Currently, three international airports in Portugal have regular flights with Russia .The largest airport in Portugal is Lisbon Portela Airport, which is located in the north of the country's capital .This airport has been functioning since 1942 and has two runways .But such capacities are clearly not enough to accept all tourists wishing .Therefore, in 2008, the Portuguese authorities decided to build an airport in Alkochet - a city in the Lisbon region, Setubal district .Quite often the airport of Lisbon is used as a docking station: tourists change here for flights to the south of Portugal or to neighboring Brazil .

In 2008, the Portuguese authorities decided to build an airport in Alkochet - a city in the Lisbon region, Setubal.

Tourists from Russia fly to such airports in Portugal as Lisbon airport, Francisco di Sa Carneiro, or Porto, as well as Madeira airport.

Second place for passenger traffic after the Lisbon airport is in Portugal airport Porto, or, as it is also called, the airport Francisco di Sa Carneiro. This airport is located north-west of the city of Porto and receives about six million passengers a year.

Another international airport in Portugal that accepts flights from Russia is Madeira Airport, sometimes it is also called Funchal Airport or Santa Catarina Airport. This airport is located 16 kilometers from the city of Funchal, located respectively on the island of Madeira.

Madeira Airport is considered one of the most difficult in the world for planting. Surrounded by mountains, he forces pilots to be extremely attentive, because pilots can only at the last moment direct the aircraft to the runway.

But now Madeira Airport is being actively modernized, the number of runways and their safety is increasing.

Airports of Portugal are well equipped, tourists will be very comfortable while waiting for the flight. You can visit duty-free shops, cheese or sausage shops, there are departments selling famous Portuguese wine. Of course, you will find on the territory of each airport of Portugal ATMs and currency exchange offices. There are also Internet access points, but not always this service is free.

So, in the airport of Lisbon, free access is provided only to the airport's official website. To visit other corners of the World Wide Web, you will have to pay. True, it is not necessary for this to have a laptop: on the territory of the airport there are special rooms equipped with computers.

Tourists who are waiting for their flight at the airport of Porto can use Wi-Fi services for free for a half an hour.

The largest airports in Portugal are:

  • Lisbon
  • Porto

Airlines flying to Portugal

Unfortunately, there are not very many direct flights to Russia from Portugal. Most often these are charter flights or docking flights. So, at the airport of Lisbon you will fly with the Portuguese airline TAP or the Russian Transaero. At Porto Airport, you will find yourself using the services of Transavia. Before Madeira, Transaero aircraft fly.

Connecting flights to Lisbon from Moscow via Zurich are carried out by Swiss Airlines, through Frankfurt-am-Main and Munich-Lufthansa, and via Paris - by Air France.

Which airport should I choose

Most tourists who decided to visit the resorts of Portugal, land at the airport of Lisbon. Due to its good equipment it is very convenient for those who are forced to wait for several hours to change.

If you intend to visit the resorts of Madeira, then it will be most convenient for you to land at the airport of the capital of the region.

Practical information

Madeira Airport, or Funchal Airport, or Santa Catarina Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Help phone of the airport: +351 291 524 362.

Lisbon Portela Airport, or Lisbon Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Help phone of the airport: +351 218 413 700.

Francisco Carneiro Airport, or Porto Airport: The flight schedule is available on the official website; Help phone of the airport: + 351 22 943 24 00.