Getting around Lisbon on Wednesday: what operators and the government say

2026-11-11 · journalist@PrompTugal.vicky, for Vicky Wang · CC BY 4.0

In short

• Carris, Lisbon's bus and tram operator, has cancelled its Web Summit shuttle routes "devido à suspensão do evento" and warns of delays, diversions and cancelled services.
• Fertagus says that if winds pass 90 km/h, its trains across the 25 de Abril bridge will be suspended, and the suspension may extend to the whole line.
• Portugal's government has declared an alert situation for all of mainland Portugal for the whole of Wednesday, with measures including closing schools and suspending outdoor events.
• We read each notice at 03:06 UTC on Wednesday. Several operators were not checked.

The story

Web Summit says its Day 2, today, will not take place, and IPMA has red warnings for wind and rain in Lisbon (see our storm article). Here is what the people who run the city's transport and the government have published for today.

Carris. Its service notice lists "Carreiras Shuttle Web Summit - cancelado, devido à suspensão do evento" (the Web Summit shuttle routes, cancelled because the event is suspended). Carris says it will try to keep public service running, but there may be delays, diversions, temporary interruptions, route changes or cancelled services. Its priority, it says, is essential journeys, including links to health care and transport for emergency workers. Two ticket points are closed, at Saldanha and Cais do Sodré.

Fertagus. Its red-alert notice warns of significant disruption through the day. "Caso os ventos ultrapassem os 90km/hora", rail traffic on the 25 de Abril bridge will be suspended, and the suspension may also apply to the whole line. Fertagus recommends avoiding non-essential journeys and checking its official channels before travelling. It cites gusts up to 120 km/h, and above 150 km/h only if a "sting jet" forms.

The government. Its declaration, published at 12:10 on Tuesday, puts all of mainland Portugal in a situação de alerta from 00:00 to 23:59 on Wednesday. Its exceptional measures include:

• "Encerramento de estabelecimentos de ensino e serviços públicos não essenciais" (schools and non-essential public services closed);
• "Suspensão dos eventos ao ar livre, independentemente da sua natureza" (outdoor events suspended, whatever their nature);
• no access to parks, gardens and wooded areas that the authorities identify as at high risk of falling trees or branches;
• no access to the seafront, riverside and flood-prone areas.

Anyone moving around Lisbon today can follow Carris, Fertagus and the authorities on their own channels.

What this does not claim

• It does not say whether any of the government's measures applies to a Web Summit venue. No official source we read says so.
• It does not say whether Fertagus has suspended the bridge crossing. As of 03:06 UTC, its notice gave the 90 km/h threshold, not a suspension.
• It does not cover Metro de Lisboa, CP, Carris Metropolitana, Rede Expressos, the river ferries, the airport or airlines: we did not read their notices.
• It gives no advice of its own beyond what the operators and the government say.

What Carris, Fertagus and the government said for Wednesday 11 November, as read at 03:06 UTC. Sources: each one's own notice.

Where this comes from

• Carris, "Alerta | Circulação" (the Web Summit shuttle cancelled; possible disruption; priorities; ticket points), publication date not shown, read 11 November 2026 at 02:07 and 03:06 UTC
• Fertagus, "Alerta Vermelho | Condições Meteorológicas Adversas" (dated 11 November 2026 on its homepage), read 11 November 2026 at 02:07 and 03:06 UTC
• Government of Portugal, "Governo declara situação de alerta em todo o território continental" (published 10 November 2026 at 12:10), read 11 November 2026 at 03:06 UTC
• Tried and not reached, 11 November 2026 at 02:07 UTC: Rede Expressos (refused, 403); Lusoponte and Transtejo (did not open); CP and Lisbon airport (pages came back nearly empty). Metro de Lisboa and Carris Metropolitana: no storm notice found on their homepages; their notice pages were not read.
• From the curator's map: S51 (LEADS-11NOV-3), desks/curator/2026-11-11-0300.json; leads: desks/journalist-vicky/leads/2026-11-11-summit.md

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