Lisbon airport: Walking with carry on 1mile to hotel?

[fstuff1]

Male, solo.

Trip is in Dec.

 

Hotel is Alvalade Palace.

It's 1 mile south of the airport, past Rotunda do Relógio.

 

I only have a carry on (2 wheels, not a spinner luggage) and a backpack, which i will put on the carry on.

 

Google maps says it's a 17min walk.

But i read lisbon has lots of hills.

 

How feasible is it to walk to the hotel?

heck, how safe is it to walk around the airport? (10am)

 

Edited October 19, 2022 by fstuff1

[marazul]

7 hours ago, fstuff1 said:

Male, solo.

Trip is in Dec.

 

Hotel is Alvalade Palace.

It's 1 mile south of the airport, past Rotunda do Relógio.

 

I only have a carry on (2 wheels, not a spinner luggage) and a backpack, which i will put on the carry on.

 

Google maps says it's a 17min walk.

But i read lisbon has lots of hills.

 

How feasible is it to walk to the hotel?

heck, how safe is it to walk around the airport? (10am)

 

Forget it. The traffic is madness. go to street view in Google maps and check out the route.

Taxis are not expensive.

[fstuff1]

3 hours ago, marazul said:

Forget it. The traffic is madness. go to street view in Google maps and check out the route.

Taxis are not expensive.

 

traffic?

oh.. you mean lots of cars and cross the street is like playing Frogger?

 

street view shows cobblestone sidewalks.

yuck for dragging luggage for a mile.

 

instead of taxi, how about train (red line)?

 

[marazul]

1 minute ago, fstuff1 said:

 

traffic?

oh.. you mean lots of cars and cross the street is like playing Frogger?

 

street view shows cobblestone sidewalks.

yuck for dragging luggage for a mile.

 

instead of taxi, how about train (red line)?

 

Sorry.  No idea about trains.

[fstuff1]

2 minutes ago, marazul said:

Sorry.  No idea about trains.

is there uber/lyft in lisbon?

are they allowed at the airport?

Edited October 19, 2022 by fstuff1

[marazul]

3 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

is there uber/lyft in lisbon?

are they allowed at the airport?

https://www.lisbonportugaltourism.com/transportation/taxis.html

[Twickenham]

According to Google Maps, a city bus will get you within spitting distance of your hotel.

[IWantToLiveOverTheSea]

Tons of transportation in Lisbon, including Uber, plus inexpensive taxis (slight surcharge for luggage, and for night if it's after a certain time, but still inexpensive.  But that last suggestion, city bus, sounds good to me, too, assuming you have some euro coins if they're needed.

 

 

Edited October 27, 2022 by IWantToLiveOverTheSea

[hawkeyetlse]

I don't know if you're still considering it, but I would just walk (I did it myself earlier this year). I got an Uber from the airport once, and the pick-up spot was at a remote parking lot that was almost at the Rotunda do Relógio. Which is halfway to your hotel already.

 

The Rotunda do Relógio is busy and certainly not designed for pedestrian traffic. I wouldn't walk there with elderly parents and a school group, but the average budget traveler will be fine.

 

The road to your hotel is not hilly at all.

[marazul]

Taxis will pick up at the airport and the prices are cheap.  About the same as Uber.

[fstuff1]

6 hours ago, marazul said:

Taxis will pick up at the airport and the prices are cheap.  About the same as Uber.

You're making the assumption that taxis won't rip you off.

 

[fstuff1]

6 hours ago, hawkeyetlse said:

I don't know if you're still considering it, but I would just walk (I did it myself earlier this year). I got an Uber from the airport once, and the pick-up spot was at a remote parking lot that was almost at the Rotunda do Relógio. Which is halfway to your hotel already.

 

The Rotunda do Relógio is busy and certainly not designed for pedestrian traffic. I wouldn't walk there with elderly parents and a school group, but the average budget traveler will be fine.

 

The road to your hotel is not hilly at all.

Thx.

Yes, I still plan on walking it.

I get there in the morning slightly after morning rush.

 

Unless it's raining...

[marazul]

50 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

You're making the assumption that taxis won't rip you off.

 

I have taken many taxis in Lisbon.  I have never been ripped off.  I always agree on a price before starting the ride.  I am truly not that paranoid.

 

[fstuff1]

7 hours ago, marazul said:

I have taken many taxis in Lisbon.  I have never been ripped off.  I always agree on a price before starting the ride.  I am truly not that paranoid.

well, that's what my hotel said about taxis.

anyway, since i have uber, why take the risk?

[hawkeyetlse]

No driver is going to be happy about driving you 2 minutes down the street.

[fstuff1]

On 12/1/2022 at 1:40 PM, hawkeyetlse said:

The Rotunda do Relógio is busy and certainly not designed for pedestrian traffic. I wouldn't walk there with elderly parents and a school group, but the average budget traveler will be fine.

 

The road to your hotel is not hilly at all.

Made it to my hotel.

No problems with the rotunda. Used the crosswalks.

 

The mosaic tile sideways were a pain. It was hard to push my spinner luggage.

It was easier dragging my luggage.

 

Also, glad it was downhill.

I would not walk back to the airport if I was doing a round trip flight.

Dragging my luggage with backpack on top for a mile was tiring on my arm.

I can only imagine going up hill.

 

I would take the bus (3 or 4 stops) instead