Please make sure your passports are valid for another 6 months from the date you are traveling. In our case, your passport needs to be valid through November if you're traveling in May. If you need to renew your passport, please give yourself 8 - 12 weeks before travel date to get it back.

Regarding airline, TAP is usually the most affordable option. United Airlines has several options as well. We found using Google Flights as most helpful as it allows you to track pricing trends and identify the most affordable travel dates across multiple airlines. If you're flying from Newark, the flight will most likely be overnight and take about 6 hours. Flights leaving from Newark are usually taking off around 8:30 pm - 10pm and arrive in Portugal 8am - 9am the next day.