Search Flights from Belo Horizonte to Lisbon

The distance between the city center and airport in Belo Horizonte, which is one of the most popular destination of Brazil, is 38 kilometers. Since this can be accepted as a long distance, travelling to the airport from the city center can be costly. In addition, it can take a little long time to arrive at the airport.

In Belo Horizonte, bus is among the most commonly preferred vehicles in terms of the transportation to the airport. The buses provided by private companies are among the most budget-friendly means of transportation on this route.

Passengers, who don’t want to use the buses, can benefit from other alternatives such as taxi and transfer vehicles for travelling to the airport from the center of Belo Horizonte without losing time. Private vehicles, car rental and limousines are also among the other transportation options that can be used for a more comfortable travel.

Bus

The cost of the buses, which carry passengers to the airport from Belo Horizonte center in about 1 hour, varies between 7-20 dollars. Unir and Conexao Contagem are among the airport bus companies that you can get on in the city center. You can travel to the airport by getting on a bus at the Belo Horizonte Bus Terminal located in the center or Alvares Cabral Terminal.

After reaching one of the departure points of the buses by metro, you can transfer to these vehicles and complete your travel in a comfortable way by getting off in front of the Belo Horizonte Airport terminal. Although buses are among the most budget-friendly transportation vehicles in the city, they are not as comfortable as taxis and private transfer vehicles.

Transfer Vehicle

Transfer vehicles, which pick up passengers in front of their hotels in Belo Horizonte center or from different addresses and carry them to the airport, generally offer three different vehicle options. You can choose one of the sedan vehicles which are smaller and carry less passengers or prefer a larger vehicle if you are travelling as a group. Travelling to the airport from the city center by using one of these vehicles generally costs 90 dollars. If you need to come from Bairros, this amount increases to 120-220 dollars. Likewise, if you take the road from Contage, you will need to pay around 150-220 dollars. Transfer vehicles generally offer service with their drivers, but you should receive detailed information about this service before completing the rental procedures.

Private Vehicle

Travelling to Belo Horizonte Airport by private vehicle is as fast and comfortable as other alternatives. However, you need to have information about the roads of the city. Another issue that you need to pay attention to in order to drive a car in Belo Horizonte is that you need to have an international driver’s license.

You can easily reach the airport by following the directions through the roads M10 and LMG 800. There is a large parking area at the airport. In this way, you can park your car here and enter the terminal. You should keep in mind that there are different parking areas at the airport and the parking fees of these may vary.

Car Rental

If you want to rent a car in the city, AVIS and Hertz are among the popular car rental companies offering short- or long-term rental alternatives. If you want to rent your car from a local company, you can prefer Unidas, Lokamig, Movida or Localiza. After choosing a company, you can complete the procedures and take the road to your destination.

All these companies have offices at Belo Horizonte Airport. In this way, you can travel to the airport by renting a car from one of these companies and deliver it to the office of the company at the airport. This is one of the advantages of renting a car. You should have a valid driver’s license with you in order not to have any trouble while renting a car in the city.

Taxi

In Belo Horizonte, you can see the taxis operating under different companies. The fares of these taxis are generally similar. If you share your taxi with other passengers travelling to the same destination with you, you can reduce your transportation cost. Since the distance to the airport is about 40 kilometers and it takes almost 1 hour to reach the airport, using a taxi may be one of the costly alternatives.

Limousine Rental

Renting a limousine is also among the options as one of the most practical and comfortable alternatives for travelling to the airport. Limousines are provided by private limousine companies in the city but there are also car rental companies offering this service. If you want to rent a limousine for your transportation to the airport from the center, you can ask your hotel to help you about renting a limousine. Limousines offer a comfortable and luxurious travel to the airport although they don’t shorten the duration of the travel.

Airport Information

At Belo Horizonte Airport, which is one of the busiest airports of Brazil, there are world-famous fast food restaurants as well as local restaurants. There are also many alternatives in terms of shopping. There are stores where you can buy sunglasses, watches and various accessories. The restaurants that are generally located on the ground floor of the Terminal 1 of the airport include Bob’s Burgers where you can taste hamburger and fast food alternatives, California Coffee, Carl’s Junior and Black Coffee which offer service with their delicious coffees and desserts.

If you want to enjoy shopping and buy souvenirs for your loved ones, you can visit one of the alternatives offering service at the airport such as Chilli Beans Quiosque, Amiamo, Arte Minas, Drinkit, Butique Da Cachaça, Dufry Duty Free, Ehven Pedras, Frau Bondan, Laselva, Leve Minas, Protec Bag and Sketch.

At the airport, there are specially-designed ATMs and bank branches where you can perform your banking transactions such as withdrawing or transferring money. If you want to use the internet while waiting for your flight at Belo Horizonte Airport, you can benefit from the direct internet connection on the Wi-Fi area and complete your all online works.  

You have options such as metro, bus, airport shuttle, and taxi and car rental to reach your destination from this airport which is just 7 kilometers from the city center.

Metro

The fastest and cheapest way to get to the city center from the airport is taking metro. The red line of the Lisbon metro goes up to the airport and departs every 6 to 9 minutes. The red line starting from the airport stops at "Encarnaçao", "Moscavide", "Oriente", "Cabo Ruivo", "Olivais, Chelas", "Bela Vista", "Olaias", "Alameda" and "Saldanha", and reached Sebastiao station. Some of these stops intersect with the green, yellow and blue lines of the Lisbon metro. You can change to the green line at "Alameda" stop, to yellow line at "Saldanha" stop, and to the blue line at "S. Sebastiao "stop. For example, if you would like to go to the city center, Baixa-Chiado, upon your arrival without going to your hotel, you need to get off at the "Alameda" stop and change to the green line. You can also change to the train line in the city at the Oriente stop and go to other cities of Portugal from here. When you arrive at the city you can explore the metro by taking a metro map or browsing the internet. It is a quite regular system that can take you to many places in the city easily and quickly. The duration of the journey varies depending on your destination. You can get to the financial center in 15 minutes and the city center in 25 minutes on average. The Lisbon metro runs between 6.30 am and 1 am. You have to get one of the pre-paid 7 Colinas or Viva Viagem electronic cards. If you buy a daily or 3-day unlimited use ticket, depending on the length of your stay, you can travel more economically in the city. You can also use these cards in buses.

Bus

You can also take advantage of the buses that arrive at the airport's arrival terminals. But you cannot take these buses if you have much luggage. There is a limit on the size of your luggage and you only have one hand luggage allowance. The journey can last about 30 to 50 minutes depending on your destination and the traffic conditions. Nevertheless, if you want to use the bus,  bus number 744 works between "Marques Pombal" - "Airport" and "Moscavide" and passes through many important tourist stops of the city every weekday from 5.35 am to 8.40 pm. You can also take a short city tour with this bus. In addition, you can also use buses number 705 (Oriente - Airport - Rome / Areeiro) and 783 (Amoreiras-Airport-Portela), operating between 6.40 am and 8.10 pm, working days only. These buses do not operate at night. After midnight, you can take the bus number 208 which runs between "Cais Sodre" - "Airport" and "Oriente" till 05.30 in the morning. In order to take advantage of the buses, you have to buy the prepaid "7 Colinas" or "Viva Viagem" electronic cards. If you buy a daily or 3-day unlimited use ticket, depending on the length of your stay, you can travel more economically in the city.

Airport Shuttle

If you have a lot of baggage, you can take AEROBUS, airport shuttle that operate between the airport and city center or the financial center every day of the week. You can take the AEROBUS from both terminals of the airport.  AEROBUS Line 1 runs between "Airport" and "Cais do Sodre" stops. These buses departing every 20 minutes stop at "Entrecampos", "Compo Pequeno", "Av. REpublica", "Saldanha", "Picoas", "Fontes Pereira de Melo", "Av. Da Liberdade", "Restauradores", "Rossio"(City Center), "P. Comercio", and reach "Cais do Sodre" stop. The shuttle operates between 7 am and 11.20 pm. The AEROBUS Line 2 departs every 40 minutes and after the airport, stops at "Entrecampos", "Catholic University", "Sete Rios", "Praça de Espanha", "Av. Jose Malhoa (Sul)" and reaches “Av. Jose Moalhoa” stop. The working hours for this line are between 7.30 am and 11 pm.  After 8 pm, the shuttle does not depart every 40 minutes, but every hour. AEROBUS stops are metro stops at the same time. You can get off at these stops and change to metro. If you are not traveling alone, the fare that you would pay to the taxi might be close to the fare you would pay to AEROBUS. For this reason, we recommend you to compare the fares of these alternatives. Discounts are provided for those travelling as a group of four, to children and to those who buy return ticket. You can buy tickets online, at the bus, or at the airport's arrival terminal.

Taxi

As soon as you leave the arrival terminal of the airport you can take one of the taxis waiting for the passengers. However, you may encounter the problem of finding a taxi at busy times. In such cases, you can take the elevator to the departure terminal and take a taxi from here. Moreover, you pay less if you get your taxi from the departure terminal. You may need a taxi especially at night, when the metro and AEROBUS shuttles do not operate. Nightly buses remain as an alternative to public transport at night, but there are baggage restrictions in these buses. In Lisbon, airport taxis charge extra per luggage. In addition, at weekends, official holidays and night time fares increase by 20 percent.

Car Rental

If you are evaluating car rental option, which provides you flexibility on your journeys, you can find the offices of Avis, Europcar, Guerin, Hertz and Goldcar car rental companies at Lisbon Airport. If Lisbon is your starting point for your trip in Portugal, which is already a rather small country, and if you are traveling in groups of several people, renting a car may be an even better option. Also remember that you have to pay for many parking areas in the city.