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Public Transport in Portugal
Portugal Airports, Trains, Bus and Taxis
Portugal Airports, Trains, Bus and Taxis
There’s no shortage of options if you want to travel Germany. The tables below will focus on the options available: travel by rail, travel by air, and travel by car and bus tours of Portugal. The following chart gives approximate travel times (in hours and minutes).
  AirRoadRail
Faro0.403.004.00
Porto0.453.303.00
Funchal1.40  -  -
 Air Travel in Portugal
There are numerous internal flights between Lisbon, Porto and Faro. For the Azores and Madeira, flights leave from Lisbon. There are internal flights between the islands of the Azores, and between Funchal and Porto Santo.

There is an extensive domestic flight network operated by the national airline, TAP.

All the major airports in Portugal including Lisbon and Porto can be found here.

Any departure tax payable is included in the air fare and there should be no additional tax payable at the airport following check-in.
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 Travel by Road in Portugal
Car Travel in Portugal: Traffic drives on the right. Every town and village can be reached by an adequate system of roads. Petrol stations generally open 0700-2000, although some are open 24 hours. Travel by motorway is subject to a toll according to distance covered and type of vehicle.

Driving Licence & vehicle documents must be carried at all times and you will need to bring your own national driving licence if planning to drive in Portugal. The minimum driving age is 18.

Several leading car hire companies operates in Portugal.

Travel by Bus in Portugal: There are frequent coach services between all Portuguese cities.
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 Trains in Portugal
Portugueses (Portuguese Railways) provides a rail service to every town. Alfa Pendular trains offer the fastest rail link from Lisbon to the Algarve and from the capital to the north (Porto, Braga or Guimarães, with stops in Coimbra and Aveiro); the Intercidades (Intercity) service covers Lisbon, Porto, Alentejo and Lisbon to Algarve routes.

Timetable information and tickets can be obtained at CP travel centres at major train stations.

Ticket and information counters at major stations are usually open between 06h00 & 22h00 every day.

For more information on travelling round the country by train in Portugal click on here.
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 Transport Links for Portugal
Airport Shuttle Service in Portugal

Airport Taxi in Portugal

Driving Maps of Portugal

European Breakdown Recovery Service in Portugal

Ferries to and from Portugal

Railway Maps of Portugal

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