Local bus and passenger ferry connections at Olhão

The information has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.

For train times at Olhão along the coast please see www.algarvebus.info/006.htm - trains are quicker and often cheaper than buses.

Olhão has a small a 'bus station'. Map of the town showing railway station and bus station here. See below for details.
There are also a couple of minibus routes around the town and suburbs on weekdays also on Saturday mornings - details

Buses Operated by EVA

For the timetable of buses between Faro, Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António, please click here

MFO - runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only except holidays
SAT - runs on Saturdays only except holidays
SHX - does not run on Sundays or on holidays
XXX does not run on Saturdays unless Saturday is a holiday!

Faro <> Olhão <> Quelfes <> Moncarapacho

View and print this timetable here
times in italics are a connecting bus between Faro and Olhão

There are also infrequent buses between Faro, Olhão and Moncarapacho via Alfandega. Click here for times

Olhão <> Pechão

MFO - runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only except holidays

Ten minute journey. From Olhão at 0850 (schooldays only), 1305 (MFO**), 1345 (schooldays only), 1700 (schooldays only) and 1830 (MFO)
From Pechão at 0805 (MFO), 0900 (schooldays only), 1145 (MFO), 1315 (MFO**), 1400 (schooldays only), 1710 (schooldays only) 1840 (MFO) and 1950 (MFO)

** Ten minutes LATER on schooldays.

There is also a limited service weekdays only between Faro and Pechão; click here for times.
The 0805, 1150 and 1950 buses from Pechão are in fact through buses from Faro for what good that may be!

Olhão <> Poço Longo

MFO - runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only except holidays

Ten minute journey, via Brancanes. From Olhão at 0715, 1330 and 1745
From Poço Longo at 0730, 1340 and 1755.

PASSENGER FERRIES BETWEEN OLHÃO AND OUTLYING ISLANDS

Picture of Armona Ferry left. Culatra ferry right.

Timetables on the internet here, only in Portuguese. Please check timetables locally before committing yourself. Complicated schedules so please read carefully!  NB PASSENGER FERRIES ONLY - there are no motor vehicles or even roads on the islands. Bicycles are not carried. Dogs must be muzzled and on a leash.

These ferries are not just for tourists! Ferries leave from a pier near the old fish docks; obviously on the waterfront and about ten minutes walk from bus and train stations. Map here. PLEASE CHECK FERRY TIMES LOCALLY. I HAVE DECIPHERED THE TIMETABLES SHOWN AT THE FERRY TICKET OFFICE AS BEST I CAN.  THEY ARE THE SAME AS THOSE ABOVE ON AN UNOFFICIAL WEBSITE.
 
Water taxis are also available, from an adjacent pier. Fares for 1 - 5 people : Armona 20 Euros, Culatra 25 Euros, Farol and Ilha Deserta 30 Euros

More information here.

SPECIAL NOTE : GETTING ON AND OFF THESE FERRIES  MAY INVOLVE SOME STEEP AND NARROW STEPS.
DISABLED PEOPLE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTIES.

Olhão <> Ilha Armona

journey about 15 minutes - click here for a picture of Armona

Olhão <> Culatra <> Farol

Daily - runs daily all year round
AAA Operates Daily from 15th June to 13th September only
BBB these sailings operate Daily, in July, August and until 20th September.
CCC These sailings operate Daily from 1st September to 30th June
DDD Operates Daily, from 1st July to 31st August only
EEE - Operates daily, from 21st September until 31st May.

Ferries also operate between Faro (Portas do Mar) and Culatra from late June until the end of August and to Ilha Farol until the end of September -
timetable and fares for summer 2019 in due course

Olhão Bus Terminal Information

Local and long distance buses start and finish their journeys at a small terminal in the Rua Gen. Humberto Delgado, close to the main Avenida da Republica and about 150 metres from the railway station.  The ferries to the islands are about a 10 minute walk away. Map here.

There is an enquiry/ticket office there. To get there from the railway station, turn right and cross the road. Walk about 50 metres and turn left into the Rua Candido O Ventura.
Walk the length of the street (about 100 metres) and when at the end, turn right and you will see the bus stops and buses a few metres ahead of you. All buses call here and make other stops in town according to route.

Olhão Local Bus Service Information

Map and timetables on line here, click the bold black stops for the times at that stop. The timetable in standard form is here.

Olhão has two circular urban bus routes, Linhas Amarela (yellow) and Verde (Green)  starting from the bus 'terminal' and going out to the various suburbs.
Service operates about every hour on both routes from about 0715 until 1945 on weekdays (MFO) and from about 0800 to 1330 on Saturdays.
There is no service on Saturday afternoons, also no service all day on Sundays and holidays.

The fare is 1 Euro for any journey. There are no timetables at the bus stops, but they are available from the bus office.

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

Back to the main page here

www.algarvebus.info