Bus timetables Faro - Albufeira - Armação de Pera - Lagoa - Portimão

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 until further notice. Much of the weekend bus service is now permanently discontinued.
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!

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.

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

↓ - 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. Service reduced to two buses each way from 1st November until 30th April 2023.Timetable for printing here. Other routes are interurban buses stopping everywhere; only some buses are shown here; 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 YYY runs weekdays via Faro University when open. SSH - Bus runs only on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays +++ THIS BUS RUNS FIVE MINUTES LATER AT WEEKENDS AND ON HOLIDAYS
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	YYY	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily
Faro Bus Terminal	*	---	---	0630	---	0700	---	0800	0815	0815	0915	0930	0930	---	1015	1100	---	1230	--	---	1400	1430	1430	---	1545	1600	1545	---	1700	1730	1800	1800	---	1815	1915	1930	2050
Faro Airport	F	---	---	↓	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	↓	0930	↓	↓	---	↓	1115	---	↓	---	---	1415	↓	↓	---	1600	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	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	1640	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.

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

↓ - 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	---	1840	---	1915	2000	1930	2045	---	---	2154
		VRSA																	VRSA							TAV

TIMETABLE NOTES

¶ 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.

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

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