Lisbon (LIS)

Lisbon airport, a mere 7 km from the centre of Lisbon has been recently rebuilt, partially to coincide with the 1998 Expo, and also because before that it badly needed it. Now there is a very modern terminal building, with excellent connecting infrastructure (didn’t imagine myself saying that in relation to Portugal!) and altogether it is a very pleasant experience. Many Brits fly into Portugal via Faro, so may not be that familiar with Lisbon, ...
...and having last been to Lisbon in February for a cricket tournament, I felt I was able to comment. Most of the airport was signposted in English, although there were a few places where the signs were in Portuguese only, although generally the staff spoke enough English to be able to direct you to where you wanted to go. The airport was clean and tidy, and the nice and cool, even though it was 28 degrees outside in the middle of February. I had no ...

Morgenhund 23.05.2001 · Read full review
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...I had to travel to Lisbon for a few days business, a journey that required me travelling through Lisbon airport. For those of you who have read some of my previous reviews you will have seen that, for myself, the quality of the airport can make or ruin the start or end of a trip and Lisbon was no different. We flew in to the city on an evening flight with easyJet from London Luton, arriving at about 21:00. Due to its location, quite close to the ...
...really enjoyed the city of Lisbon and will probably want to go back there at some point in the future. My arrival was pleasant enough that I was in a good mood when I got there but the length of time taken when leaving left a slightly sour taste. As is usually the case, if you are visiting Lisbon then you will have to go through this airport (until 2017 when a new airport to serve the city is planned to open 50km from the city centre) but be prepared ...

StereoMike1983 16.06.2007 · Read full review
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This is based on arriving on a Saturday from LHR, onwards to Madeira on the Monday then transit back through on the following Monday. I do not remember much about the Saturday arrival: take that as a good sign. The only mistake I made was not fixing the taxi fare before accepting the ride: which at €25 was exactly what we taken for in both senses of the word. The return trip on a metered taxi was less than €7 from the same spot. WiFi is well advertised ...
...I had bought some one-hour vouchers (€5 each) for the Portugal Telecom service from the Hotel: this worked well, except that the IP address was blocked from the RIPE site: a minor annoyance. On the return trip I was unable to buy more time: the news paper shop had sold out. At this point I tried the HotspotPortugal WiFi and was able to connect by paying with a Visa-Delta charge card (€10 per day): a receipt was e-mailed to me. Good connection and ...

asrdesigns 19.08.2004 · Read full review
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