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To print the timetable below without all the notes please click here
The information has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.
Everything is correct to the best of my knowledge as of 3rd January 2015 - no changes since last checked
NB - THESE BUSES DO NOT HAVE ROUTE / LINE NUMBERS like in most of Europe.
The buses used do not have toilets on board, so go before you get on.

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This is a summary of the main bus services along the coast of the central and western Algarve.
Only the main towns and main services are shown - for complete timetable between these places, please click here
Information about connections at the various stopping places here.
Timetables apply all year round. If you haven't already, please read this page of general information and this page of comments about
the buses shown below! The timetables are VERY optimistic; be prepared for delays of 15 - 20 minutes on almost all long journeys.
Buses DO NOT have route/line numbers. The indications here (AL, TR and INT) are to help you figure out which one is which.
Advanced reservation is not possible! If boarding at a BUS TERMINAL 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 for fast buses. The INT (interurban slower buses) use a different stop nearby. The railway station is 800 metres from here.
C - these buses also stop on request at Algarve Shopping, 1 minute after Guia (direction Albufeira / Faro) or 1 minute before Guia (direction Portimão / Lagos)

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Faro > Quarteira > Vilamoura > Albufeira > Arm. De Pera > Lagoa > Portimão > Praia da Rocha > Lagos

Timetables apply all year round
Mondays to Fridays/Segundas as Sextas/Lundi á Vendredi/Montags bis Freitags except holidays;
weekend/holiday times below/horários fims de semana em baixo/horaires weekend et féries en bas
Algarve Littoral (AL) and Transrápido (TR) are fast buses. Complete service shown here.
INT are interurban buses stopping everywhere; only first and last buses are shown; complete timetable
XX  through bus Portimão - Lagos - Sagres (1115) - Cape St Vincent (1125)
 For
 Info
Bus type
INT+
 INT
 INT*
 AL
 TR
 XX
 AL
 TR
 AL
 TR
 AL
 TR
 AL
 TR
 AL
 TR
 INT+
 INT#
 INT*
 TR
 INT*
 TRAIN
Faro Bus Terminal
 *
 ---
 ---
 0630
 ---
 0800
 ---
 ---
 0905
 ---
 1230
 ---
 1430
 ---
 1625
 ---
 1725
 ---
 ---
 1915
 1940
 2000
 2012
Quarteira Bus Terminal
 *
 ---
 ---
 0707
 ---
 |
 ---
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 1922
 1945
 |
 2037
 |
Vilamoura Marina
 *
 ---
 ---
 0715
 ---
 |
 ---
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 1932
 1952
 |
 2042
 |
Albufeira Bus Terminal
 A
 ---
 0725
 0755
 0835
 0855
 ---
 0910
 1000
 1030
 1325
 1415
 1525
 1615
 1720
 1800
 1820
 ---
 2015
 2030
 2030
 Last
 |
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout
 C
 ---
 |
 First
 0845
 0910
 ---
 0920
 1015
 1040
 1340
 1425
 1540
 1625
 1735
 1810
 1835
 ---
 ---
 ---
 2045
 Bus
 |
Armação de Pera
First
 0755
 Bus
 0855
 0920
 ---
 0930
 1025
 1050
 1350
 1435
 1550
 1635
 1745
 1820
 1845
 Last
 ---
 ---
 2055
 ---
 Train
Lagoa Bus Terminal
Bus
 0820
 ---
 0905
 0935
 ---
 0940
 1040
 1100
 1405
 1445
 1605
 1645
 1800
 1830
 1900
 Bus
 ---
 ---
 2110
 ---
 |
Portimão  Avenida Guanaré  Stop 2+ B
 0705
 0840
 ---
 0920
 0945
 0955
 0955
 1050
 1115
 1415
 1500
 1615
 1700
 1810
 1845
 1910
 2000
 ---
 ---
 2120
 ---
 2143
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)
|
 ---
 ---
 0925
 |
 1000
 1000
 |
 1120
 |
 1505
 |
 1705
 |
 1850
 |
 |
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 |
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)
|
 ---
 ---
 0940
 |
 1010
 1015
 |
 1135
 |
 1520
 |
 1720
 |
 1905
 |
 |
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 |
Lagos Bus Terminal +
0745
 ---
 ---
 1000
 1010
 1030
 1035
 1115
 1155
 1440
 1540
 1640
 1740
 1835
 1925
 1935
 2040
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 2202
Connection to Sagres leaves Lagos***
---
 ---
 ---
 1030
 1030
 XX
 1045
 1240
 1240
 1510
 1630
 1730
 1830
 1940
 1940
 2030
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
TIMETABLE NOTES - Mondays to Fridays

Praia da Rocha and Alvor are served by local VAI E VEM buses from Portimão - details here.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket needed Lagos - Sagres
* - at least one bus an hour runs from Faro to Albufeira via Quarteira and Vilamoura. First and last buses only shown here.
# this the last bus from Quarteira and Vilamoura with a connection beyond Albufeira.
+ - local buses run about once an hour Portimão - Lagos. First and last buses shown here. These do NOT run via Praia da Rocha and Alvor.

Faro > Quarteira > Vilamoura > Albufeira > Arm. De Pera > Lagoa > Portimão > Praia da Rocha > Lagos

Timetables apply all year round

Times in yellow - SATURDAYS only
except holidays
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays Sabados, Domingos e Férias/Les weekends et jours féries
Samstags, Sonntags, Ferientags
 Algarve Littoral (AL) and Transrápido (TR) are fast buses. Complete service shown here.
INT are interurban buses stopping everywhere; only first and last buses are shown; complete timetable 		For Info
Bus type
INT+
 INT
 INT*
 INT
 AL
 AL
 INT
 TR
 AL
 INT
 AL
 TR
 INT+
 INT#
 INT
 INT*
 INT*
 TRAIN
Faro Bus Terminal
 *
 ---
 ---
 0630
 0720
 ---
 ---
 1010
 1230
 ---
 1435
 ---
 1725
 ---
 ---
 1745
 1845
 1930
 2012
Quarteira Bus Terminal
 *
 ---
 SATS
 0707
 via
 ---
 ---
 via
 |
 ---
 via
 ---
 |
 ---
 1737
 via
 1922
 2007
 |
Vilamoura Marina
 *
 ---
 ONLY
 0715
 Loulé
 ---
 ---
 Loulé
 |
 ---
 Loulé
 ---
 |
 ---
 1747
 Loulé
 1932
 This
 |
Albufeira Bus Terminal
 A
 ---
 0725
 0755
 0840
 0910
 1030
 1150
 1325
 1415
 1600
 1800
 1820
 ---
 1830
 1910
 2015
 bus
 |
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout C ---
 |
 First
 0854
 0920
 1040
 1204
 1340
 1425
 1614
 1810
 1835
 ---
 ---
 1924
 Last
 runs
 |
Armação de Pera
First
 0755
 Bus
 0905
 0930
 1050
 1215
 1350
 1435
 1625
 1820
 1845
 Last
 ---
 1935
 Bus
 on
 Train
Lagoa Bus Terminal
Bus
 0820
 ---
 0925
 0940
 1100
 1240
 1405
 1445
 1645
 1830
 1900
 Bus
 ---
 1955
 to
 Sats
 |
Portimão  Avenida Guanaré Stop 2 + B
 0705
 0840
 ---
 0940
 0955
 1115
 1300
 1415
 1500
 1705
 1845
 1910
 2000
 ---
 2015
 ABF
 only
 2143
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)
|
 ---
 ---
 ---
 1000
 1120
 ---
 |
 1505
 ---
 1850
 |
 |
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 |
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)
|
 ---
 ---
 ---
 1015
 1135
 ---
 |
 1520
 ---
 1905
 |
 |
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 |
Lagos Bus Terminal +
0745
 ---
 ---
 ---
 1035
 1155
 ---
 1440
 1540
 ---
 1925
 1935
 2040
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 2202
Connection to Sagres leaves Lagos***
---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 1045
 1240
 ---
 1510
 1630
 ---
 1940
 2030
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---

TIMETABLE NOTES - Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

Praia da Rocha and Alvor are served by local VAI E VEM buses from Portimão - details here.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket needed Lagos - Sagres. The 1940 bus runs only from 1st July to 8th September
* - at weekends it is a very irregular service (some gaps of more than two hours) from Faro to Albufeira via Quarteira and Vilamoura. Complete times here
THE LAST BUS AT WEEKENDS AND ON HOLIDAYS FROM FARO TO ALBUFEIRA IS AT 1845! The 1930 goes as far as Quarteira only.
# at weekends and on holidays, this is the LAST BUS from Quarteira and Vilamoura with a connection beyond Albufeira.
+ - local buses run about once every hour between Portimão and Lagos. First and last buses shown here. These do NOT run via Praia da Rocha and Alvor.

Lagos > Praia da Rocha > Portimão > Lagoa > Arm.de Pera > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Timetables apply all year round Mondays to Fridays/Segundas as Sextas/Lundi á Vendredi/Montags bis Freitags except holidays;
weekend/holiday times below/horários fims de semana em baixo/horaires weekend et féries en bas
Algarve Littoral (AL) and Transrápido (TR) are fast buses. Complete service shown here.
INT are interurban buses stopping everywhere; only first and last buses are shown; complete timetable
XX - through bus from Cape St Vincent (1505)  and Sagres (1515) to Portimão
Bus type
INT*
 TR
 INT*
 TR
 INT+
 AL
 TR
 AL
 TR
 AL
 TR
 AL
 TR
 AL
 XX
 TR
 AL
 INT*
 TRAIN INT+
Connection from Sagres arrives at Lagos***
---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 0650
 0650
 0810
 0915
 0915
 1120
 1120
 1310
 1445
 1615
 1600
 1710
 1710
 ---
 1830
 1935
Lagos Bus Terminal +
---
 ---
 ---
 0650
 0715
 0730
 0830
 1015
 1030
 1200
 1235
 1415
 1500
 1600
 1605
 1715
 1800
 ---
 1919 2015
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)
---
 ---
 ---
 |
 |
 0750
 |
 1035
 |
 1220
 |
 1435
 |
 1620
 1625
 |
 1820
 ---
 | |
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)
---
 ---
 ---
 |
 |
 0805
 |
 1050
 |
 1235
 |
 1450
 |
 1635
 1630
 |
 1835
 ---
 | |
Portimão  Avenida Guanaré + B
 		---
 0615
 ---
 0715
 0755
 0810
 0855
 1055
 1055
 1240
 1300
 1455
 1525
 1640
 1635
 1740
 1840
 ---
 1938 2055
Lagoa Bus Terminal
---
 0625
 ---
 0725
 First
 0825
 0905
 1110
 1105
 1255
 1310
 1510
 1535
 1655
 ---
 1750
 1855
 Last
 |
 Last
Armação de Pera
---
 0640
 First 0740
 Bus
 0835
 0920
 1120
 1120
 1305
 1325
 1520
 1550
 1705
 ---
 1805
 1905
 Bus
 Train Bus
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout C ---
 0650
 Bus 0750
 ---
 0845
 0930
 1130
 1130
 1315
 1335
 1530
 1600
 1715
 ---
 1815
 1915
 ***
 |
 		---
Albufeira Bus Terminal
 A
 First 0705
 0730
 0805
 ---
 0855
 0945
 1140
 1145
 1325
 1350
 1540
 1615
 1725
 ---
 1830
 1925
 1930
 | ---
Vilamoura Marina
 *
 Bus |
 0808
 |
 ---
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 ---
 |
 ---
 2005
 | ---
Quarteira Bus Terminal
 *
 0700
 |
 0815
 |
 ---
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 |
 ---
 ---
 |
 ---
 2015
 | ---
Faro Bus Terminal
 *
 0735
 0755
 0845
 0900
 ---
 ---
 1040
 ---
 1240
 ---
 1445
 ---
 1710
 ---
 ---
 1925
 ---
 2045
 2104 ---

TIMETABLE NOTES - Mondays to Fridays

Praia da Rocha and Alvor are served by frequent local VAI E VEM buses to Portimão - details here.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket needed Sagres to Lagos
* - at least one bus an hour runs from Albufeira to Faro via Vilamoura and Quarteira. First and last buses only shown here.
*** - this is the same bus that starts in Lagos at 1800 (previous column).
+ - local buses run about once every hour between Lagos and Portimão. These do NOT run via Alvor and Praia da Rocha.

Lagos > Praia da Rocha > Portimão > Lagoa > Arm.de Pera > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Timetables apply all year round

Times in yellow - SATURDAYS only
except holidays
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays Sabados, Domingos e Férias/Les weekends et jours féries
Samstags, Sonntags, Ferientags
 Algarve Littoral (AL) and Transrápido (TR) are fast buses. Complete service shown here.
INT are interurban buses stopping everywhere; only first and last buses are shown; complete timetable
Bus type
INT*
 INT*
 INT
 INT+
 AL
 TR
 INT
 AL
 TR
 AL#
 INT*
 INT*
 INT
 AL
 TRAIN INT+
Connection from Sagres arrives at Lagos***
---
 ---
 ---
 0650
 0650
 0810
 ---
 1120
 1445
 1445
 ---
 ---
 ---
 1710
 1830
 1935
Lagos Bus Terminal +
---
 ---
 ---
 0715
 0730
 0830
 ---
 1200
 1500
 1600
 ---
 ---
 ---
 1800
 1919 2015
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)
---
 ---
 ---
 |
 0750
 |
 ---
 1220
 |
 1620
 ---
 ---
 ---
 1820
 | |
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)
---
 ---
 ---
 |
 0805
 |
 ---
 1235
 |
 1635
 ---
 ---
 ---
 1835
 | |
Portimão  Avenida Guanaré + B
 ---
 ---
 0725
 0755
 0810
 0855
 1100
 1240
 1525
 1640
 ---
 ---
 1810
 1840
 1938 2055
Lagoa Bus Terminal
---
 ---
 0745
 First
 0825
 0905
 1120
 1255
 1535
 1655
 ---
 ---
 1830
 1855
 |
 Last
Armação de Pera
Bus
 First 0805
 Bus
 0835
 0920
 1137
 1305
 1550
 1705
 ---
 Last
 1850
 1905
 |
 Bus
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout C runs
 Bus 0816
 ---
 0845
 0930
 via
Porches
 1315
 1600
 1715
 ---
 Bus
 1901
 1915
 Train ---
Albufeira Bus Terminal
 A
 Sats
 0725
 0840
 ---
 0855
 0945
 1205
 1325
 1615
 1725
 1800
 1845
 1915
 1925
 | ---
Vilamoura Marina
 *
 Only
 0808
 via
 ---
 ---
 |
 via
 ---
 |
 ---
 1843
 1928
 via
 ---
 | ---
Quarteira Bus Terminal
 *
 0700
 0818
 Loulé
 ---
 ---
 |
 Loulé
 ---
 |
 ---
 1853
 1938
 Loulé
 ---
 | ---
Faro Bus Terminal
 *
 0735
 0855
 1005
 ---
 ---
 1040
 1325
 ---
 1710
 ---
 1930
 2015
 2035
 ---
 2104 ---
TIMETABLE NOTES - Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

Praia da Rocha and Alvor are served by local VAI E VEM buses to Portimão - details here.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket needed Sagres to Lagos. The 0650 arrival in Lagos does not run on Sundays and Holidays.
The 1830 and 1935 arrivals in Lagos only run in July, August and until 8th September.
* - at weekends, it is a very irregular service (some gaps of more than two hours) from Albufeira to Faro via Vilamoura and Quarteira. Complete times here.
At weekends and on holidays the last bus from Albufeira via Vilamoura and Quarteira to Faro is at 1845
First and last buses only shown in this summary; full timetable click here.
# this is the LAST BUS at weekends and holidays from Lagos etc with a connection beyond Albufeira. There are later trains from Lagos and Portimão to Faro.
+ - local buses run about once every hour between Lagos and Portimão. 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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