booths (cash and most debit and credit cards accepted). If you by chance get distracted and go through the Via Verde lane, you have 48 hours to go to a Via Verde office and pay the toll without a fine.

By bus:
All nearby cities and most major cities in Portugal have direct buses to Lisbon. The main bus terminal is at Sete Rios (metro: Jardim Zoológico). Rede Expresso is one of the largest inter-city bus companies.

By boat:
You can get a boat to Lisbon from the following stations: Barreiro; Trafaria; Montijo; and Cacilhas. It's an excellent sightseeing opportunity crossing the river Tagus to Lisbon.