Faro <> Quarteira <> Vilamoura <> Albufeira <> Armação De Pera <> Lagoa <> Portimão <> Praia da Rocha <> Lagos

This is a summary of the main bus services along the coast serving the major towns of the central and western Algarve.
Not all buses are shown here

The information has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.

AEROBUS ROUTE 56 HAS HIGHER FARES THAN OTHER BUSES

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Information about connections at the various stopping places here.
If you haven't already, please read this page of general information and this page about the buses shown below!

Route 51 is the Linha Littoral Albufeira <> Lagos, 56 is the Aerobus Faro <> Lagos via the airport and 57 is the Transrápido bus Faro <> Lagos

Advanced reservation and on line ticket purchase are not possible. If boarding at a BUS TERMINAL you usually must buy your ticket from the ticket office window!

A - Albufeira Bus Terminal is 1 mile (1.6km) from the old town, beaches and many of the hotels. Click here for more information.
B - Stop number 2 for fast buses on routes 51 and 57. The other buses use stop 3 next to it - map.
The railway station is 800 metres from here. The terminal at Rua Abicada used by long distance services (Lisbon, Spain etc) also Aerobus 56 is 1 mile / 1.6km from here.
C - these buses also stop on request at Algarve Shopping, 1 minute after Guia (direction Albufeira or Faro) or 1 minute before Guia (direction Portimão or Lagos)
D - connections available from/ to Portimão using the local Vai e Vem buses. Separate ticket needed. Details here.
E - this is 1.6km (almost a mile) from Portimão city centre and the stops in Avenida Guanaré used by the other buses
F - Local buses run every 30 - 60 minutes between Faro Bus Station and the Airport. Click here for details and links to timetables

All buses are operated by VAMUS - Most buses are fitted with wifi. The buses used do not have toilets on board, so go before you get on.

Faro > Quarteira > Vilamoura > Albufeira > Armação De Pera > Lagoa > Portimão > Praia da Rocha > Lagos

Route / Line		80	13	9	51	10	56	57	66	51	9	56	57	66	14	10	56	51	56	51	56	80	57	9	51	56	57	66	51	9	57	56	14	9	9	57	TRAIN
↓ - bus does not stop here		Albufeira - Lagos Linha Litoral (LL, route 51) and Transrápido (TR, Route 57) are fast buses stopping only at main stops. Download a copy of the Transrápido timetable here. Aerobus (route 56) stops only at the places shown in the timetable. Other routes are interurban buses stopping everywhere; only some buses are shown here; complete timetable MOST BUSES ON ROUTE 56 RUN ONLY UNTIL 31st OCTOBER. THESE BUSES HAVE HIGHER FARES THAN THE OTHERS TAV - from Tavira via Olhão VRSA - from Vila Real de Santo António via Tavira and Olhão. For times before Faro click here MFO - bus runs on WEEKDAYS ONLY 0900 - connection or stop applies on WEEKDAYS only 1830 - CONNECTION ON SCHOOLDAYS ONLY
comes from									TAV					TAV														VRSA
		Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily
Faro Bus Terminal	*	---	---	0630	---	0700	---	0800	0800	---	0815	0915	0930	0930	---	1015	1100	---	1230	--	1400	---	1445	1430	---	1545	1600	1545	---	1700	1735	1800	---	1815	1915	1945	2050
Faro Airport	F	---	---	↓	---	↓	0800	↓	↓	---	↓	0930	↓	↓	---	↓	1120	---	1245	---	1415	---	↓	↓	---	1600	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	1815	---	↓	↓	2015	↓
Quarteira Bus Terminal	*	---	---	0712	---	via	↓	↓	0835	---	0857	↓	↓	1012	---	via	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	1512	---	↓	↓	1627	---	1742	↓	↓	---	1857	1957	↓	↓
Vilamoura Marina	*	---	---	0717	---	Loulé	↓	↓	0840	---	0905	↓	↓	1017	---	Loulé	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	1517	---	↓	↓	1632	---	1747	↓	↓	---	1902	2002	↓	↓
Albufeira Bus Terminal	A	---	0730	0800	0800	0830	0840	0900	0918	0915	0945	1010	1030	1100	1100	1140	1200	1200	1325	1415	1455	---	1545	1600	1615	1640	1700	1715	1815	1830	1835	1855	1910	1945	2045	2055	2123¶
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout	C	---	via Pêra	---	0812	---	↓	0915	---	0927	---	↓	1045	---	1114	---	↓	1212	↓	1427	↓	---	1600	---	1627	↓	1715	---	1827	---	1850	↓	1924	---	---	2110	↓
Armação de Pera		---	0802	---	0824	---	↓	0925	---	0939	---	↓	1055	---	1125	---	↓	1224	↓	1439	↓	---	1610	---	1639	↓	1725	---	1839	---	1900	↓	1935	---	---	2120	Train
Lagoa Bus Terminal		---	0823	---	0839	---	0910	0940	---	0954	---	↓	1110	---	1145	---	1230	1239	1355	1454	1525	---	1625	---	1654	1710	1740	---	1854	---	1915	1925	1955	---	---	2135	↓
Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada	E	---	↓	---	↓	---	0925	↓	---	↓	---	1040	↓	---	↓	---	1245	↓	1410	↓	1540	---	↓	---	↓	1725	↓	---	↓	---	↓	1940	↓	---	---	2145	↓
Portimão Avenida Guanaré Stop 2 +	B	0705	0843	---	0856	---	\|	1000	---	1011	---	↓	1130	---	1205	---	↓	1256	↓	1511	↓	1545	1645	---	1711	↓	1800	---	1911	---	1935	↓	2015	---	---	2200	2209
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	D	via	---	---	0902	---	\|	↓	---	1017	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	↓	1302	↓	1517	↓	via	↓	---	1717	↓	↓	---	1917	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	---	↓
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)	D	Odiáxere	---	---	0918	---	\|	↓	---	1033	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	↓	1318	↓	1533	↓	Odiáxere	↓	---	1733	↓	↓	---	1933	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	---	↓
Lagos Bus Terminal +		0745	---	---	0945	---	0955	1030	---	1100	---	1125	1200	---	---	---	1310	1345	1440	1600	1610	1625	1715	---	1800	1755	1830	---	2000	---	2005	2010	---	---	---	---	2226
Connection to Sagres leaves Lagos***		0900	---	---	1015	---	1015	---	---	1230	---	1230	1230	---	---	---	1345	1515	1515	1715	1715	1715	1715	---	1830 1915	1830 1915	1830 1915	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

WEEKEND CONNECTIONS LAGOS TO SAGRES :
There are now few weekend connections at Lagos for Sagres except with several hours waiting.
The ONLY buses from Lagos to Sagres at weekends and holidays leave at 0700, 1015, 1230, 1515 and 1715hrs
¶ Albufeira RAILWAY STATION is nearly 4 miles / 6km from town. There is no bus connection into town during the winter
For train travel towards Lagos, a bus leaves Albufeira Bus Station at 2030hrs, arriving at 2047. This is Giro route 11
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket is needed Lagos - Sagres timetable in full here
* - buses run between Faro and Albufeira via Quarteira and Vilamoura at irregular intervals, very infrequent at weekends and on holidays.
+ - local buses run at irregular and very infrequent intervals between Portimão and Lagos. Not all are shown here. These do NOT run via Alvor and Praia da Rocha.

Lagos > Praia da Rocha > Portimão > Lagoa > Armação de Pera > Albufeira > Vilamoura > Quarteira > Faro

Route / Line		66	57	56	13	9	57	14	10	9	56	51	57	10	51	56	57	56	66	9	51	57	56	9	66	51	57	10	51	56	9	10	57	9	56	9	51	80	TRAIN
↓ - bus does not stop here		IMPORTANT - buses marked like this do not run at weekends or on public holidays. MOST BUSES ON ROUTE 56 RUN ONLY UNTIL 31st OCTOBER. THESE BUSES HAVE HIGHER FARES THAN THE OTHERS SSH - Bus runs only on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
		MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	SSH	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	SSH	MFO	Daily	Daily	SSH	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily
Connection from Sagres arrives at Lagos***		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0805	---	0855	---	---	1105	---	---	1105	1105	1310	---	---	1310	1455	---	1455 1500	---	---	---	---	---	1725	---	1725	1755	1930
Lagos Bus Terminal +		---	---	0600	---	---	0645	---	---	---	0730	0715	0830	---	1000	1045	1100	1200	---	---	1200	1235	1430	---	---	1415	1500	---	1615	1630	---	---	1720	---	1745	---	1815	1830	2011
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)	D	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	---	↓	0742	↓	---	1027	↓	↓	↓	---	---	1227	↓	↓	---	---	1442	↓	---	1642	↓	---	---	↓	---	↓	--	1842	via	↓
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	D	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	---	↓	0758	↓	---	1043	↓	↓	↓	---	---	1243	↓	↓	---	---	1458	↓	---	1658	↓	---	---	↓	---	↓	---	1858	Odiáxere	↓
Portimão Avenida Guanaré +	B	---	0600	↓	---	---	0720	0715	---	---	↓	0804	0905	---	1049	↓	1135	↓	---	---	1249	1310	↓	---	---	1504	1535	---	1704	↓	---	---	1755	---	1815	---	1904	1910	2031
Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada	E	---	↓	0630	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	0800	↓	↓	---	↓	1115	↓	1230	---	---	↓	↓	1500	---	---	↓	↓	---	↓	1700	---	---	↓	---	1830	---	↓	---	↓
Lagoa Bus Terminal		---	0615	0645	---	---	0735	0735	---	---	0815	0821	0920	---	1106	1130	1150	1245	---	---	1306	1325	1515	---	---	1521	1550	---	1721	1715	---	---	1810	---	↓	---	1921	---	↓
Armação de Pera		---	0630	↓	0645	---	0750	0755	---	---	↓	0836	0935	---	1121	↓	1205	1315	---	---	1321	1340	↓	---	---	1536	1605	---	1736	↓	---	---	1825	Last	↓	---	1936	---	↓
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout	C	---	0640	↓	via Pêra	---	0800	0806	---	---	↓	0848	0945	---	1133	↓	1215	↓	---	---	1333	1350	↓	---	---	1548	1615	---	1748	↓	---	---	1835	Bus	↓	---	1948	---	Train
Albufeira Bus Terminal	A	0700	0700	0715	0715	0715	0820	0820	0800	0845	0845	0900	1005	1045	1145	1200	1235	1355	1335	1335	1345	1410	1545	1545	1545	1600	1635	1715	1800	1745	1800	1830	1855	1915	1900	1915	2000	---	2118¶
Vilamoura Marina	*	0735	↓	↓	---	0755	↓	---	via	0925	↓	---	↓	via	---	↓	↓	↓	1415	1415	---	↓	↓	1625	1625	---	↓	1755	---	↓	1835	via	↓	1955	↓	1955	---	---	↓
Quarteira Bus Terminal	*	0745	↓	↓	---	0808	↓	---	Loulé	0938	↓	---	↓	Loulé	---	↓	↓	↓	1428	1428	---	↓	↓	1638	1638	---	↓	1808	---	↓	1845	Loulé	↓	2008	↓	2008	---	---	↓
Faro Airport	F	↓	↓	0755	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	0925	---	↓	↓	---	1240	↓	1355	↓	↓	---	↓	1625	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	---	1825	↓	↓	↓	↓	1940	↓	---	---	↓
Faro Bus Terminal	*	0815	0755	0810	---	0845	0915	---	0940	1015	0940	---	1100	1210	---	1255	1330	1410	1505	1505	---	1505	1640	1715	1715	---	1730	1845	---	1840	1915	2000	1945	2045	1955	2045	---	---	2154
		VRSA																	VRSA						TAV

TAV - this bus continues to Olhão and Tavira. For times beyond Faro click here
VRSA - this bus continues to Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António. For times beyond Faro click here.

WEEKEND CONNECTIONS SAGRES TO LAGOS
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket is needed Lagos - Sagres timetable in full here
There are very few weekend connections at Lagos for eastbound buses except with long waits.
The arrivals at Lagos from Sagres at weekends and on holidays are ONLY at 0855, 1310, 1500, 1755 and 1930
There is trains at weekends from Lagos to Faro at 1114 and 1720 as an alternative to there being no bus, but still over two hours wait after the bus from Sagres has arrived.
There are more trains from Lagos to Faro! Click here for train times Lagos to Portimão and Faro

TIMETABLE NOTES

¶ Albufeira RAILWAY STATION is nearly 4 miles / 6km from town. There is a bus connection from the bus station at 2030hrs, Giro route 11.
No bus connection into Albufeira except perhaps in summer.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket needed Sagres to Lagos, times in full here

* - buses run between Albufeira and Faro via Vilamoura and Quarteira at irregular intervals, very infrequent at weekends and on holidays

+ - local buses run at VERY irregular intervals between Lagos and Portimão. Not all are shown here. These do NOT run via Alvor and Praia da Rocha.

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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