Flights to Portugal
Flights to Portugal from the UK
There are flights from the main UK airports to Portugal's primary airports. Lisbon's Portel Airport is the main international flight hub for Portugal and most UK flights arrive there from London's Heathrow or Gatwick airports. Manchester, Aberdeen, Bristol and Liverpool also connect to Portel Airport, which is located 4 miles (7km) from thcity centre and is approximately a 2hrs 40mins flight from London. Budget airlines fly from most main UK airports to Faro's International Airport, located 3 miles (4km) from the city centre, and to Madeira Airport. Portugal is a popular flight destination from the UK and is subsequently busier and more expensive during summer and holiday months.
Which airlines fly to Portugal?
Jet2.com
offers cheap flights to Faro, Portugal from Manchester.
EasyJet departs to Lisbon from Gatwick, Luton, Liverpool and
Bristol; and to Madeira from Gatwick, Stansted and Bristol.
bmibaby flies to Lisbon from Birmingham and Manchester.
TAP Portugal has flights to Lisbon from London Heathrow.
British Airways flies to Lisbon from London Heathrow.
Monarch has Lisbon flights from Gatwick.
Thomson flies to Madeira from Manchester, Glasgow, and
Birmingham.
Flights to Portugal from the USA
There are direct flights from the USA to Portugal, arriving at
Terceira Lajes Air Base (1,600 km west of Lisbon) and João
Paulo II Airport (3km west of Ponta Delgada) in the Azores, and
connecting flights to Lisbon Portela Airport (7km north of Lisbon)
and Faro Airport (4km west of Faro).
Which airlines fly to Portugal from the USA?
TAP Portugal has cheap direct flights to the Azores in
Portugal from Boston.
KLM offers connecting flights to Lisbon from New York, Washington
DC, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Los Angeles and Atlanta.
SWISS has indirect cheap flights to Lisbon from New York,
Washington DC, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Brussels Airlines connects to Lisbon from Houston, Seattle and
Atlanta.
Lufthansa has connecting flights to Faro, departing from New York
and Boston.
Aer Lingus flies indirectly from New York and Boston.
Air Berlin flies to Faro from New York.
United has indirect flights from New York.
SATA connects to Faro from Boston.
Airports in Portugal
Lisbon Portela Airport(LIS)
The airport is five miles (7km) north of Lisbon.
Faro Airport(FAO)
The airport is two miles (4km) west of Faro.
João Paulo II Airport(PDL)
1.9 miles (3km) west of Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport(OPO)
6 miles (10km) northwest of Porto
Madeira Airport(FNC)
The airport is located eight miles (13km) from the city of Funchal.

