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All you need to know about getting to Portugal...

One of the reasons why Portugal is so popular with British people is it's accessibility. Portugal is just a couple of hours away by air, and with low cost airlines offering passengers fantastic deals, it has made commuting to Portugal from the UK an easy hassle-free experience.

Budget Airlines

Of course the most popular route is by air, as mostly the flights are approx 2.5 to 3 hours, and can be purchased form various low-cost airlines. There are two main airports that serve Portugal, Faro for the Algarve and Lisbon International Airport for the rest of the country.

Faro International Airport in the south is Portugal’s main tourist airport, with millions of passengers travelling through it every year on there way to and from the Algarve. The airport’s single terminal is modern and well equipped, providing domestic, intercontinental and international flights. Situated not far from the centre of Faro, buses, daily shuttles and taxis run to the city and farther afield.

Portugal’s Lisbon International Airport is the most important in the country and it is fed by many international carriers, with connections to destinations as far afield as North and South America. Domestic flights also feature heavily at Lisbon. A convenient network of buses run to the city and back, while the centre of Lisbon is also easily accessible by motorway.

Train Travel

London to Lisbon via the Channel Tunnel and riding the French TGV takes over 24 hours. There are 2 main rail routes into Portugal: From Paris via Bordeaux, Biarritz, Irún, San Sebastian and Guarda to Lisbon. Change at Guarda for Coimbra & Porto. From Irún to Madrid crossing into Portugal at Marvão-Beirã and then on to Lisbon. For journeys on to the Algarve change at Lisbon.
If you are visiting Portugal as part of a longer trip around Europe a European Rail Pass may be more economical. There are a number of passes available covering certain regions as well as individual countries. There are reductions for passengers under 26.

A Mini Cruise

Ferries are an option, particularly if you want to travel with your own vehicle. Taking a car ferry from the UK to northern Spain is a leisurely travel option for Portugal albeit an expensive one and there are still around a 1000km to go to Lisbon.
Brittany Ferries sail twice weekly from Plymouth (March - December) making the crossing to Santander in around 24 hours.
P & O sail from Portsmouth to Bilbao in around 30-35 hours, twice weekly from March - December.

Self Drive

Driving to Portugal can work out a lot cheaper than using a ferry - but is a tiresome journey as usually this will take two-three days (including stop-over), and is fraught with all the hassle of getting lost and driving through the foreign countries. The major benefit of driving in Portugal is that the route through France and Spain probably have some of the best motorways in Europe, but remember a lot of these are toll roads and you will need to have some cash at hand.