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AirPortugal’s excellent geographical position makes it a stopover point for many foreign airlines at airports all over the country:Lisbon - Humberto Delgado Airport - Phone: 218 413 500Oporto - Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport - Phone: 229 432 400Faro - Gago Coutinho Airport - Phone. 289 800 800Funchal, Madeira - Cristiano Ronaldo Airport - Phone: 291 520 700Ponta Delgada, Azores - João Paulo II Airport - Phone: 296 205 400ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal, SA is the Portuguese airport authority and provides departure and arrival information on www.ana.pt.There are several Portuguese airlines offering regular domestic and international flights.TAP - Air Portugal (www.flytap.com) is the country’s "flagship" airline and has scheduled flights to more than 80 international destinations and domestic flights between Lisbon, Oporto, Faro, Madeira and the Azores, and also between Madeira and Porto Santo.SATA Azores Airlines (www.azoresairlines.pt) has regular flights between all the islands of the Azores and from the Azores to Madeira and mainland Portugal. SATA also offers regular flights to a number of international destinations.Sevenair (www.flysevenair.com) - Scheduled flights between Bragança, Vila Real, Viseu, Cascais and Portimão (Mainland Portugal).RailCP - Comboios de Portugal (www.cp.pt), the Portuguese railway company, offers a vast rail network covering the whole of mainland Portugal and also offers international train services to Vigo.There are a number of options to meet your needs:- The top-of-the-range "Alfa Pendular" trains offer the fastest and most comfortable rail link between Lisbon and the Algarve and, in the north, Oporto or Braga, with stops in Coimbra and Aveiro.- The "Intercidades" or Intercity service covers the Lisbon-Oporto-Guimarães, Lisbon-Guarda, Lisbon-Covilhã, Lisbon-Évora-Beja and Lisbon-Faro routes.- There is a vast network of regional, inter-regional and suburban trains covering the whole of the country.CoachesThere are regular coach services between Portugal’s main towns and cities. For details of routes, timetables and fares visit www.rede-expressos.pt and www.flixbus.pt.TaxisIn Portugal, taxis are black with green roofs and can be hailed on the street if the light on the roof is on, at the various taxi ranks located throughout cities and towns or booked by phone.The fare is shown on the taximeter. The prices are affixed inside the car or you can ask the driver about them.If you phone for a taxi you have to pay an extra 0.80 euros. There is a charge of 1.60 euros for luggage, regardless of weight or the number of pieces.Carry cots, pushchairs, wheelchairs and walking aids are carried free of charge.Outside towns, transport by taxi is paid per kilometre, and the passenger is informed of the amount in advance. Where they exist, the passenger has to pay the road tolls there and back.Tipping is at the passenger’s discretion, though it is normal to tip 5-10% or round the amount up to the nearest euro.Alternatively, private individual transport services can be used. These vehicles are identified by “TVDE” signs and can be booked via a mobile application that you must install on your mobile phone.UndergroundThe underground is an important addition to the traditional forms of public transport.In Lisbon and Oporto it operates between 6 a.m. and 1 a.m.The Lisbon underground (www.metrolisboa.pt) is the older of the two and reaches a considerable part of the city. Its network has gradually been extended in recent years. Both the oldest and the most recent stations are decorated with panels of tiles by renowned Portuguese artists, making them true underground art galleries.In Porto, the Metro (www.metrodoporto.pt) is divided into six lines - blue, red, green, yellow, violet, and orange - and most of it operates as an overground.
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