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Schematic: proposed access links
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Infographic: getting to the airport
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Illustration: a train across the marshes
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Luís de Camões Airport should represent an investment of between 7.9 and 8.9 billion
Government summary of the technical report presented on 22 July 2026: €7.9–8.9 billion at 2024 prices; construction 2029–2033; opening from 2035 after tests and certification; 56 million passengers a year at opening, up to…
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High-speed rail project
IP's project page. The Lisbon–Madrid high-speed line includes a Third Tagus Crossing on the Chelas–Barreiro axis and rail access to Luís de Camões Airport, where a station for conventional and high-speed services is planned.…
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Rail link announced
Status: Officially proposed
About 20 minutes to central Lisbon via the Third Tagus Crossing; opening target 2034.
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About 20 minutes by train to central Lisbon
Status: Officially proposed
The airport is to be 20 minutes from central Lisbon by train, through a dedicated link via the Third Tagus Crossing, a new road-rail bridge between Chelas and Lavradio.
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Airport rail line to open in 2034
Status: Target / forecast
The new Lisbon–Airport rail line is to open in 2034, with a new station served by four tracks and three platforms and direct connections to long-distance trains.
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20 million rail passengers a year
Status: Target / forecast
The estimate is that 20 million passengers a year will travel to and from the airport by train.
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Third Tagus Crossing is part of the Lisbon–Madrid high-speed line
Status: Officially proposed
Infraestruturas de Portugal describes the Third Tagus Crossing on the Chelas–Barreiro axis as part of the Lisbon–Madrid high-speed line, together with rail access to Luís de Camões Airport and a station for conventional and…