Lisbon's tourist tax
Lisbon adds €4 per person per night to your bill, for no more than 7 nights. Children under 13 don't pay.
The rules in brief
Lisbon's taxa municipal turística is €4 per person per night, for a maximum of 7 nights per person per stay, so no guest pays more than €28 a stay. It applies from age 13.
Cruise passengers aged 13 and over who disembark in Lisbon pay a separate arrival fee.
Nightly rates
There is a single rate, whatever kind of place you stay in.
| Where you stay | Tax |
|---|---|
| Hotel, guesthouse or local accommodation (Airbnb-style) | €4 per person per night |
A booking, worked out
Hotel, guesthouse or local accommodation (Airbnb-style)
- €4 per person per night2 paying guests × 7 nights × €4
- €56
Tax on this stay€56
Only the first 7 nights are charged. Some children pay less or nothing because of their age.
Who is let off
- Children under 13.
- Stays for medical treatment, and one companion.
- Emergency placements, and new higher-education students and research fellows for up to 60 days.
How it is paid
Your hotel or host collects it and pays Lisbon City Council. Airbnb collects it for its hosts.
What we couldn’t confirm
Not everything is published officially yet, and these points we could not confirm.
- The date the €4 rate began (reported as September 2024), and the amount of the cruise arrival fee.
Try your own dates
Put in your own trip. Hosts round and apply discounts in their own way, so treat the result as a close estimate.
Planning a trip to Lisbon
Check whether a listing includes the tax or collects it on arrival. The price breakdown on the booking page tells you.
Sources and checks
All checked on 28 September 2026. Where a figure comes from news reporting rather than an official page, we say so above.