P5 Low Cost Plus skips the terminal shuffle if you fly from T1
P5 Low Cost Plus sits on-airport at Humberto Delgado (LIS), set up as a long-stay option for trips of several days or more. It feeds Terminal 1 (T1), where most airlines operate, so you’re not dealing with an off-site shuttle lottery. Signage on the airport ring road points straight to P5, so you’re driving on familiar airport roads, not neighborhood backstreets.
This is the airport’s budget-branded long-stay product, with day rates typically under the main T1 garages and a per-day price that drops once you pass the 3–4 day mark. You pay in euros, and online prebooking usually locks in a lower daily rate than just turning up at the barrier. If your trip runs long by a few hours, the overage is charged by the hour rather than an instant extra full day in most published tariffs.
P5 Low Cost Plus is uncovered surface parking, so your car sits in the open rather than in a multilevel structure. That’s part of why the pricing comes in below the closer covered lots around T1 and T2. Bays are standard-width rather than extra-wide, so if you drive a larger SUV or van, plan a few extra minutes to find a space you like instead of banking on edge spots.
Transfer time to Terminal 1 from P5 Low Cost Plus generally runs in the 5–10 minute range, depending on how long you wait at crossings and lights. If you’re connecting to a low-cost carrier operating from T2, budget another 10–15 minutes for the inter-terminal transfer bus between T1 and T2. For early departures, assume you want to be driving into the P5 entrance at least 2.5 hours before a Schengen flight and 3 hours before a non-Schengen flight.
Security at LIS sits after the T1 check-in area, so your timing from P5 needs to include highway traffic, parking, the walk or shuttle time, and then at least 30–40 minutes for security itself in busy waves. Evening bank departures to major European hubs like Madrid, Paris, and London push queues longer, so parking close to schedule with P5 can get tight. Build a 15-minute buffer into your walk or shuttle estimate if you’re flying between 18:00 and 21:00.
One practical tip: check P5 Low Cost Plus availability and pricing on the official Lisbon Airport booking tool at least 7 days before your trip. Weekend demand around Friday and Sunday departures can push P5 toward capacity, and when that happens, walk-in rates at other airport lots can jump by several euros per day compared with the advance online P5 price.