List of Transport Companies in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 32,002 transport companies in Portugal, one in every 27 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 355 firms employ 50 people or more. One in four transport firms is based in Lisboa, Sintra, Loures, Odivelas and Amadora. 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.

32,002 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies32,0021 in27 Portuguese companiesCities334Largest cityLisboa 3,276Sole traders4%Employees1-4 (87%)Revenue< $100K (70%)Email7%Phone17%Website8%

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	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	Laso - Transportes, S.A.	Portugal	Mafra	Estrada Nacional 116 Km 20.7	Lisboa	2665-305	*****.pt	2007	$178,609,016	891	Corporation	12	508100763
8	Torrestir Logistics, S.A.	Portugal	Braga	Parque Comercial, 91	Braga	4715-216	*****.com	1987	$152,268,052	25	Corporation	16	501929797
9	Companhia Carris De Ferro De Lisboa, E.M., S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua 1º de Maio, 103	Lisboa	1300-472	*****.pt	1872	$149,067,014	2,625	Government body	86	500595313
10	Patinter - Portuguesa De Automóveis Transportadores, S.A.	Portugal	Mangualde	Estrada Nacional 16 Km 106, 100	Viseu	3530-070	*****.com	1967	$142,364,082	1,135	Corporation	5	500212848
11	Metropolitano De Lisboa, E.P.E.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 28	Lisboa	1069-095	*****.pt	1948	$139,862,359	1,567	Government body	1699	500192855
12	Barraqueiro Transportes, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Santos E Castro	Lisboa	1769-022	*****.pt	1933	$121,112,795	1,062	Corporation	83	500151997
13	Rodoviária De Lisboa, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Campo Grande, 382c 1º	Lisboa	1700-097	*****.pt	1995	$106,400,094	1,032	Corporation	83	503418455
14	Stef Portugal - Logística E Transporte, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Rua Marinhas Do Tejo, 164c	Lisboa	2625-090	*****.com	1995	$104,249,938	538	Corporation	654	503440523
15	Ren - Gasodutos, S.A.	Portugal	Loures	Estrada Nacional 116	Lisboa	2674-505	*****.pt	2006	$102,539,149	127	Corporation	17	507725689
16	Dachser Portugal, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Vila Do Conde	Rua Da Agra Nova, 120	Porto	4485-040	*****.pt	1997	$99,925,105	192	Corporation	1140	503853623
17	Medway - Operador Ferroviário De Mercadorias, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da República, 66	Lisboa	1050-197	*****.com	2009	$96,502,672	2,920	Corporation	1037	509017800
18	Flixbus Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar, 122c	Lisboa	1050-019	*****.pt	2019	$95,819,085	51	Corporation	844	515463850
19	Transportes Paulo Duarte, S.A.	Portugal	Torres Vedras	Estrada Nacional 8 Km 52	Lisboa	2565-641	*****.pt	1967	$90,324,495	943	Corporation	16	500289298
20	Transportes Florêncio & Silva, S.A.	Portugal	Mafra	Rua Vale Casal, 42	Lisboa	2665-379	*****.pt	1968	$80,779,407	853	Corporation	5	500288666
21	Transportes Broliveira, Lda	Portugal	Ourém	Rua das Areias, 17	Santarém	2490-124	*****.pt	1961	$77,971,767	584	Partnership of unknown type	2	500425353
22	Transmaia - Transportes, Lda	Portugal	Trofa	Rua de São Mamede, 1595	Porto	4745-456	*****.pt	1968	$74,277,838	657	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	501063650
23	Transportes Pascoal, S.A.	Portugal	Mealhada	Estrada Nacional 1	Aveiro	3050-106	*****.com	1968	$74,242,123	412	Corporation	N/A	500514666
24	Viacão Alvorada, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Estrada Consiglieri Pedroso, 81	Lisboa	2730-260	*****.pt	2020	$74,062,806	1,028	Partnership of unknown type	2	516149946
25	Transbase - Transporte E Logística, S.A.	Portugal	Alcanena	Quinta Do Marujo	Santarém	2380-004	*****.com	1994	$72,793,284	940	Corporation	791	503240354

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Transport companies and transport firms in Portugal

32,002

21 October 2026

There are 32,002 transport companies and transport firms in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 27 Portuguese companies. About 8 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (1,712 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 31,107 97%
Head offices: 423
Branch offices: 472

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 49. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 49.

16,987 of the 32,002 are Lda and S.A. (53%); 1,229 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 31,633 Portuguese transport firms with a known headcount, 27,570 (87%) have one to four people, 2,076 have five to nine, 1,632 have ten to 49 and 355 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (21,167, 70%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 1029,646 94%
Small 10 to 491,632 5%
Medium 50 to 249328 1%
Large 250+27 <0.1%

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

416

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 202 more than $10 million.

1,712

firms were entered in 2026.

Transport firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 3,276 transport companies and transport firms, 3.5% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 7% below the national share. Nearly all Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 25 have 50 or more. 174 new firms were entered in 2026, 438 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 3,021 · 93%
5-9: 154 · 5%
10-19: 32 · 1.0%
20-49: 26 · 0.8%
50+: 25 · 0.8%

Legal form

Sole traders: 20 · 0.6%
Partnerships: 1,443 · 44%
Lda and S.A.: 1,773 · 54%
Other or none: 40 · 1%

Of the Portuguese total: 10.2%
Of all Lisboa companies: 3.5%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 174
Entered 2025: 310
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 10.2%

Old

Before 1990: 438 · 13%
1990 or later: 2,838 · 87%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 17.8%

Reachable

Email: 137 · 4%
Phone: 361 · 11%
Website: 189 · 6%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 2,580 · 82%
$100K-$500K: 403 · 13%
$500K-$1M: 68 · 2%
$1M and more: 89 · 3%

Largest

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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.

Lamision - Sociedade de Transportes, Lda is the largest transport firm in Portugal by headcount. 355 firms employ 50 people or more; 178 employ 100 or more.

1Azambuja4,476 staff
2Lisboa · public body3,940 staff
3Lisboa2,920 staff
4Lisboa · public body2,625 staff
5Estarreja2,036 staff
6Braga1,477 staff
7Porto1,331 staff
8Loures1,181 staff
9Mangualde1,135 staff
10Lisboa1,062 staff

By employee size · 31,633 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	27,570	87%
5-9	2,076	7%
10-19	999	3%
20-49	633	2%
50-99	177	0.6%
100-199	107	0.3%
200-499	44	0.1%
500-999	15	<0.1%
1,000+	12	<0.1%

87% have 1 to 4 people; 633 have 20 to 49; 355 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	21,167	70%
$100K-$500K	5,930	20%
$500K-$1M	1,359	4%
$1M-$5M	1,497	5%
$5M-$10M	214	0.7%
$10M-$50M	165	0.5%
$50M-$100M	22	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	14	<0.1%
$500M+	1	<0.1%

70% under $100,000; 1,497 between $1M and $5M; 416 above $5M.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most transport companies in Portugal (3,276), ahead of Sintra (1,814), Loures (1,323), Odivelas (1,124) and Amadora (1,048). Together the five hold one in four of them. Relative to their size, Odivelas, Amadora and Loures have the most: 2.6 to 3.3 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

334 Portuguese cities have at least one transport firm; 252 have ten or more; 22 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 3.75. Odivelas has 3.3 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 30 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	11,588	36%
Porto	5,190	16%
Setúbal	2,689	8%
Faro	2,010	6%
Braga	1,265	4%
Leiria	1,227	4%
Aveiro	1,225	4%
Santarém	1,124	4%
Ilha Da Madeira	1,033	3%
Coimbra	973	3%

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The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 1 Portuguese transport firms from before 1900, 78 from before 1950 and 2,464 from before 1990.

1872
1. Lisboa
1917
1. Matosinhos
1920
1. Alfândega Da Fé
1920
1. Lisboa
1921
1. Loures
1921
1. Paredes de Coura

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2,464

Portuguese transport firms date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Transport firms are harder to reach than the average Portuguese company: 17% list a phone number and 8% a website.

Email2,098 7%
Phone5,429 17%
Website2,548 8%

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

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

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

1,712 transport firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 8 a working day, after 2,902 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 5.1% of the inflow.

2,3012022
3,7292023
3,3482024
2,9022025
1,7122026 so far

1,277 of this year's 1,712 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 Xira7 staff
2Leiria7 staff
3Valença7 staff
4Lisboa7 staff
5Porto7 staff

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in twenty-six 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)1,2294%
Partnerships13,21541%
Lda and S.A.16,98753%
No form on record or other5712%

Single-site: 97%
Head offices: 423
Branches: 472

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

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 7 transport firms for every one of the bakeries in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Transport Companies	32,002	8%	86%
FMCG Companies	9,978	29%	54%
Food Distribution Companies	9,678	22%	68%
Food Companies	7,937	27%	53%
Butchers	4,847	13%	82%
Bakeries	4,406	21%	54%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	1,335,679	46.3
Poland	234,390	37.1
South Africa	193,393	25.1
The UK	128,924	14.6
Italy	120,868	17.2
Portugal	32,002	37.5

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Frequently asked questions

How many transport companies are there in Portugal?

There are 32,002 transport companies and transport firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 27 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest transport firm in Portugal?

Lamision - Sociedade de Transportes, Lda in Azambuja, with 4,476 staff. By revenue Metro do Porto, S.A. in Porto leads with $322.8 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most transport companies?

Lisboa, with 3,276, ahead of Sintra (1,814), Loures (1,323), Odivelas (1,124) and Amadora (1,048). Relative to its size, Odivelas has the most: 3.3 times the national share.

How many transport firms are there in Lisboa?

3,276, which is 3.5% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 7% below the national share.

How big is a typical transport firm?

Small. 87% of the 31,633 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 355 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese transport companies sole traders or companies?

One in twenty-six (1,229) are sole traders, 41% are partnerships and 53% (16,987) are Lda and S.A..

How many transport firms started in 2026?

1,712 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 2,902 in 2025. 1,277 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest transport firm in Portugal?

Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa, E.M., S.A. in Lisboa, 1872, followed by Álvaro & José Lopes Teixeira, Lda in Matosinhos (1917) and Empresa Alfândeguense, Lda in Alfândega Da Fé (1920). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers transport companies?

Portuguese transport companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 49. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 49.

Can I download the full list?

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