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Meliá is the airport night done well. A free shuttle runs from 04:00 to midnight, and there’s an indoor pool, a spa and a 24-hour gym, per Hotels.com.
For a cruise it ranks low, because the terminal is about 10 km by road. Use it the night you land late, or the night after you sail back.
It takes dogs and cats, and breakfast starts at 04:00.
Book it if
- You land late the night before
- You fly out early after the cruise
- You’re travelling with a pet
Look elsewhere if
- You want Lisbon on your last evening
- You want to walk to the ship
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Meliá Aeroporto publishes and our own map estimates.
A Portuguese restaurant, a bar and a poolside bar, per Hotels.com.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 7 km in a straight line; take a taxi, about €20 from the airport area, per Holland America.
Not in the rate: a buffet is about €12 to €15 depending on the listing, from 04:00 on weekdays, per Hotels.com and Travelocity.
This is an airport hotel. The terminal is about 10 km by road, roughly 15 minutes, per Holland America. Take a taxi or a ride app.
Hotels.com lists on-site parking at €15 a day. It’s airport parking for your stay, not a cruise plan.
Night-Before Score: 22 of 100
Every point comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach melia.com); the airport names it among its hotels; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Meliá Aeroporto is about 500 m from Lisbon Airport in a straight line, and about 7.3 km from the Lisbon Cruise Terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
A free airport shuttle runs from 04:00 to midnight at set times, per Hotels.com. Send your arrival details before you travel.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 7 km in a straight line; take a taxi, about €20 from the airport area, per Holland America.
From LIS without a hotel shuttle
The airport’s own page puts the metro at about 20 minutes to Saldanha and a taxi at about €10 to €15 to the centre. Holland America gives about €20 for the taxi to the terminal, roughly 15 minutes. A metro single is €1.90 on a €0.50 navegante card, per the Metro. The airport page has the fares.
Hotels.com lists on-site parking at €15 a day. It’s airport parking for your stay, not a cruise plan.
Parking for your stay: On-site, €15 a day (Hotels.com).
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 7 km in a straight line; take a taxi, about €20 from the airport area, per Holland America.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can skip the hotel entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the Lisbon Cruise TerminalMost turnarounds use the Lisbon Cruise Terminal at Jardim do Tabaco, on Av. Infante Dom Henrique by Santa Apolónia station. Meliá Aeroporto is about 7.3 km from our pin for it in a straight line, and about 9.1 km from Alcântara, the western quay. The port assigns the berth, so check your documents; the Lisbon cruise guide has the rest.
Source: hollandamerica.comDistance
~7.3 km, straight lineAbout 7.3 km from the Lisbon Cruise Terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Free airport shuttleA free shuttle runs 04:00 to midnight at set times, per Hotels.com; send your arrival details first.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedHotels.com lists on-site parking at €15 a day. It’s airport parking for your stay, not a cruise plan.
In town
Parking at the pier, no price publishedHolland America says there’s parking at the pier and sends you to info@lct.pt for the details; nobody we read prints a price. A few of our hotels publish garage rates for your stay, but none says the rate covers a cruise. Ask the terminal before you drive in.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteA Portuguese restaurant, a bar and a poolside bar, per Hotels.com.
Breakfast
ExtraNot in the rate: a buffet is about €12 to €15 depending on the listing, from 04:00 on weekdays, per Hotels.com and Travelocity.
Address
Rua C, at the airportRua C, Aeroporto Internacional de Lisboa, 1700-008 Lisboa
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Meliá Aeroporto and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm accessible rooms, the hotel’s own pages, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not in the rate: a buffet is about €12 to €15 depending on the listing, from 04:00 on weekdays, per Hotels.com and Travelocity.
Parking for your stay
On-site, €15 a day (Hotels.com)
Pool
An indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool, April to October, per Hotels.com.
Pets
Dogs and cats up to 20 kg, €35 a pet a day, per Hotels.com.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantPortuguese, breakfast to dinner
- Bar
- Poolside bar
Rooms
168 rooms, including a family room for four and a junior suite, per Hotels.com.
Accessibility
Hotels.com lists an accessible desk, restaurant and lift but no accessible room type, so ask.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- 24-hour gym and a full-service spa, per Hotels.com
- Breakfast from 04:00 for early flights
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Free airport shuttle 04:00 to midnight.
- Breakfast about €12 to €15 extra, depending on the listing.
- The outdoor pool is seasonal.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Accessible rooms
- The hotel’s own pages
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach melia.com); the airport names it among its hotels, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; the terminal pin is our estimate from its address.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Meliá Aeroporto: the Lisbon cruise guide and Lisbon as a port of call.
Land, ride the shuttle, swim, sleep.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Meliá Aeroporto for the night before. No payment on the form.
Meliá Aeroporto FAQ
Does Meliá Lisboa Aeroporto have a free shuttle?
Yes, from 04:00 to midnight at set times, per Hotels.com. Send your arrival details first.
Does Meliá Lisboa Aeroporto have a pool?
An indoor pool, plus a seasonal outdoor pool from April to October, per Hotels.com.
How far is Meliá Lisboa Aeroporto from the cruise terminal?
About 7 km in a straight line by our map; Holland America puts the airport about 10 km and 15 minutes from the terminal by road.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Meliá Aeroporto, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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