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Flying out of Lisbon or Porto

Posted by (Florida) on

We are flying out of Portugal on July 2nd to the United States. We are a family of 4 with teenage kids. We are from Florida so not interested in beaches. Interest in cultural experiences and would like to avoid major crowds even if we have to miss out on some experiences. We are arriving in Lisbon on June 29th. We have two options:
1) Spend three nights in Lisbon and fly out of Lisbon. during this time taking day trips and enjoy Lisbon
2) fly into Lisbon on the 29th spend the night. Spend the 30th in Lisbon. On the 1st, travel via car taking our time and making stops to get to Porto. Fly out of Porto on the 2nd.

The pros of plan one is simplicity and relaxed pace. The pros of plan 2 are seeing more and flying out of Porto which sound much easier than Lisbon.

Would appreciate any last minute guidance!!!! Thank you in advance!

Posted by
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I think you would actually see more by staying in Lisbon three days versus traveling, but I’d also compare the flights, as Lisbon may have fewer connections.

Posted by
597 posts

flying out of Porto which sound much easier than Lisbon

I flew out of Lisbon a couple of months ago and it was easy, uber is super cheap in Portugal so just uber from the hotel to the airport.

Posted by
1401 posts

You only have 3 days and you want to go to 2 places, and you want to drive????

Plan 2 gives you no time in Porto, so why even bother to drive there?

Two days in Lisbon is barely any time at all either, especially with teenage kids who
may not be in synch with your plans.

Note that Lisbon is a fairly hilly city, so if you choose to walk around, be prepared for
some climbs, and the weather may be hot.

Posted by
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Thank you so much! Agree that we should either focus on Lisbon for 3 days or Porto. Given the age of our kids and first time to Portugal would you recommend Lisbon over Porto despite the crowd in June?

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