Checked and updated 18th August 2026

Please check at official websites for the times on the exact date you plan to travel.

Long distance train tickets are available up to 60 days in advance.
Rede Expressos coach / long distance bus tickets are available up to 90 days in advance.
Flixbus ticket sales dates vary but are generally up to two months in advance.

Please confirm local transport information through sources given below.

Évora (pop 57,000) is a very historic city of central Portugal. It is not in the Algarve - I was visiting! It stands about 226km /140 miles north of Albufeira in the Algarve and about 136km / 85 miles east of Lisbon.

From Lisbon Airport and City to Évora by train

You can pay for Lisbon metro journeys using contactless payment. Each journey including transfer to another line if needed will cost €1,92. A paper ticket costs €2,40, which includes 50 cents for the rechargeable Navegante ticket card if needed.

If you are not planning to spend time in Lisbon, you will need to get from the Airport to LISBOA ORIENTE station. Obviously, taxis are available. However, this is very simple using the Lisbon metro (subway) from the airport station. Trains run to Oriente station every few minutes from 0630 until 0100 every night. The journey takes about 6 minutes. There is also city bus 744 to Oriente. City bus details at http://www.carris.pt/
 
If you are planning to spend time in Lisbon, trains to Évora start from LISBON ORIENTE station. They also stop at Lisbon Entrecampos and Lisbon Sete Rios before heading over the bridge and towards Évora. Check which station is most convenient. All are on the Lisbon metro and have many bus connections. Check timetables and buy tickets at www.cp.pt - seat reservation is compulsory.

There are five trains each weekday, leaving Lisbon Oriente at 0702, 0902, 1335, 1702 and 1902. At weekends and on public holidays there are only THREE trains, at 0958, 1702 and 1902. These trains also call at Entrecampos and Sete Rios stations in Lisbon, which are nearer the city centre.

Journey time from Oriente to Évora is about 1 hour 30 minutes. One way ticket (full price) €18.50 first class, €13.90 second class. Discounted prices are very often available for advance purchase, up to 50% off!

Return trains leave Évora for Lisbon Oriente on weekdays at 0706, 0906, 1135, 1657 and 1906, on weekends and holidays only at 0906, 1657 and 1906.

Reservations for train trips in Portugal can only be made up to a maximum of 60 days in advance. You can reserve on line at www.cp.pt and print or download your own ticket. A big discount is available on many trains for tickets purchased more than 8 days in advance. DO NOT use RailEurope etc as they cannot issue the required seat reservation for which you will pay extra.

Anyone aged 65 or older can travel half price. ID e.g. passport number required at the time of purchase and which must be carried on the journey.

Lisbon - Évora by bus (coach) - operated by Rede Expressos

Consult the long distance bus website www.rede-expressos.pt for Lisbon - Évora times and tickets, remember it's LISBOA on the timetable search. One-way fare is currently €12,50 (discounted fares for advance purchase are sometimes available as low as €3,95)  but very cheap tickets are not refunded if not used. The journey takes about 1hr 45 minutes. There are about 15 journeys every day - click here for more detail.

There are currently four direct services each day from Lisbon Airport to Évora (none in the morning) and another three from Lisbon Oriente terminal, which is a 6 minute journey from the airport on the metro.Taxis and Uber are readily available for that short journey. There is no ticket sales point at Lisbon airport.

You will otherwise need to make your way from the airport to the Sete Rios bus terminal. This is about 3 miles/5km from the airport and is linked to it by the metro Red line. Take any train to the end of the line at São Sebastião, then change to the Blue line for a two stop ride to Jardim Zoológico station, which is adjacent to Sete Rios. Trains run every few minutes from 0630 daily. The journey will take around 25 minutes and cost €2,40 cash with a paper ticket, €1,92 paid with a contactless card. Check the metro website for options from other parts of the city. Taxis / Uber are readily available.

For your bus options from elsewhere in the city check the city bus website at http://www.carris.pt/

Rede Expressos also has service to Évora from many towns and cities through Portugal. There are a few direct services from some Algarve towns eg Faro and Albufeira. Tickets can be bought on line up to 90 days in advance at the Rede Expressos website www.rede-expressos.pt. Reservation is strongly advised if planning to travel in either direction on Friday afternoons and Sunday evenings during the University and college terms, also around major holidays.

Lisbon to Évora - operated by Flixbus

Flixbus run three journeys every day from Lisbon Airport and about twelve journeys every day from Lisbon Oriente Bus Station to Évora, non-stop, taking 1 hour 30 minutes. Times and tickets at www.flixbus.pt or using their app. Oriente is 9 km / 6 miles from the city centre, out near the airport. Leaving from city centre will add at least 45 minutes to the overall journey, but Oriente is much more convenient than Sete Rios (used by Rede Expressos) if flying into Lisbon or coming from many places in the north of Portugal, whether by train or bus / coach.

Arriving in Évora

Évora railway station is 10 - 15 minutes walk to the city centre and hotels. Taxis are available. There are local buses on weekdays, also on Saturdays but only until about 1400hrs, but no service at all on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and Holidays. On the city bus website below find routes Azul Sul and number 23. The stop at the railway station is called Praça Giraldo. Linha Azul also runs from the bus station into the city centre.

The bus station (terminal) is a closer to the city centre, in Avenida Túlio Espanca almost opposite the Vila Galé hotel. Taxis are available, as well as a number of local bus connections for which see below. The tourist office is right in the city centre, at Praça do Giraldo, number 73.

Getting around in Évora

Évora is a walkable city, but some parts are a little hilly! If you need local buses around the city and immediate suburbs, consult the local bus company website at http://www.trevo.com.pt/pt/default.html or consult my additional information here.  Bus stops and the times buses stop are also marked on Google Maps.

Further afield from Évora - trains, local and regional buses

Évora is at the end of the railway line, so the train does not give any options apart from getting back to Lisbon. You can, with a change of train at Pinhal Novo, travel from and back to various towns in the Algarve, but the number of trains is obviously very limited.

Évora bus station at about 10am on a weekday. Not much activity as you can see! Buses between Évora and neighbouring towns are mostly operated by Rodoviária do Alentejo. Their buses are white with red panels. Many routes operate only two or three times a day on weekdays. Most bus routes do not operate at all at weekends or on public holidays. I have summarised those few routes that might be of use to visitors here. All routes start at the bus station. Some stop elsewhere in town depending on destination.

City buses in Évora

The city bus network includes two routes from the main bus station through the centre and which may be value to visitors. These are Linha Azul Norte and Linha Azul Sud. These run every 15 minutes from 0800 to 2000 on weekdays, also on Saturdays 0800 until 1400. There is no service on Sundays and Holidays. Some journeys on Linha Azul Sud also stop at the railway station. Other routes operate fairly frequently on weekdays, but not at regular times after each hour. Some routes serving industrial facilities have very early and very late buses for shift workers.There is limited weekend and holiday service.

The city bus website for all timetables is www.trevo.com.pt most parts are available in English. The buses are now 100% electric.

A single trip ticket is €1,55 except on Linha Azul (both) where the fare is €1,20 all day! If staying a while or using the buses more than five times, a ten journey pre pay ticket is  €6,10. Those are available at the bus station, but not on board. There is an 'app' for pre paid tickets, monthly passes and general information.

Évora town bus routes, maps and timetables.

Below is a direct embedded link to the town bus website. You will need to enable javascript and cookies. Otherwise go direct to the site at www.trevo.com.pt and choose your own preferences.
 

Comments and updates

If you have any comments or updates for this page, I will be pleased to receive them by email. For more about Évora as a city, please see this Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Évora

Additional information about buses in the area

Évora - buses useful to visitors for day trips out. There are no buses I know of that go to anywhere near the megaliths.

Many routes around Évora operate only once a day, into the city in the morning and returning in the afternoon. I have not included these as they are of no value to a visitor based in the city.

The website of the central Alentejo transport authority has information about local buses around Évora including maps and a planner. Partly in English it is better than the bus company's actual website. They show different 'line' (route) numbers which I have converted in this table.

RODALENTEJO	TPAC	RODALENTEJO	TPAC	RODALENTEJO	TPAC
8104	1104	8205	1205	8902	1902
8076	1076	8976	1976	8553	1553
8102	1102	8913	1913

Regional buses are operated by Rodoviária do Alentejo - website www.rodalentejo.pt only in  Portuguese. There is neither a map nor list of routes. You can search for point to point services between any two places but if there are none direct, nothing is shown.

For timetables click the link. Buses DO NOT RUN at weekends and public holidays unless specifically stated. Some routes have extra buses or run at different times on SCHOOLDAYS (Periodo Escolar). Check for times around local holidays as some routes do not operate on Carnaval day (Shrove Tuesday, which is an unofficial holiday but widely observed) also some do not run on the Monday after Easter Sunday, nor on the Évora municipal holiday 29th June.

Route numbers are not shown on the buses, only the destination as below. Timetables are on display at the bus station.

For a simple map showing these routes, click here.

8104 to Azaruja for the cork factory (Azaruja is about 10 miles / 16km from Évora) there are buses from Évora at 1025, 1545 and 1715 on all weekdays. Buses return from Azaruja at 1435 (this bus does not run in August!), 1805 on schooldays, 1830 during school holidays. Complete timetable here.

8076 to Arraiolos and Sabugueiro - two buses each way, a later bus on schooldays coming back. Timetable here. For Arraiolos see also 8913 below.

8102 to Reguengos Monsarraz via Montoito - Three buses each way plus a very early journey on schooldays from Évora http://www.rodalentejo.pt/XlsHtml/e102.pdf  For a day out to Reguengos Monsaraz, take the 1025 from Évora and return on the 1815. The smaller village just called Monsaraz cannot be reached by bus from Évora for a day out. Take a taxi, it is about 15km or 9 miles from Reguengos.

8104 to Estremoz via Vale Pereiro - three buses each way times here see also 8553 below. Also the Rede Expressos long distance bus company has two journeys a day between Évora and Estremoz. These are faster but much more expensive. Times and tickets up to 30 days in advance at www.rede-expressos.pt

8205 to Arraiolos - one bus from Évora at 0730, also at 1900 on schooldays, 1915 during school holidays.  See also 8076 above. Complete timetable here.

8553 - Rápida to Estremoz, Monfrote and Portalegre one journey each weekday at 1815hrs. From Portalagre to Évora at 0715, calling at Estremoz at 0800. Timetable here. See also 8104 above.

Confusingly, there are two bus routes on the Rodalentejo website numbered 8902.

8902 to Reguengos Monsarraz, via Vendinha and Mourão- four or five buses each way, but from Évora there are none before 1300hrs! Service reduced to three buses each way when schools are closed.  http://www.rodalentejo.pt/XlsHtml/e902A.pdf

8902 to Montemor-o-Novo - Vendas Novas - Setubal from Évora six buses each way, with extra journeys between Évora and Montemôr-o-Novo. Timetable here. There are other buses on weekdays between Évora and Montemôr-o-Novo via various villages. These take longer. There is one bus from Évora to Setúbal at 0900 on Saturday mornings, returning at 1500hrs, plus one bus from Vendas Novas to Évora in the morning, returning at 1800hrs. There is no other weekend or holiday service.

8913 to Arraiolos and Mora - on schooldays three buses each way Évora <> Arraiolos, two to and from Mora. During School Holidays two buses and from Arraiolos, one to and from Mora. Timetable here. For other buses at Arraoilos, see also  8076 above.

8976 to Elvas via Redondo, Benacatel, Borba and Vila Boim. One bus during school holidays only at 0815, then one bus each weekday at 18.15hrs. From Êlvas to Évora there are buses at 07.10, 13.30 (school holidays) 13.45 (Schooldays). An extra bus runs on Fridays from Évora to Elvas at 0900 via Redondo, Benacatel, Vila Viçosa and Borba, arriving in Elvas at 1030. Return journey from Elvas is at 1600. There are one or two other buses each weekday between Évora and Vila Voçosa. Timetable here.

Trimbal route 6 to Viana do Alentejo runs at 0715 on schooldays, 0730 during school holidays and at 1730 all weekdays. The 1730 journey continues to Vila Nova Baronia and Cuba (no, not the island!) Return journey from Cuba at 0600 all weekdays, from Viana do Alentejo at 0650 all weekdays, 1445 school Wednesdays, 1840 schooldays except Wednesdays and 1950 weekdays during school holidays.

Rede-Expressos also operates four or five daily journeys between Évora and Elvas, but there are no journeys from Évora to Elvas between 0015 and 1345.

ÉVORA TO BEJA by bus

Fast journeys are operated by Rede-Expressos http://www.rede-expressos.pt tickets must be obtained before boarding. Journey time is 1 hour 15 minutes. One way standard fare is €7,60. Discounted tickets may be available. There are several journeys each way every day, but at irregular intervals.

There is one local bus from Évora to Beja each weekday at 1730, operated by Trimbal. The inbound journey to Évora leaves Beja at 0745, arriving at 0939.

Rede Expressos also has services to other towns, some not served by Rodoalentejo. Check their website for times and do so carefully as some require a change en route and some are very infrequent.

LOCAL TRAINS AROUND ÉVORA

ÉVORA TO BEJA by train

There are three trains each way on weekdays, one each way at weekends. Journey time is about 1 hour 15 minutes. Complete timetable here. Although no doubt primarily for operational purposes, these trains represent an almost doubling of the weekday train service at Évora from what it was a few years ago!

CONNECTIONS FROM ÉVORA VIA ELVAS TO BADAJOZ (SPAIN)

FLIXBUS -XXX - runs  daily until 28th September. Tickets at www.flixbus.com or their app. No local sales agents. Other journeys are available between Madrid, Badajoz, Évora and Lisbon

REDE EXPRESSOS have about three other direct services between Elvas and Lisbon every day. A taxi from Badajoz to Elvas bus station can be used to connect with these. Check times and buy tickets at www.rede-expressos.pt

In addition, two trains each day cross the border between Elvas, Portugal and the Spanish town of Badajoz. Problem is that Elvas is a long way from Évora, there are no trains and there are very few buses. Connections are now almost non-existent.

There are no local buses. There is no local cross border bus service between Elvas and Badajoz. The only way is s below or by taxi.

The bus and rail stations at Elvas are 3.6km apart. There are very few buses and no taxis wait at Elvas railway station
The bus and railway stations in Badajoz are 3.2km apart
The times in columns shaded are buses, coaches if you are British. You must have a ticket before getting on.

	FRI	DAILY	XXX	DAILY	DAILY
		TRAIN	FLIX	TRAIN	RE
Évora leave	0900	---	1115	---	1500
Elvas arrive	1030	B	1315	C	↓
Elvas leave	---	1140	1320	1612	↓
Spanish time + 1 hour
Badajoz arrive	---	1254	1440	1726	1715
Train to Madrid leaves Badajoz	---	1422 or 1455+	to Madrid	1748 or 1810*	to Madrid
+ 1455 on weekdays, 1422 all other days * 1815 on Saturdays, 1738 other days

	Z	XXX	FRI	DAILY	DAILY
Train from Madrid arrives at Badajoz	1326	FLIX		1610	from Madrid
	TRAIN		BUS	TRAIN	RE
Badajoz leave	1409	1625	---	1941	2145
Portuguese time - 1 hour
Elvas arrive	1323	1540	---	1855	|
Elvas Leave	1325	1545	1600	1857	|
Évora arrive	See	1720	1730	See	2200
	note below	to Lisbon		note Below	to Lisbon