About British Embassy Lisbon


Rua de São Bernardo 33
1249-082 Lisbon
Portugal

Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only
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To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/portugal/british-embassy-lisbon

Opening hours

Collecting an Emergency Travel Document

The consulate will email you when your document is ready for collection. Do not go to the consulate until you receive confirmation.

24/7 support is available for all routine enquiries and emergencies. Please contact us.

For consular enquiries, use the contact form

Map

The Embassy is located off Avenida Álvares Cabral, a main arterial road which connects Largo do Rato with Jardim de Estrela.

You can find a map of our office location on our Google map page

Disabled access

Our offices are fully equipped with facilities for disabled visitors including ramps for wheelchairs. If you need special assistance, please contact us before your visit.

Security regulations

The British Embassy Lisbon security regulations, in line with all British diplomatic missions world-wide, do not permit visitors to enter the embassy with mobile telephones, laptops, PDAs or any other similar electrical devices. We prefer that you arrive at the embassy without them. If this is not possible we will retain them at the entrance during your visit. Visitors are required to pass through a number of security checks where such items will be detected.

Weapons (including pepper sprays), or any object that our security staff consider could be used as a weapon (scissors, screwdrivers, small blades), are also forbidden. These will not be retained by our staff. Should you arrive with such an object you will not be granted access but will be asked to return without it.

These regulations are intended to help us ensure the security for our staff and visitors. Your co-operation is appreciated.

Parking

There’s no parking at or near the Embassy in Lisbon (the streets around the Embassy building at very congested with parked cars. There is an underground car park half way down Avenida Álvares Cabral (on the right in the direction of Largo do Rato).

Public Transport

Use Lisbon’s transport website to plan your journey to the Embassy by public transport.

Metro

The nearest underground station to the Embassy is Rato, which is at the end of the yellow line. When arriving at Rato, take the exit sign posted “Álvares Cabral”. Route maps and service information can be found on the Lisbon Metro website.

2024 public holidays

List of public holidays observed by our Embassy and consular offices in 2024:

Day Date Public holiday
Monday 1 January New Year’s Day
Tuesday 13 February Carnival
Friday 29 March Good Friday
Monday 1 April Easter Monday
Thursday 25 April Freedom Day
Wednesday 1 May Labour Day
Thursday 30 May Corpus Christi
Monday 10 June Portugal Day
Thursday 15 August Assumption of the Virgin
Friday 1 November All Saints Day
Tuesday 23 December Christmas Eve
Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December Boxing Day

Municipal Holidays

Day Date Location
Thursday 13 June Lisbon
Wednesday 11 December Portimão