TAP Air Portugal Stopover: Up to 10 Free Days in Lisbon or Porto (2026 Rules)
Rules on this page last verified 2026-07-09. Airlines change things; we re-check and date it.
You are flying to Europe anyway. If your ticket touches TAP's network, Portugal is sitting right there on your route, and TAP will let you stay up to 10 nights in Lisbon or Porto without adding a cent to your airfare. Most people click straight through the booking flow and never notice the button.
The short version
| What you get | Up to 10 nights in Lisbon or Porto, no extra airfare |
|---|---|
| Which direction | Outbound or return, your choice |
| Ticket types | One-way, round-trip, and multi-city paid fares |
| Extras | 500+ partner deals up to 50% off, free 48h Porto.CARD, discounted Lisboa Card, 25% off a TAP flight inside Portugal during your stay |
| Cost | $0 on the airfare. You pay your own hotel. |
How it works
TAP's hub is Lisbon (with Porto as a secondary option), so nearly every TAP itinerary between North America and Europe, Africa, or Brazil already connects there. The stopover program turns that connection into a stay of up to 10 nights. Instead of a 2-hour sprint through LIS, you get a week in Portugal, then continue on the exact same ticket.
There is a bonus most write-ups miss: while you are on a stopover, TAP gives you 25% off one flight within Portugal. That covers Lisbon or Porto to the Azores (Ponta Delgada, Terceira), Madeira (Funchal, Porto Santo), and Faro. Your one free country can quietly become two islands and a capital.
How to book it, step by step
- Search your route on flytap.com or the TAP app as usual.
- If your itinerary qualifies, an "Add a free Stopover" prompt appears during booking. Click it.
- Pick Lisbon or Porto, pick how many nights (up to 10), pick the direction (outbound or return).
- Finish paying. That's it. Travel agents can also apply it if you book through one.
- After booking, register on TAP's stopover page to unlock the partner discounts and the 25% domestic flight code.
What's free and what's not
Free: the stopover itself, the Porto.CARD (48h), the partner discount access. Not free: your hotel, meals, and local transport. The 25% domestic discount applies to base fare plus carrier surcharge only, not taxes.
Where people screw this up
- Booking two separate tickets. The stopover only exists inside one TAP booking. Two one-ways kill it.
- Assuming the discount code stacks. It is single-use, personal, and does not combine with Miles&Go discounts or other promos.
- Waiting for the prompt on a third-party OTA. Book on flytap.com or through an agent who knows the program. Kayak and friends will not show you the button.
FAQ
Does it cost anything at all? The airfare stays the same. Taxes can shift by a few dollars because you are technically departing Lisbon on a different day.
Can I do Lisbon on the way out and Porto on the way back? The program allows one stopover per booking, outbound or return. Pick one.
Is this actually popular or some obscure trick? 193,000 travelers used it in the first half of 2025 alone, up 74% year over year. The airlines want you to do this. They just don't advertise it where you look.