Travel: Flights to Lisbon from London Heathrow (lhr)

Portugal's largest international air hub is the Aeroporto da Portela (IATA: LIS; Alameda das Comunidades Portuguesas, Tel: 21 841 35 00, Fax: 21 841 36 75, web: http://www.ana-aeroportos.pt) which is linked to the city centre by an Aerobus (line 91) every 20 minutes from 07:00 - 21:00 and bus lines 5, 8, 22, 44, 45, 83.

• A ticket for the Aerobus is €3,50 and is valid on all public transportation lines for one day.
• Taxis cost about €10 from the airport to the city centre. Charge is according to the meter, adding €1.20 per item of luggage. As with many cities, watch out for dishonesty and if you think you are being charged significantly more (paying €45 to get into the city but only €6 back to the airport is not unheard of) ask for their number and a receipt, and make it clear you plan to complain. To avoid fraud you can buy a taxi-voucher in the airport (€13 - slightly more than the average real meter price) which is good to go anywhere in the centre, with luggage. A trick to avoid disonest taxi drivers is to catch the taxi outside the departures lounge (first floor).