Trafaria Praia is a passenger ferry built in 1960 that used to ply the river Tagus between Lisbon and Cacilhas until it was decommissioned in 2011. Under the direction of Joana Vasconcelos, the ferry underwent a major transformation, which included encasing the exterior of the vessel from stern to prow in a wrap-around frieze of over 7,000 traditional tin-glazed, blue-and-white, hand-painted azulejo tiles depicting 20 kilometers, or 12 miles, of the Lisbon skyline, from the Bugio Tower to the Vasco da Gama Tower. Below the ship's deck, Joana Vasconcelos covered the ceiling and walls with blue and white fabrics and crocheted pieces intertwined with LEDS creating a mysterious, dark-blue sea cave that pulsates with fairy lights and gently vibrates with the ship's engine. It envelops visitors and elicits both an intellectual and a sensorial response. The ship was shown at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013) as the Portuguese pavilion; it currently moors not far from where actual passenger ferries carry commuters across the Tagus. It is open for visits and short river cruises.

Maputo to Lisbon

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Maputo to Lisbon. From €688.67, fastest 14h 25m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Maputo to Lisbon costs €688.67 at the cheapest and takes 14h 25m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 8,653 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked 8 September 2026Priced for 29 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
8,653 km
Fastest
14h 25m
Average
15h 22m
Services per day
4
Cheapest
€688.67
CO2 per passenger
1280.6 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight15h 2m11h 52m3h 10m€897.531280.6 kg4
  • 15h 2mFastest, by Flight
  • €897.53Cheapest, by Flight
  • 1280.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 8,653 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€688.67
  1. TAP Portugal TA480006:2312h 6m18:29Maputo MPMLisbon LIS

Door to door 15h 16mCO2 1280.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€692.80
  1. TAP Portugal TA131714:1011h 52m02:02Maputo MPMLisbon LIS

Door to door 15h 2mCO2 1280.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this journey yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Maputo to Lisbon
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Maputo to LisbonWed9 SeptThu10 SeptFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 Sept
Flight€1,563.05€1,727.66€1,766.60€1,368.35€1,415.55€1,216.72€1,272.18€1,006.68€1,397.85€994.88€1,109.93€1,154.18€897.53€927.62

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €688.67

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A hotel room

A room in Lisbon for the night the flight gets in

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Booking window

When to book Maputo to Lisbon

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €656.2290 days
  2. €727.0260 days
  3. €802.5445 days
  4. €846.7930 days
  5. €688.6721 days
  6. €927.6214 days
  7. €1,272.187 days
  8. €1,766.603 days
  9. €1,563.051 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €656.22.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 169 percent. The dearest point is €1,766.60, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€1,766.60€688.671371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €1,154.18Sun
  2. €897.53Mon
  3. €927.62Tue
  4. €1,006.68Wed
  5. €1,397.85Thu
  6. €994.88Fri
  7. €1,109.93Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €1,272.18Sept
  2. €739.41Oct
  3. €656.81Nov
  4. €655.04Dec
  5. €698.70Jan
  6. €545.89Feb

The route

MaputoMaputoLisbonLisbon
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 8,653 km against 8,401 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Johannesburg, Doha. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Maputo at 06:23 and the last at 14:10, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Maputo

Rail
  • Maputo Railway Station
Coach
  • GRANDE MAPUTO
  • MANINGUE
Air
  • MPM

Lisbon

Rail
  • Lisboa Oriente
  • Lisboa Santa Apolónia
  • Chelas
Coach
  • Lisboa Sete Rios
  • Sete Rios Coach Station
Air
  • LIS
Ferry
  • Lisbon Cruise Terminal
  • Belém

The fare from LIS into Lisbon is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

Getting from LIS into Lisbon?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Lisbon costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
TAP Portugal€688.6714h 25m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • TAP Portugal
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€576.0084%
Taxes€103.6815%
Supplier fees€7.001%
Our service fee€1.990%
Total you pay€688.67100%

We cannot promise Lisboa Oriente still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Lisbon

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Maputo to Lisbon

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Maputo to Lisbon?

The fastest journey from Maputo to Lisbon takes 14h 25m door to door, of which 11h 52m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 15h 22m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Maputo to Lisbon?

The cheapest fare from Maputo to Lisbon is €688.67, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,188.11. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Maputo to Lisbon?

The cheapest way from Maputo to Lisbon is by Flight, at €897.53 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 15h 2m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Maputo to Lisbon?

Fares from Maputo to Lisbon bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €656.22. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 169 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Maputo to Lisbon?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Maputo to Lisbon, at €897.53. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Maputo to Lisbon?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Maputo to Lisbon, at €545.89 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Maputo to Lisbon?

1 operators sell services from Maputo to Lisbon across 1 modes: TAP Portugal. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Maputo to Lisbon?

50 percent of the services we sell from Maputo to Lisbon are direct. The rest connect at Johannesburg, Doha, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Maputo to Lisbon use?

Services from Maputo to Lisbon by Flight leave from Maputo MPM and arrive at Lisbon LIS. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Maputo to Lisbon?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Maputo to Lisbon allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Maputo to Lisbon on 8 September 2026: 8653 km of route against 8401 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €688.67, and 14h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Lisbon afterwards does not belong to us.

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