Bus timetable Faro - Almancil - Quarteira - Vilamoura - Albufeira - Armação de Pera - Lagoa - Portimão

The information has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.
With so few buses running and frequent changes, I am not updating the printable timetable for this page.

Bus service below applies as from 20th September. Much of the weekend bus service remains suspended.
The route / line number may not always be shown on the front of the bus.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ - THIS TIMETABLE SHOWS ALL BUSES BETWEEN FARO AND LAGOA ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROUTES.
FOR A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE BUSES BETWEEN MAIN TOWNS ONLY, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
This timetable also shows the buses that run through to Portimão and Lagos. There is an irregular local bus service daily from Portimão to Lagos, via different route.
A LIST OF THE OTHER BUSES IS AT THE END OF THIS TIMETABLE

MOST OF THE BUSES ON THESE ROUTES DO NOT RUN AT WEEKENDS OR ON HOLIDAYS
CHECK CAREFULLY FOR THE DAYS ON WHICH BUSES RUN.
THIS TIMETABLE APPLIES ALL YEAR ROUND; THERE ARE NO EXTRA BUSES IN SUMMER.

"Interurban" Buses in the Algarve do NOT have route/line numbers as they do in most of Europe.
Check bus type at the head of the column - shown here for your guidance.

TR - Faro - Lagos TRANSRAPIDO bus - route 57. Stops only at the places shown in the timetable plus some other locations in the city of Faro
LL- Linha Litoral Albufeira - Lagos fast bus. Stops only at the places shown in the timetable plus Portimão (Rotunda da Hospital) about 7 minutes before Portimão itself.
9DIR - DIRECTA interurban semi-fast bus Faro to Albufeira via Quarteira and Vilamoura. Misses some stops. Details here
9NOR - NORMAL slow bus Faro - Albufeira via Quarteira and Vilamoura

TICKETS - IF BOARDING AT A BUS TERMINAL YOU MUST BUY YOUR TICKET AT THE TICKET WINDOW BEFORE GETTING ON THE BUS.
ALLOW A FEW MINUTES FOR THIS ESPECIALLY AT FARO. OTHERWISE BUY YOUR TICKET FROM THE DRIVER AS USUAL

CONNECTIONS - the timetables for the TR and LL buses in particular are somewhat optimistic! Expect delays of 10 - 15 minutes at ANY time towards the middle/end
of the journey. In my experience, I would not trust any connection of less than 15 minutes. Buses usually DO NOT WAIT for another late running service.

Faro > Almancil > Quarteira > Vilamoura > Albufeira > Armação de Pera > Lagoa > Portimão > Lagos

Mornings

Daily - bus runs daily including holidays
MFO - bus runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only, except holidays
SSH - bus runs on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays only

NOTE - Click the letter in the left hand column for extra information about these stopping places

NOTE	Bus Type	13	13	9NOR	LL	8	10	14	9NOR	8	LL	9DIR	13	9NOR	TR	14	80	9NOR
	Days of Operation	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO
A	FARO BUS TERMINAL	---	---	0630	---	---	0700	---	0735	---	---	0800	---	0815	0905	---	---	0930
B	Faro Figuras (Forum Algarve Shopping Centre)	---	---	0635	---	---	0705	---	0740	---	---	0805	---	0820	0913	---	---	0935
	Almancil	---	---	0652	---	---	via	---	0757	From	---	0817	---	0837	↓	---	---	0952
	Quarteira Bus Terminal	---	---	0707	---	from	Loulé	---	0812	Rocha	---	0832	---	0857	non	---	---	1012
N	Vilamoura Praia da Marina	---	---	0712	---	Falésia	↓	---	0817	Baixinha	---	0837	---	0902	↓	---	---	1017
C	Olhos De Água	---	---	0737	---	0810	↓	---	0842	0845	---	0857	---	0927	↓	---	---	1042
	Balaia	---	---	0742	---	0812	↓	---	0847	0847	---	0901	---	0931	stop	---	---	1046
	Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)	---	---	0746	---	0814	↓	---	0850	0849	---	0903	---	0935	↓	---	---	1050
D	Areias São João	---	---	0748		0816	↓	---	0853	0851	---	0908	---	0938	↓	---	---	1053
E	Albufeira Continente Shopping	---	---	0751	---	0818	0829	---	0856	0853	---	0911	---	0941	↓	---	---	1056
F	ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL	---	0730	0755	0800	0820	0833	0845	0900	0855	0910	0915	0930	0945	0955	1100	---	1100
G	Algarve Shopping	---	↓	---	0809	---	---	0858	---	---	0917	---	↓	---	1009	1111	---	---
	Guia Rotunda/Roundabout	---	↓	---	0810	---	---	0859	---	---	0920	---	↓	---	1010	1114	---	---
	Zoomarine	---	↓	---	0813	---	---	0902	---	---	0923	---	↓	---	1013	1117	---	---
	Pêra (N125 Main Road)	---	↓	---	↓	---	---	0904	---	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	1119	---	---
Z	Albufeira Avenida do Ténis (for old town)	---	0735	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	0935	---	↓	↓	---	---
	Vale de Parra	---	0742	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	0942	---	↓	↓	---	---
	Pêra (Centro/Village Centre)	---	0748	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	0948	---	↓	↓	---	---
	Alcantarilha	0717	0750	---	0816	---	---	0905	---	---	0926	---	0950	---	↓	1120	---	---
H	Armação de Pêra	0725	0758	---	0820	---	---	0910	---	---	0930	---	0958	---	1020	1125	---	---
	Alcantarilha	↓	↓	---	↓	---	---	0915	---	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	1130	--	---
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	0729	0802	---	0822	---	---	↓	---	---	0932	---	1002	---	↓	↓	---	---
	Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel	0733	0806	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	1006	---	↓	↓	---	---
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	0737	0810	---	0822	---	---	↓	---	---	0932	---	1008	---	↓	↓	---	---
J	Porches	0742	0815	---	0825	---	---	0921	---	---	↓	---	1015	---	↓	1136	---	---
	LAGOA BUS TERMINAL	0750	0823	---	0830	---	---	0930	---	---	0940	---	1023	---	1035	1145	---	---
K	PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré	0810	0843	---	0845	---	---	0950	---	---	0955	---	1043	---	1045	1205	1210	---
L	Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	---	---	---	0850	---	---	---	---	---	1000	---	---	---	---	very	↓	---
	Torralta near Hotel Delfim	---	---	---	0857	---	---	---	---	---	1007	---	---	---	---	risky	↓	---
	Torralta Hotel Dom João II	---	---	---	0900	---	---	---	---	---	1010	---	---	---	---	!!!	↓	---
M	Alvor Roundabout	---	---	---	0905	---	---	---	---	---	1015	---	---	---	---	---	↓	---
	Penina Village	---	---	---	0910	---	---	---	---	---	1020	---	---	---	---	---	1220	---
	LAGOS BUS TERMINAL	---	---	---	0925	---	---	---	---	---	1035	---	---	---	---	---	1250	---

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Afternoons

NOTE	Bus Type	LL	9NOR	13	TR	13	9NOR	8	80	9NOR	13	9NOR	LL	TR
	Days of Operation	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily
A	FARO BUS TERMINAL	---	1045	---	1230	---	1215	---	---	1335	---	1430	---	1605
B	Faro Figuras (Forum Algarve Shopping Centre)	---	1050	---	1238	---	1220	---	---	1340	---	1435	---	1633
	Almancil	---	1107	---	↓	---	1237	from	---	1357	---	1452	---	↓
	Quarteira Bus Terminal	---	1127	---	non	---	1257	Rocha	---	1417	---	1512	---	non
N	Vilamoura Praia da Marina	---	1132	---	↓	---	1302	Baixinha	---	1422	---	1517	---	↓
C	Olhos De Água	---	1157	---	↓	---	1327	1420	---	1447	---	1542	---	↓
	Balaia	---	1202	---	stop	---	1332	1422	---	1452	---	1547	---	stop
	Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)	---	1205	---	↓	---	1335	1426	---	1455	---	1550	---	↓
D	Areias São João	---	1208	---	↓	---	1338	1428	---	1458	---	1553	---	↓
E	Albufeira Continente Shopping	---	1211	---	↓	---	1341	1431	---	1501	---	1555	---	↓
F	ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL	1200	1215	1245	1325	1345	1345	1435	---	1505	1515	1600	1615	1700
G	Algarve Shopping	1209	---	↓	1339	↓	at weekends there are at present no buses from Albufeira towards Portimão and Lagos between 1345 and 1700hrs			---	↓	---	1622	1714
	Guia Rotunda/Roundabout	1210	---	↓	1340	↓				---	↓	---	1625	1715
	Zoomarine	1213	---	↓	1343	↓				---	↓	---	1628	1718
	Pêra (Main Road N125)	↓	---	↓	↓	↓				---	↓	---	↓	↓
Z	Albufeira Avenida do Ténis (for old town)	↓	---	1250	↓	1350				---	1520	---	↓	↓
	Vale de Parra	↓	---	1257	↓	1358				---	1527	---	↓	↓
	Pêra (Centro/Village Centre)	↓	---	1303	↓	1405				---	1533	---	↓	↓
	Alcantarilha	1216	---	1305	↓	1407				---	1535	---	1631	↓
H	Armação de Pêra	1220	---	1313	1350	1415				---	1543	---	1635	1725
	Alcantarilha	↓	---	↓	↓	↓	---	---	---	---	↓	---	↓	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	1222	---	1317	↓	1419	---	---	---	---	1547	---	1637	↓
	Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel	↓	---	1321	↓	1423	---	---	---	---	1551	---	↓	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	1222	---	1325	↓	1427	---	---	---	---	1555	---	1637	↓
J	Porches	1225	---	1330	↓	1432	---	---	---	---	1600	---	1640	↓
	LAGOA BUS TERMINAL	1230	---	1338	1405	1440	---	---	---	---	1608	---	1645	1740
K	PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré	1245	---	1358	1415	1500	---	---	1545	---	1628	---	1700	1750
L	Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	1250	---	---	↓	---	---	---	↓	---	---	---	1705	↓
	Torralta near Hotel Delfim	1257	---	---	non	---	---	---	↓	---	---	---	1712	NON
	Torralta Hotel Dom João II	1300	---	---	↓	---	---	---	↓	---	---	---	1715	↓
M	Alvor Roundabout	1305	---	---	stop	---	---	---	↓	---	---	---	1720	STOP
	Penina Village	1310	---	---	↓	---	---	---	1555	---	---	---	1725	↓
	LAGOS BUS TERMINAL	1325	---	---	1440	---	---	---	1625	---	---	---	1740	1815

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Evenings

NOTE	Bus Type	9NOR	8	LL	13	TR	9NOR	8	13	14	9NOR	9NOR	TRAIN
	Days of Operation	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily
A	FARO BUS TERMINAL	1545	---	---	---	1725	1700	---	---	---	1815	1915	1922
B	Faro Figuras (Forum Algarve Shopping Centre)	1550	---	---	---	1733	1705	---	---	---	1820	1920	↓
	Almancil	1607	From Rocha Baixinha	---	---	↓	1722	From Rocha Baixinha	---	---	1837	1937	1935
	Quarteira Bus Terminal	1627		---	---	non	1737		---	---	1857	1957	↓
N	Vilamoura Praia da Marina	1632		---	---	↓	1742		---	---	1902	2002	↓
C	Olhos De Água	1657	1710	---	---	↓	1807	1815	---	---	AM	2027	↓
	Balaia	1702	1712	---	---	stop	1812	1817	---	---	---	2032	↓
	Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)	1705	1714	---	---	↓	1815	1819	---	---	---	2035	↓
D	Areias São João	1708	1716	---	---	↓	1818	1821	---	---	---	2038	↓
E	Albufeira Continente Shopping	1712	1718	---	---	↓	1821	1823	---	---	---	2041	TRAIN
F	ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL	1715	1720	1800	1800	1820	1825	1825	1845	1910	---	2045	2001
G	Algarve Shopping	---	---	1807	↓	1834	---	---	↓	1923	---	---	TRAIN
	Guia Rotunda/Roundabout	---	---	1810	↓	1835	---	---	↓	1924	---	---	↓
	Zoomarine	---	---	1813	↓	1838	---	---	↓	1927	---	---	↓
	Pêra (N125 Main Road)	---	---	↓	↓	↓	---	---	↓	1929	---	---	↓
Z	Albufeira Avenida do Ténis (for old town)	---	---	↓	1805	↓	---	---	1850	↓	---	---	↓
	Vale de Parra	---	---	↓	1813	↓	---	---	1858	↓	---	---	↓
	Pêra (Centro/Village Centre)	---	---	↓	1820	↓	---	---	1905	↓	---	---	↓
	Alcantarilha	---	---	1816	1823	↓	---	---	1907	1930	---	---	↓
H	Armação de Pêra	---	---	1820	1832	1845	---	---	1915	1935	---	---	↓
	Alcantarilha	---	---	↓	↓	↓	---	---	---	1940	---	---	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	---	---	1822	1836	↓	---	---	---	↓	---	---	↓
	Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel	---	---	↓	1840	↓	---	---	---	↓	---	---	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	---	---	1822	1844	↓	---	---	---	↓	---	---	↓
J	Porches	---	---	1825	1849	↓	---	---	---	1946	---	---	↓
	LAGOA BUS TERMINAL	---	---	1830	1857	1900	---	---	---	1955	---	---	TRAIN
K	PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré	---	---	1845	1917	1910	---	---	---	2015	---	---	2051
L	Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	---	---	1850	---	↓	---	---	---	---	---	---	TRAIN
	Torralta near Hotel Delfim	---	---	1857	---	non	---	---	---	---	---	---	↓
	Torralta Hotel Dom João II	---	---	1900	---	↓	---	---	---	---	---	---	↓
M	Alvor Roundabout	---	---	1905	---	stop	---	---	---	---	---	---	↓
	Penina Village	---	---	1910	---	↓	---	---	---	---	---	---	↓
	LAGOS BUS TERMINAL	---	---	1925	---	1935	---	---	---	---	---	---	2110

TIMETABLE NOTES

FOR BUSES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION PLEASE CLICK HERE
Connection information and last buses from Portimão
Portimão to Praia da Rocha at 1938 and 2008 daily. Later buses every 30 minutes until 2330 in July and August
Last buses Portimão - Torralta - Alvor 1915 and 1945 weekdays, 1900 and 1930 weekends and Holidays.
No later buses, even in summer. Details
2001 train arrival - Albufeira railway station is 4 miles / 6km from the town. There are buses at 2000 and 2030hrs but only as far the main bus station.
Please also read the general notes about buses along the coast here and about the Algarve bus system in general here. This might save you some problems.
AM - continues to Aldeia do Mar in Vilamoura

OTHER BUSES ALONG THE COAST/LES AUTRES LIGNES LITTORAL/ANDERE BUSSE/OUTROS AUTOCARROS AO LONGO DA COSTA

Rocha Baixinha - Falésia - Olhos D'Agua - Albufeira, very irregular. Times here
Silves - Pera - Alcantarilha - Armação de Pera very irregular service. Times here
Lagoa - Portimão via Estombar - irregular, daily, until 2010. Times here.
Portimão to Praia da Rocha - Local minibus route 33 daily - information here
Portimão - Penina - Local minibus route 11 no service at weekends - information here
Portimão - Alvor direct (weekdays only) or daily via Torralta and Praia do Vau. Local minibus routes 13, 14 and 1P- information here
Portimão - Lagos via Penina and Odiáxere - very irregular and infrequent service. Times here

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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Mornings

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Afternoons

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Evenings

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