This page is unofficial. The information has
been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources
and is given in good faith.
The planes, trains and buses on this page are operated by
numerous different companies, so some sections will be more up
to date than others.
Travel by plane,
coach (bus) or train between the Algarve and Spain
IT CAN BE A BIT DIFFICULT!! THERE
ARE NO TRAINS.
The main focus of this page is travel between
the Algarve and Seville.
I have added some information on travel between
the Algarve, Portugal and certain other parts of Spain, either
gained through personal experience or contributed by others.
I accept no responsibility for any problems
caused by errors or changes made by the operators that I can’t
find out about.
I will of course update when new information becomes available.
If you have any contributions to this information, please email
me!
Thanks again to Barlavento
Expert for the information on buses between various parts
of Spain and Portugal - summarised here.
Note - the vehicles used for the long journeys in this page are
called COACHES in the UK, called bus anywhere else.
(In the UK a bus is a vehicle that moves around town
stopping every couple of minutes.)
In all cases you MUST have ticket before boarding.
PLANE
In winter there are no direct
flights between Faro and anywhere in mainland Spain.
From April until late October, there are direct
flights two or three times a week between Faro and Barcelona
with Vueling
Air. Air Nostrum
operates up to to four flights a week between Faro and Madrid
from late March until early October
Complete information on all scheduled flights at
Faro airport can be viewed here
- the link will open in a new window.
TRAINS
See below. There are
no trains between the Algarve and Spain. The lines do not
cross or even meet up at the border.
The nearest station in Spain is in Huelva, some
60km /36 miles from the border. Huelva has only four trains a
day, three to Seville and one direct to Cordoba and Madrid.
In fact there are now only FIVE trains a day between anywhere in
Portugal and anywhere in Spain. And none of them go anywhere
near the Algarve.
Spanish company ALSA also runs coaches between
Lagos and Seville. See below.
For a printable copy of this timetable please
click here. Tickets
MUST be obtained before boarding either on-line or at the bus
station ticket office.
This bus (coach) service between Lagos and
Seville is operated jointly by Eva Bus
(Portugal) and DAMAS (Spain)
Connections are available at Faro to and from Lisbon.
There are also direct buses (coaches) between Lisbon and Seville
via the Algarve, operated by the Spanish company ALSA see below
One way fare adult Lagos to Seville is €21; return/round trip
€35.70 Youth and senior discounts are available.
Spanish
time is 1 hour AHEAD of Portuguese time
Does not run = não circular, ne circule
pas, kein Betrieb
Daily = diariamente, tous les jours, täglich.
INTERNATIONAL
JOURNEYS ONLY NO SERVICE ON DECEMBER 25TH OR JANUARY
1ST PLEASE
SEE NOTE BELOW ABOUT TICKETS
FOR THE MORNING BUSES FROM LAGOS
Winter - mid September 2017 until
31.06.18
Daily
Does
Not
Run
Does
Not
Run
Daily
Does
Not
Run
Winter
- mid September 2017 until 31.06.18
Does
Not
Run
Daily
Does Not
Run
Does
Not
Run
Daily
SUMMER 2017 1st July to second
weekend of
September (perhaps) PLEASE check on official
websites before making firm plans.
The ticket offices at LAGOS and
LAGOA are not open on any day for their 0620 / 0705
departures.
The ticket office at Portimão is not open at weekends for the
0650 departure.
Tickets MUST therefore be obtained at least the day before or
from the website. BOARDING AT
FARO AIRPORT - there is no ticket office here.
Tickets must therefore
be obtained via the websites.
Tickets purchased on line are not refunded or exchanged if not
used for the pre-booked journey.
My thanks to Adrian for this further useful information :-
- when you select Faro Aeroporto as your origin, the online
ticket you get says 'Sta. Marta' as the origin, not
Faro Aeroporto.
- Sta. Marta it turns out is the area name for the area of
airport. (something which I have never ever heard!!)
- the bus stop is the same stop as for local Eva buses into Faro
bus station. The bus stop is just next to the passenger drop off
area outside departures, just next to the P1 car park.
- the bus stop has a sign on it saying about the bus service to
Seville and the stops, and some times on it. These times are not right.
You need to look on the website.
X - bus does not stop and there are
no usable connections for these places
Connections
- separate tickets needed in all cases. These CANNOT be
purchased via any website.
(a)
- bus from Lagoa to Portimão at 13.20 on
weekdays / 13.30 Saturdays that would connect with this
bus. No connection on Sundays and Holidays.
(b) - bus from Albufeira to Lagoa
at 1150 daily. (c) - bus from
Olhão to Tavira WEEKDAYS ONLY at 1235. Train WEEKDAYS
ONLY at 1306. Bus station is 10 mins walk from railway
station. (d) - bus from
Portimão to Albufeira daily at 1100, from Lagoa at 1120.
Arrival in Albufeira 1205. (e) - bus from
Tavira to Olhão at 0855 daily or train at 0938. Railway
station is 10min walk from bus station. (f) - bus from
Olhão to FARO at 0900 daily
(g) - bus from Albufeira to Lagoa and Portimão at
1030 daily. (h) - bus from
Albufeira to Lagoa and Portimão at 1735 weekdays only and
daily at1800. (i) bus from Faro
to Olhão at 1635 daily, runs onwards to Tavira on weekdays
only (j)
- bus from Lagoa to Albufeira at 1520 weekdays. Weekends at
1445 to Portimão (l) - bus from
Albufeira on Saturdays 1405, daily at 1415 (n) bus to
Albufeira from Portimão 0725, Lagoa 0745 daily, arrival in
Albufeira scheduled for 0830. Earlier bus from Portimão 0715,
Lagoa 0725 but on weekdays only (o) bus from Vila
Real to Tavira at 1630 daily or take a ferry
across to Ayamonte and walk 15 minutes to bus station
there for daily 1930 departure to Seville with DAMAS.
For other connections please refer to the timetables elsewhere on the site.
DAMAS
COACH AT LAGOS
Ticket Purchase
These are the only stops. Tickets are not
sold on board. This is an 'all-reserved' service. Tickets
can be bought on line for all journeys.
For journeys starting in Portugal go to www.rede-expressos.pt
and for journeys starting in Spain to www.alsa.es or
www.movelia.es
A correspondent noted that when you book ON
LINE your ticket may show the departure in SPANISH TIME even if
you are leaving from Portugal.
Do double check. Otherwise, you must buy your ticket at
the ticket office before the bus arrives, so allow sufficient
time or go there a day or two earlier.
The ticket office at LAGOS is NOT OPEN for the
0620 departure. The ticket office at LAGOA does not open until
0800 on Saturdays and is closed on Sundays.
These buses usually have on-board toilets you
will be pleased to know!
# for information about onward connections at
Seville please click here. Plaza de
Armas is 2km from the main Santa Justa Railway Station and the
other main bus station at Prado San Sebastian. There are two or
three buses every hour between Plaza de Armas and Seville
airport. Click here for
details.
ALSA SERVICE SEVILLE <> ALGARVE
<> LISBON
Service operated by ALSA - www.alsa.es - the website is in English.
Tickets can also be purchased at www.movelia.es
To UK readers these are COACHES, like National Express. Tickets
MUST be
bought in advance.
WARNING - I have noticed on occasions the afternoon ALSA buses
leaving Albufeira before the scheduled departure time.
This I can only assume is because all ticketed passengers are on
board. You CANNOT buy tickets at the last minute!!
I have also noticed that other operators buses may be used -
yours may not have ALSA written on it, so do pay attention!
ALSA SERVICE LISBON - SEVILLE VIA ALGARVE
The overnight journeys run every night between Lisbon and
Seville. This is subject to cancellation around Christmas and
New Year Holidays.
The daytime journeys Lisbon <> Seville runs daily in
summer, four times a week in winter.
The night-time buses stop OUTSIDE the bus station in Faro. There
will be no local bus transport from or to the stops, possibly
not even taxis.
CONNECTIONS AT SEVILLE (Prado and Plaza de Armas) TO AND FROM
MALAGA, GRANADA, TORREMOLINOS, FUENGIROLA, ALGERCIRAS AND JEREZ.
CONSULT ALSA WEBSITE FOR DETAILS. ALSO, SPANISH RAILWAYS
(www.renfe.com) SELL COMBINED TRAIN AND BUS TICKETS FROM MADRID,
BARCELONA ETC TO THE PLACES SERVED BY BUS BELOW. I HAVE NOT YET
FOUND ANY INFORMATION IN ENGLISH.
IF YOU CAN READ SPANISH, IT IS AT http://www.renfe.com/EN/empresa/comunicacion/index.html
ALSA SERVICE LAGOS
<> SEVILLE
FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNEYS ONLY
One way tickets Lagos <> Seville as little as 14 Euros (no
exchange or refund) normal price 23 Euros.
Please check times at the ALSA website for your exact date
of travel.
There are no downloadable timetables and to search every
date is too time consuming! ???
- these journeys are operating until at least 2nd October.
Information for later dates not available
0145 - so far as
is known this departure is from OUTSIDE the bus station.
Any information gratefully received. Email
me.
* Also stops at the Prado bus station 30 minutes after time at
Plaza de Armas § - also stops at Prado bus station 2330
+ starts at Santa Justa railway station, then runs via Plaza de
Armas
# starts at Santa Justa at 1330, via Prado Bus station at 1400
then to Plaza de Armas XXX - daily in
summer, in winter does not run Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The journeys to and from Lisbon also stop at Tavira and Vila
Real de Santo António. Consult www.alsa.es for times
ALSA TICKET PURCHASE
Tickets may be purchased at a main bus station but only during
'office hours' on weekdays! Tickets are not sold on board.
There is NO TICKET SALES OFFICE at Faro Airport, You must buy
tickets on line.
For the overnight journeys from Algarve towns to Spain, you MUST
buy a ticket in advance.
ALSA does not accept non-Spanish credit cards but you can pay
using Paypal.
According to the ALSA website tickets for international journeys
must be purchased at least 24 hours in advance. I have no
personal experience of this!
SEVILLE -
CONNECTIONS AT PLAZA DE ARMAS BUS STATION
The Plaza de Armas bus terminal in Seville is
about 2km across the city from the Santa Justa railway station. It
is also about 2km from the Prado San Sebastian Bus Station.
Official website for the bus station here.
In Spanish mostly, some information is available other languages
via the national flags at top right of first page.
There is a direct bus between the Plaza de Armas
and the Santa Justa railway station.This is route (line) 21, which
also stops at the Prado de San Sebastian bus station. The number
21 bus runs 4 - 6 times an hour on weekdays and Saturdays, 3 times
every hour on Sundays and Holidays. Intervals between buses are
slightly irregular.
The official website of the Seville city bus
service is at www.tussam.es
including a downloadable map. There is a lot more information
about Seville generally, including maps, here.
The single line of Seville's metro (underground)
rail network is in service. It does not serve either the Plaza de
Armas bus station or the Santa Justa rail station. It does have a
stop at the Prado San Sebastian, the other major bus station and
at San Bernado rail and bus station, served by regional trains and
where some regional buses start their journeys. The metro website
is
http://www.metro-sevilla.es/en/ - available in English.
Most parts of Seville can also reached by city
buses from outside the Plaza de Armas.
Buses to suburban and regional destinations
There is comprehensive information on buses in the Seville region
(in Spanish only) at the 'Consorcio Transportes' website.
Buses to many suburban destinations leave from the
Plaza de Armas, but some leave from the Prado San Sebastian. The
C3 and C4 circular routes link the two bus stations. The bus
station at Prado San Sebastian is the yellow painted building with
the arches, just around the corner from the tram/light rail
stop**. The entrance is actually in the Plaza San Sebastian. The
bus companies Casal, Los Amarillos, Grupo
Valenzuela and
Alsina Graells (ALSA) use this terminal. They each
have their own ticket/enquiry offices inside. Timetables were
displayed when I last visited.
** The short tram line runs between San Bernado
metro station via Prado San Sebastian (close to a lot of bus
stops) to the old city centre at the Plaza Nueva, a distance of
about 2km. Ticketing is integrated with the city buses operated
under the Tussam banner.
Buses from Seville to many regional destinations
(eg Cadiz, Jerez, Tarifa, La Linea and Algeciras) are operated by
DAMAS and Transportes
Generales
Comes. TG Comes buses use the Prado San Sebastian bus
station, DAMAS use Plaza de Armas.
The route M124 bus from Seville to Carmona,
operated by CASAL, starts from San Bernardo, at the metro station
and runs via Avenida San Franciso Javier and Avenida Kansas City
towards Carmona. This bus DOES NOT STOP at the airport.
You can check times of buses from the Plaza
de Armas bus station on this website http://www.autobusesplazadearmas.es/
with some sections available in more than one language.
The ALSA and Eurolines sites are available in
English, the TG Comes site has quite of a lot of its information
in English (but isn't very easy to navigate!) but the other sites
are only in Spanish.
Seville
Airport bus
The airport bus (EA, Especial Aeroporto) runs to
and from the bus station at Plaza de Armas in the city centre,
calling at the Prado San Sebastian bus station and the Santa Justa
railway station on the way.
At Plaza de Armas the airport bus stops in front
of the bus station on Calle Torneo (not evident from the Tussam
website). There are two city bus stops in front of the station, on
the same side of Calle Torneo as the bus station itself. The
airport bus stops at the one furthest away to the left from the
bus station exit.
First bus from the city to the airport is at
0430am daily, last bus is at midnight. From the airport the first
bus is at 0520, last bus at 0045. Thhere is one later bus on
Mondays and Saturdays from end June to early September. Early and
late buses run every 30 minutes. Buses run three times each hour
between about 0730 and 2300hrs, mostly at a bizarre interval of
one bus every 23 minutes!. One way fare is 4 Euros, return fare 6
Euros. Journey is between 20 and 30 minutes, depending on traffic.
Check the times and route maps on the TUSSAM website. Or
there is this PDF file here in Spanish and English.
Gibraltar
TG Comes runs four buses each day from Seville (Prado San Sebastian)
to La Linea, for Gibraltar. Seville - La Linea timetable here.
There is no public transport across the Spain/Gibraltar border. You
have to walk across the border from La Linea and then take a local
bus and taxis on the Gibraltar side into the main part of town. This
takes only a few minutes. Alternatively you can go to Algeciras by GRUPO
VALENZUELA coach (bus) from Seville, then by local bus to La
Linea.
ALGARVE - SEVILLE
USING THE FERRY?
In the direction Algarve - Seville, you
have to take the train or bus to Vila Real de Santo António
(VRSA). This town is on the Portuguese side of the wide Guadiana
river, which forms the border between Portugal and Spain.
The railway station at Vila Real de Santo
António is at the end of the Algarve line from
Lagos, which also serves Portimão, Faro and Tavira etc as do the
buses above. Trains run about every two hours; train times are here.
The station in VRSA is about ten minutes walk
(flat, no hills) from the ferry terminal. To get from the railway
station to the ferry, walk out of the station, straight down the
road, past the roundabout and on to the next junction. Turn left
and pass through a rather dismal lot of mostly closed factories,
until you get to a T-junction and can see the river. Turn right
and you will see the bus station ahead of you. The ferry is just
beyond. The Intermarché supermarket outside the VRSA train station
is a good place to stock up. It’s open daily including Sunday
afternoons. There aren't any other supermarkets until you get to
Spain. The town centre of VRSA is off to the right when you get to
the bus station. There you will see bars, restaurants etc. Map here - opens in a new window.
The ferry runs every 30 minutes in summer, every
60 minutes in winter, between about 0830 and 1930 only.
If you are staying somewhere (eg Faro, Tavira,
Monte Gordo) where there is a bus to Vila Real
de Santo António bus might be best, as the bus station at
VRSA is at the ferry terminal.
Seville - Algarve - I have used the
bus/ferry/bus option from Seville to Albufeira! It was fairly
painless except for a half hour delay caused by traffic congestion
on the outskirts of Seville. The bus (cost now €14.25) took me
from Seville to Ayamonte, on the Spanish side of the river. The
Spanish railway line runs only as far as Huelva and there are only
three trains a day, so unless you are coming from elsewhere, the
bus from Seville is best. Then it's about 15 minutes easy walk
through the town to the ferry terminal. This isn't signposted very
well, so keep the river to your left. Then there's the ten minute
ferry ride (€1.80) across to Portugal.
Ferry
to
Ayamonte (Spain)
A little ferry
crosses the river between VRSA and Ayamonte
I have used the ferry a
few times. That’s a picture of it to the left. It can take two or
three cars and maybe 50 passengers maximum. (Spanish time is one
hour ahead of Portugal, so you gain or lose an hour in the 10
minute crossing of the river.)
A further complication is that the service is a joint operation
between a Spanish and a Portuguese company. Timetables early and
late in the day vary slightly according to which boat is running BUT
THEY SOMETIMES DO NOT TELL YOU WHICH BOAT RUNS ON WHICH DAY.
Downloadable timetable from local council website here
- will open in a new window and is only in Portuguese
Summer service from 1st July to the second Sunday in
September - we think!. Weekdays and Saturdays : From Vila
Real 0830hrs then every 30 minutes until 2000hrs. From Ayamonte in
SPANISH TIME 0930 and every 30 minutes until 2100hrs. Sundays
and Holidays from Vila Real at 930 then every 60 minutes until
1830, final trip at 1915hrs. From Ayamonte in SPANISH TIME at 1000
and every 60 minutes until 2000hrs.
Winter Service -
from the second Sunday of September to end June 2017 on weekdays
and Saturdays, the ferry runs once an hour from Vila Real at 0845,
0930 then every 60 minutes until 1630 with a last run at 1800hrs.
From Ayamonte in SPANISH TIME it leaves at 1000 and every 60
minutes until 1700, then at 1800 and 1915 if the Portuguese boat
is running, at 1900 if the Spanish boat is running.
Sundays and Holidays:
From Vila Real at 0945, the once every 60 minutes between about
1030 and 1530, then at 1700. From Ayamonte in SPANISH TIME at 1045
then once every 60 minutes until 1630, then at 1800.
In April, May and June
(Spring) the last ferries on Weekdays and Saturdays run an hour
later in the evenings. Sunday and Holiday times are the same.
Other resources, trust
them as you wish! Thanks to Marcel Versteeg in Amstelveen,
Netherlands for this and other recent information.
Actual Spring timetable
displayed at VRSA terminal in June here.
This is NOT the current timetable.
An English language website for Ayamonte has a timetable on line here. The information differs greatly from
what is available in Portugal!
Website of the Spanish half of the operation here.
The crossing takes about
10 minutes. Fare for foot passengers is €1.80; children under 4 go
free, ages 4 to 10yrs €1,15.The ticket office at Vila Real is
within the restored former customs control building.
TAKE YOUR PASSPORT OR ID CARD! PORTUGUESE FRONTIER
POLICE SOMETIMES CHECK THEM BOTH OUTBOUND AND INBOUND.
Ayamonte
to/from
Seville
direct or via Huelva
PLEASE REFER TO THE TIMETABLE/TICKET WEBSITE FOR SPECIFIC
BUS/COACH TIMES FOR THE DAY YOU WISH TO TRAVEL
For all BUS timetable enquiries around Ayamonte,
Isla Cristina and Huelva go to the
regional bus website here this site is only in Spanish.
There are several different buses between Ayamonte and Huelva, so
you will have to fish around a little.
For times, fares and tickets for longer journeys
in Spain eg Ayamonte - Seville go to www.movelia.es
- this site is available in English.
The DAMAS bus company runs between Seville (Plaza
da Armas) and Ayamonte four times daily on weekdays, three times
daily at weekends and on public holidays. Journey to Seville is
about 2¾ hours. There are also buses between Ayamonte and Huelva
about every two hours. You have more options Ayamonte -
Seville with a change of bus in Huelva. These buses are also
operated by DAMAS.
Socibus
also operate three times a day between Ayamonte, Sevllle and
Madrid - details below.
Trains Huelva - Seville
Times below apply until June 2017 but should always be checked on
the official website.
There are a few trains (www.renfe.com)
between Huelva and Seville (Santa Justa). The railway between
Ayamonte and Huelva closed long ago and the railway station in
Ayamonte was converted into the bus station.
Reservation is not needed between Huelva
and Seville.
Train times Huelva to Seville daily at
0655, 1500 and 1900. Journey to Seville is about 90 minutes. One
way 'Turista' fare is €9.80 but discounted fares are available for
advance purchase. There is NO CONNECTION by bus Ayamonte to Huelva
for the 0655 train.
Train times Seville Santa Justa to Huelva
at on weekdays at 1000, 1700 and 2050. On Saturdays and Sundays
trains from Seville to Huelva leave at 0845, 1700 and 2050.
There is an additional train on Sundays from
Huelva to Seville at 1750hrs which continues to Madrid.
Huelva <> Madrid direct by
train
There is a direct fast train once day between
Huelva and Madrid Atocha NOT STOPPING in Seville. The Huelva -
Madrid train leaves at 0800 arriving at 1140 Return train
leaves Madrid at 1805 arriving in Huelva at 2145. These trains
stop in Córdoba. Details and fares at www.renfe.com -
normal tourist class fare one-way is €79.40, discounts for advance
ticket pourchase. On Sundays an additional train runs Huelva
- Madrid at 1750hrs. Reservation is compulsory on all the Madrid
trains.
Tickets can also be purchased in £ or € at www.loco2.com -
an accredited ticket seller for many European railways.
VAN/TAXI/MINIBUS?
A number of companies and travel agents advertise
that they will do airport transfers to Seville, so that could be
an avenue worth exploring, especially if there is a group of you.
For example, try www.yellowfishtransfers.com
OTHER
BUSES
BETWEEN OTHER PARTS OF PORTUGAL AND SPAIN
Thanks to Barlavento Expert for much of this
information about various other bus services between Portugal and
Spain. There are a lot of enquiries about these buses, as there
are almost no trains between Portugal and Spain, as already
stated. Don't forget that Spanish time is one hour ahead of
Portugal. All times given below are local time to the
country and city concerned.
I have checked as much of the information as I
can through the company websites. Advance reservation is required
on almost all the buses (coaches to UK readers) so you must
check all times etc before committing yourself.
Many of the buses between Portugal and Spain are
operated by the ALSA company. This company is owned by
National Express, a UK train and bus operator. Most of their website and
on-line booking system is in English. Also, the INTERNORTE
consortium website offers domestic and international services.
EUROLINES - see below.
The timetables do not state so specifically, but
services on holidays are usually as for
Sunday times. Service does not usually operate on New Year's Day
(1st January) and may be reduced on December 24th, 25th, 31st and
subject to change around major holidays eg Easter. Also, according
to my leaflet, you are supposed to 'present yourself' 45 minutes
prior to departure. Tickets should be bought in advance if at all
possible, especially in summer. I do not claim that this
information is comprehensive. There may well be other links,
especially in the north of the country, but this site is really
about the Algarve.
BARCELONA -
LISBON (CHANGE OF BUS REQUIRED IN MADRID)
Operated by ALSA. - Please
check
details on their website
Leaving Barcelona North Bus Station at 1230 (a)
and 2300 (b) arriving Lisbon Sete Rios at 0700 and 1700
respectively. The 1230 departure also stops at : Barcelona
(Sants), Lerida and Zaragoza. Change buses in Madrid (Est. Sur de
autobuses) then it calls at Elvas, Estremoz, Evora, Montemor,
Setubal and Lisbon Gare Oriente. The 2300 departure stops at the
same places as far as Madrid then Evora and Lisbon only.
(a) the 1230 from Barcelona operates Mondays,
Thursdays and Sundays all year plus Saturdays in summer. (b) the
2300 from Barcelona operates Tuesdays and Fridays all year, also
Wednesdays in summer.
From Lisbon towards Barcelona buses leave at 1130
and 2100. The 1130 runs on SUNDAYS only, all year round and is the
fast service arriving in Madrid at 2130, change buses for
Barcelona arrival at 0700. The 2100 stops in all the towns and
arrival in Barcelona is 1645 the next day. The 2100 runs every day
except Sundays in summer; in winter it runs on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays only.
Tickets one way from €58 (no exchange, no
refund) to €75
BARCELONA - PORTO
(CHANGE OF BUS REQUIRED IN MADRID)
Operated by ALSA - please check details on
their website.
There are one or two buses each
day taking about 18 hours for the trip. Times vary according to
season, so please check details on the website above and note that
their English language section refers to Porto as 'Oporto'. There
is a two hour wait in Madrid. Some journeys operate via Madrid
Airport.
Tickets one way €80,20
The Internorte bus company also operates Porto - Madrid -
Barcelona three times a week; times and reservations at http://www.internorte.pt/
MADRID AND
LISBON/PORTO
Madrid <> Lisbon via Badajoz and Évora
operated by ALSA.
One-way fare daytime from €39 to €50, night-time fare from €31 to
€40. There is no exchange or refund on the lowest price tickets.
Two buses daily all year one daytime and one
overnight bus, journey time is about 12 hours daytime, 10 hours
overnight. Buses leave/arrive at Madrid's Est Sur de Autobuses and
to/from Lisbon Sete Rios Bus Terminal but calling at Lisbon Gare
Oriente 15 minutes later/earlier.
Madrid <> Lisbon via Badajoz, Elvas,
Montemor and Setubal - Operated byAvanzabus
Three buses each way on weekdays, two each way at
weekends and on holidays. One journey each day is overnight.
Journey time about 8 hours. Full timetable on the Avanzabus
website; in Spanish only. Downloadable timetables are
available for all their routes across Spain under the 'horarios'
tab. One-way adult fare Lisbon > Madrid is €43,30. Vehicles are
configured with 33 seats only, including single seats. Some
journeys now also call at Lisbon Airport.
Madrid <> Porto via Salamanca with
connection to Coimbra etc Operated by ALSA.
One daytime journey each way every day, journey
time 9hrs 30 minutes. Check the ALSA website for times. One way
fare €37.00
There is a connection at Madrid from and to
Valencia daily in summer, four days a week in winter.
PORTO - ANDORRA VIA (Zaragoza, Burgos) NORTH WEST
SPAIN also serves Bragança, Braga, Guimarães etc in Portual
Fridays and Sundays all year in both directions, also operates
twice a month on certain other dates. See http://www.interurbana.ad/index.php
available in numerous languages
Porto
-
Vigo via Porto airport
AUTNA BUS
Five journeys each way on weekdays, two journeys each way
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Some journeys also run to and
from Santiago de Compostela or you can go from Vigo to Santiago de
Compostela by train or local bus. International service is
operated by AUTNA www.autna.com website now available partly
in English. Tickets can be bought on line - one way fare Porto to
Vigo €12, return (round-trip) €21 - discounts available for
certain travellers. Downloadable timetable can be seen here.
ALSA
Has three daily services from Porto (Casa da Musica metro station)
via the airport and Viana do Castelo to Vigo and Santiago de
Compostela, with connections available to and from many other
cities. Check times and buy tickets at www.alsa.es and be aware that it
has been reported that only Spanish credit cards are accepted on
line. Ticket price €15 one way.
ALSA also operate one direct service each day from LISBON to VIGO
and Santiago de Compostela, leaving at 0730am, returning at
12noon.
Madrid Airport stop is at Terminal
One
Please check all times when buying tickets. There are no
downloadable timetables on their website. XXX - NOT SHOWN IN
THE TIMETABLE 07.04.17 - ASSUME THEREFORE NO LONGER RUNNING
Tickets
for
these buses can be bought on line at www.socibus.es
* 15 minutes walk to the ferry to/from Portugal which, at
best, runs 0900 - 2000 only!
§ There is an infrequent local bus service between
Ayamonte and Isla Cristina - times here
One-way fare Madrid (City or Airport) <> Ayamonte
€29,30
Socibus operate other buses between Madrid, Seville and
Huelva.
Eurolines
The Eurolines company operates a number of routes
connecting Portugal with the outside world.
A number of these times are the same as routes operated by the
ALSA bus company, they are a 'code share' type operation.
Several of the routes involve a change of vehicle, but through
tickets are available.
Routes:
Madrid-Mérida-Badajoz>>>>Elvas-Estremoz-Évora-Montemor
- Setubal - Lisbon
Madrid-Ávila-Salamanca-Ciudad
Rodrigo>>>>Guarda-Viseu-Porto-Fatima-Lisbon - Vila
Real St. António
Algeciras-Huelva-Jerez-MálagaSevilla-Granada>>>>Faro-Setubal-Lisbon-Fatima-Porto
Barcelona-Lleida-Zaragoza>>>>Vilar
Formoso-Guarda-Celorico-Mangualde-Viseu-Albergaria-Porto
Valencia>>>>Elvas-Estremoz-Evora-Setubal-Lisbon - V.
Formoso-Guarda-Viseu-Porto
Click here for a list of
Portuguese public and religious holidays until end 2017. In
general trains and buses run to Sunday times on these holidays. At
Christmas and New Year public transport does operate, but services
may be reduced and in very rural areas local bus service is nil.
All Spanish holidays are listed here - external link in a new window.
Note that, as in Portugal, Spanish holidays are
not ‘moved’ and are held on the given date regardless of the day
of the week. Also, there are many local holidays and festivals.
Particularly in rural areas, bus service may not operate on these
days. Do check locally if making an important journey.
For an alphabetical list of places in the
Algarve, please click here
For a bus map of the Algarve click here
For a quick list of all timetables on the site click here
For some important general notes about buses in the Algarve, click
here
Spanish
time is 1 hour AHEAD of Portuguese time
is at the end of the Algarve line from
Lagos, which also serves Portimão, Faro and Tavira etc as do the
buses above. Trains run about every two hours; train times are 
