The main ports in Portugal are Lisbon and Aveiro. Ferry routes, however, are usually local or to neighbouring Spain, such as the Santander to Lisbon route. Most visitors travelling by sea from further away arrive in Spain before transferring to Portugal by land or air.

The major international airports are in:

• Lisbon
• Porto
• Faro
• Funchal, Madeira
• Ponta Delgada, Azores

Other smaller airports on the islands include Corvo, Flores, Graciosa, Horta, S. Jorge, Sta Maria and Terceira.

Portuguese motorways or auto-estradas cover 2100 km. The network links to the Spanish motorways in several places.

Major routes include:

• A1 - Auto-Estrada do Norte: Lisbon - Porto (North Motorway)
• A2 - Auto-Estrada do Sul: Lisbon - Albufeira (South Motorway)
• A3 - Auto-Estrada do Minho: Porto - Valencia in Spain (Minho Motorway)
• A8 - Auto-Estrada do Oeste: Lisbon - Leiria (West Motorway)

An electronic toll payment system, the Via Verde, operates. Tolls are charged on several parts of the A1, A2 (Lisbon - Marateca), A3 (Porto - Braga), A4 (Porto - Amarante), A5 (Lisbon - Cascais), A6 (Marateca - Montemor-o-Novo) and A8 (Lisbon - Torres Vedras).

The Portuguese rail network or "Caminhos de Ferro Portuguese (CP)" is state run. It provides an express train service from Lisbon to the Algarve and through Coimbra to Porto (Alfa trains). The Intercidades (Intercity) service covers Lisbon, Porto, Alentejo and Lisbon to Algarve routes.

There are three international services:

• Lisbon to Paris (Sud Express)
• Lisbon to Madrid
• Porto to Vigo