--- title: "Smoking at Porto Airport – OPO" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/portugal/opo-smoking-at-porto-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Porto Airport (OPO) allows smoking only in its designated areas and lists none, inside or after security; ask staff before security for the nearest one." lastmod: "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Porto Airport – OPO **Porto Airport (OPO)** allows smoking only in its designated areas and publishes no list of where they are, inside or outside the terminal. Travellers described no smoking room at the airport in April 2025 and no smoking area after security in August 2026, and a reader asked the airport on 17 October 2026 for a smoking area for long waits. Before security, ask staff for the nearest designated area; if there is none outside the terminal, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. Portuguese law names airports among its no-smoking places and lets them set outdoor smoking areas and reserved indoor rooms (Lei n.º 37/2007, articles 4 and 5). Elsewhere in Portugal, [Lisbon Airport keeps smoking rooms after security in Terminal 1](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/portugal/lis-smoking-at-lisbon-airport/), and at [Faro Airport travellers described a smoking room in the Gates B zone](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/portugal/fao-smoking-at-faro-airport/) in August 2025\. ## Before security The airport publishes no location for its designated smoking areas and marks none on its pages. Ask staff for the nearest designated area; if there is none outside the terminal, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. ## After security The airport lists no smoking area after security. In August 2026 travellers described none after the security checkpoint, and in April 2025 no smoking room at the airport, one adding that it used to have one; a reader asked the airport on 17 October 2026 for a smoking area for the hours of waiting. The ANA Lounge, after security on Floor 3 and open 04:00 to 21:00, lists no smoking facility and is under improvement works. Ask staff; if they send you outside the terminal, you leave the secure area and clear security again afterwards, and the airport publishes no transfer procedure for this. ## Vaping The airport publishes no vaping rule for the terminal, so ask staff before you vape; it asks that electronic cigarettes and lighters travel in hand baggage and bans electronic-cigarette use on board. The Portuguese rule on e-cigarettes is on our Portugal guide below. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Before security | Ask staff | The airport allows smoking only in its designated areas and publishes no list of them; outside the airport property if there is none | | After security, departure lounge and gates | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area; travellers described none in August 2026 | | ANA Lounge, Floor 3 (after security) | Ask staff | The lounge page lists no smoking facility; 04:00 to 21:00 | | Inside the terminal | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking room; travellers described none in April 2025 | | Vaping | Ask staff | The airport publishes no rule for the terminal; electronic cigarettes travel in hand baggage | For Portugal’s airport smoking law, the fines and the vaping rule, see our [Portugal airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/portugal/). ## Useful Links - [Porto Airport: prohibited articles, the smoking and electronic-cigarette rules (official, ANA)](https://www.portoairport.pt/en/opo/passenger-guide/baggage/prohibited-articles) - [Porto Airport: ANA Lounge (official, ANA)](https://www.portoairport.pt/en/opo/services-shopping/premium-services/ana-lounge) - [Porto Airport (official site)](https://www.portoairport.pt/en/opo/home) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Porto Airport? Porto Airport (OPO) allows smoking only in its designated areas and publishes no list of where they are. Travellers described no smoking room at the airport in April 2025 and no smoking area after security in August 2026, and a reader asked the airport on 17 October 2026 for a smoking area for long waits. Before security, ask staff for the nearest designated area; if there is none outside the terminal, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. ### Is there a smoking area after security at Porto Airport? The airport lists none, and in August 2026 travellers described no smoking area after security; the ANA Lounge, after security on Floor 3 and open 04:00 to 21:00, lists no smoking facility. Ask staff; if they send you outside the terminal, you clear security again afterwards, and the airport publishes no transfer procedure for this. ### Where is the smoking area at Porto Airport? The airport publishes no location for its designated areas, inside or outside the terminal. Ask staff for the nearest one before security; if there is none outside the terminal, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. ### Does Porto Airport have an indoor smoking room? The airport lists none, and in April 2025 travellers described no smoking room at the airport, one adding that it used to have one. Lisbon Airport keeps smoking rooms after security; at Porto, ask staff. ### Can you vape at Porto Airport? The airport publishes no vaping rule for the terminal, so ask staff before you vape; it asks that electronic cigarettes and lighters travel in hand baggage and bans electronic-cigarette use on board. The Portuguese rule on e-cigarettes is on our Portugal guide. ### Can you smoke during a layover at Porto Airport? The airport lists no smoking area after security, and travellers described none in August 2026, so ask staff; if they send you outside the terminal, you leave the secure area and clear security again afterwards, and the airport publishes no transfer procedure for this.