Lisbon

TAP Air Portugal offers discounted stopover packages in Lisbon rather than a fully free stay. Most travelers pay a reduced rate for the hotel and tours, and still cover meals, transfers, and any transit-visa fee. Check the all-in price before you book.

Passengers flying TAP Air Portugal on a ticket issued by the airline, with a qualifying layover in LIS between 24 and 240 hours. Eligible booking classes: Economy, Business. Second-stopover cities: Ponta Delgada, Terceira, Funchal, Porto Santo, Faro, plus the Faro-Funchal route. Faial (HOR) and Santa Maria (SMA) are NOT eligible for the discount. Includes free 48h Porto.CARD and 15% off Lisboa Card (24/48/72h).

Your connection in LIS should fall between 24 and 240 hours. Two things travelers get caught by: flight-search sites usually show the shortest connection by default, and that's often too short to qualify. You may need to deliberately pick a longer-layover flight. And the layover shown isn't all usable: clearing immigration and any baggage steps eats into it, so give yourself comfortable margin above the 24-hour minimum.

Stopover programs are run by the airline, so the safest route is a ticket booked directly with TAP Air Portugal on an eligible fare. Award and miles tickets, and bookings made through online travel agencies or other third-party sites, often follow different rules: sometimes they don't qualify, sometimes the stopover has to be arranged another way. Before booking like that, confirm directly with TAP Air Portugal that your specific ticket type is eligible.

To leave the airport for your stopover you must meet Portugal's transit or entry rules, and this matters before you even fly: if your passport requires a transit visa and you don't have one, the airline can deny boarding. The good news: many nationalities get visa-free transit, visa-on-arrival, or a quick e-visa, and some stopover programs include the transit visa. Select your nationality on this page to see the exact requirement for Portugal, and arrange any visa well before departure.

Airlines do sometimes adjust schedules after you book. A change can shorten or lengthen your layover. If it drops the connection below the 24-hour minimum, or past the maximum, it can affect your eligibility. If you get a schedule-change notice, re-check your layover against the program's window and contact TAP Air Portugal to rebook or re-confirm the stopover. It's worth re-checking your itinerary a few days before departure.

On a single TAP Air Portugal ticket, your checked bags are normally tagged straight through to your final destination, so you head into Lisbon with just your carry-on, and your luggage continues on the onward flight. You'd only collect and re-check bags if part of your trip is on a separate ticket. If you'd like a checked bag with you for the overnight stay, ask TAP Air Portugal when you arrange the stopover.

Most stopover programs allow only one stopover per round-trip — on either the outbound or the return leg, not both. A few carriers are more flexible. Confirm with TAP Air Portugal whether your specific itinerary can include a stopover on each leg before planning two stops.

TAP Air Portugal offers discounted hotel packages in Lisbon rather than a complimentary room; you pick from their partner options at a reduced rate. Confirm the all-in price when you book.

Add stopover during booking on flytap.com — an 'Add a free Stopover' window appears during the booking flow if your fare/route is eligible.

Up to 10 days. You can extend your layover without paying additional airfare, as long as it fits within the program's rules.