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 coaches on this page are operated by
numerous different companies.Some sections will be more up to date
than others.
Do always check at official websites when booking tickets. Timse
may change at short notice especially around major holidays. I
cannot keep track of them all!
THERE ARE NO
TRAINS,THERE NEVER HAVE BEEN! THERE IS A WIDE RIVER AT THE BORDER
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 a ticket before
boarding coaches / long distance buses.
You can fly between
Faro and Barcelona with Vueling Air twice each week
from early June until late October. IBERIA Faro - Madrid route has
two or three flights each week in summer only. Volotea fly to
Bilbao, Ryanair also to Barcelona in summer, but not every day.
Complete information on all scheduled flights at Faro airport can
be viewed here - the link will open in a new
window.
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 currently has only
four or five trains a day. Three run to and from Seville and one
or two run direct to and from Cordoba and Madrid. See below.
In fact there are only four trains a day (normally) between
anywhere in Portugal and anywhere in Spain. And none of them in
the Algarve.
A daytime train journey between Lisbon and Madrid
is just about possible, twice each day on weekdays, once each day
at weekends. However this takes about 10 hours, requires four
different trains and a sometimes a fairly tight connection in
Badajoz, Spain. It is not possible to buy one ticket for the whole
journey! I have the details here.
Two different coach / bus companies operate cross
border services between the Algarve and Seville, also between
Lisbon and Seville via Albufeira and Faro including stops at Faro
Airport. Some journeys also stop in Tavira. These two companies
are : ALSA and Flixbus. In winter there are a total of
about ten journeys each day across the two companies. Follow links
to see their details.
The long distance bus station used by all
companies is in Rua Abicada is 1.5km from the town centre. Very
few local buses go there. Do allow enough time to get there.
Location details etc here.
ALSA and Rede Expressos use Albufeira's main bus station located 1.6km (1 mile) from the town centre. All local and regional buses use the bus station. A few also go closer to the town. City buses and taxis are available there. More information here.
Flixbus use a stop in Avenida da Liberdade in the old town part of Albufeira. Local bus connections and taxis are available there.
Travellers intending to get a very early service should buy
their tickets from the Rede Expressos website or at the bus
station prior to the day of travel. Flixbus do not have ticket
offices in most places. On line purchase only.
PLEASE check official websites before making firm
travel plans.
Service operated jointly by ALSA (Spanish) - www.alsa.es and Rede Expressos - the websites are 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. Drivers do not sell tickets.
Tickets may (normally) be purchased up to one month in advance at either www.rede-expressos.pt or www.alsa.es (both are available in English) or at bus station ticket offices. Other operators vehicles are sometimes used. Your vehicle may not have ALSA or Rede Expressos written on it, so do pay attention!
There are NO on board services and vehicles cannot be guaranteed to have working on board toilets. There are rest stops about every 2 hours.
There are three or four local buses every hour between Seville (Plaza de Armas) and Seville airport. Click here for details.
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.
One way tickets Lagos <> Seville from €17
advance purchase, no refund, no exchange. Normal price from €22 to
maximum €61 on some morning journeys. Lisbon <> Seville from
€20 advance purchase, no refund, no exchange. Normal price from
€34.
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- does not stop here 0130 and 0245 - So far as is known these stop OUTSIDE the bus station at Faro See also Flixbus information below |
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SPANISH TIME IS 1 HOUR AHEAD OF PORTUGUESE TIME. CHECK YOUR WATCHES!ALL JOURNEYS RUN DAILY . There are more
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| B | E | D | ||||||||||||
| Lagos Bus Station | 0800 | --- | 1030 | From |
1530 | From | Seville Santa Justa Railway Station | 0730 | 0930 | --- | 1530 | 1800 | 2330 | |
| Portimão Bus Station Rua Abicada** | 0830 | --- | 1100 | Lisbon |
1600 | Lisbon | Seville Plaza de Armas Bus Station | 0800 |
1000 | 1500 | 1600 | 1830 | 2359 | |
| Albufeira Bus Station** | 0900 | From | 1130 | 1430 |
1630 | 0145 | Huelva Bus Station | 0900 | ↓ | 1600 | ↓ | ↓ | 0100 | |
| Faro Airport | 0945 | Lisbon | 1215 | 1515 |
1715 | 0300 | Tavira Bus Station | ↓ | 1100 | 1600 | ↓ | 1930 | 0100 | |
| Faro Bus Station | 1000 | 1045 | 1230 | 1530 |
1730 | 0245^ |
Faro Airport | 0930 | 1145 | 1645 | 1745 | 2015 | 0145 | |
| Tavira Bus Station | 1045 | ↓ | 1315 | 1615 |
1815 | 0330 | Faro Bus Station | 0945 | 1200 | 1700 | 1800 | 2030 | 0130^ | |
| Huelva Bus Station | ↓ | 1315 | ↓ | ↓ |
↓ | 0530 | Albufeira Bus Station** | ↓ | 1245 | 1745 | 1845 | 2115 | 0215 | |
| Seville Plaza de Armas Bus Station | 1345 | 1415 | 1615 | 1915 |
2115 | 0630 | Portimão Bus Station Rua Abicada** | to | 1315 | to | 1915 | 2145 | to | |
| Seville Santa Justa Railway Station |
1415 | ----- | 1645 | 1945 |
2145 | 0700 | Lagos Bus Station | Lisbon | 1345 | Lisbon | 1945 | 2215 | Lisbon | |
| Notes
: ** the
bus stations used in Albufeira and Portimão are about
1 mile /1.6km from the town centre. Allow enough time
to get there!
B
- there are NO BUS connections to Albufeira from Lagos or
Portimão.
D - If you are mad enough to get off the bus arriving at Albufeira at 0215, there are no local buses to ANYWHERE before 0700. The bus station building and waiting room may not be open. Similarly in Faro until around 0630. E
- This journey from Seville does NOT stop in Albufeira.
There is a VAMUS bus (route 56, Aerobus) from Faro
Bus Station to Albufeira, Portimão and Lagos but not until
1100. There is a train to Portimão and Lagos at 1023
daily. The railway station is two minutes walk from Faro
Bus Station. The train also stops at Albufeira - Ferreiras
station, located 6km / 4 miles from the town, a 20 minute
bus ride or 10 minutes in a taxi.
LOCAL BUS TICKETS IN THE ALGARVE - NOT available on-line. Buy at the bus station ticket office where you get on the bus or download the VAMUS Algarve app and set up an account to pay via your mobile device. |
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Section updated 16th October 2024.These are the
current services. More run in summer, typically three times daily
between Lagos and Seville.
Some Flixbus journeys now run to / from Jerez, Marbella and Málaga
via Seville. VERY long journeys.
Flixbus runs between Lagos and Seville daily now only 1700hrs, From Seville (Plaza de Armas) at 1235. CHECK THEIR WEBSITE OR APP!!! They do not stop in Portimão. Additional journeys from and to Albufeira and Faro on the Lisbon <> Seville route below. Other journeys are possible with a change of vehicle en route in either Faro or Albufeira. These will be offered when searching.
Flixbus is operating two direct journeys every day including, but
only until 3rd November, one overnight Lisbon to Seville with a
very early arrival there. In winter there is no overnight
journey in the Seville to Lisbon direction, Journey time about 7
hours. The overnight journeys do NOT stop in Albufeira or at Faro
airport. Other journeys are possible with a change of vehicle en
route. These will be offered when searching. More journeys run in
summer including overnight trips in both directions.
FLIXBUS DO NOT STOP AT
ALBUFEIRA'S MAIN BUS STATION. THEY STOP IN THE OLD TOWN
CENTRE AVENIDA DA LIBERDADE - THE 'SMALL' BUS STATION. Flixbus do
not have a ticket office there! Their official re-seller agencies
are elsewhere in the town. The Flixbus Faro stop is adjacent to
the ´Proximo´ bus station in Avenida da Républica, close to the
main bus and railway stations.
The Plaza de Armas bus terminal in Seville is
about 3.2 km across the city from the Santa Justa railway station.
It is about 2km from the Prado San Sebastian Bus Station.
Official website for the bus station here.
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. The site is available in Spanish and English. There is a lot more information about Seville, including maps here
The single line of Seville's metro (underground)
rail network 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 Bernardo
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/ - no
longer it seems available in English.
Most parts of Seville can also reached by city
buses from outside the Plaza de Armas bus station.
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. Each bus compnay has its own own
ticket/enquiry offices inside. In particular this includes the
popular DAMAS route for tourists Sevilla – Ronda –
Chipiona – Málaga. I suggest you check times and buy tickets in
advance at the DAMAS
website.
** The short tram line runs between San Bernado
metro station via Prado San Sebastian bus station 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.
A short extra note about the Prado San Sebastian
bus station, personal visit Spring 2023. Not very busy! There is a
small waiting area at the far end with luggage lockers of various
sizes available maximum 24 hours for €2 or €3 depending on size.
There is a small shop and bar, more of both just outside. There
are various screens dotted around showing the next few buses and
the stops they leave from. The whole building is on one level, no
steps anywhere.
At Plaza de Armas there is a small waiting area
with steps and escalators down to the bus stops. There is a small
café and shop, also luggage lockers. City buses stop outside, to
the left, in Calle Torneo.
The route M124 bus from Seville to Carmona,
operated by CASAL, starts from San Bernardo, at the railway and
metro station and runs via Avenida San Franciso Javier and Avenida
Kansas City towards Carmona. This bus DOES NOT STOP at the
airport. All the stops and times (check all the options!) can be
seen here
Long distance buses (coaches) to many destinations leave from the Plaza de Armas, but some leave from the Prado San Sebastian. The C3 and C4 circular TUSSAM bus routes link the two bus stations with buses every few minutes.
These companies use Plaza de Armas - ALSA, DAMAS, SOCIBUS, LEDA, EUROLINES
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. Plaza de
Armas is located about 3.2km (2 miles) from the Santa Justa
Railway Station.
The bus companies Autocares Casal, Monbus, IASA/Transtres, DAMAS, ALSA, AVANZABUS, TG COMES, LEDA and SOCIBUS use the Prado San Sebastian terminal, often just referred to as Prado.
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!
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 04.30
daily, last bus is at 00.05. From the airport the first bus
is at 05.20, last bus at 01.00. Buses run every 12 to 15 minutes
between 0800 and 2100. Earlier and later buses run every 20 - 30
minutes.
One way fare is
now 5 Euros, return fare still only 6 Euros but valid
only on the day of purchase and the following day. Journey is
between 20 and 30 minutes, depending on traffic.
The information and timetable leaflet can be seen
here.
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. Train times are very
irregular; the current 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 an area of small 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 to the left by the bus station. 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 adjacent to the ferry terminal.
Seville - Algarve - I have used the coach/ferry/bus option from Seville to Albufeira via the ferry! It was fairly painless except for a half hour delay caused by traffic congestion on the outskirts of Seville. The coach (cost now about €15) took me in three hours from Seville to Ayamonte bus station, on the Spanish side of the river. Times and tickets at www.alsa.es
From the bus station it's about 15 minutes flat
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 (€2,50) across to Portugal - see below.
The Spanish railway line from Madrid and Seville
runs only as far as Huelva. There are only four trains a day
between Huelva and Seville and one more between Huelva and Madrid
which does not stop in Seville. For train times and tickets go to
www.renfe.com
Winter service until 28th February 2025
From Vila Real de Santo António to Ayamonte Weekdays and
Saturdays PORTUGUESE TIME at 0930 and every hour until 1530, then
last journey 1700. Sundays and Holidays at 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300,
1500, 1600 and 1700. From Ayamonte to Vila Real de Santo António
SPANISH TIME Weekdays and Saturdays at 1000 and every hour until
1800. Sundays and Holidays at 1100, 1200, 1300, 1500, 1600 and
1700. Ferries are more frequent at other times of the year. From
1st July to second weekend of September ferries cross every 30
minutes on weekdays and Saturdays, every hour on Sundays and
holidays.
The crossing takes about 15 minutes. Fare for foot passengers is €2,50; children under 4 go free, ages 4 to 10yrs €1,50. The ticket office at Vila Real is next to the restored former customs control building, now a police station. The ferry dock is next to Vila Real's bus station, but about 10 minutes walk from the railway station. Location Map
I have used the ferry a few times. On the left is
the ferry in use on 20th November 2024 - click or tap to see full
size. The larger boat was moored and obviously laid up for the
winter. Note Spanish time is one hour ahead of Portugal, so
you gain or lose an hour in the 10 minute crossing of the river.
Check the return times carefully!
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.
For all BUS timetable enquiries around Ayamonte,
Isla Cristina and Huelva go to is the
regional bus website here only in Spanish. There are several
different buses between Ayamonte and Huelva, so you will have to
fish around a little.
The DAMAS company runs several daily journeys
between Seville (Plaza da Armas) and Ayamonte. LAB = weekdays, SAB
= Saturdays, DOM = Sundays and Holidays. Salidas = departures.
Winter timetable until 30th June 2025. * These journeys also go to
Seville Santa Justa Railway station and Seville Airport.
Ayamonte to Seville (Plaza de Armas) LAB at 0640,
0700*, 0930, 1130, 1300*, 1530, 1730 and 1900
Ayamonte to Seville (Plaza de Armas) SAB at 0700,* 0900, 1100,
1300, 1500 and 1930.
Ayamonte to Seville (Plaza de Armas) DOM at 0900, 1100, 1315*,
1500,1700 and 1930.
* These journeys start from Seville Airport 1 hour
before the time at Plaza de Armas and stop at Santa Justa Railway
Station 30 minutes before.
Seville (Plaza de Armas) to Ayamonte LAB at 0730,
0930, 1130, 1330*, 1530, 1730 and 1930*
Seville (Plaza de Armas) to Ayamonte SAB at 0730, 0930, 1130,
1330*,1530 and 1930*
Seville (Plaza de Armas) to Ayamonte DOM at 0930, 1130, 1330*,
1530 and 1930*.
Summer service is slightly more frequent.
Journey is about three hours, one way fare is
€16,83 purchased via the website. There are also journeys between
Ayamonte and Huelva about every two hours. You have more
options Ayamonte - Seville with a change in Huelva. These journeys
are also operated by DAMAS.
One day time and one overnight journey in each direction. Journey time about nine hours. Website for times and tickets here.
Huelva's railway station and the bus station are 1.7km (just over 1 mile) apart. Do allow enough time between train and bus if required. The Huelva city bus website is http://www.emtusahuelva.com. Routes 2 and 4 run between the bus station and railway station, only in that direction. Routes 5 and 8 stop near the railway station going towards the bus station.
Times until mid-December 2024 : Huelva to Seville (Santa Justa)
at 0630, 1500 and 1857 daily, also at 1750 on Fridays and Sundays.
Seville (Santa Justa) to Huelva at 0845 (weekends and holidays),
1000 weekdays then daily at 1700 and 2050hrs. Also at 1240 on
Fridays and Sundays.
The RENFE site is available in various languages. Ticket prices from €10,15 one way. Journey time about 1 hour 30 minutes.
These times apply until mid
December 2024, subject to any short term changes including major
holidays. Please check the official RENFE website carefully in
case of short term alterations. Other options may be available
by changing at Seville. Check the official website for your
exact date of travel.
| ↓ - does not stop here |
SAT | FRI SUN |
NOT SAT |
↓ - does not stop here | MFO | SAT | SUN | FRI SUN |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid Atocha | 0927 | 0927 | 1805 | Huelva | 0834 | 1007 | 1530 | 1750 | |
| Córdoba | 1125 | 1123 | 2003 | Seville Santa Justa | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | 1914 | |
| Seville Santa Justa | ↓ | 1240 | ↓ | Córdoba | 1036 | 1208 | 1733 | 2025 | |
| Huelva | 1325 | 1402 | 2202 | Madrid Atocha | 1236 | 1408 | 1938 | 2228 |
Key : MFO - runs weekdays
only (Mondays to Fridays) NOT SAT -
runs daily EXCEPT Saturdays SAT - runs
on Saturdays only. SUN - runs on Sundays
only
FRI SUN - runs on Fridays and Sundays
only.
Seat reservation is COMPULSORY. Trains are
frequently sold out - book early! Tickets can also be purchased in
£ or € at https://raileurope.com/ - or at trainline.com
both are accredited ticket sellers for many European railways.
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
The
information below is a guide. CHECK ON OFFICIAL WEBSITES
before making travel plans.
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.
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 subject to change around major holidays
especially Easter, Christmas and New Year. 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.
Many routes between Portugal and Spain are now jointly operated by the Spanish ALSA company (owned by National Express, a UK train and bus operator) and Portuguese company Rede Expressos. Tickets for those below may be purchased at either company's website. Both are available in English. ALSA and Rede Expressos
Journey time about 18 hours. There is currently
one direct journey each way plus two more options 'overnight' both
with a wait of about two hours in Madrid. These journeys also stop
at Madrid Airport. Ticket price from €34 to €90 according to how
far ahead you book and which journey.
Two journeys every day, requiring a wait of two or three hours in Madrid. Journey time 18 to 19 hours. Tickets between €31 and €50. Check times on the official websites. Also serves Madrid and Porto airports. Starts and ends at Barcelona Nord bus station.
Two daytime and one night-time journey direct
every day.Ticket price €16 - €31 daytime, €57 - 60 night-time,
journey time 8 - 9 hours. The very cheap fares are limited in
number and available only for advance purchases.Stops at Porto and
Madrid airports.
Madrid <> Lisbon via Badajoz and Évora
One-way fare from €15 (advance), €27 (standard). There is no
exchange or refund on the lowest price tickets. These journeys now
call at the airports in Lisbon and Madrid.
Three journeys currently running every day, two
daytime and one overnight. Extra journeys run on some dates.
Journey time is 8 to 9 hours. Check times on the official
website which will possibly be different when you wish to
travel.
One daytime journey each way, 7hrs 30 minutes, times vary and it currently does not run every day.
Try www.rede-expressos.pt for possible journey options. The journey from Lisbon to San Sebastian is 15 hours!
Three direct daytime journeys (about 9 hours) and
one night-time journey (8hrs 15 minutes) every day. Tickets from
€13 (daytime) - €42 (overnight). Times in detail and tickets at www.flixbus.pt
Fridays and Sundays all year in both directions,
also operates on certain other dates. See http://www.interurbana.ad/contingut/linia_andorra_portugal/idMenu-3
in English. Journeys actually start / end in Vila Praia Ancora and
stop also at Ponte da Lima, Braga, Guimarães, Amarante, Vila Real
and Bragança. In Spain they stop in Valladolid, Burgos and
Zarazoga, among others. Their website currently recommends
checking times for short notice changes. Tickets are around €80!
Another company has its downloadable timetable at
http://autocareslazara.com/servicios/#lineas
They run to Andorra on Fridays, returning to
Portugal on Sundays. They stop in several places in the north of
Portugal, including Porto, Braga and Guimarães.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE OPERATED BY
AUTNA BUS
Autna website for times and tickets is https://www.autna.com Service is currently four journeys each way on weekdays, two on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. The current timetable can be viewed here. They are also offering an 'on demand' service at Porto airport via this link (In English) - https://www.autna.com/en/special-service-on-demand-at-porto-airport/
They use the Vigo bus station 'Estación Intermodal de Vigo'
(VIALIA). This is next to the Vigo Urzáiz Railway Station, but
about 1.3km from the other Vigo railway station at Guixar.
Connections are available at Vigo to and from Santiago de
Compostela, which is also possible by train or local bus.
Trains are also available between Vigo Urzáiz station, Santiago de
Compostela and La Coruña - www.renfe.com
for times and tickets.
This Porto - Vigo route also stops in Valença do Minho, Vila Nova
da Cerveira and Viana do Castelo, but only for passengers who have
purchased tickets on line and in advance.
Tickets can be bought on line - one way fare Porto to Vigo €14,90
return (round-trip) €26,10 - small discounts available for those
under 26 or 65 and over. Exception! Higher fares are charged for
the early morning journey at 0430am from Vigo.
In Porto, these journeys stop at the Airport, Casa da Musica
metro / local bus station and the main Campanhã Bus Station, for
easy connections to trains, long distance and many regional buses
to all parts of Portugal.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE OPERATED
JOINTLY BY ALSA
and Rede
Expressos
Five or six journeys each way every day. Check websites. Several stops in Porto including the airport.
Six or seven journeys
daily (fewer in winter) with FLIXBUS these also stop at
Porto Airport. There are also direct services between Braga and
Vigo.
The vehicles of MONBUS are used on this route. Some journeys
require a change of vehicle in Vigo.
Journey time Porto to Vigo about 2hrs 30 minutes, to Santiago de
Compostela is about four hours thirty minutes
Click here for a list of Portuguese public and religious holidays until end 2025. 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.
Portuguese and 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. 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
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