This is a
summary of the main bus
services along the coast serving the major towns of the
central and western Algarve.
Not all buses are shown here
The information has been obtained from printed
timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is
given in good faith.
Bus service from 1st May 2022 until
further notice. Much of the weekend bus service remains
suspended
AEROBUS ROUTE 56 OPERATES DAILY FROM FARO TO LAGOS VIA THE
AIRPORT. HIGHER FARES THAN OTHER BUSES
The route / line number may not always be shown on the front
of the bus!
Click the diagram below to see it in a larger
size.
Information about connections at the various
stopping places here.
Timetables apply all year round except for Aerobus 56 which has
six journeys each way 1st May - 31st October
Summer Aerobus timetable here
If you haven't already, please read this page of general information and this page about the buses
shown below!
Route 51 is the Linha Littoral Albufeira <> Lagos, 56 is
the Aerobus Faro <> Lagos via the airport and 57 is the
Transrápido bus Faro <> Lagos
Route 56 has special (Higher) fares than the others.
FROM MAY 1st to OCTOBER 31st route 52 (EVA
Cliffs Line) runs every two hours daily between Armação de
Pêra and Alvor. Times here.
Advanced reservation and on line ticket
purchase are not possible. If boarding at a BUS TERMINAL you
usually must buy your ticket from the ticket office window!
A
- Albufeira Bus Terminal is 1 mile (1.6km) from the old town,
beaches and many of the hotels. Click here for more information.
B - Stop 2 for fast buses. The INT
(interurban slower buses) use stop 3 next to it - map. The
railway station is 800 metres from here and the terminal used by
long distance services (Lisbon, Spain etc) 1 mile / 1.6km from
here.
C - these buses also stop on request at
Algarve Shopping, 1 minute after Guia (direction Albufeira or
Faro) or 1 minute before Guia (direction Portimão or Lagos)
D - connections available from/ to
Portimão using the local Vai e Vem buses. Separate ticket needed.
Details here.
E - this is 1.6km (almost a mile) from
Portimão city centre and the stops in Avenida Guanaré used by the
other buses
F - Local buses run every 30 - 60 minutes
between Faro Bus Station and the Airport. Click here for details and
links to timetables
G - buses only stop here during
University term times / semesters
All buses are operated by VAMUS - Most buses are fitted with wifi. The buses used do not have toilets on board, so go before you get on.
↓ - bus does not stop here | Albufeira
- Lagos Linha Litoral (LL, route 51) and Transrápido
(TR, Route 57) are fast buses stopping only at main stops.
Download a copy of the Transrápido timetable here. Aerobus (route 56) stops only at the places shown in the timetable. More buses will run in summer. Timetable for printing here. Others are interurban buses stopping everywhere; only some buses are shown; complete timetable TAV - from Tavira via Olhão VRSA - from Vila Real de Santo António via Tavira and Olhão. For times before Faro click here MFO - bus runs on WEEKDAYS ONLY 0900 - connection or stop applies on WEEKDAYS only 1815 - stops only during University term times / semesters XXX - this journey runs on all weekends and holidays, also weekdays when the University is closed SSH - Bus runs only on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays +++ THIS BUS RUNS FIVE MINUTES LATER AT WEEKENDS AND ON HOLIDAYS |
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Route /
Line |
80 |
13 |
9 |
51 |
10 |
51 |
66 |
57 |
9 |
56 |
57 |
66 |
14 |
10 |
56 |
51 |
57 |
51 |
80 |
56 |
57 |
9 |
51 |
56 |
57 |
66 |
51 |
9 |
57 |
56 |
56 |
14 |
9 |
9 |
57 |
TRAIN | ||
TAV |
TAV | +++ |
VRSA |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daily |
Daily |
Daily | MFO |
Daily |
Daily | MFO | MFO |
Daily | Daily | MFO |
MFO | Daily |
Daily | Daily |
Daily |
Daily |
MFO |
Daily |
Daily |
MFO | Daily |
MFO |
Daily |
Daily | MFO |
Daily |
Daily |
MFO |
XXX |
MFO | MFO |
MFO | Daily |
MFO | Daily | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faro Bus Terminal |
* |
--- |
--- |
0630 |
--- |
0700 |
--- |
0800 |
0815 |
0815 |
0915 |
0930 |
0930 |
--- |
1015 |
1100 |
--- |
1230 |
-- |
--- |
--- |
1430 |
1430 |
--- |
1545 |
1600 |
1545 |
--- |
1700 |
1730 |
1800 |
1800 |
--- |
1815 |
1915 |
1930 |
2050 | |
Faro Airport |
F |
--- |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | 0930 |
↓ | ↓ | --- | ↓ | 1115 |
--- | ↓ | --- | --- |
1415 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
1615 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
↓ | ↓ | 1815 |
1825 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 2000 |
↓ | |
Quarteira
Bus Terminal |
* |
--- |
--- |
0712 |
--- |
via |
--- |
0835 |
↓ | 0857 |
↓ | ↓ | 1012 |
--- |
via | ↓ | --- |
↓ | --- |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 1512 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 1627 |
--- |
1742 |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- |
1857 |
1957 |
↓ | ↓ | |
Vilamoura
Marina |
* |
--- |
--- |
0717 |
--- |
Loulé |
--- |
0840 |
↓ | 0905 |
↓ | ↓ | 1017 |
--- |
Loulé | ↓ | --- |
↓ | --- |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 1517 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 1632 |
--- |
1747 |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- |
1902 |
2002 |
↓ | ↓ | |
Albufeira Bus Terminal |
A |
--- |
0730 |
0800 |
0800 |
0830 |
0910 |
0918 |
0910 |
0945 |
1010 |
1025 |
1100 |
1100 |
1140 |
1155 |
1200 |
1325 |
1415 |
--- |
1455 |
1525 |
1600 |
1615 |
1655 |
1655 |
1715 |
1800 |
1830 |
1825 |
1855 |
1905 |
1910 |
1945 |
2045 | 2040 |
2123¶ |
|
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout | C | --- |
via Pêra |
--- |
0811 |
--- |
0921 |
--- |
0925 |
--- |
↓ | 1040 |
--- |
1114 |
--- |
↓ | 1211 |
1340 |
1426 |
--- |
↓ | 1540 |
--- |
1626 |
↓ | 1710 |
--- |
1811 |
--- |
1840 |
↓ | ↓ | 1924 |
--- |
--- |
2055 |
↓ | |
Armação de Pera | --- | 0758 |
--- |
0822 |
--- |
0927 |
--- |
0935 |
--- |
↓ | 1050 |
--- |
1125 |
--- |
↓ | 1222 |
1350 |
1437 |
--- |
↓ | 1550 |
--- |
1637 |
↓ | 1720 |
--- |
1822 |
--- |
1850 |
↓ | ↓ | 1935 |
--- |
--- |
2105 |
Train | ||
Lagoa
Bus Terminal |
--- | 0823 |
--- |
0836 |
--- |
0946 |
--- |
0950 |
--- |
1040 |
1105 |
--- |
1145 |
--- |
1210 | 1236 |
1405 |
1451 |
--- |
1510 | 1605 |
--- |
1651 |
1710 | 1735 |
--- |
1836 |
--- |
1905 |
1925 |
1935 |
1955 |
--- |
--- |
2120 |
↓ | ||
Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada |
E |
--- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | --- | ↓ | --- |
1055 |
↓ | --- |
↓ | --- |
1225 |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- |
1525 |
↓ | --- |
↓ | 1725 |
↓ | --- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | 1940 |
1950 |
↓ | --- |
--- |
2130 |
↓ | |
Portimão Avenida Guanaré Stop 2 + | B |
0705 |
0843 |
--- |
0851 |
--- |
1001 |
--- |
1005 |
--- |
↓ | 1120 |
--- |
1205 |
--- |
↓ | 1251 |
1420 |
1506 |
1545 |
↓ | 1620 |
--- |
1706 |
↓ | 1750 |
--- |
1851 |
--- |
1920 |
↓ | ↓ | 2015 |
--- |
--- |
2140 |
2204 |
|
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha) | D |
via |
--- |
--- |
0856 |
--- |
1006 |
--- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
↓ | 1256 |
↓ | 1511 |
via |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
1711 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
1856 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
↓ | |
Alvor Centro (Roundabout) | D |
Odiáxere | --- |
--- |
0912 |
--- |
1022 |
--- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
↓ | 1312 |
↓ | 1527 |
Odiáxere |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
1727 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
1912 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
↓ | |
Lagos Bus Terminal + |
0745 |
--- |
--- |
0935 |
--- |
1045 |
--- |
1035 |
--- |
1125 |
1150 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1240 |
1335 |
1450 |
1550 |
1625 |
1540 |
1650 |
--- |
1750 |
1740 |
1820 |
--- |
1935 |
--- |
1950 |
2010 |
2020 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
2222 | ||
Connection to Sagres leaves Lagos*** | 0900 | --- | --- | 1015 | --- | 1230 |
1230 | --- |
1230 | 1230 | --- |
--- |
--- |
1345 |
1345 |
1515 |
1715 | 1715 |
1715 | --- |
--- |
1830 |
1830 |
1830 | --- |
--- |
--- | --- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- | --- |
--- |
WEEKEND
CONNECTIONS LAGOS TO SAGRES :
Until further notice there are few weekend
connections at Lagos for Sagres except with several hours
waiting.
The ONLY buses from Lagos to Sagres at weekends leave at
0700, 1015, 1230, 1515 (until 31st October) and 1715hrs
¶ Albufeira RAILWAY STATION is nearly
4 miles / 6km from town. There is a bus connection into town
leaving at 2130hrs but only in summer
For train travel towards Lagos, a bus leaves Albufeira Bus
Station at 2040hrs, arriving at 2100.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate
ticket is needed Lagos - Sagres timetable in full here
* - buses run between Faro and Albufeira via Quarteira and
Vilamoura at irregular intervals, especially at weekends and
holidays.
+ - local buses run at irregular and very
infrequent intervals between Portimão and Lagos. Not all are shown
here. These do NOT run via Alvor and Praia da Rocha.
↓ - bus does not stop here | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route
/ Line |
66 |
57 |
56 |
9 |
13 | 57 |
14 |
10 |
9 |
80 |
56 |
51 |
57 |
10 |
51 |
57 |
56 |
66 |
9 |
51 |
13 |
57 |
10 |
9 |
66 |
51 |
56 |
57 |
10 |
51 |
56 |
80 |
9 |
10 |
57 |
9 |
51 |
80 |
TRAIN | |||
MFO |
MFO |
Daily | Daily |
Daily | MFO |
MFO |
SSH |
MFO |
MFO |
Daily |
Daily | Daily | Daily |
MFO |
MFO |
Daily |
MFO |
SSH |
MFO | Daily | Daily | Daily | SSH |
MFO | MFO |
Daily | MFO | Daily | Daily | Daily |
Daily | MFO |
Daily | MFO |
Daily | Daily |
Daily | Daily | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connection from Sagres arrives at Lagos*** | --- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
0805 |
--- |
0855 |
--- |
1105 | --- |
--- |
1105 |
--- |
1105 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1310 |
1310 |
1455 |
--- |
1455 |
1455 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1705 |
--- |
1705 |
1755 | 1930 |
|||
Lagos Bus Terminal + |
--- |
--- |
0600 |
--- |
--- |
0650 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
0715 |
0730 |
0730 |
0830 |
--- |
0945 |
1045 |
1200 |
--- |
--- |
1200 |
--- |
1235 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1415 |
1430 |
1500 |
--- |
1615 |
1630 |
1700 |
--- |
--- |
1715 |
--- |
1800 |
1830 |
2015 | |||
Alvor Centro (Roundabout) | D |
--- |
--- |
↓ | --- |
--- |
↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
via |
↓ | 0753 |
↓ | --- |
1008 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
1223 |
--- |
↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
1438 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
1638 |
↓ |
via |
--- |
--- |
↓ | --- |
1823 |
via |
↓ | ||
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha) | D |
--- |
--- |
↓ | --- |
--- |
↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
Odiáxere | ↓ | 0809 |
↓ | --- |
1024 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
1239 |
--- |
↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
1454 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
1654 |
↓ |
Odiáxere |
--- |
--- |
↓ | --- |
1839 |
Odiáxere | ↓ | ||
Portimão Avenida Guanaré + | B |
--- |
0615 |
↓ | --- |
--- |
0720 |
0715 |
--- |
--- |
0755 |
↓ | 0814 |
0900 |
--- |
1029 | 1115 |
↓ | --- |
--- |
1244 |
1230 |
1305 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1459 |
↓ | 1530 |
--- |
1659 |
↓ |
1740 |
--- |
--- |
1745 |
--- |
1844 |
1910 |
2034 | ||
Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada | E |
--- |
↓ | 0630 |
--- |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
0800 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
↓ | ↓ | 1230 |
--- |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
--- |
↓ | 1500 |
↓ | --- |
↓ | 1700 |
--- | --- |
--- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | ||
Lagoa
Bus Terminal |
--- |
0630 |
0645 |
--- |
--- |
0735 |
0735 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
0815 |
0829 |
0915 |
--- |
1044 |
1130 |
1245 |
--- |
--- |
1259 |
1250 |
1320 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1514 |
1515 |
1545 |
--- |
1714 |
1715 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1800 |
--- |
1859 |
--- |
↓ | |||
Armação de Pera | --- |
0645 |
↓ | --- |
0700 | 0750 |
0755 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
↓ | 0843 |
0930 |
--- |
1058 |
1145 |
↓ | --- |
--- |
1313 |
1315 |
1335 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1528 |
↓ | 1600 |
--- |
1728 |
↓ |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1815 |
Last |
1913 |
--- |
↓ | |||
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout | C | --- |
0655 |
↓ | --- |
via Pêra | 0800 |
0806 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
↓ | 0854 |
0940 |
--- |
1109 |
1155 |
↓ | --- |
--- |
1324 |
via Pêra |
1345 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1539 |
↓ | 1610 |
--- |
1739 |
↓ |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1825 |
Bus |
1924 |
--- |
Train | ||
Albufeira Bus Terminal |
A |
0700 |
0710 |
0715 |
0715 |
0725 |
0815 |
0820 |
0800 |
0845 |
--- |
0845 |
0905 |
0955 |
1045 |
1120 |
1210 | 1315 |
1335 |
1335 |
1335 |
1340 |
1400 |
1430 |
1545 |
1545 |
1550 |
1545 |
1625 |
1715 |
1750 |
1745 |
--- |
1800 |
1830 |
1840 |
1915 |
1935 |
--- |
2123¶ | ||
Vilamoura
Marina |
* |
0735 |
↓ | ↓ | 0755 |
--- |
↓ | --- | via |
0925 |
--- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | via |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 1415 |
1415 |
--- |
--- |
↓ | via |
1625 | 1625 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 1755 |
--- |
↓ |
--- |
1835 |
via |
↓ | 1955 |
--- |
--- |
↓ | ||
Quarteira
Bus Terminal |
* |
0745 |
↓ | ↓ | 0808 |
--- |
↓ | --- | Loulé |
0938 |
--- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | Loulé |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 1428 |
1428 |
--- |
--- |
↓ | Loulé |
1638 | 1638 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 1808 |
--- |
↓ | --- |
1845 |
Loulé |
↓ | 2008 |
--- |
--- |
↓ | ||
Faro Airport |
F |
↓ | ↓ | 0755 |
↓ | --- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
0925 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | --- | ↓ | 1355 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- | 1625 |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
1825 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- |
--- |
↓ | ||
Faro Bus Terminal |
* |
0815 |
0805 |
0820 |
0845 |
--- |
0910 |
--- |
0940 |
1015 |
--- |
0940 |
--- |
1050 |
1210 |
--- | 1305 |
1410 |
1505 |
1505 |
--- |
--- |
1455 |
1600 | 1715 | 1715 |
--- | 1640 |
1720 |
1845 |
--- | --- |
--- | 1915 | 2000 |
1930 |
2045 | --- |
--- |
2154 | ||
VRSA |
VRSA |
TAV |
TAV - this bus continues to
Olhão and Tavira. For times beyond Faro click here
VRSA - this bus continues to Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de
Santo António. For times beyond Faro click here.
WEEKEND CONNECTIONS SAGRES TO LAGOS
Until further notice there are very few weekend
connections at Lagos for eastbound buses except with long
waits.
The arrivals at Lagos from Sagres at weekends and on
holidays are ONLY at 0855, 1310, 1500, 1755 (until 31st
October) and 1925
There are more trains from Lagos to Faro! Click here for train
times Lagos to Portimão and Faro
¶ Albufeira
RAILWAY STATION is nearly 4 miles / 6km from town. There is a
bus connection from the bus station at 2040hrs
No bus connection into Albufeira except in summer, this leaves
at 2130.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate
ticket needed Sagres to Lagos, times
in full here
+ - local buses run at VERY irregular intervals between Lagos and Portimão. Not all are shown here. These do NOT run via Alvor and Praia da Rocha.
For a list of all the timetables on the site,
click here
For an alphabetical list of places in the Algarve, click here
For some important general notes about buses in the Algarve, click
here
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