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.
Please do check everything on the official websites before
committing yourself. This is one difficult page to keep up to
date.
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 accept no responsibility for any problems
caused by errors or changes made by the operators that I can’t
find out about.
Note - the vehicles used for the long journeys in this page are
called COACHES in the UK, called bus anywhere else.
In all cases you MUST have ticket before boarding coaches / long
distance buses.
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.
TRAIN
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 most days, three to and from
Seville and one direct to and from 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.
This bus (coach) service between Lagos and
Seville is operated jointly by Eva Bus
(Portugal) and DAMAS (Spain) WINTER TIMETABLES NOW APPLY UNTIL LATE JUNE 2019
For a printable copy of the latest official
timetable please click here.
Spanish company ALSA also runs coaches between Lagos and
Seville, also Lisbon and Seville. See below.
Ticket Purchase
Tickets are not sold on board.
Tickets MUST be obtained before boarding either on-line or at
the bus station ticket office.This is an 'all-reserved' service.
Tickets can be bought on line for all journeys. You can book at
either www.rede-expressos.pt
and for journeys starting in Spain at www.movelia.es BOARDING AT
FARO AIRPORT - there is no ticket office here.
Tickets must therefore
be obtained via the websites.
One way fare adult Lagos to Seville is €23;
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.
X - bus does not stop and there are no usable
connections for these places
Useable connection times are lettered A to Q and
detailed below the table.
NO
SERVICE ON DECEMBER 25TH OR JANUARY 1ST PLEASE
SEE NOTE BELOW ABOUT TICKETS FOR THE
MORNING JOURNEYS FROM LAGOS AND LAGOA
IN SUMMER THE JOURNEYS FROM SEVILLE GO TO FARO AIRPORT
BEFORE FARO BUS STATION
Winter - from 11th September to
30 June 2019
Daily
Does
Not
Run
Does
Not
Run
Daily
Does
Not
Run
Winter
- from 11th September to
30 June 2019
Does
Not
Run
Daily
Does
Not
Run
Does
Not
Run
Daily
SUMMER 2019
1st July to mid September
date to be confirmed
Daily
Daily
Daily
Does
Not
Run
Daily
SUMMER 2019
1st July to mid September
date to be confirmed
ADDITIONAL
JOURNEYS - PLEASE CONSULT OFFICIAL
WEBSITE FOR DETAILS
Albufeira to Seville 01.15hrs (ticket offices NOT OPEN!)
and 17.00 hrs to Seville via Faro Airport, Faro, Tavira,
Vila Real de Santo António and Huelva.
Seville to Albufeira at 14.30hrs and 23.59hrs via
Huelva, Vila Real de Santo António, Tavira, Faro Airport
and Faro.
THERE
IS A NEW OUT OF TOWN LONG DISTANCE BUS STATION IN
PORTIMÃO. Location details etc here.
All services to and from Seville now call there. Do allow
enough time as the new bus station is 1.5km from the town
centre.
EARLY
MORNING DEPARTURES
: LAGOS BUS STATION TICKET
OFFICE HOURS
A notice at the ticket office states opening hours as 0600 to
2030hrs daily. This differs from the information on the EVA bus
company website. Travellers intending to get a very early
service from Lagos and who do not book on line are advised to
check this before turning up and perhaps finding it closed!
The ticket office at LAGOA is not
open on any day for the 0655 departure. Tickets MUST therefore
be obtained at least the day before or from the website.
Tickets purchased on line may not be refunded or exchanged
if not used for the pre-booked journey. Please read the small print!
Faro Airport stop
- 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.
Connections details for those shown above
Connections to or from Portimão by these buses will use the
stops in Avenida Guarané by the river and NOT the new bus station
CONNECTIONS
- these are not guaranteed - separate tickets needed purchase at local
bus station on arrival.
Tickets for
these journeys cannot be obtained from any website. I have not
shown anything of less than 15 minutes.
A - Portimão 0725 then Lagoa 0745 to Albufeira daily
arrive 0830 B - Portimão 1100 then Lagoa at 1120 to Albufeira
arrive 1205 daily. C - Lagoa to Albufeira at 1655 daily
D - Lagoa to Albufeira 1310 weekdays, 1255 weekends and
holidays
E - Albufeira to Lagoa and Portimão at 1030 daily F -
Albufeira to Lagoa at 1150 daily G - Albufeira to Lagoa at
1415 daily
H - Albufeira to Lagoa and Portimao at 1720 weekdays, 1800
weekends and Holidays. K - Olhão to Tavira at 1345
daily
P - From Vila Real de Santo António to TAVIRA daily at 1630 Q - for Olhão there are local buses from FARO within 30
minutes
For other connections please refer to the timetables elsewhere on the site.
DAMAS
COACH AT LAGOS
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 -
your vehicle may not have ALSA written on it, so do pay attention!
The daytime journeys Lisbon <> Seville seem to running
every day all year but do check
CONNECTIONS AT SEVILLE (Prado or Plaza de Armas) TO AND FROM
MALAGA, GRANADA, TORREMOLINOS, FUENGIROLA, ALGECIRAS AND JEREZ.
CONSULT ALSA WEBSITE FOR DETAILS. Also, Spanish Railways (RENFE)
sell combined rail / bus tickets between their stations in Spain
and those places in the timetable below. Go to www.renfe.com
for further information and purchases
ALSA SERVICE LAGOS
<> SEVILLE
FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNEYS ONLY
One way tickets Lagos <> Seville as little as 19 Euros (no
exchange or refund) normal price 23 Euros. Lisbon
<> Seville from €25 no refund, no exchange. Normal
price €45
Times are the latest available but changes are made
without prior warrning.
ZZZ - Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from Lagos, Wednesdays, Fridays and
Sundays from Seville NB these do NOT go via Faro airport
OPERATED BY ALSA IN PARTNERSHIP WTH OUIBUS (www.ouibus.com) -
higher fares apply
every
night
ZZZ
YYY
Daily
XXX
SPANISH TIME IS
1 HOUR AHEAD OF
PORTUGUESE TIME
Every
night
Daily
XXX
YYY
ZZZ
Lagos Bus Station
From
0445
0815
1400
From
Seville Santa Justa Railway
Station
(see note below)
0130 / 0200 - So
far as is known these stop OUTSIDE the bus station. Any
information gratefully received. Email
me.
^ goes to Faro Bus Station before the airport SANTA JUSTA - apparently ALSA pickup to the right of the
station exit, near McDonald's. Do allow time to find the correct
stop.
* Also stops at the Seville Prado bus station 30 minutes after
time at Plaza de Armas. The 0545 arrival does NOT go to the
railway station
§ - starts at Prado bus station 2330
# starts at Santa Justa at 1330, via Prado Bus station at 1400
then to Plaza de Armas XXX - running daily
I think but please do check carefully at the ALSA website for
the exact date you plan to travel. YYY - Certainly running until the end of November 2018 After that - ??
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!
IBEROCOACH NIGHT SERVICE LISBON <> ALGARVE <>
SEVILLE <> MÁLAGA
TOWARDS MÁLAGA from Albufeira 0015, Faro 0030, Faro Airport
0045, Tavira 0115, Vila Real de Santo António 0145, (change to
Spanish time + 1 hour), Huelva 0400 (? but that is what it says
on their website), Seville Plaza de Armas 0445, Málaga 0745.
Comes from Lisbon Sete Rios at 2030 and Lisbon Oriente at 2100
FROM MALAGA at 2030, Seville Plaza de Armas 2330, Huelva 0040,
(change to Portugal time - 1 hour), Vila Real de Santo António
0045, Tavira 0100, Faro Airport 0130, Faro 0145, Albufeira 0230
continues to Lisbon via Grandola and Setubal arriving Lisbon
Oriente at 0530 and Sete Rios at about 0630.
All calls are at the city or town bus station. Tickets MUST be
purchased from the Iberocoach or Flixbus website. No tickets are
sold locally.
FLIXBUS
On 22 November, 2018, I saw a Flixbus vehicle at
Albufeira bus station at around 1pm / 1300hrs. I did not see where it
was going to and I simply cannot get their website to open correctly on
my primitive Windows 10 desktop. Any information gratefully received -
email me here.
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. This is however only in Spanish. A
useful site for Seville public transport information in English at
https://en.redtransporte.com/sevilla/
which includes information about buses to places more distant.
There is a lot more information about Seville , 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. NOTE - I read
that Los Amarillos has lost their contract to operate certain
regional routes in favour of DAMAS. In particular this
includes the popular route for tourists Sevilla – Ronda
– Chipiona – Málaga. Please therefore check times and buy
tickets at the DAMAS
website.
** 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.
Long distance buses (coaches) from Seville to
elsewhere in Spain
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 now stops INSIDE
the bus station building, at stand number 21.
First bus from the city to the airport is at
0430am daily, last bus is just after midnight. From the airport
the first bus is at 0520, last bus at 0054. Buses run every 15
minutes between about 0730 and 2100hrs .Early and late buses run
every 20 - 30 minutes. Additional journeys may run in summer.
One way fare is 4 Euros, return fare 6 Euros.
Journey is between 20 and 30 minutes, depending on traffic.
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.
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
coach/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 coach (cost now €16,76) 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 (€1.90) across to Portugal.
Ferry
to
Ayamonte (Spain)
A little ferry
crosses the river between Vila Real de Santo António (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. Do
check when you travel to avoid being stranded.
Downloadable timetable from local council website here
- will open in a new window and is only in Portuguese
The ferry runs every 30 minutes
weekdays and Saturdays, every 60 minutes on Sundays and Holidays.
Start and finish times vary according to the time of year. Current
information (October 2018) is :
Mid September until 31st March : weekdays and Saturdays VRSA to Ayamonte
0845, 0900 then every 30 minutes until 1800, last run at 1815.
Sundays and holidays 0945, 1030 then every 60 minutes until 1530,
last journey 1700. Special service for the 'Festa das Praias' in the middle of October. April, May and June : as above but last
journeys weekdays and Saturdays 1 hour later. Sunday and Holiday
service same. 1st July to mid September :
weekdays and Saturdays from 0830 until 2000hrs every 30 minutes.
Sundays and Holidays from 0845, 0930 then every 60 minutes until
1730, last journey 1900. (Mid September this year means I think 16th September!)
A similar service operates in the other direction but don't forget
than Spanish time is 1 HOUR AHEAD of Portugal. Make sure you know
the time of the last ferry back to avoid being stranded.
Other resources, trust
them as you wish! Thanks to Marcel Versteeg in Amstelveen,
Netherlands for this and other recent information.
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 €1.90; 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. ALSO IT THE
LAW HERE IN PORTUGAL THAT ALL ADULTS MUST CARRY PHOTO ID AT ALL TIMES
INCLUDING TOURISTS. DIDN'T KNOW THAT, DID YOU!
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, six
times on Saturdays and three times on Sundays and on public
holidays. Journey to Seville is about 2¾ hours, one way fare is
€16,76. 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 two journeys a day between Ayamonte and Madrid -
details below.
HUELVA'S NEW RAILWAY STATION AND THE BUS STATION
ARE 1.7km (just over 1 mile) apart. Do allow eough time between
train and bus if required. I have as yet been unable to figure out
the buses that may connect the two. You are welcome to try at http://www.emtusahuelva.com
which is not helped by the strange orientation of their map and
the fact that the new station is not marked! Any information
welcome by
email.
Trains
Huelva - Seville
Do check the official website carefully as there are considerable
differences between summer and winter times. Times below should be
ok until early December..
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 €12,25 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 1000, 1700 and 2050. Additional train on Fridays at 1902 which comes from Madrid.
There is an additional train on Sundays all year
from Huelva to Seville at 1750hrs which continues to Madrid Atocha
station.
Huelva <>
Madrid direct by train
There are a few direct fast trains between Huelva
and Madrid Atocha NOT STOPPING in Seville. A Huelva - Madrid train
leaves on weekdays at 0800 arriving at 1141. On Saturdays the
Huleva - Madrid train leaves at 1025 and on Sundays at 1620.
Return train leaves Madrid at 1805 (except Saturdays) arriving in
Huelva at 2145. On some Saturdays and Sundays this train runs in
the morning, leaving Madrid at 0945. 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 purchase.
Seat reservation is COMPULSORY.
Do check the official website carefully as there
are considerable differences between summer and winter times.
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 1300
arriving Lisbon Sete Rios at 0645 . The 1300 departure also stops
at Zaragoza and Madrid Airport. Change buses in Madrid
(Interchange Avenida das Americas, then it calls at Madrid
(Estacion Sur), Caceres, Badajoz, Estremoz, Evora, Montemor,
Setubal and Lisbon Gare Oriente.
The 1300 from Barcelona operates daily so far as
I can tell.
From Lisbon towards Barcelona the departure from
Sete Rios is at 2100, arriving in Barcelona at 1650 the following
day, calling at the same places
Tickets one way €72,11 purchased on line.
BARCELONA - PORTO
(CHANGE OF BUS REQUIRED IN MADRID)
Operated by ALSA - please check details on
their website.
One journey each day in summer,
four times a week in winter, 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 €80,11
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 no
longer available. One-way standard adult fare Lisbon > Madrid
is €43,30, some discounted tickets (no exchange, no refund) are
avialble on certain journets. 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 no refund or exchange, €48 flexible fare.
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 on
certain other dates. See http://www.interurbana.ad/index.php
available in numerous languages.Journeys actually start / end in
Vila Praia Ancora and stop also at Ponte da Lima, Braga,
Guimarães, Amarante, Vila Real and Bragança. In Spain theys top in
Valladolid, Burgos and Zarazoga, among others.
Porto
-
Vigo - Santiago de Compostela via Porto airport and
Valença
AUTNA BUS
Six journeys each way on weekdays, three journeys each way
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. All journeys stop at Porto
airport.
Connections available at Vigo to and from Santiago de Compostela,
also possible by train or local bus. International service
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.
Some journeys serve the main long distance bus station in Porto
Campo 24 de Agosto for easier connections to other cities. The
'Aliados McDonald's' stop is 120 metres from the metro station
Aliados in the city centre and is directly outside a McDonald's.
This is same place where many tour buses stop. I did not see any
actual 'AUTNA' sign. The location is also served by many city
buses, some (eg route 500) are shown as going to Praça de
Liberdade, the name of the public square.
ALSA
Has two or three daily services from Porto (Casa da Musica bus
station, adjacent to the metro station) via the airport and Viana
do Castelo to Vigo and Santiago de Compostela, with connections
available to and from many other cities. Journey takes 3 hours.
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 between LISBON and
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA via Fátima, Coimbra and Porto, leaving at
0730am, returning at 1200 noon. One way ticket €29,00, Lisbon to /
from Santiago de Compostela takes almost 8 hours.
IBEROCOACH
One or two daily journeys Porto - Braga - Vigo - Santiago de
Compostela and further into northern Spain at www.iberocoach.com
one trip calls at Porto Airport and I notice that they have
different departure points in Porto, so check carefully.
Socibus service Madrid Airport -
Madrid - Cordoba - Ayamonte
Operated by Socibus
Madrid Airport stop is at Terminal One
Please check all times when buying tickets. There are no
downloadable timetables on their website.
One-way fare Madrid (City or Airport) <> Ayamonte €30 approx.
purchased via website.
Journey time almost 9 hours.
Two journeys each day and one overnight, stopping at Isla
Cristina, La Antilla and Lepe, then on to Cordoba and Madrid.
NB these do not stop in Seville.
The bus station in Ayamonte is
about 1.5km from the ferry to / from Vila Real de Santo António in
Portugal.
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-Fátima-Lisbon - Vila
Real St. António
Algeciras-Huelva-Jerez-MálagaSevilla-Granada>>>>Faro-Setubal-Lisbon-Fátima-Porto
Barcelona-Lleida-Zaragoza>>>>Vilar
Formoso-Guarda-Celorico-Mangualde-Viseu-Albergaria-Porto
Click here for a list of
Portuguese public and religious holidays until end 2018. 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 