Global car rental brands cluster thickly at Lisbon Airport: the arrivals hall of Terminal 1 at Humberto Delgado hosts the established desks - Avis-Budget, Europcar, Goldcar, Guerin, Hertz and Sixt are the names travellers meet first - while a second tier including Klass Wagen, Drive on Holidays and Record Go operates off-site with shuttle pickups that trade a few minutes for lower rates. Two Lisbon-specific habits pay off. First, timing: the city itself punishes cars - narrow hills, scarce parking, confident trams - so many visitors collect the car on the morning they leave for Sintra, the Alentejo or the Algarve rather than on arrival. Second, tolls: Portugal's motorways run electronic toll lanes, so ask the desk for the electronic toll arrangement and confirm how charges are billed before driving off.
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