Portugal is just about 2 hours flight away from the major European Airports such as London, Madrid & Paris;
The Silver Coast is just about 1 hour drive from the Lisbon Airport, aprox. 2 hours away from Porto Airport (North Portugal) and about 3 from Faro airport (in the Algarve);
 

Flights
Lisbon Airport (Approx. 1 hour drive)
Flights to Lisbon are available from the following UK and Ireland airports and airlines.


Heathrow - BA, TAP
Gatwick - TAP, Easyjet
Liverpool, Bristol & Luton - Easyjet
Ireland Airports - Aer Lingus

Porto Airport (Approx 2 hours drive)
Flights to Porto are available from the following UK and Ireland airports and airlines.


Heathrow & Gatwick - TAP
Stanstead, Bristol, Birmingham & Liverpool - Ryanair
Dublin - Ryanair

Faro Airport (Approx. 3 1/2 hr drive)
There are many flights to Faro from various UK airports.
These include:

Liverpool, Nottingham, Belfast, Bristol, Coventry, Birmingham, Doncaster, Bournemouth,
Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton, Edinburgh, Exeter, Teeside and Aberdeen.

A great starting point is www.travelsupermarket.com

Car Hire
www.Holidayautos.com – The UK's most popular car hire company for overseas holidays - part of the lastminute.com group. Cars featured from European, American and Asian destinations. A popular choice when considering renting a car abroad irrespective of where you are travelling, Holiday Autos are able to supply you car rental needs.
www.Sixt.com - Unbeatable prices and impeccable quality of service - A highly modern fleet and 'state-of-the-art' models from the major manufacturers - Regular special offers (e.g. a Mercedes for the price of a Golf) - The most innovative solutions on the market (e.g. mobile car rental service)
www.Argusrentals.com - Established in 1959 we offer fully inclusive car hire rates in more locations worldwide than any other car hire company or broker. With our innovative comparison system we compare all rates.
www.InterRent.com is a rent a car company associated to Europcar that offers you car rental service at the lowest prices in the market with an excellent quality of service. You will find cars from 6,99€ per day and the possibility to build your rental according your needs.

Taxi
Average cost to the Silver Coast - one way

From Lisbon Airport: 90 € - From Porto Airport: 220 € - From Faro Airport: 300 €

Coach
A very economical alternative to car hire. 


The following is taken from http://www.rede-expressos.pt which is in Portuguese. you would need to get to the bus terminal from the airport which would cost about 10 Euros from the airport by taxi.

Rail
It is possible to travel by train to Caldas da Rainha but this take approximately 2 1/2 -3 hours from Lisbon and 3-4 hours from Porto and involves several changes.



For more information try http://www.cp.pt

We are happy to help clients sorting all arrangements for a smooth visit to the Silver Coast, please just call us: +351 262 183 332 or +44 20 8144 5334

We also provide Inspections Visits more info here