The information has been obtained from printed
timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is
given in good faith.
Information below
correct as of 8th May 2022
For TRAINS at Faro, please go to this page
Bus and rail station map - click to see full sized
 Right hand picture shows the main Faro Bus Station entrance - the building above is the Hotel EVA. An outdoor annex (to the right of this view) is used by the city's PROXIMO bus system. Picture here. |
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All regional and most city buses start and finish
at the Bus Station (Terminal) on the Avenida.
This is about 150 metres from the railway station and very close
to the city centre and marina.
When boarding at the bus station, other than for
PROXIMO local buses, you must buy your ticket from the ticket
office inside the building.
Be aware that timetables for buses to other towns are NOT
displayed at ANY bus stops or inside the bus station.
If you need a timetable, download it from this site, or the official website
or obtain one at the bus station.
Buses towards Loulé, also Quarteira, Vilamoura and Albufeira also stop outside the Forum Algarve Shopping Centre.
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For the buses along the
coast to Quarteira, Vilamoura, Albufeira, Armação de
Pera, Lagoa, Portimão and Lagos |
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| AIRPORT | Faro - Loulé | Faro - Olhão | Faro
- Estoi/S. Bras |
Faro - Tavira | Praia de Faro | |
| Alfandanga | Moncarapacho | Faro - Vila Real de Santo António | Bela Curral | Pechão | ||
| University Campuses and Faro suburbs | Faro city minibus | Huelva and
Seville, Spain |
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| Algarve Stadium | For train times at Faro, please click here | Ferries |
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For an alphabetical list of places served
by bus and train in the Algarve, please click here |
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Journey 40 minutes fare one-way €3.40. This bus stops a
mile/1.6km from the Algarve Stadium near the Parque das Cidades
railway station and also serves the Mar Shopping mall and IKEA
store. The stop at Mar Shopping is about 25 minutes from leaving
Faro.
This bus stops also stops in Faro at Tribunal (city centre court
house), Radio Naval, Rotunda Hospital, Alto Rodes, Escola Alfonso
III and Forum Algarve shopping centre. Summary :-
Mondays to Fridays except
holidays from : 0700, 0730, 0810 then at irregular
intervals until 1930, 2130 and 2300.
FULL TIMETABLE including intermediate stops click here
Mondays to Fridays except holidays at : 0700, 0730, 0820
then at irregular intervals until 1520, then 1730, 1830, 1920,
2215, 2345
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays - only at 0730, 0900,
1030, 1115, 1330, 1520, 1730, 1920 and 2345.
Times at Mar Shopping are 13 minutes after the time leaving
Loulé. Loulé to Faro takes 40 minutes.
FULL TIMETABLE including intermediate stops click here
Journey 20 - 25 minutes fare one-way €3.40. Most of these buses
also stop in the centre of Faro, near the 'Tribunal'. Timetables
have been removed from all bus stops! Bus service has been very
much reduced especially at weekends.
Many buses go beyond Olhão to different places. There is also a
new route 68 direct between Mar Shopping and Olhão via the Faro
ring road. Those
buses do not go to Faro bus station.
Mondays to Fridays except
holidays at : first bus at 0715 then at very irregular
intervals until the last bus at 1945 - full list of times here
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
: first bus is at 0715, last bus at 1945 but with some gaps of 2 -
3 hours between buses check timetable here
Mondays to Fridays except holidays at : first buses at 0705, 0720, 0730 , 0800, 0815, 0825, then then at very irregular intervals until 1630, 1715, 1755, 1850 with last bus at 1920 full list of times here.
Saturdays, Sundays and
Holidays first buses at 0720, 0825 then at very
irregular intervals until 1920 check timetable here.
There is also a new route 68 direct between Olhão and Mar Shopping via the Faro ring road. Those buses do not go to Faro bus station.
Some buses on weekdays serve the Calvarinha, Bairro dos
Pescadores and Patinha areas of Olhão, going round in a loop from
the bus station.
There are also regular trains about once
every hour weekdays, slightly fewer at certain times on weekends
and holidays between Faro and Olhão; one-way fare is €1.45,
journey time 10 minutes.
Service has been very much reduced with no buses from Faro at
weekends before 1345!
Journey 20 minutes to Estoi fare one-way €3.40; 40 minutes to São
Bras de Alportel fare €4.30
The Milreu Roman museum and site is closer to Estoi (X) than the
village. Estoi (X) = the crossroads where the bus turns off the
main road.
Weekdays except holidays 0745, then an almost 5 hour gap until 1235 then another 4 hours gap until 1630, then 1730, 1830 and 1930
Saturdays, Sundays and
Holidays: 1345, 1630 and 1830 only.
Coming back on weekday afternoons buses leave São Bras de
Alportel at 1345 and at 1745.
Buses at weekends and holidays from São Bras to Faro only at 0705,
1515 and 1745
All buses from São Bras call at Estoi 15 minutes after leaving
there.
FULL TIMETABLE – click here
Trains are more frequent, faster and cheaper! Train times at
official website in English here.
Journey about 1 hour. Fare one-way €4.55
Weekdays except holidays: Eight buses at very irregular
intervals from 0715 until 1830.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays : only four buses each way - check
the timetable.
A similar pattern exists for buses back to Faro.
FULL TIMETABLE – click here timetables have been
removed from all bus stops in Faro!
Very infrequent and irregular on weekdays, no service at all on
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Mostly for schools and industrial
areas.
FULL TIMETABLE – click here.
The buses below
are the times for the local network, operated by EVA on behalf of
Faro city council.
For all timetables click here
- external link. (None of the timetable links on the English
version of the website worked when I checked. Some of those on the
Portuguese version do not work either.). More information about
buses at the Airport here. Maps and
timetables are displayed at most stops. All Proximo buses have
wifi so visitors need to be off-line even for 15 minutes!
Routes 14 and 16 run between the City Centre and Praia de Faro
via the Airport. For official timetables click here
- external link. Buses start from the outdoor section of the bus
station complex. Network routes diagram here.
The Praia de Faro bus stop is possibly unique, as it is on a bridge in the middle of the sea! The island is linked to the mainland by a narrow bridge; the bus cannot go any further than half way owing to a weight restriction, so you have to walk the last 150 metres or so to the island sands!
All buses from or via the city centre stop at the outdoor section
of the bus station complex. Cash fare for any journey is €2,35.
Various discounted tickets and passes are available for regular
users. Consult the official prices here - not available in English. Purchase
passes at the bus station.
Main routes :
14 Atalia - city
centre - Forum Algarve shopping centre - Marchil - Montenegro -
Airport - Praia de Faro. Weekday rush hours plus a few other
journeys.
15 Gambelas (University) – Montenegro – Alto Rodes – Rotunda Hospital – Avenida (Terminal) Weekday rush hours plus a few other journeys.
16 Praia de Faro – Airport
– Montenegro – Forum Algarve Shopping Centre - Avenida (Terminal)
Daily service, one or two buses each hour from about 06.00 to
24.00 (midnight). More details on this page.
17 1st July to second Sunday in
September. São Luis - Penha - São Luis -
Rotunda Hospital - Alto Rodes - Gambelas (University) (not
all buses, check) - Praia de Faro runs about once an hour mornings
and afternoons / early evenings, no buses around lunchtime) NB no
longer goes via the airport, but stops at the roundabout (Rotunda)
3 minutes walk from the terminal building.
18 Gambelas (University) – Penha (University) – Avenida
(Terminal) frequent weekday service of two or three buses every
hour during University terms, reduced during holidays. Eight buses
each way at weekends all year.
A supplementary network of five minibus routes circulates from
the bus station to various suburbs, including the University
campus at Penha. Buses run every 15 - 30 minutes from
approximately 0700 to 2000hrs on weekdays, then some later buses
until about 2200hrs. Timetables are displayed at most bus stops.
There is no minibus service after 1400hrs on Saturday afternoons
and no service at all on Sundays and holidays.
For map and timetables please go to the official website here -
external link. Cash fare on board for one zone is €1.15, two zones
€1.77 (!). Various discounted pre-pay passes are available,
including a day ticket within zone 1 (City centre) costing €5,30.
There are passenger ferries from Faro to Praia de Faro (beach on
the island), Ilha Farol (the lighthouse island) and Culatra. Most
run only in summer
Website - https://www.cm-faro.pt/421/barcos-para-as-ilhas.aspx
Times : Faro to Praia de Faro
Journey about 20 minutes. Times for May 2022. Ticket (there and
back) €3,50 adults, €2,00 children.
From Faro at 09.15, 10.20, 11.25, 12.30, 14.30, 15.40, 16.50 and
18.10. From Praia de Faro to Faro at 09.45, 10.50, 11.55, 13.00,
15.10, 16.10, 17.30 and 19.20
Faro to Ilha do Farol
ferries operate from 1st June to mid September.
Faro to Culatra ferries
only operate from 1st June to 31st August.
Departures are from Portas do Mar, a short walk from railway and
bus stations beyond Faro marina and past the old fire station,
beside the old city wall. Map here. Parking is available at the Largo São
Francisco, Avenida Eng. Joachim Belchior and elsewhere in the
city.
In winter there are no other scheduled ferries from Faro to the outlying islands – these leave from Olhão. There are water taxis available all year - details here. These also leave from Portas do Mar, as above.
There are also speedboats and ferry cruises to the nature reserve and the Ilha Deserta daily all year. Some details here - external link that will open in a new window. The same company also offers a ‘water-taxi’ service to and from the islands. You will see the various posters etc of other companies at the marina.There is no scheduled bus service to the stadium (5 miles/8km
from Faro) and special service is not usually provided for events
- for more information about access to the stadium please click here. There is a
small railway station called Parque das Cidades about 3/4 mile
(1km) from the stadium. However, there are very few trains and
none at night.
A limited cross border coach (bus) service is available daily.
For more details about cross border options, please click here. There are NO
TRAINS:
Also, check these bus company websites : www.rede.expressos.pt
and www.flixbus.com
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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