Traveling by car is a good way to see Portugal with low cost for car rental. Driving in Portugal has got a bad press but all the main roads are in good condition, service areas contain everything necessary to keep on rolling and driving is fastish but not that aggressive or crazy.
Driving Regulations
Portugal drives on the right. Speed limits are 50 kph in towns, 90 kph on open roads and 120 kph on highways. Driving licenses from most countries are accepted. As in Spain, vehicles approaching from the right have right of way at road junctions.
For Porto and northern Portugal:
Viseu (Portugal) from Salamanca (Spain) - via
IP5 highway.
For Lisbon and central Portugal:
Elvas (Portugal) from Badajoz (Spain) - via
route E90.
For Faro and the Algarve:
Beja (Portugal) from Seville (Spain)
- via E1/IP1 highway.
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