Layover in ZRH or LIS?
Jan 23, 2019, 7:48 am
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Layover in ZRH or LIS?
Guys,
Burning some Aeroplan miles en-route to London from NY and I have a choice of a roughly 8 hour layover in Zurich or the same in Lisbon. Which one would you recommend? Why?
One thing that is kinda swaying me towards LIS layover is that TAP has their new 330-900neo scheduled as of now.
Burning some Aeroplan miles en-route to London from NY and I have a choice of a roughly 8 hour layover in Zurich or the same in Lisbon. Which one would you recommend? Why?
One thing that is kinda swaying me towards LIS layover is that TAP has their new 330-900neo scheduled as of now.
Jan 24, 2019, 2:29 am
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ZRH being a bigger airport, you'll have a better choice (well, better is slightly exagerated 
) for an 8 hours long layover. If I were you, I'll decide based on the arrival time at LHR or on the kind of service that you expect on board or, perhaps it makes more sense, on the price of the ticket. Finally, 8 hours may be long enough to make a short journey to either city centre. Have you seen either of them? If yes, choose the other.
) for an 8 hours long layover. If I were you, I'll decide based on the arrival time at LHR or on the kind of service that you expect on board or, perhaps it makes more sense, on the price of the ticket. Finally, 8 hours may be long enough to make a short journey to either city centre. Have you seen either of them? If yes, choose the other.
Jan 24, 2019, 3:06 am
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Both airports are 20 minutes away from the center.
What time of the year? LIS tends to be warmer than ZRH
What time of the day? LIS tends to have worse passport control lines than ZRH.
In either case you have a good 6.5 hrs in the city.
Search for the LIS layover thread.
What time of the year? LIS tends to be warmer than ZRH
What time of the day? LIS tends to have worse passport control lines than ZRH.
In either case you have a good 6.5 hrs in the city.
Search for the LIS layover thread.
Jan 29, 2019, 10:51 am
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Trains into downtown Züri will be quicker than those into downtown Lisbon. If it's summer, then ZRH might be the better choice. The lakeside is pretty nice, and you can get there quickly. The castle just up the hill from downtown in LIS is pretty cool at sunset though. Tough choice, but you can't go wrong with either.
Jan 31, 2019, 5:26 am
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Feb 7, 2019, 12:58 pm
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Feb 8, 2019, 6:15 am
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Mar 1, 2019, 2:06 pm
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Mar 4, 2019, 11:41 am
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