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Walking from Lisbon Airport?

Rossco

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Camino Frances 2015, Camino Portugues 2017, Camino Finisterre 2017, Le Puy Route (Sept. 2018)
When I arrive at Lisbon Airport I'm considering walking into the city. Has anyone had experience doing this? Is it possible or is it mainly on busy roads?
 
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We didn't do it because we arrived at 1am - but the taxi ride was so short we decided to walk to the airport for our outward flight. However, by then we had a 20kg box of cheese so we took another taxi (besides it was 3am).
No reason not to walk - just be careful of the planes coming in to land. You can wink at the pilot, they are so close!
 
The airport is surrounded by a spaghetti bowl of roadways, ramps and flyovers. The Lisbon metro station is immediately outside baggage claim. As you exit the arrivals hall into the main, meeter-greeter area, turn right, walk perhaps 50 meters exit the building and you are at the metro entrance.

But, if you are itching to start walking immediately, have at it. I prefer a less urban setting for my first steps on any Camino. In Lisbon, I advocate taking the metro or a CP train to the edge of the industrial belt that surrounds Lisbon. But, that is simply MY preference.

I hope this helps.
 
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I thought that would be the case as in all major airports. It will be the Metro for me.
 
Leaving Lisbon airport you can walk on a sidewalk down to a traffic circle that will give you the option of getting on the divided highway the Segundo Circular (NOT where you want to go) or on regular Lisbon streets. Not a beautiful walk but not that bad as Kiwi-family says. The Lisbon airport is extremely close to downtown.

And I personally would not forego that first day's walk from the Lisbon Cathedral. It takes you through a lot of old Lisbon, past the tile museum, through the old port area, and to the park on the river that is really nice. From there it's about another 12 km to the albergue in Alpriate, which is a great first day's stop and a chance to meet the people you'll be coinciding with over the next few weeks.
 
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And just one point in the metro. It takes a VERY circuitous route to get to downtown. Probably a 40 minute trip for what would be a 10-15 minute cab ride. If you want to use public transportation, the airport bus is much quicker and direct.
 
The above posts are correct. There IS a walking path from the airport. But the immediate post, above is the most accurate in my experience.
 
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