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.

Dublin to Lisbon

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Dublin to Lisbon. From €142.92, fastest 5h 42m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Dublin to Lisbon costs €142.92 at the cheapest and takes 5h 42m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 1,689 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,689 km
Fastest
5h 42m
Average
5h 53m
Services per day
22
Cheapest
€142.92
CO2 per passenger
415.5 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 September 28, 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
Flight5h 42m2h 32m3h 10m€161.21415.5 kg21
  • 5h 42mFastest, by Flight
  • €161.21Cheapest, by Flight
  • 415.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,689 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

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

Cheapest€142.92
  1. TAP Portugal TA956017:242h 42m20:06Dublin DUBLisbon LIS

Door to door 5h 52mCO2 415.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€155.31
  1. Aer Lingus AL610108:522h 32m11:24Dublin DUBLisbon LIS

Door to door 5h 42mCO2 415.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€166.52
  1. Ryanair R740407:302h 14m09:44Dublin DUBPorto OPO
  2. Comboios de Portugal CP941710:591h 55m12:54Porto CampanhaLisboa Oriente

Changes at Porto, with 75 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 7h 21mCO2 355.1 kgChanges 1Fixed, 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Dublin Express4 changes78412:1506:2566h 31m
Dublin Express5 changes78412:1520:5556h 58m
Dublin Express7 changes78412:1505:2941h 23m
Dublin Express11 changes78412:1505:1241h 19m
Dublin Express12 changes78412:1505:1441h 8m
Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus5 changesC412:1006:2566h 27m
Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus6 changesC412:1020:5556h 54m
Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus8 changesC412:1005:2941h 19m
Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus12 changesC412:1005:1241h 15m
Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus13 changesC412:1005:1441h 4m

Prices over the next three weeks

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

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dublin to Lisbon
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dublin to LisbonFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€306.35€313.43€237.32€214.90€211.95€234.96€216.08€210.77€214.31€191.89€172.42€161.21€171.83€190.71
Train€341.34€430.44€263.24€272.59€232.99€270.94€284.69€264.34€270.39€223.64€172.49€188.99€199.44€195.04

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €142.92

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Lisbon. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

A room in Lisbon for the night the flight gets in

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Booking window

When to book Dublin to Lisbon

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

  1. €159.4490 days
  2. €105.1660 days
  3. €130.5345 days
  4. €149.4130 days
  5. €167.1121 days
  6. €190.7114 days
  7. €216.087 days
  8. €237.323 days
  9. €306.351 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €105.16.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 191 percent. The most expensive point is €306.35, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€306.35€105.161371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 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. €191.89Sun
  2. €172.42Mon
  3. €161.21Tue
  4. €171.83Wed
  5. €190.71Thu
  6. €210.77Fri
  7. €214.31Sat
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. €211.95Sep
  2. €144.69Oct
  3. €129.94Nov
  4. €135.84Dec
  5. €125.81Jan
  6. €110.47Feb

The route

DublinDublinLisbonLisbon
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
82% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 18% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,689 km against 1,639 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 Porto, Cork, Bilbao, Bristol. The gap between arriving and leaving is 75 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 Dublin at 06:47 and the last at 19:34, across 21 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.

Dublin

Rail
  • Dublin Heuston
  • Dublin Connolly
  • Dublin Pearse railway station
Bus
  • Dublin Busaras
  • Busáras
Air
  • DUB
Ferry
  • Dublin Ferryport
  • Dublin Port Terminal 1

Lisbon

Rail
  • Lisboa Oriente
  • Lisboa Santa Apolónia
  • Chelas
Bus
  • 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 trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand 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 cab stand says.

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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.
OperatorFrom
Aer Lingus€144.69
Ryanair€144.10
TAP Portugal€142.92
  • Aer Lingus
  • Ryanair
  • 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 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€113.5079%
Taxes€20.4314%
Supplier fees€7.005%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€142.92100%

We cannot promise Lisboa Oriente still has a baggage check, 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 Dublin to Lisbon

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Dublin to Lisbon?

The fastest journey from Dublin to Lisbon takes 5h 42m door to door, of which 2h 32m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 53m, 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 Dublin to Lisbon?

The cheapest fare from Dublin to Lisbon is €142.92, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €227.59. 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 Dublin to Lisbon?

The cheapest way from Dublin to Lisbon is by Flight, at €161.21 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 42m 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 Dublin to Lisbon?

Fares from Dublin to Lisbon bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €105.16. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 191 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Dublin to Lisbon, at €161.21. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Dublin to Lisbon?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dublin to Lisbon, at €110.47 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 service from Dublin to Lisbon?

3 operators sell services from Dublin to Lisbon across 1 modes: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, 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 Dublin to Lisbon?

82 percent of the services we sell from Dublin to Lisbon are direct. The rest connect at Porto, Cork, Bilbao, Bristol, with about 75 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 Dublin to Lisbon use?

Services from Dublin to Lisbon by Flight leave from Dublin DUB 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 Dublin to Lisbon?

0 of the 3 operators we sell from Dublin 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 modeled 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 Dublin to Lisbon on September 10, 2026: 1689 km of route against 1639 km in a straight line, 22 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €142.92, and 5h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Lisbon and across Portugal

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Lisbon, with free cancellation on most of it.

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