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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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Click the diagram below to see it in a larger size.

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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!

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; not all buses are shown here.

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

↓ - bus does not stop here
IMPORTANT - buses marked like this do not run at weekends or on public holidays. BUSES ON ROUTE 56 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 
XXX -SUMMER ONLY
MIGHT RESUME FOR SUMMER 1st MAY 2024 BUT PLEASE CHECK NEARER THE TIME
Route / Line

80
13
9
51
10
56
57
51
66
9
56
57
66
14
10
56
51
56
57
51
56
80
57
9
51
56
57
66
51
9
57
56
14
9
9
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Daily Daily Daily MFO Daily XXX
MFO
Daily
MFO
Daily XXX MFO MFO Daily Daily Daily
MFO XXX Daily
MFO
XXX Daily
MFO Daily
MFO
XXX Daily MFO
Daily
Daily
MFO
Daily
MFO
MFO Daily
MFO Daily
Faro Bus Terminal * --- --- 0630 --- 0700 ---
0800
---
0800
0815 0915
0930
0930
---
1015
1100
---
---
1230
--
---
---
1445
1430 --- 1545
1600 1545
--- 1700 1745
1800
---
1815
1915 1945
2050
Faro Airport
F
---
---
--- 0830
---
0930
--- 1115
---
1230
--- 1430
---
---
1600
---
1815
---
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 0910
0900
0915
0918
0945
1010
1030
1100
1100
1140
1200
1200
1310
1330
1415
1510
---
1545
1600
1615
1640
1700
1715
1815 1830 1845
1900
1910
1945
2045 2045
2123¶
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout C ---
via Pêra
---
0812
---
0915
0927
---
---
1045
---
1114
---
1212
1345
1427
---
1600
---
1627
1715
---
1827
---
1900
1924
---
---
2100
Armação de Pera
--- 0811 --- 0824 --- 0925
0939
---
--- 1055 --- 1125 --- 1224
1355
1439 --- 1610
--- 1639 1725 --- 1839 --- 1910 1935
--- --- 2110
Train
Lagoa Bus Terminal

--- 0834
---
0839
---
0940
0940
0954
---
---
1040
1110
---
1145
---
1230
1239
1340
1410
1454
1540
---
1625
---
1654
1710
1740
---
1854
---
1925
1930
1955
---
---
2125
Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada
E
---
---
---
0955 ---
---
1055
---
---
1245
1355
1555
---
---
1725
---
---
1945 ---
---
Portimão  Avenida Guanaré Stop 2 + B 0700 0908 --- 0856 --- 1000
1011
---
---
1130
---
1205
---
1256
1430
1511
1545
1645
---
1711
1800
---
1911 --- 1945
2015
---
---
2145
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 +
0737 --- --- 0945 --- 1025
1030
1100
---
---
1125
1200
---
---
---
1310
1345
1425
1500
1600
1625
1622 1715
---
1800
1755
1830
---
2000
--- 2015
2015
---
---
--- ---
2226
Connection to Sagres leaves Lagos***
0900 --- --- 1015 --- --- --- 1230 ---
---
1230 ---
---
---
1345
1515 ---
1515 1715 --- 1715 1715 ---
1830
1920
---

1920
---
---
--- ---
---
---
---
--- ---
---

WEEKEND CONNECTIONS TO SAGRES - There are now few weekend connections at Lagos for Sagres except with several hours waiting.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket is needed Lagos - Sagres timetable in full here
 The ONLY buses from Lagos to Sagres at weekends and holidays in winter  leave at 0700, 1015, 1230 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


* - 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

↓ - bus does not stop here
IMPORTANT - buses marked like this do not run at weekends or on public holidays. BUSES ON ROUTE 56 HAVE HIGHER FARES THAN THE OTHERS
 MFO - bus runs on WEEKDAYS ONLY 0900 - connection or stop highlighted green applies on WEEKDAYS only  SSH - Bus or connection runs only on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
XXX - SUMMER ONLY MIGHT RESUME FOR SUMMER 1st MAY 2024 BUT PLEASE CHECK NEARER THE TIME
Route / Line

66
57
56
9 13
57
14
10
9
56
51
57
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57
56
66
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TRAIN


MFO MFO Daily
Daily Daily
MFO MFO SSH MFO XXX Daily Daily Daily MFO MFO XXX MFO SSH MFO Daily XXX SSH MFO Daily
MFO MFO Daily Daily XXX MFO Daily MFO Daily XXX Daily
MFO Daily Daily
Connection from Sagres arrives at Lagos***
PLEASE READ THE NOTE AT THE BOTTOM ABOUT CONNECTIONS FROM SAGRES TO LAGOS



0800 ---
0905 ---
--- ---
1125 --- ---
---
---
1310 1340 ---
---
1500
1515
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
1745
---
1935
Lagos Bus Terminal +
---
---
0600
---
---
0645
--- --- ---
0730
0715
0830 ---
1000
1100
1130
---
---
1200
1235
1300
---
---
1430
1415 1515
---
1615
1645 --- ---
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
1550
---
1704 --- ---
1755
--- 1815
---
1904
1910 2031
Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada E
---
0630
---
---
---
---
0800
---
1200
---
---
1330
---
---
1500
---
1715 ---
---
---
1830
---
---
Lagoa Bus Terminal

---
0615
0645
---
---
0735
0735
---
---
0815
0821
0920
---
1106
1150
1215
---
---
1306
1325
1345
---
---
1515
1521
1605
---
1721
1730 ---
---
1810
---
---
1921
---
Armação de Pera
---
0630
--- 0645
0750
0755 ---
---
0836
0935 ---
1121 1205
---
---
1321
1340 ---
---
1536
1620
---
1736 ---
---
1825
Last ---
1936
---
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout C ---
0640
---
via
Pêra
0800
0806
---
---
0848
0945
---
1133
1215
---
---
1333
1350
---
---
1548
1630
---
1748
---
---
1835
Bus ---
1948
---
Train
Albufeira Bus Terminal
A
0700
0700
0715
0715 0725 0820
0820 0800
0845
0845
0900
1005
1045
1145 1235 1245 1335
1335
1345
1410
1415 1545
1545
1545
1600
1650
1715
1800 1800
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
---
--- 1325
---
1455
1625
--- ---
1840
1940
---
---
Faro Bus Terminal * 0815
0755
0810
0845
---
0915
---
0940 1015
0940
---
1100
1210
--- 1330
1340
1505
1505
---
1505
1510
1715 1715
1640
--- 1745
1845
--- 1855 1915 2000
1945
2045 1955
2045
---
---
2154
Bus goes to

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.


CONNECTIONS SAGRES TO LAGOS

*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket is needed Lagos - Sagres timetable in full here
The arrival times in Lagos from Sagres are according to the printed timetable which VAMUS has confirmed are correct.
The timetable has been 'padded' to cover possible late arrival and missed connections.
Please read this note about 'connections' at Lagos for travel to and from Sagres.

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 in winter are ONLY at 0905, 1310, 1500 and 1935
There are more trains from Lagos to Faro! Click here for train times Lagos to Portimão and Faro

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 Bus Station except in summer, which leaves at  2147

* - 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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