Discover Spain’s fascinating neighbour, starting in the south at Faro Airport (FAO). Tour the country of explorers and seafarers and enjoy the Mediterranean landscape of cork oaks and olive trees that grow on the flat terrain of the south. Portugal is best discovered in a hire car. Faro Airport is a good starting point, because you can pick up your TUI Cars hire car directly there and start driving immediately.
Faro, located some three kilometres from the airport, has its own maritime attractions. Indeed, Portugal has so many different destinations that beckon and call. Plan your personal tour of Portugal in a handy hire car. Faro Airport is the ideal starting point.

For a round trip through Portugal in a hire car you can look forward to countless fascinating stopovers.

From the airport at Faro it is only two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half hours’ drive to Lisbon. The journey time depends on whether you take the A2 or the IP2, which goes further inland. If you decide to take this longer itinerary, you will encounter the UNESCO World Heritage City Évora, where you can take a leisurely stroll through the old town and discover its magnificent Roman architecture and buildings. The capital Lisbon also offers UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a host of other historically significant buildings. Irrespective of the exact stops, a round trip in a hire car is well worthwhile. Faro Airport is an ideal starting point.

Portugal is one of the smaller countries in the popular Mediterranean region.

On an average long holiday you can relax and easily explore the entire country in a hire car. It takes just six hours to drive from the northernmost tip to the southernmost tip. Faro Airport is located in the south of Portugal and is the ideal starting and ending point for such a round trip. This makes the airport at Faro an important location for tourism in Portugal. With a view of the Atlantic coast, Faro is the perfect base for exploring the whole country and discovering all its facets.