Flights
A great starting point is http://www.skyscanner.com or www.travelsupermarket.com
Lisbon Airport (Approx. 1 hour drive)
Flights to Lisbon are available from the following UK and Ireland airports and airlines. Ckick on airlines to link to their websites.
Heathrow- BA, TAP
Gatwick- TAP, Easyjet
Liverpool- Easyjet
Bristol- Easyjet
Luton- Easyjet
Birmingham- BMI
Manchester- BMI
Dublin- Aer Lingus
Porto Airport (Approx 2 1/2 hr drive)
Flights to Porto are available from the following UK and Ireland airports and airlines.
Heathrow- TAP
Gatwick- TAP,
Stanstead- Ryanair
Bristol- Ryanair
Birmingham- Ryanair
Liverpool- Ryanair
Dublin- Ryanair
Faro Airport (Approx. 3-4 hr drive)
There are many flights to Faro from various UK airports. These include: Liverpool, Nottingham, Belfast, Bristol, Coventry, Birmingham, Doncaster, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton, Edinburgh, Exeter, Teeside and Aberdeen.
Car Hire
A great starting point is www.travelsupermarket.com or http://www.kayak.co.uk
Lisbon Airport
AA Castanheira/ Budget (+351) 219 942 402
Europcar/Europcar SA (+351) 218 401 176
National/ Alamo/ Guérin Lda. (+351) 218 486 191
Auto Jardim/ Auto Jardim Lda. (+351) 218 462 916
Hertz/ HR, SA (+351) 218 438 660
Sixt / Auro Rent Lda. (+351) 218 470 661
AVIS / Sovial Lda. (+351) 218 435 550
Porto Airport
A.A. Castanheira / Budget +(351) 229 413 661
Auto Jardim/ Auto Jardim do Algarve SA +(351) 229 436 900
Avis / Sovial, Lda. +(351) 229 482 452
Europcar / Europcar SA +(351) 229 437 693
Hertz/ HR, SA +(351) 229 484 250
National /ALAMO/ Guérin Lda. +(351) 229 440 797
SIXT/ Auro Rent Lda. +(351) 229 443 914
Coach
A very cheap alternative to car hire. The following is taken from http://www.rede-expressos.pt/ which is in Portuguese. you would need to get to the bus terminal from the airport which would cost about 10 Euros from the airport.
Rail
It is possible to travel by train to Sao Martiho do Porto but this take approximately 2 1/2 -3 hours from Lisbon and 3-4 hours from Porto and involves several changes.
For more information try http://www.cp.pt/