by Mia Taylor
Last updated: 8:05 PM ET, Thu May 15, 2025
It's getting easier and easier to visit Portugal from the United States.
TAP Air Portugal, the national carrier of Portugal, has just announced that it's beginning three new nonstop routes from key cities on the East and West coasts of the United States.
First up is service from Boston to Porto, which began Wednesday. Starting tomorrow, the airline will offer flights from Los Angeles to Lisbon. That development will be followed on June 3 with yet another new route, this one from San Francisco to Terceira in the Azores.
With these latest additions, TAP Air Portugal will offer more than 100 weekly flights from North America.The new Los Angeles route is also noteworthy as it marks a new gateway for the airline, its 11th gateway in North America.
"TAP Air Portugal's new nonstop connection between Los Angeles and Lisbon represents an important milestone in our continued efforts to expand route service offerings at LAX," Doug Webster, Chief Operations and Maintenance Officer, Los Angeles World Airports, said in a statement.
"For the first time ever, business and leisure travelers will have convenient access to both cities, providing strengthened economic and cultural ties between our regions," Webster added.
TAP is the only carrier that offers new nonstop routes between Portugal and its three latest cities. Additional key details about the routes include:
- Boston-Porto will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays with Airbus A321-LR aircraft;
- Los Angeles-Lisbon begins on May 16, operating with Airbus A330-900 neo aircraft on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays through May 25 before adding a fourth weekly frequency on Saturdays
- San Francisco-Terceira will begin on June 3 and operate weekly on Tuesdays with Airbus A330-900 neo aircraft.
Last year, TAP carried a record 1.59 million passengers between North America and Portugal, a figure that represented an 8.9 percent year-over-year increase.
That figure also amounted to about 10 percent of TAP's global total of 16.1 million passengers in 2024.
The airline said its North American routes are also its fastest-growing routes. Last year was the first time TAP carried more than 1.5 million passengers on the US and Canadian routes, reflecting the largest percentage increase of passengers carried globally.
"It's so exciting to continue to see TAP grow and attract new North American travelers with these three new routes," Carlos Antunes, TAP's Director for the Americas, said in a statement.
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