Find out the check-in times at the airport you are leaving from. Don’t be late and catch this flight.
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To ensure that your flight leaves on time, all passengers must be at the boarding gate 30 minutes before the departure time.
Check-in times - Times in the airport
Check-in Times
See the check-in times and start your trip the best way, without worries.
General check-in conditions
Available from:
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36 hours Before departure.
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24 Hours Before departure to and from the USA.
- No hold baggage - If you check-in online, via the mobile application or at the self check-in kiosks, you can go directly to the boarding gate. However, at Algiers, Accra, Caracas, Casablanca, Marrakech and Tangier airports you should go to a check-in desk to get this access.
- With hold baggage - You must leave it at the drop-off desk in the airport.
Attention to the time necessary for the control of documentation by SEF (Immigration and Borders Service)
TAP informs its Passengers that the time necessary for the control of documentation at Portuguese airports, under the responsibility of the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF), can be over 30 minutes.
In order to avoid delays in flights or even non-attendance, TAP advises all Passengers with intercontinental and non-Schengen flights to check the waiting time at the SEF and to plan in advance the arrival at the counters of this service.
It is recommended that Passengers preferably use automatic control machines if they carry electronic identity documents.
TAP informs its Passengers that the time necessary for the control of documentation at Portuguese airports, under the responsibility of the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF), can be over 30 minutes.
In order to avoid delays in flights or even non-attendance, TAP advises all Passengers with intercontinental and non-Schengen flights to check the waiting time at the SEF and to plan in advance the arrival at the counters of this service.
It is recommended that Passengers preferably use automatic control machines if they carry electronic identity documents.
Departure locations
The cut-off times for check-in and dropping off hold baggage vary depending on the departure airport.
See the specific cut-off times here.
Airports of A - C
| Airport | Hold baggage drop-off counter opening time | Cut-off time for check-in and dropping off hold baggage |
| Abidjan | < 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Accra | 2 hours | 1 hour |
| Alicante | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Amsterdam | 2 hours and 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Algiers | 2 hours | 1 hour |
| Barcelona | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Belém | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Belo Horizonte | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Berlin | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Bilbao | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Bissau | < 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Boa Vista | 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Bologna | 2 hours and 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Bordeaux | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Boston | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Brasilia | 4 hours and 15 minutes | 1 hour |
| Brussels | 2 hours and 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Bucharest | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Budapest | < 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Caracas | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Casablanca | 2 hours | 1 hour |
| Cologne | 45 minutes | |
| Copenhagen | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
Airports of D - H
| Airport | Hold baggage drop-off counter opening time | Cut-off time for check-in and dropping off hold baggage |
| Dakar | 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Dusseldorf | From 4:00 am to 8:30 pm | 45 minutes |
| Faro | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Fez | < 2 hours | 1 hour |
| Florence | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Fortaleza | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Frankfurt | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Funchal | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Geneva | From 4:45 am to 8:30 pm | 45 minutes |
| Gran Canaria | < 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Hamburg | 2 hours | 40 minutes |
| Helsinki | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
Airports of I - L
| Airport | Hold baggage drop-off counter opening time | Cut-off time for check-in and dropping off hold baggage |
| Las Palmas | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Lisbon | From 4.00 am to 0.00 | 30 minutes (Ponte Aérea) | 45 minutes (Europe) | 1 hour (Intercontinental) |
| Lome | < 2 hours | 1 hour |
| London (City, Gatwick and Heathrow) | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Luanda | 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Luxembourg | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Lyon | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
Airports of M - O
| Airport | Hold baggage drop-off counter opening time | Cut-off time for check-in and dropping off hold baggage |
| Madrid | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Malaga | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Manaus | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Manchester | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Maputo | 2 hours | 1 hour |
| Marrakech | 2 hours | 1 hour |
| Marseille | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Miami | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Milan (Malpensa) | 2 hours and 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Moscow | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Munich | From 4:30 am to 9:30 pm | 45 minutes |
| Nantes | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Natal | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| New York (JFK) | 2 hours | 1 hour |
| New York (Newark) | 3 hours and 30 minutes | 1 hour |
| Nice | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Oslo | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Oviedo (Asturias) | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
Airports of P - R
| Airport | Hold baggage drop-off counter opening time | Cut-off time for check-in and dropping off hold baggage |
| Paris | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Ponta Delgada | 6 hours | 45 minutes |
| Porto | < 3 hours | 30 minutes (Ponte Aérea) | 45 minutes (Europe) | 1 hour (Intercontinental) |
| Porto Alegre | 4 hours and 35 minutes | 1 hour |
| Porto Santo | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Prague | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Praia | 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Recife | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Rome | 2 hours and 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
Airports of S - T
| Airport | Hold baggage drop-off counter opening time | Cut-off time for check-in and dropping off hold baggage |
| Sal | 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Salvador | 3 hours and 30 minutes | 1 hour |
| Sao Paulo (Guarulhos) | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Sao Tome | 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Sao Vicente | 3 hours | 1 hour |
| Seville | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Stockholm | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Stuttgart | < 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Tangier | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Terceira | 6 hours | 45 minutes |
| Toronto | 3 hours and 30 minutes | 1 hour |
| Toulouse | < 2 hours | 45 minutes |
Airports of U - Z
| Airport | Hold baggage drop-off counter opening time | Cut-off time for check-in and dropping off hold baggage |
| Valencia | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Venice | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Vienna | From 4:30 am to 11 pm | 45 minutes |
| Vigo | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Warsaw | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
| Zurich | 2 hours | 45 minutes |
