21st April - Warning! - contactless payment is NOT accepted on buses in the Algarve except for the 'Proximo' buses in Faro city. A pre paid pass for regional buses is obtainable at bus stations, or downloading the VAMUS app and setting up an account on your phone, can reduce fares on their buses by around 40%. WARNING - Thursday 25th April is a public holiday - Liberation Day, as is Wednesday 1st May, Labour Day. Trains and buses will run to Sunday times. Summer timetables on some VAMUS routes may come into effect on 1st May as they did last year. I cannot though confirm until even on the day itself. The bus company makes no advance announcements.