List of Transport Companies in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 37,988 transport companies in Portugal, one in every 22 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 504 firms employ 50 people or more. One in four transport firms is based in Lisboa, Sintra, Loures, Porto and Odivelas. Below you find the largest transport firms in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

37,988 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies37,9881 in22 Portuguese companiesCities342Largest cityLisboa 4,152Sole traders4%Employees1-4 (86%)Revenue< $100K (68%)Email9%Phone20%Website11%

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Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A.Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A.

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua C Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 25	Lisboa	1700-008	*****.pt	1945	$4,969,194,027	8,323	Corporation	1699	500278725
2	Ana - Aeroportos De Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua D Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 120	Lisboa	1700-008	*****.pt	1979	$1,603,048,170	1,648	Corporation	8127	500700834
3	Infraestruturas De Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Almada	Praca Da Portagem	Setúbal	2809-013	*****.pt	1997	$1,527,955,994	3,362	Corporation	1699	503933813
4	Bcr - Brisa Concessão Rodoviária, S.A.	Portugal	Cascais	Quinta Torre Da Aguilha, Edifício Brisa	Lisboa	2785-599	*****.pt	1992	$1,027,267,416	8	Corporation	171	502790024
5	Na - Netjets Aviation, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Calvet de Magalhães, 245 Bloco B	Lisboa	2770-153	*****.com	2005	$943,391,508	274	Corporation	6	507450841
6	Netjets - Transportes Aéreos, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Calvet de Magalhães, 245 Bloco B	Lisboa	2774-550	*****.com	2001	$775,560,508	399	Corporation	3	504709461
7	Ctt Expresso - Servicos Postais E Logística, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Dos Combatentes, 43 14º	Lisboa	1643-001	*****.pt	2000	$619,892,313	1,908	Corporation	1064	504520296
8	Lamision - Sociedade De Transportes, Lda	Portugal	Azambuja	Estrada Nacional 3, Km 7 S/n Quinta Da Mina	Lisboa	2050-522	N/A	2009	$571,591,294	4,476	Partnership of unknown type	19	508886597
9	Ctt - Correios De Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Dos Combatentes, 43 14º	Lisboa	1643-001	*****.com	1936	$510,728,873	9,209	Corporation	1064	500077568
10	United European Car Carriers, Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Doutor António José de Almeida, 25 1º	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-062	N/A	2000	$409,305,370	287	Corporation	10	511163924
11	Cp - Comboios De Portugal, E.P.E.	Portugal	Lisboa	Calcada Do Duque, 14/16/18/20	Lisboa	1249-109	*****.pt	1959	$358,797,957	3,940	Government body	1699	500498601
12	Sata Internacional - Azores Airlines, S.A.	Portugal	Ponta Delgada	Rua Doutor José Bruno Tavares Carreiro, 6 9º	Ilha de São Miguel	9500-119	*****.pt	1980	$355,737,466	822	Corporation	67	512029393
13	Metro Do Porto, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Avenida de Fernão de Magalhães, 1862 7º	Porto	4350-158	*****.pt	1993	$322,769,854	109	Corporation	1699	503278602
14	Navegacão Aérea De Portugal - Nav Portugal, E.P.E.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua D Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 121 3º	Lisboa	1700-008	*****.pt	1977	$312,649,661	945	Government body	1699	504448064
15	Tml - Transportes Metropolitanos De Lisboa, E.M.T., S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Da Cruz de Santa Apolónia, 23/25/25a	Lisboa	1100-187	*****.pt	2021	$244,868,517	128	Corporation	2	516150359
16	Tja - Transportes J.amaral, S.A	Portugal	Estarreja	Rua Doutor José Justiniano, 195	Aveiro	3860-371	*****.pt	1994	$233,598,730	2,036	Corporation	8	503325813
17	Spdh - Servicos Portugueses De Handling, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua C Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 70	Lisboa	1700-008	N/A	2003	$219,739,295	2,630	Corporation	353	506651649
18	Bourbon Surf Marine Internacional, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Do Doutor Brito Câmara, 7a Piso 1 Sala Aq/ar	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-039	N/A	2001	$194,234,628	19	Partnership of unknown type	89	511134690
19	Air Luxor, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da República, 26	Lisboa	1050-192	*****.com	1988	$189,894,918	170	Corporation	2	502091037
20	Gslines - Transportes Marítimos, Lda	Portugal	Funchal	Avenida Mar E Comunidades Madeirenses, 21 2º	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-054	*****.pt	1907	$183,889,480	33	Partnership of unknown type	93	511011911
21	Luís Simões - Logística Integrada, S.A.	Portugal	Loures	Rua Fernando Namora, 2	Lisboa	2670-501	*****.com	1948	$182,857,480	1,181	Corporation	65	500289050
22	Laso - Transportes, S.A.	Portugal	Mafra	Estrada Nacional 116 Km 20.7	Lisboa	2665-305	*****.pt	2007	$178,609,016	891	Corporation	12	508100763
23	Sacor Marítima, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da Índia, 8	Lisboa	1349-065	*****.pt	1960	$167,332,663	19	Corporation	523	500237913
24	Portway - Handling De Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua C Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 124 1º	Lisboa	1700-008	*****.pt	2000	$167,274,857	2,046	Corporation	8127	504785753
25	Torrestir Logistics, S.A.	Portugal	Braga	Parque Comercial, 91	Braga	4715-216	*****.com	1987	$152,268,052	25	Corporation	16	501929797

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Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most transport companies in Portugal (4,152), ahead of Sintra (1,981), Loures (1,494), Porto (1,184) and Odivelas (1,173). Together the five hold one in four of them. Relative to their size, Odivelas, Loures and Amadora have the most: 2.4 to 2.9 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

342 Portuguese cities have at least one transport firm; 272 have ten or more; 23 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Transport firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 4.45. Odivelas has 2.9 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By district 31 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	13,392	35%
Porto	6,322	17%
Setúbal	3,197	8%
Faro	2,452	6%
Braga	1,508	4%
Aveiro	1,494	4%
Leiria	1,397	4%
Ilha Da Madeira	1,312	3%
Santarém	1,304	3%
Coimbra	1,141	3%

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Transport firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 4,152 transport companies and transport firms, 4.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and on the national share. Nine in ten Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 66 have 50 or more. 207 new firms were entered in 2026, 526 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 3,419 · 88%
5-9: 263 · 7%
10-19: 77 · 2%
20-49: 75 · 2%
50+: 66 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 33 · 0.8%
Partnerships: 1,700 · 41%
Lda and S.A.: 2,070 · 50%
Other or none: 349 · 8%

Of the Portuguese total: 10.9%
Of all Lisboa companies: 4.4%
Against the national share: 1.0×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 207
Entered 2025: 385
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 10.1%

Old

Before 1990: 526 · 13%
1990 or later: 3,626 · 87%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 18.8%

Reachable

Email: 354 · 9%
Phone: 714 · 17%
Website: 472 · 11%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 2,845 · 76%
$100K-$500K: 497 · 13%
$500K-$1M: 122 · 3%
$1M and more: 267 · 7%

Largest

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42,630
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Transport companies and transport firms in Portugal

37,988

21 October 2026

There are 37,988 transport companies and transport firms in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 22 Portuguese companies. About 10 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (2,041 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 34,815 92%
Head offices: 758
Branch offices: 2,415

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code sec:H. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 sec:H.

19,243 of the 37,988 are Lda and S.A. (51%); 1,415 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest transport firms in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

CTT - Correios de Portugal, S.A. is the largest transport firm in Portugal by headcount. 504 firms employ 50 people or more; 260 employ 100 or more.

1Lisboa9,209 staff
2Lisboa8,323 staff
3Azambuja4,476 staff
4Lisboa2,920 staff
5Lisboa2,630 staff
6Lisboa · public body2,625 staff
7Lisboa2,046 staff
8Estarreja2,036 staff
9Braga1,477 staff
10Porto1,331 staff

By employee size · 35,824 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	30,641	86%
5-9	2,611	7%
10-19	1,223	3%
20-49	845	2%
50-99	244	0.7%
100-199	145	0.4%
200-499	71	0.2%
500-999	22	<0.1%
1,000+	22	<0.1%

86% have 1 to 4 people; 845 have 20 to 49; 504 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	23,310	68%
$100K-$500K	6,603	19%
$500K-$1M	1,628	5%
$1M-$5M	1,923	6%
$5M-$10M	338	1.0%
$10M-$50M	328	1.0%
$50M-$100M	53	0.2%
$100M-$500M	35	0.1%
$500M+	9	<0.1%

68% under $100,000; 1,923 between $1M and $5M; 763 above $5M.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 35,824 Portuguese transport firms with a known headcount, 30,641 (86%) have one to four people, 2,611 have five to nine, 2,068 have ten to 49 and 504 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (23,310, 68%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 1033,252 93%
Small 10 to 492,068 6%
Medium 50 to 249460 1%
Large 250+44 0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

763

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 425 more than $10 million.

2,041

firms were entered in 2026.

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 2 Portuguese transport firms from before 1900, 99 from before 1950 and 2,791 from before 1990.

1860
1. Lisboa
1872
1. Lisboa
1907
1. Lisboa
1907
1. Funchal
1915
1. Lisboa
1917
1. Matosinhos

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Portuguese transport firms date from before 1990

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 78 transport firms for every one of the jewellery companies in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Transport Companies	37,988	11%	81%
Clothing Companies	9,774	21%	74%
Hotels	8,002	44%	64%
Fashion Companies	7,116	19%	53%
Leather Companies	2,327	19%	42%
Jewellery Companies	487	21%	77%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	2,176,444	75.4
Poland	282,601	44.7
South Africa	210,943	27.4
The UK	205,719	23.3
Italy	166,351	23.7
Portugal	37,988	44.5

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How reachable are they?

Transport firms are harder to reach than the average Portuguese company: 20% list a phone number and 11% a website.

Email3,380 9%
Phone7,502 20%
Website4,260 11%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in twenty-seven Portuguese transport firms work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Half are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)1,4154%
Partnerships14,71439%
Lda and S.A.19,24351%
No form on record or other2,6167%

Single-site: 92%
Head offices: 758
Branches: 2,415

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

2,041 transport firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 10 a working day, after 3,483 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 6.1% of the inflow.

2,4582022
4,0052023
3,7182024
3,4832025
2,0412026 so far

1,528 of this year's 2,041 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Vila Franca de Xira12 staff
2Oliveira Do Bairro12 staff
3Vila Nova de Famalicão10 staff
4Porto9 staff
5Lisboa9 staff

Frequently asked questions

How many transport companies are there in Portugal?

There are 37,988 transport companies and transport firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 22 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest transport firm in Portugal?

CTT - Correios de Portugal, S.A. in Lisboa, with 9,209 staff. By revenue Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A. in Lisboa leads with $5.0 billion a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most transport companies?

Lisboa, with 4,152, ahead of Sintra (1,981), Loures (1,494), Porto (1,184) and Odivelas (1,173). Relative to its size, Odivelas has the most: 2.9 times the national share.

How many transport firms are there in Lisboa?

4,152, which is 4.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and on the national share.

How big is a typical transport firm?

Small. 86% of the 35,824 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 504 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese transport companies sole traders or companies?

One in twenty-seven (1,415) are sole traders, 39% are partnerships and 51% (19,243) are Lda and S.A..

How many transport firms started in 2026?

2,041 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 3,483 in 2025. 1,528 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest transport firm in Portugal?

James Rawes - Navegacão, Lda in Lisboa, 1860, followed by Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa, E.M., S.A. in Lisboa (1872) and Apl - Administracão do Porto de Lisboa, S.A. in Lisboa (1907). 2 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers transport companies?

Portuguese transport companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code sec:H. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 sec:H.

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