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How to Say ‘What time does it arrive in Lisbon?’ in Portuguese

E chega a que horas a Lisboa?

eh SHEH-gah ah keh OH-rash ah leesh-BOH-ah

[eh SHEH-gah ah keh OH-rash ah leesh-BOH-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese often keeps the verb before the time phrase in questions like this: chega a que horas?, literally "arrives at what time?" You can reuse the same order with sai a que horas?.

Phrase Breakdown

E

[eh]

and

Connects to previous info (departure) to ask about arrival.

Example

E chega a que horas a Lisboa, mais ou menos?

And what time does it arrive in Lisbon, more or less?

chega

[SHEH-gah]

(it) arrives

Verb “chegar” in present (3rd person singular) to ask about arrival.

Example

E chega a que horas a Lisboa no domingo?

And what time does it arrive in Lisbon on Sunday?

a que horas

ah keh OH-rash

at what time

Time question phrase placed after the verb in this sentence.

Example

Chegas a que horas?

What time do you arrive?

Words in this phrase

a

[ah]

to

Preposition marking the destination (a Lisboa).

Example

E chega a que horas a Lisboa com este comboio?

And what time does it arrive in Lisbon on this train?

que

[keh]

what

Part of “a que horas” question structure.

Example

E chega a que horas a Lisboa?

And what time does it arrive in Lisbon?

horas

[OH-rash]

hours / time

“horas” here means the arrival time.

Example

E chega a que horas a Lisboa normalmente?

And what time does it usually arrive in Lisbon?

a Lisboa?

ah leesh-BOH-ah

in/to Lisbon?

Here 'a' marks the destination/arrival place. With cities, Portuguese often uses 'a'.

Example

Chego a Lisboa às dez.

I arrive in Lisbon at ten.

Words in this phrase

a

[ah]

to

Preposition marking the destination (a Lisboa).

Example

E chega a que horas a Lisboa com este comboio?

And what time does it arrive in Lisbon on this train?

Lisboa

[leesh-BOH-ah]

Lisbon

Destination city in this question.

Example

E chega a que horas a Lisboa? Preciso de lá estar cedo.

And what time does it arrive in Lisbon? I need to be there early.

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