Cost of Travel in Lisbon

A realistic daily ground budget for Lisbon, Portugal - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full Lisbon travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€700–€1,288

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€50–€92 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Lisbon. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€150–€276	€300–€552
7 days	€350–€644	€700–€1,288
14 days	€700–€1,288	€1,400–€2,576

When to go to Lisbon

Most pleasant months: Apr–Nov (averaging 15–21°C). Coldest month February (13°C), warmest August (21°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the Lisbon guide. Monthly mean air temperature for Lisbon, Portugal, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for Lisbon

Restaurants: 5-10% optional. Appreciated but not obligatory.

What our own data says about Lisbon

Getting there: the cheapest fare we last saw from London to Lisbon was €79 for 11 Nov 2026 on U2 - a cached price, not a live quote. See the Lisbon route page or all flight routes.

By bus: Madrid Lisbon from €20 · Lisbon Porto from €10 · Seville Lisbon from €20 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of Lisbon - FAQ

How much do you need per day in Lisbon?

Plan on €50–€92 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Lisbon cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €350–€644 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €700–€1,288 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Portugal?

Restaurants: 5-10% optional. Appreciated but not obligatory.

Plan the rest of the Lisbon trip

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Flights to Lisbon (LIS)

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Tours, eSIMs & transfers

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