The information has been obtained from printed
timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is
given in good faith.
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Operated by EVA - Rota do Rio Formosa
(Some other times included for convenience)
THE TRAIN SERVICE ALONG THIS PART OF THE COAST OFFERS A
CHEAPER, MORE FREQUENT AND QUICKER ALTERNATIVE - TIMES HERE
Faro <> Olhão <> Tavira <> Vila Real - Horaires
des trains, horários de comboio, Zugfahrpläne içi/aqui/hier
Daily - bus runs daily including holidays
MFO
- bus runs Mondays to Fridays only, except holidays SHX - bus does
not run on Sundays or Holidays
Days of
operation |
MFO |
MFO |
MFO |
Daily |
MFO |
Daily |
MFO |
MFO |
MFO |
SHX |
MFO |
Daily |
MFO |
MFO | MFO |
Daily |
MFO |
||
Faro Bus Terminal |
A |
--- |
--- |
--- |
0715 |
0800 |
0900 |
1100 |
--- |
1215 |
--- |
--- |
1330 |
1630 |
1730 |
--- |
1830 |
--- |
|
Olhão
Bus Terminal |
A |
--- |
--- |
--- |
0735 |
0820 |
0920 |
1120 |
--- |
1235 |
--- |
--- |
1350 |
1650 |
1750 |
--- |
1850 |
--- |
|
Alfandanga |
B |
--- |
--- |
--- |
0750 |
0835 |
0935 |
1135 |
--- |
1250 |
--- |
--- |
1405 |
1705 |
1805 |
--- |
1905 |
--- |
|
Luz
de Tavira |
C |
--- |
--- |
0708 |
0800 |
0845 |
0945 |
1145 |
--- |
1300 |
--- |
1343 |
1415 |
1715 |
1815 |
--- |
1915 |
--- |
|
Tavira Bus Terminal |
D |
CAR |
--- |
0720 |
0815 |
0900 |
1000 |
1200 |
--- |
1315 |
--- |
1357 |
1430 |
1730 |
1830 |
--- |
1930 |
--- |
|
Conceição |
D |
MR* |
MR |
-- |
0822 |
0907 |
1007 |
1207 |
MR |
1322 |
MR |
--- |
1437 |
1737 |
--- |
MR |
1937 |
--- |
|
Cacela
(Vila Nova de) |
E |
0722 |
0758 |
--- |
0830 |
0915 |
1015 |
1215 |
1303 |
1330 |
1418 |
--- |
1445 |
1745 |
--- |
1903 |
1945 |
1945 |
|
Altura
(N125) |
0735 |
0805 |
--- |
0840 |
0925 |
1025 |
1225 |
1310 |
1340 |
1425 |
--- |
1455 |
1755 |
--- |
1910 |
1955 |
1952 |
||
Monte
Gordo Church |
F |
G |
0815 |
--- |
0848 |
0933 |
1033 |
1233 |
1320 |
1348 |
1435 |
--- |
1503 |
1803 |
--- |
1920 |
2003 |
2002 |
|
Vila Real de Santo António Terminal |
F |
0752 |
0822 |
--- |
0855 |
0940 |
1040 |
1240 |
1327 |
1355 |
1442 |
--- |
1510 |
1810 | --- |
1927 |
2010 |
2009 |
A - for complete
service between Faro and Olhão please click here. Olhão map here.
B - this is the closest stop to Fuzeta, about 1.5km away. There
are a few buses into Fuzeta on another route; click here for times.
Fuzeta has two fairly centrally placed railway stations with
service about every hour weekdays; about every two hours at
weekends. Train times here.
C - Additional bus Luz de Tavira to Tavira at 1653 on schooldays only All buses in Luz
use the same stop, in the square opposite the church.
D - For more buses between Tavira and Conceição, click here. For Tavira map, click here.
E - on market days (3rd Sunday of the month) buses stop on the
N125 not in the village centre
F - for complete service between Monte Gordo and Vila Real, click
here. The terminal in Vila Real is
adjacent to the ferry crossing over to Spain; details of ferries here. Map here.
G - does not stop in Monte Gordo on schooldays. During school
holidays calls at 0745.
CAR - starts at Carrapateira MFO
0655 via Manta Rota at 0719. Also via Alagoa at 0730. On schooldays does NOT serve Monte Gordo.
MR - from Manta Rota, leaving 3 minutes before the time shown for
Cacela. * also, this bus runs via Praia Alagoa five minutes before
time shown for Altura
Days of
operation |
MFO |
Daily | MFO |
MFO | MFO |
Daily |
MFO |
MFO |
MFO |
SHX |
Daily |
MFO |
MFO |
Daily |
MFO |
MFO |
MFO |
MFO |
||
Vila Real de Santo António Terminal |
F |
--- |
0700 |
0725 |
--- |
0815 |
1000 |
1215 |
1230 |
--- |
1340 |
1430 |
1630 |
1730 |
1730 |
--- |
1830 |
1830 |
1915 |
|
Monte
Gordo Church |
F |
--- |
0707 |
0732 |
--- |
0822 |
1007 |
1222 |
1237 |
--- |
1347 |
1437 |
1637 |
1737 |
1737 |
--- |
1837 |
1837 |
1922 |
|
Altura
(N125) |
--- |
0715 |
0742 |
--- |
0830 |
1015 |
1230 |
1247 |
--- |
1357 |
1445 |
1645 |
1747 |
1745 |
--- |
1845 |
1847 |
1932 |
||
Cacela
(Vila Nova de) |
E |
--- |
0725 |
0749 |
--- |
0840 |
1025 |
1240 |
1254 |
--- |
1408 |
1455 |
1655 |
1754 |
1755 |
--- |
1855 |
1854 |
1943 |
|
Conceição |
D |
--- |
0733 |
MR |
--- |
0848 |
1038 |
1248 |
MR |
--- |
PA |
1503 |
1703 |
MR |
1803 |
--- |
1903 |
MR |
PA |
|
Tavira |
D |
0650 |
0740 |
--- |
0815 |
0855 |
1045 |
1255 |
--- |
1325 |
MR |
1510 |
1710 |
CAR |
1810 |
1830 |
1910 |
--- |
--- |
|
Luz
de Tavira |
C |
0705 |
0755 |
--- |
0830 |
0910 |
1100 |
1310 |
--- |
1337 |
--- |
1525 |
1725 |
--- |
1825 |
1842 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
Alfandanga |
B |
0715 |
0805 |
--- |
0840 |
0920 |
1110 |
1320 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1535 |
1735 |
--- |
1835 |
to |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
Olhão
Bus Terminal |
A |
0735 |
0825 |
--- |
0900 |
0935 |
1130 |
1335 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1550 |
1750 |
--- |
1850 |
Brejos |
--- |
--- |
--- |
|
Faro Bus Terminal |
A |
0755 |
0850 |
--- |
0920 |
0955 |
1150 |
1355 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1610 |
1810 |
--- |
1910 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
A - for complete
service between Olhão and Faro please click here. Olhão map here
B - this is the closest stop to Fuzeta, about 1.5km away. There
are a few buses from Fuzeta on another route; click here for times.
Fuzeta has two fairly centrally placed railway stations with
service about every hour weekdays; about every two hours at
weekends. Train times here.
C - Additional bus from Tavira to Luz de Tavira at 1630 on schooldays All buses in
Luz, in both directions, use the same stop, in the square
opposite the church.
D - For more buses between Conceição and Tavira,
click here. For Tavira Map, click here.
E - on market days (3rd Sunday of the month) daytime buses stop on
the N125 not in the village centre
F - for the complete service between Vila Real and Monte Gordo,
click here. The bus station in Vila
Real is adjacent to the ferry crossing from Spain; details of
ferries here. Map here.
MR - to Manta Rota, arriving 3 minutes after the time shown for
Cacela.
PA - runs via Praia Alagoa, 5 minutes after the time shown for
Altura.
CAR - after Manta Rota this bus continues to Carrapateira arriving
at 1822
The 'marginal' route is the one via the Lighthouse
7 minutes journey
Same service all
year round on this route - adult fare €2.35
Mondays to
Fridays except holidays (weekdays)
first bus at 0700 then at 0725, 0755, 0815, 1000, 1120, 1215, 1230, 1340, 1430, 1515, 1630, 1700, 1730, 1830 and 1930.
Saturdays (SAT) - only at 0700, 1000, 1315, 1430, 1730
Sundays and Holidays (SHO) - only at 0700, 1000, 1315, 1430, 1730.
The bus stop at Monte Gordo Church is in the square, about 50
metres from the Hotel Navegadores.
All buses in both directions use the same stop, which is about 4
minutes walk to the beach through the pedestrian streets.
Mondays to Fridays except holidays (weekdays) first
bus at 0745 then at 0810, 0815, 0848, 0933, 1033, 1135, 1233,
1348, 1435, 1503, 1530, 1715, 1803, 1920, 2003, 2017
Saturdays (SAT) - only at 0848, 1033, 1330, 1503, then no more buses until 2003
Sundays and Holidays (SHO) - only at 0848, 1033, 1330, 1503, then no more buses until 2003
Ten minutes journey - one way adult fare €2.35
In Monte Gordo these buses start and finish
outside the Hotel Vasco da Gama on the seafront.
MFO (weekdays)
0830, 1300 and 1815. NO WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY SERVICE
Winter service until further notice
MFO (weekdays) 0845, 1315
and 1830. NO WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY SERVICE
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