Time Zones in Portugal & Opening Times in Portugal
Time Zones in Portugal
Portugal has two time zones: one for mainland Portugal and Madeira, one for The Azores.
Azores time (AZOT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) -1 hour; mainland Portugal and Madeira is Western European Time (WET) equivalent to UTC or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Portugal employs Daylight Saving Time (DST). Clocks go forward one hour from approximately the end of March to the end of October.
Present Time in Lisbon
Time Differences With Other Countries
Portugal observes the same time as the UK and Ireland. Spain is one hour ahead of Portugal, as is Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, and much of western Europe. Japan and Korea are 8 hours ahead in summer, 9 hours in winter.
Banking Hours in Portugal
Normal banking hours in Portugal are Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 3 pm.
Portugal Metro Times
The Lisbon metro runs from 6.30 am until 1.00 am.
The Porto metro runs from 6 am-1 am daily. From July 1, 2014, the Move Porto scheme sees a 24 hour service on Friday & Saturdays on the Yellow Line (D), between Santo Ovídio and Hospital S. João, and on the Blue Line (A), between Estádio do Dragão and Senhora da Hora.
Lisbon AeroBus Hours
The #1 Aerobus departs Lisbon Airport every 20 minutes on weekdays from 7 am to 11 pm; on Saturdays, Sundays and Portuguese public holidays there are departures from 7 am to 10.50 pm with departures every 25 minutes.
From Cais do Sodre there are departures every 20 minutes on weekdays from 7.40 am to 11 pm; on Saturdays, Sundays and Portuguese public holidays there are departures from 7.45 am to 11.10 pm with departures every 25 minutes.
#2 Aerobus runs to the Financial center via Entrecampos, the bus station at Sete Rios, Av. Columbano B. Pinheiro, Plaça de Espanha, Av. Jose Malhoa and Av. Jose Malhoa (Sul).
The #2 Aerobus departs Lisbon Airport every 40* minutes everyday from 7.30 am to 11 pm.
* After 8pm there are departures every hour.
From Av. Jose Malhoa (Sul) there are departures every 40* minutes everyday from 8 am to 11.30 pm.
* After 8.30pm there are departures every hour.
Portugal Post Offices Opening Hours
Post Offices (correios) are open Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 6 pm. In Lisbon the main post office on Praça dos Restauradores 58 is open Mon. to Fri. 8.30 am - 10 pm; Sat. & Sun. 9 am - 6 pm. Correio normal (ordinary mail) is sent in the red post boxes; correio azul (airmail) is posted in the blue boxes.
In Porto the main post office on Praça General Humberto Delgado is open Mon. to Fri. 8.30 am - 9 pm; Sat. & Sun. 9 am - 6 pm.
Museum Opening Hours in Portugal
The opening hours of museums in Portugal vary but are generally Tuesday-Sunday 9.30 am -12.30 pm and 2 pm - 5 pm; Closed: Mondays, and national holidays.
Museums in Lisbon and museums in Porto do not generally close for lunch.
General Opening Times in Portugal
In general, though there are no hard and fast rules for opening and closing times in Portugal, which are fluid.
Traditional shops may open from Monday to Friday between 9 am or 10 am and close around 7 pm. Saturday opening, though, is becoming the norm. Many traditional shops in smaller towns and cities in Portugal will be closed on Sundays.
Shopping centres and shopping malls in the big cities open longer usually every day of the week. For example, the Colombo Mall in Lisbon, one of the largest shopping centres in Portugal and the largest in Lisbon, opens from 9 am until midnight every day.
The Spanish department store, El Corte Inglés, which has a large presence in Portugal, is open from 10 am-8 pm.
Supermarkets in Portugal are usually open from 9 am-8 pm, possibly later in the resort areas on the Algarve in the summer season.
Most restaurants in Portugal will have one closing day per week as well as national holidays.
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