Day trip to Lisbon.
From Edinburgh, back by 23:55.
Portugal·Tue 3 Nov · 7.6 hours in the city
Time in the city
7.6 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
7km
to the centreFrom Lisbon centre (LIS)
Daylight
10.5 hours
07:05 to 17:35Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:35
Terminal 2 (Ryanair, Wizz and others) has no metro or bus. Take the shuttle to Terminal 1 first and allow about 15 minutes extra, both ways.
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 25 min more.
07:00
Leave Edinburgh
easyJet, direct
10:50
In the city
Lands 10:10, 20min immigration, 20min from the airport
18:25
Leave the city
20min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
23:55
Back in Edinburgh
Flies 20:45 with Ryanair
- Leave EdinburgheasyJet, direct07:00
- Land in Lisbon3h 10min10:10
- In the city20min immigration, 20min from the airport10:50
- Leave the city20min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration18:25
- Fly homeRyanair, 3h 10min20:45
- Back in Edinburgh23:55
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Things to do in LisbonShowHide
Lisbon Attraction PassesTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Oceanário de LisboaTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
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Belém TowerTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Lisbon Hop-on Hop-off ToursTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
All things to do in Lisbon · Tiqets, affiliate link
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Lisbon on a budgetShowHide
Getting about costs £8.00, that is metro to city centre and back at £2.00 and local transport at £6.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.
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What a day in Lisbon costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£152.00/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 24 Oct, 01:30.
Out with easyJet, back with Ryanair. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.
Estimated cost. Fares last checked 24 Oct, 01:30. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.
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Return flights are about 490 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 1,840 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
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Getting to Edinburgh
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park, free for 0-30 minutes, then £14 (30min-1hr), but no shuttle bus, 10-min walk to terminal Source
Train
- From Edinburgh city centre (via Edinburgh Trams, no direct rail link)£7.50 each way30 min
Advance single; On the day £7.50. First train 06:30, last train 22:52 Source
First train too late for this flight. It gets you to Edinburgh less than 90 min before take-off. Last train leaves before you land.
Coach
Taxi
- From Edinburgh city centre£24-£29 one way~8 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
Parking nearby
No same-day price published. See multi-day prices
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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