How do I get from Lisbon airport to Rossio?

Q: How do I get from Lisbon airport to Rossio?

Metro, red line: €1.92 for one traveler, 20 min. It leaves you at Saldanha, and the rest of the network from there. Stay on the red line to Alameda and change to the green line for Rossio — one fare, about 25 minutes all in. Metro Lisboa's own station page for Alameda says not to pass through the gates when changing lines there, so the change costs no extra ticket.

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1 way to Rossio

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Metro, red line

Vermelha · Metropolitano de Lisboa

20 min ride06:30–01:00

Aeroporto stationSaldanha

Non-stop

€1.92total for 1 adult€1.92 eachBuy ticketOn Metropolitano de Lisboa

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Aeroporto station, inside the arrivals building

Tap a contactless bank card: EUR 1.92, valid across the network — the cheapest option if you arrive with nothing. A navegante occasional card (EUR 0.50) plus a single ticket (EUR 1.90) costs EUR 2.40 instead. Zapping is cheapest per journey at EUR 1.72, but needs the card and a EUR 3 minimum top-up.

Luggage. No stated limit. Note that Carris caps luggage on city buses at 55x40x20 cm; the metro does not.

Hours. The whole network runs 06:30 to 01:00 every day including weekends and public holidays, the closing time being when the last train leaves each line's terminus. There is no extended night service on the red line, so a landing after 01:00 has no metro.

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Stay on the red line to Alameda and change to the green line for Rossio — one fare, about 25 minutes all in. Metro Lisboa's own station page for Alameda says not to pass through the gates when changing lines there, so the change costs no extra ticket.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Humberto Delgado into Lisbon

Your destination

Straight there.

The square at the heart of the Baixa, and the historic downtown around it.

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Follow the signs

Aeroporto station

Metro · 20 min

Rossio

Metro serves Rossio.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Metro, red line runs 06:30–01:00. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Rossio

Find the stop

Aeroporto station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Metro

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Rossio

20 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Four pay €7.68 on the cheapest way to Rossio on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €36 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Lisbon; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

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Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Metro, red line runs 06:30–01:00. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it.

How far is Rossio from the centre?