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Albufeira Giro Bus Route 5 - CIRCULAR

Bus Station > Camping Albufeira > Vale Paraiso > Malhada Velha >
Ferreiras > Albufeira / Ferreiras Railway Station > Fontainhas > Brejos Sul > Bus Station
Route 11 runs in the opposite direction

The information has been obtained from personal use (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.
Official timetable and route map click or tap here
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Operated by Translagos under contract to Albufeira Council

WEEKDAYS- bus runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only except holidays
SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - bus runs Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
GIRO TICKETS AND PASSES ARE NOT VALID ON VAMUS BUSES AND VICE-VERSA
ADVICE TO ARRIVING TRAVELLERS! CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTED ON BOARD.
CASH FARE ALBUFEIRA TO / FROM THE RAILWAY STATION IS €2,65

Infos en français, auf Deutsch, em Portugues içi, hier, aqui

THERE IS NO DIRECT BUS FROM THE OLD TOWN TO CAMPING ALBUFEIRA
FOR TRAVEL FROM THE OLD TOWN AVENIDA DA LIBERDADE TO THE BUS STATION - ROUTES 3, 9, 11
FROM THE CÂMARA TO THE BUS STATION, ROUTES 1, 3, 4, 8, 9 AND 10.

BUSES IN PURPLE TYPE ONLY RUN IN SUMMER from 1st July until 12th September

↓ - bus does not stop here WEEKDAYS / DIAS ÚTEIS
LUNDI Á VENDREDI WERKTAGS
SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
OS SÁBADOS, DOMINGOS, FÉRIADOS
Albufeira Bus Station (Terminal) 0630 0700 0730 0800 THEN
 		1930 --- --- ---
--- 0700 0800 0900
1900 --- --- ---
Health Centre / Centro Saúde 0634 0704 0734 0804 AT 1934 --- --- ---
--- 0704 0804 0904
1904 --- --- ---
Camping Albufeira (on the main road) 0636 0706 0736 0806 THE 1936 --- --- ---
--- 0706 0806 0906 THEN 1906 --- --- ---
Vale Paraiso Retail Park 0638 0708 0738 0808
1938 --- --- ---

0708 0808 0908
1908 --- --- ---
Ferreiras Square (bus stop location) 0640 0710 0740 0810 SAME 1940 --- --- ---
--- 0710 0810 0910
1910 --- --- ---
Ferreiras Church and School 0646 0716 0746 0816 TIMES 1946 --- --- ---
--- 0716 0816 0916
1916 --- --- ---
Malhada Velha 0650 0719 0750 0818 PAST 1950 --- --- ---
--- 0718 0818 0918 EVERY 1918 --- --- ---
Ferreiras Market Hall
 0652 0722 0752 0822 EACH 1952 ---
 SUMMER
ONLY
--- 0722 0822 0922
1922 --- SUMMER
ONLY
Albufeira / Ferreiras Railway Station arrive 0655 0725 0755 0825 HOUR 1955 ---
--- 0725 0825 0925 60
 1925 ---
Albufeira / Ferreiras Railway Station leave 0655 0725 0755 ends UNTIL 1955 2047 2147 2247
0655 0725 0825 0925
1925 2047 2147 2247
Vale Serves (Rua do Acordeão) 0657 0727 0757 ---
1957 2049 2149 2249
0657 0727 0827 0927 MINUTES 1927 2049 2149 2249
Fontainhas (Bar Martins) ↓ 0731 ↓ --- ** ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
↓ 0731 0831 ↓ ** ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Mosqueira (Estrada dos Cerros Altos) ↓ 0733
 ↓ --- ** ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
↓ 0735 0835 ↓ ** ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Torre da Mosqueira (Restaurante Sol Nascente) 0704 0741 0804 --- see 2004 2056 2156 2256
0704 0741 0841 0934 see 1934 2056 2156 2256
Brejos Sul outside Casa Benfica 0710 0747 0810 --- note 2010 2102 2202 2302
0710 0747 0847 0940 note 1940 2102 2202 2302
Vale das Pedras High School / Escola Secundária 0714 0751 0814 --- below 2014 2106 2206 2306
0714 0751 0851 0944 below 1944 2106 2206 2306
Albufeira Bus Station (Terminal) 0718 0755
 0818 ---
2018 2110
 2210 2310
0718 0755 0855 0948 --- 1948 2110 2210 2310

Buses every 30 minutes on weekdays between the Bus Station and Railway Station via Ferreiras and Malahada Velha.
Buses every 60 minutes on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays between the Bus Station and Railway Station via Ferreiras and Malada Velha
Buses every 60 minutes daily between the Railway Station and Bus Station via Torre da Mosqueira
Bus number 11 runs in the opposite direction
** Weekday buses at 0830, 0930, 1330, 1730 and 1830 go via Fontainhas and Mosqueira
** Weekend buses at 1200, 1700 and 1800 go via Fontainhas and Mosqueira

Connections with other buses when arriving at or leaving Albufeira

Regional bus service at bus station for other towns and villages is operated by VAMUS, details here

All local GIRO bus routes start and end at the main Bus Station. Last buses in winter on all routes leave between 1900 and 1930.
In summer there are later buses on routes 2,3,4, and 10. Summary of last Giro buses here.

Other places you can change buses :
The stop at Brejos Sul offers connections to routes 1 and 6 towards Montechoro and Corcovada  (cross the road to the other stop!)
and with route 6 towards Santa Eulália, Balaia, Olhos D'Agua and Rocha Baixinha.
Route 9 at Brejos Sul goes towards the Arcadas São João (the 'strip' area), Corcovada, Quinta da Balaia, Branqueira and Patã de Baixo and also towards the Cãmara (Town hall)
Changing bus there, if convenient, could save some time. Use the links below to find times and route details.

GIRO ROUTE 3 RUNS BETWEEN THE BUS STATION, CAMPING ALBUFEIRA, OLD TOWN AND MARINA EVERY 30 MINUTES EVERY DAY
GIRO ROUTE 7 RUNS EVERY HOUR EVERY DAY BETWEEN THE BUS STATION, CAMPING ALBUFEIRA, ALGARVE SHOPPING AND GUIA

Links to timetables on other Giro routes below. For an overview of the system, including maps and fares, please click or tap here.

Giro Network Map
Route 1
Route 2
Route 3
Route 4
Giro Fares
Route 5
Route 6
Route 7
Route 8


Route 9
Route 10
Route 11

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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