Bus timetable Lagos - Portimão - Lagoa - Armação de Pera - Albufeira - Vilamoura - Quarteira

The information has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.
With so few buses running and frequent changes, I am not updating the printable timetable for this page.

Bus service below applies as from Tuesday 1st June. Much of the weekend bus service remains suspended

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ - THIS TIMETABLE SHOWS ALL BUSES BETWEEN LAGOA AND FARO ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROUTES.
FOR A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE BUSES BETWEEN MAIN TOWNS ONLY, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
This timetable also shows the buses that run from Lagos and Portimão to Albufeira and Faro. There is an irregular local bus service daily from Lagos to Portimão, via a different route.
A LIST OF THE OTHER BUSES IS AT THE END OF THIS TIMETABLE

MOST OF THE BUSES ON THESE ROUTES DO NOT RUN AT WEEKENDS OR ON HOLIDAYS
CHECK CAREFULLY FOR THE DAYS ON WHICH BUSES RUN.

"Interurban" Buses in the Algarve do NOT have route/line numbers as they do in most of Europe.
Check bus type at the head of the column - shown here for your guidance

TR - Faro - Lagos TRANSRÁPIDO bus. Stops only at the places shown in the timetable plus some other locations in the city of Faro
LL - 'Linha Litoral' Lagos - Albufeira fast bus.Stops only at the places shown in the timetable plus Portimâo Rotunda da Hospital about 7 minutes after leaving Portimão itself.
DIR - DIRECTA bus between Albufeira and Faro. Misses out some stops in Albufeira and Vilamoura. Details here.
NOR - NORMAL interurban (slow) bus Albufeira to Faro via Vilamoura and Quarteira; INT - "Ordinary" bus on other interurban routes.

TICKETS - IF BOARDING AT A BUS TERMINAL YOU MUST BUY YOUR TICKET AT THE TICKET WINDOW BEFORE GETTING ON THE BUS.
ALLOW A FEW MINUTES FOR THIS ESPECIALLY AT FARO. OTHERWISE BUY YOUR TICKET FROM THE DRIVER AS USUAL

CONNECTIONS - the timetables for the TR and LL buses in particular are somewhat optimistic! Expect delays of 10 - 15 minutes at ANY time towards the middle/end
of the journey. In my experience, I would not trust any connection of less than 15 minutes. Buses usually DO NOT WAIT for another late running service.

Lagos > Portimão > Lagoa > Armação De Pêra > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Early Mornings

Daily - bus runs daily including holidays
MFO - bus runs only Mondays to Fridays (weekdays), except holidays
SCH - bus runs on SCHOOOLDAYS only
SSH - bus runs only on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

NOTE	Bus Type	NOR	TR	NOR	INT	NOR	INT	TR	INT	INT	INT	INT	NOR	LL	INT	TR	NOR
	Days of Operation	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	SSH	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily
	LAGOS BUS TERMINAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	0650	---	---	---	---	---	0730	---	0830	---
	Penina Village	---	---	---	---	---	---	↓	---	---	---	---	---	0745	---	↓	---
M	Alvor Centro (Roundabout)	---	---	---	---	---	---	NON	---	---	---	---	---	0750	---	NON	---
	Torralta Hotel João II	---	---	---	---	---	---	↓	---	---	---	---	---	0755	---	↓	---
	Torralta near Hotel Delfim	---	---	---	---	---	---	STOP	---	---	---	---	---	0758	---	STOP	---
L	Praia da Rocha(Clube Praia da Rocha)	---	---	---	---	---	---	↓	---	---	---	---	---	0805	---	↓	---
K	PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré	---	0615	---	---	---	---	0715	0715	---	---	---	---	0810	0830	0855	---
	LAGOA BUS TERMINAL	---	0625	---	---	---	---	0725	0735	---	---	---	---	0825	0850	0905	---
J	Porches	---	↓	---	---	---	---	↓	0744	---	---	---	---	0830	0858	↓	---
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	---	↓	---	---	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	---	0833	0903	↓	---
	Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel	---	↓	---	---	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	---	↓	0907	↓	---
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	---	↓	---	---	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	---	↓	0911	↓	---
	Alcantarilha	---	↓	---	---	---	---	↓	0750	---	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓	---
H	Armação de Pêra	---	0640	---	0700	---	---	0740	0755	---	0800	---	---	0835	0915	0920	---
	Alcantarilha	---	↓	---	0703	---	---	↓	0800	---	0803	---	---	↓	0918	↓	---
	Pêra (Centro/Village Centre)	---	↓	---	0705	---	---	↓	↓	---	0805	---	---	↓	0920	↓	---
	Vale de Parra	---	↓	---	0712	---	---	↓	↓	---	0812	---	---	↓	0927	↓	---
Z	Albufeira Rua 1 Dezembro (for old town)	---	↓	---	0720	---	---	↓	↓	---	0820	---	---	↓	0935	↓	---
	Pêra (N125 main road)	---	↓	---	↓	---	---	↓	0801	---	↓	---	---	↓	↓	↓	---
	Zoomarine	---	0647	---	↓	---	---	0747	0803	---	↓	---	---	0842	↓	0928	---
	Guia Rotunda/Roundabout	---	0650	---	↓	---	---	0750	0806	---	↓	---	---	0845	↓	0930	---
G	Algarve Shopping	---	0651	---	↓	---	---	0751	0807	---	↓	---	---	0846	↓	0931	---
F	ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL	---	0705	---	0725	0725	0735	0805	0820	0805	0825	0835	0845	0855	0940	0945	1000
E	Albufeira Continente Shopping	---	↓	---	---	0729	0737	↓	---	0807	---	0837	0849	---	---	↓	1004
D	Areias São João (The 'strip')	---	↓	---	---	0732	0739	↓	---	0809	---	↓	0852	---	---	↓	1007
	Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)	---	↓	---	---	0735	0741	↓	---	0811	---	via	0855	---	---	↓	1010
	Balaia	---	NON	---	---	0739	0744	NON	---	0814	---	Loulé	0859	---	---	NON	1014
C	Olhos De Água	---	↓	---	---	0743	0745	↓	---	0815	---	↓	0903	---	---	↓	1018
N	Vilamoura Praia da Marina	QS	↓	---	---	0805	to Falésia	↓	---	to Rocha Baixinha	---	↓	0925	---	---	↓	1040
	Quarteira Bus Terminal leave	0700	STOP	0730	---	0818	to Falésia	STOP	---		---	↓	0938	---	---	STOP	1053
	Almancil	0713	↓	0745	---	0833	---	↓	---		---	↓	0953	---	---	↓	1118
B	Faro Figuras (Forum Algarve Shopping Centre)	0730	0747	0802	---	0850	---	0852	---	---	---	1000	1010	---	---	1032	1125
A	FARO BUS TERMINAL	0735	0755	0807	---	0855	---	0900	---	---	---	1005	1015	---	---	1040	1130

Lagos > Portimão > Lagoa > Armação De Pêra > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Late Mornings/ early afternoons

NOTE	Bus Type	INT	NOR	LL	NOR	INT	INT	NOR	INT	INT	INT	TR	INT	LL	NOR
	Days of Operation	Daily	MFO	MFO	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily
DAily	LAGOS BUS TERMINAL	---	---	0945	---	At weekends there are NO buses from Lagos to Albufeira between 0730hrs and 1615hrs			1100	---	---	1235	---	1415	---
	Penina Village	---	---	1000	---				1130	---	---	↓	---	1430	---
M	Alvor Centro (Roundabout)	---	---	1005	---				↓	---	---	NON	---	1435	---
	Torralta Hotel Dom João II	---	---	1010	---				↓	---	---	↓	---	1440	---
	Torralta near Hotel Delfim	---	---	1013	---				↓	---	---	↓	---	1443	---
L	Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	---	---	1020	---				↓	---	---	STOP	---	1450	---
K	PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré	0930	---	1025	---	---	1100	---	1140	1230	---	1300	1400	1455	---
	LAGOA BUS TERMINAL	0950	---	1040	---	---	1120	---	---	1250	---	1310	1420	1510	---
J	Porches	0959	---	1045	---	---	1128	---	---	1258	---	↓	1428	1515	---
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	↓	---	1048	---	---	1133	---	---	1303	---	↓	1433	1518	---
	Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel	↓	---	↓	---	---	1137	---	---	1307	---	↓	1437	↓	---
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	↓	---	1048	---	---	1141	---	---	1311	---	↓	1441	1518	---
	Alcantarilha	1005	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	↓	↓	↓	---
H	Armação de Pêra	1010	---	1050	---	---	1145	---	---	1315	---	1325	1445	1520	---
	Alcantarilha	1015	---	1054	---	---	1148	---	---	1318	---	↓	1448	1524	---
	Pêra (Centro/Village Centre)	↓	---	↓	---	---	1150	---	---	1320	---	↓	1450	↓	---
	Vale de Parra	↓	---	↓	---	---	1157	---	---	1327	---	↓	1457	↓	---
Z	Albufeira Rua 1 Dezembro (for old town)	↓	---	↓	---	---	1205	---	---	1335	---	↓	1505	↓	---
	Pêra (N125 Main Road)	1016	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	↓	↓	↓	---
	Zoomarine	1018	---	1057	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	1332	↓	1527	---
	Guia Rotunda/Roundabout	1021	---	1100	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	1335	↓	1530	---
G	Algarve Shopping	1022	---	1101	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	1336	↓	1531	---
F	ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL	1035	1045	1110	1130	1155	1210	1335	---	1340	1430	1350	1510	1540	1600
E	Albufeira Continente Shopping	---	1049	---	1134	1159	--	1339	---	---	1434	↓	---	---	1604
D	Areias São João (The 'strip')	---	1052	---	1137	via	---	1342	---	---	via	↓	---	---	1607
	Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)	---	1055	---	1140	Loulé	---	1345	---	---	Loulé	↓	---	---	1610
	Balaia	---	1058	---	1143	↓	---	1348	---	---	↓	NON	---	---	1614
C	Olhos De Água	---	1103	---	1148	↓	---	1353	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	1618
N	Vilamoura Praia da Marina	---	1125	---	1210	↓	---	1415	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	1640
	Quarteira Bus Terminal	---	1138	---	1223	↓	---	1428	---	---	↓	STOP	---	---	1653
	Almancil	---	1153	---	1238	↓	---	1443	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	1708
B	Faro Figuras (Forum Algarve Shopping Centre)	---	1203	---	1248	1320	---	1500	---	---	1555	1437	---	---	1725
A	FARO BUS TERMINAL	---	1215	---	1300	1325	---	1505	---	---	1600	1445	---	---	1730

Lagos > Portimão > Lagoa > Armação De Pêra > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Late Afternoons/ evenings

NOTE	Bus Type	INT	INT	NOR	INT	INT	LL	DIR	NOR	INT	INT	NOR	LL	INT	TRAIN
	Days of Operation	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily
	LAGOS BUS TERMINAL	---	---	---	---	---	1615	---	---	1700	---	---	1800	---	2015
	Penina Village	---	---	---	---	---	1630	---	---	1730	---	---	1815	---	XXX
M	Alvor Centro (Roundabout)	---	---	---	---	---	1635	---	---	↓	---	---	1820	---	↓
	Torralta Hotel Dom João II	---	---	---		---	1640	---	---	↓	---	---	1825	---	↓
	Torralta near Hotel Delfim	---	---	---	---	---	1643	---	---	↓	---	---	1828	---	↓
L	Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	---	---	---	---	---	1650	---	---	↓	---	---	1835	---	TRAIN
K	PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré	---	1545	---	---	1630	1655	---	---	1740	1745	---	1840	1915	2034
	LAGOA BUS TERMINAL	---	1605	---	---	1650	1710	---	---	---	1805	---	1855	1935	TRAIN
J	Porches	---	1614	---	---	1658	1715	---	---	---	1813	---	1900	1943	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	---	↓	---	---	1703	1718	---	---	---	1818	---	1903	1948	↓
	Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel	---	↓	---	---	1707	↓	---	---	---	1822	---	↓	952	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	---	↓	---	---	1711	1718	---	---	---	1826	---	1903	1956	↓
	Alcantarilha	---	1620	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	↓	---	↓	↓	↓
H	Armação de Pêra	---	1625	---	---	1715	1720	---	---	---	1830	---	1905	2000	↓
	Alcantarilha	---	1630	---	---	1718	1724	---	---	---	1833	---	1909	---	↓
	Pêra Centro/Village Centre)	---	↓	---	---	1720	↓	---	---	---	1835	---	↓	---	↓
	Vale de Parra	---	↓	---	---	1727	↓	---	---	---	---	---	↓	---	↓
Z	Albufeira Rua 1 Dezembro (for old town)	---	↓	---	---	1735	↓	---	---	---	---	---	↓	---	↓
	Pêra (N125 Main Road)	---	1632	---	--	↓	↓	---	---	---	---	---	↓	---	↓
	Zoomarine	---	1635	---	---	↓	1727	---	---	---	---	---	1912	---	↓
	Guia Rotunda/Roundabout	--	1636	---	--	↓	1730	---	---	---	---	---	1915	---	↓
G	Algarve Shopping	---	1637	---	--	↓	1731	---	---	---	---	---	1916	---	TRAIN
F	ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL	1630	1650	1715	1730	1740	1740	1800	1815	---	---	1900	1925	---	2118
E	Albufeira Continente Shopping	1632	---	1719	1732	---	---	1804	1819	---	---	1904	---	---	TRAIN
D	Areias São João (The 'strip')	1634	---	1722	1734	---	---	1807	1822	---	---	1907	---	---	↓
	Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)	1636	---	1725	1736	---	---	1812	1825	---	---	1910	---	---	↓
	Balaia	1638	---	1728	1738	---	---	1814	1829	---	---	1914	---	---	↓
C	Olhos De Água	1640	---	1733	1740	---	---	1818	1833	---	---	1918	---	---	↓
N	Vilamoura Praia da Marina	to Rocha Baixinha	---	1755	to Rocha Baixinha	---	---	1835	1855	---	---	1940	---	---	↓
	Quarteira Bus Terminal		---	1808		---	---	1845	1903	---	---	1953	---	---	TRAIN
	Almancil		---	1823		---	---	1858	---	---	---	2000	---	---	2142
B	Faro Figuras (Forum Algarve Shopping Centre)	---	---	1840	---	---	---	1910	---	---	---	2025	---	---	TRAIN
A	FARO BUS TERMINAL	---	---	1845	---	---	---	1915	---	---	---	2030	---	---	2154

TIMETABLE NOTES

FOR BUSES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION PLEASE CLICK HERE
Note for the 21.18hrs train at Albufeira RAILWAY STATION - the station is nearly 4 miles / 6km from town.
For travel towards Faro, there is a bus connection (GIRO Orange / Laranja route) leaving the bus station at 2040hrs
For travel from the station into Albufeira, there is a bus at 2130 but only from 1st June to 30th September.

XXX - just in case! This train runs daily - for full train timetable click here. Trains run via Silves and do not stop at many of the coastal resorts
QS - runs via Quatro Estradas and the N125 between Quarteira and Almancil

OTHER BUSES ALONG THE COAST/LES AUTRES LIGNES LITTORAL/ANDERE BUSSE/OUTROS AUTOCARROS AO LONGO DA COSTA

Albufeira - Olhos D'Agua - Falésia - Rocha Baixinha, very irregular. Times here
Armação de Pêra - Alcantarilha - Pêra (buses towards Silves) very irregular weekday only service. Times here
Portimão - Lagoa via Estombar - very irregular, no weekend service after 1330hrs. Times here.
Penina to Portimão - Local minibus route 11 no service at weekends - Information here
Praia da Rocha - Portimão - Local minibus route 33 daily - Information here
Alvor to Portimão via Praia do Vau daily, direct bus weekdays only. Local minibus routes 13, 14 and 1P . Information here
Lagos to Portimão via Odiáxere and Penina - currently very irregular and very infrequent. Times here

For a list of all the timetables on the site, click here
For an alphabetical list of places in the Algarve, click here
For some important general notes about buses in the Algarve, click here
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Lagos > Portimão > Lagoa > Armação De Pêra > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Lagos > Portimão > Lagoa > Armação De Pêra > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Early Mornings

Lagos > Portimão > Lagoa > Armação De Pêra > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Late Mornings/ early afternoons

Lagos > Portimão > Lagoa > Armação De Pêra > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Late Afternoons/ evenings

TIMETABLE NOTES

OTHER BUSES ALONG THE COAST/LES AUTRES LIGNES LITTORAL/ANDERE BUSSE/OUTROS AUTOCARROS AO LONGO DA COSTA

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