Startup support guide - Travelling to Lisbon

Travelling to Lisbon

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We’ve put together some information to help you plan your journey to Lisbon.

Getting There

Event schedule

Web Summit 2026 takes place from November 9-12, 2026 in MEO Arena and Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL). We recommend arriving in Lisbon on or before Monday, November 9.

On Monday, November 9, there will be no exhibition, however, we will have our opening night event at the venue, followed by the first of our series of Night Summit events that evening. More details will be shared in the coming weeks.

The main exhibition will be on from 8.30am to 5pm on Tuesday, November 10, Wednesday, November 11 and Thursday, November 12.

A detailed schedule will be shared closer to the event.

Hotels

Web Summit has partnered with Bnetwork to help you easily find hotels near the venue.

Visas

If you’re travelling from outside Portugal, please be sure to check if you need a visa to enter. Keep in mind that this process can take some time.

Remember that we are unable to refund any tickets on the basis of not securing a visa. Check out the refund policy on our terms and conditions page here.

We do not liaise with the government or embassy of any country to provide visas. However, we are happy to provide a letter confirming you are attending Web Summit.

Letter of attendance/confirmation letter

If needed to support a visa application, each team member assigned a ticket can request their own letter by logging into the Web Summit platform using the email address associated with their ticket.

Once logged in, please go to the Documents section and click 'Generate confirmation letter'. Then, add your details (name, nationality, country of residence, passport number and date of birth).

You will then receive your letter via email to the email address associated with your ticket.

You can only apply for this letter once, so you must enter your information correctly.

Registration into the venue

If you arrive in Lisbon a few days before the event begins, you will be able to collect your passes in advance.

Where to register:

Terminal 1 of Humberto Delgado Airport (also known as Lisbon Portela Airport), Alameda das Comunidades Portuguesas, 1700-111 Lisboa, Portugal
Adjacent to the venue: Pavilhão de Portugal, Alameda dos Oceanos, Parque das Nações, 1990-221 Lisboa, Portugal

How to register:

You will need to download the official Web Summit app, which is available for Android and IOS.

Once logged into the app, you can find your QR code. This QR code, along with your photo ID, will be required to register and collect your accreditation. Each ticket holder must collect their own accreditation.

Please make sure all your ticket details are complete before registering at the venue.

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