Open 24 hours a day
ON ARRIVAL: Call the barrier intercom and provide your booking details.
ON DEPARTURE: call the intercom if your barrier does not open. IF YOUR PASS ALLOWS UNLIMITED ENTRY AND EXIT: follow the same entry and exit instructions.
SABA Arena Expo, the 405-space car park at Rua do Bojador 233 next to the MEO Arena, is open 24 hours and charges from €1.90 per hour; it takes vehicles up to 2.2 m and can be booked on Parclick. For a whole day, the cheapest published option nearby is Telpark at Oriente station, with a €9.90 daily maximum. This guide covers the Arena Expo prices and passes, the other car parks in Parque das Nações, EMEL street parking after the August 2026 tariff rise and how to reach the arena without a car.
Do you need a car? Not for the arena: the metro, trains and buses stop at Oriente, 400 m away. For Sintra, Cascais, Setúbal or the Alentejo you do. Lisbon Airport is about 10 minutes from the arena; compare prices for car rental at Lisbon Airport on DiscoverCars, or read our guide to car rental in Lisbon.
SABA Arena Expo is the underground car park at the end of Rua do Bojador, right next to the MEO Arena (formerly Altice Arena) in Parque das Nações. The arena itself names it as the car park for visitors arriving by car. It also serves the FIL exhibition centre, the Oceanário and the restaurants along the river.
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| Item | SABA Arena Expo |
|---|---|
| Address | Rua do Bojador 233, 1990-048 Lisboa (entrance at the end of Rua do Bojador) |
| Operator | Saba Portugal |
| Spaces | 405 |
| Opening hours | 24 hours, 365 days a year |
| Maximum height | 2.2 m |
| Price | From €1.90 per hour (Saba); prepaid Multiday pass on saba.pt |
| Payment | Ticket and pay machine on site, Via Verde at entry and exit, or a pre-booked pass |
| Services | CCTV, spaces for disabled drivers, EV charging bays |
| Walk to the arena | Next door; Oriente station is about 400 m from the arena |
Saba does not publish a daily maximum or a full tariff table for this car park online; the tariff is displayed at the entrance. For a long stay, Saba sells a prepaid Multiday pass on its website: when we checked, it was offered at €13.95, marked as 62 % below the standard rate for the same period. The pass must be bought before you arrive, is valid only in this car park and allows unlimited entries and exits. On arrival you take a ticket and exchange it at the desk, or through the intercom when no staff are on duty.
The arena says you can also use any of the public car parks around it. These are the ones with published details:
| Car park | Operator | Published price | Height | Book online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABA Arena Expo, Rua do Bojador 233 | Saba | from €1.90/h | 2.2 m | Parclick |
| Estação Ferroviária Gare Oriente, Rua António Mega Ferreira | Telpark | €1.55 first hour, €9.90 daily maximum | 1.90 m | Telpark |
| Saba Gare do Oriente, Avenida de Berlim | Saba | from about €1.65/h | 2.10 m (Parclick: 1.9 m) | Parclick |
| Marina – Parque das Nações, Passeio Adamastor | – | from €15 per day on Parclick | – | Parclick |
| Centro Vasco da Gama (shopping centre) | Sierra Portugal | not published online; billed per 15 min | – | – |
The second car park at Oriente station, with 750 spaces and 24-hour opening. With a published daily maximum of €9.90 it is the cheapest choice for a whole day or an overnight stay. Payment by cash or Via Verde; the height limit is 1.90 m.
Covered car park beside Oriente station on Avenida de Berlim, open 24 hours. From about €1.65 an hour according to Saba; bookable on Parclick. Saba gives the height limit as 2.10 m, Parclick as 1.9 m.
Open-air car park on Passeio Adamastor near the Teatro Camões and the Jardins da Água, at the north end of the riverside, bookable on Parclick from €15 per day.
Underground car park of the shopping centre opposite Oriente station. Under its 2025 regulation, entries are possible from 08:00 to midnight and exits until 01:00, and parking is billed in 15-minute steps. The tariff is posted at the entrances; it is not published online.
Concert or event at the MEO Arena: SABA Arena Expo, ideally pre-booked. Whole day or overnight: Telpark Gare Oriente with its €9.90 daily maximum. Train or metro trip: Saba Gare do Oriente or Telpark. Late show and back after midnight: avoid Centro Vasco da Gama, whose exits close at 01:00.
Street parking in Lisbon is run by the municipal company EMEL. Where a street in Parque das Nações is metered, the colour on the meter sets the price. EMEL raised its tariffs for the first time in 15 years; the new values apply from 4 August 2026 and are being phased in, so some meters and apps may still show the old price.
| EMEL tariff | Price per hour from 4 Aug 2026 | Before |
|---|---|---|
| Green | €0.85 | €0.80 |
| Yellow | €1.25 | €1.20 |
| Red | €1.70 | €1.60 |
| Brown | €2.10 | €2.00 |
| Daily ticket (signposted zones only, Mon–Fri 9:00–19:00) | green €2.15 / yellow €3.15 per day | – |
You can pay at the meter or with apps such as ePark, Via Verde Estacionar, Telpark or EasyPark. EMEL does not publish which colour applies to each street online, so check the meter. Parts of Parque das Nações, around the riverside pavilions and the Oceanário, are an EMEL restricted-access zone: only authorised vehicles may drive and park there, and deliveries are limited to set hours. On event nights, street spaces near the arena fill up early.
Oriente station on the red line is the arena’s metro stop. A single Carris/Metro ticket costs €1.90 in 2026 (€1.72 with zapping credit on a Navegante card); a 24-hour ticket costs €7.25. The airport is three stops away on the same line.
Oriente station, about 400 m from the arena, is served by suburban, regional and long-distance trains.
Carris routes 705, 725, 750, 759 and 794 stop near the arena during the day, routes 208 and 210 at night. There are taxi ranks at Oriente station and at the main entrance of Centro Vasco da Gama.
SABA Arena Expo cost estimator
Pre-filled with Saba’s starting rate of €1.90 per hour. Saba publishes no daily maximum for Arena Expo; for long stays, check the Multiday pass on saba.pt or the Parclick price, and compare with Telpark Gare Oriente (€9.90 per day).
At Rua do Bojador 233, 1990-048 Lisboa, at the end of Rua do Bojador right next to the MEO Arena in Parque das Nações. Oriente station is about 400 m away.
Saba gives a starting rate of €1.90 per hour. It does not publish a daily maximum online; for long stays, a prepaid Multiday pass on saba.pt was offered at €13.95 when we checked. You can also pre-book on Parclick.
Yes. The car park is bookable on Parclick with a guaranteed space, and bookings can be changed or cancelled up to one hour before arrival. At the barrier, use the intercom and give your booking details.
Saba lists 405 spaces and a maximum height of 2.2 m. The car park is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Telpark Estação Ferroviária Gare Oriente has a published daily maximum of €9.90 (first hour €1.55). The Marina – Parque das Nações car park is bookable on Parclick from €15 per day.
Yes. Saba lists Via Verde at entry and exit, so a car with a Via Verde transponder can drive in and out without a paper ticket.
Where streets are metered, EMEL’s tariffs apply: from 4 August 2026, €0.85 per hour in green zones, €1.25 yellow, €1.70 red and €2.10 brown. Check the colour on the meter.
Take the red metro line to Oriente (single ticket €1.90). Oriente station is also served by trains and by Carris buses 705, 725, 750, 759 and 794, plus night buses 208 and 210.
Compare car rental in Lisbon or check our Lisbon airport transfer guide if you are flying in for the event.
Fact-checked on 14 October 2026 against the SABA Arena Expo and Multiday pages on saba.pt, the Parclick listings for Parque das Nações, the Telpark page for Gare Oriente, the MEO Arena’s getting-there page, EMEL’s tariff and restricted-access pages, the 2026 Metro de Lisboa fares and the Centro Vasco da Gama car-park regulation. Saba publishes no daily maximum for Arena Expo and Centro Vasco da Gama publishes no tariff online, so none is quoted.
