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FARO TO / FROM LISBON summary of coach / long distance bus times

INFORMATION CHECKED AND UPDATED ON 26th MAY 2025
Check official website carefully for your exact dates of travel especially if planning to travel around major holidays
Rede Expressos tickets are currently on sale 1 month in advance

THE REDE EXPRESSOS TICKET OFFICE AT FARO BUS STATION IS OPEN AS FOLLOWS :
WEEKDAYS : 0600 - 2000; SATURDAYS , SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS 0715 - 1315; 1415 - 1830.
IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING OUTSIDE THOSE HOURS YOU MUST BUY YOUR TICKET EITHER FROM THE WEBSITE, APP, OR AT THE BUS STATION DURING THOSE HOURS. DRIVERS DO NOT SELL TICKETS.

IN LISBON MOST JOURNEYS USE THE SETE RIOS BUS STATION.
SOME JOURNEYS RUN TO AND FROM LISBON ORIENTE BUS STATION AND OR LISBON AIRPORT. ORIENTE IS MUCH NEARER LISBON AIRPORT.

FOR CONFIRMED TIMES AND TICKETS PLEASE CONSULT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE HERE.

TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO ALTERATION AROUND MAJOR HOLIDAYS ESPECIALLY EASTER, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR.
FOR CONFIRMED TIMES AND TICKETS CONSULT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE HERE

THE FASTER JOURNEYS ARE NON STOP EXCEPT FOR A 15 - 20 MINUTE STOP AT A SERVICE AREA

Rede-Expressos passengers can they say use local VAMUS buses free of charge (provided you have a Rede Expressos ticket of course!) to travel to or from the Faro bus station stop. I have never met anyone who has actually done this.
LOGOSome vehicles may be in the red and white colours of RENEX or green of MTS.
TIMES BELOW ARE A TYPICAL DAY. MOST JOURNEYS RUN EVERY DAY
Non stop journeys take 3hrs 15 minutes, most take 4 hours.
Faro
Bus Station
leave
 Lisbon
Sete
Rios
Arrive
 JOURNEYS TO LISBON SETE RIOS Lisbon
Sete Rios
leave		 Faro Bus Station
arrive
 JOURNEYS FROM LISBON SETE RIOS



0015
 0350
 MONDAY ONLY
0030
 0435
 Via Lisbon Oriente at 0415
 0100
 0450
0130 0515
0630
 1010
 connection from Lisbon Oriente at 0545
0615 0930 NON STOP 0815
 1130
 NON STOP
There are then 13 - 14 journeys at irregular intervals until these last journeys. Some are non stop other than a brief 'rest stop' at a motorway service area.
1830 2145 NON STOP 1930 2330
1900
 2215
 Fridays and Sundays only 2030 2355
1930 2330
2130
 0105
 Fridays and Sundays only
2015 2345
2230 0205






DIRECT JOURNEYS TO LISBON ORIENTE BUS STATION WHICH IS NEAR LISBON AIRPORT Journey time varies, average 3hrs 30 minutes. Also goes to the airport
 DIRECT JOURNEYS FROM LISBON ORIENTE BUS STATION WHICH IS NEAR LISBON AIRPORT
Journey time varies, average 3hrs 30 minutes
Starts from the airport 15 - 30 minutes earlier
0030, 0100, 0730, 1200, 1330, 1530, 1700, 1800,  1900 and 2130
 0100, 0500, 0730, 1000, 1030, 1200, 1400, 1530, 1630, 1815, 1930 also at 2100 on Fridays and Sundays

0100, 1930, 2100 - not direct change at Albufeira
ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FARO AND LISBON ORIENTE ARE AVAILABLE, USUALLY WITH A CHANGE AT ALBUFEIRA.
THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE WILL SHOW DETAILS WHEN YOU SEARCH.
CLICK OR TAP HERE FOR SUMMER JOURNEYS CASCAIS AND SINTRA DIRECT TO AND FROM FARO

ANOTHER COMPANY, FLIXBUS, OPERATES ABOUT TWELVE JOURNEYS EVERY DAY BETWEEN FARO AND LISBON ORIENTE.
THEY ALSO HAVE FOUR DIRECT SERVICES EVERY DAY TO AND FROM LISBON AIRPORT.
FLIXBUS STOP IS BEHIND THE LOCAL ´PROXIMO´BUS STATION IN AVENIDA DA RÉPUBLICA. THIS IS BETWEEN THE MAIN BUS STATION AND THE RAILWAY STATION, VERY CLOSE TO THE CITY CENTRE. THERE IS NO SEAT OR SHELTER THERE - PICTURE!  LOCATION MAP
CHECK THEIR WEBSITE OR 'APP' FOR TIMES AND TICKETS.

For information about local buses in and around Faro including the airport, click 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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