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.
BUS TIMES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

AEROBUS ROUTE 56 OPERATES DAILY FROM FARO TO LAGOS VIA THE AIRPORT. HIGHER FARES THAN OTHER BUSES

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Information about connections at the various stopping places here.
Timetables apply all year round except for Aerobus 56 which has six journeys each way 1st May - 31st October, two each way during winter.
Aerobus timetable 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 2 for fast buses. The INT (interurban slower buses) use stop 3 next to it - map. The railway station is 800 metres from here and the terminal used by long distance services (Lisbon, Spain etc) 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

		Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	XXX	YYY	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	XXX	YYY	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily
↓ - 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 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 - this journey runs on all weekends and holidays, also weekdays when the University is closed YYY runs weekdays via Faro University (when open) 15 minutes after leaving Bus Station SSH - Bus runs only on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
Route / Line		80	13	9	51	10	51	66	57	9	57	66	14	10	51	56	56	57	51	80	57	9	51	57	66	51	9	57	56	56	14	9	9	57	TRAIN
								TAV				TAV													VRSA
Faro Bus Terminal	*	---	---	0630	---	0700	---	0800	0815	0815	0930	0930	---	1015	---	1130	1130	1230	--	---	1430	1430	---	1600	1545	---	1700	1730	1800	1800	---	1815	1915	1930	2050
Faro Airport	F	---	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	---	↓	---	1145	1155	↓	---	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	1815	1825	---	↓	↓	↓	↓
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	0918	0910	0945	1025	1100	1100	1140	1200	1225	1235	1325	1415	---	1525	1600	1615	1655	1715	1800	1830	1825	1855	1905	1910	1945	2045	2025	2123¶
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout	C	---	via Pêra	---	0811	---	0921	---	0925	---	1040	---	1114	---	1211	↓	↓	1340	1426	---	1540	---	1626	1710	---	1811	---	1840	↓	↓	1924	---	---	2040	↓
Armação de Pera		---	0758	---	0822	---	0927	---	0935	---	1050	---	1125	---	1222	↓	↓	1350	1437	---	1550	---	1637	1720	---	1822	---	1850	↓	↓	1935	---	---	2050	Train
Lagoa Bus Terminal		---	0823	---	0836	---	0946	---	0950	---	1105	---	1145	---	1236	1255	1305	1405	1451	---	1605	---	1651	1735	---	1836	---	1905	1925	1935	1955	---	---	2105	↓
Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada	E	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	1310	1320	↓	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	↓	---	↓	1940	1950	↓	---	---	↓	↓
Portimão Avenida Guanaré Stop 2 +	B	0705	0843	---	0851	---	1001	---	1005	---	1120	---	1205	---	1251	↓	↓	1420	1506	1545	1620	---	1706	1750	---	1851	---	1920	↓	↓	2015	---	---	2120	2209
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	D	via	---	---	0856	---	1006	---	↓	---	↓	---	---	---	1256	↓	↓	↓	1511	via	↓	---	1711	↓	---	1856	---	↓	↓	↓	---	---	---	---	↓
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)	D	Odiáxere	---	---	0912	---	1022	---	↓	---	↓	---	---	---	1312	↓	↓	↓	1527	Odiáxere	↓	---	1727	↓	---	1912	---	↓	↓	↓	---	---	---	---	↓
Lagos Bus Terminal +		0745	---	---	0935	---	1045	---	1035	---	1150	---	---	---	1335	1340	1350	1450	1550	1625	1650	---	1750	1820	---	1935	---	1950	2010	2020	---	---	---	---	2226
Connection to Sagres leaves Lagos***		0900	---	---	1015	---	1230		1230	---	1230	---	---	---	1345	1345	---	1515	1715	1715	1715	---	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 during the 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 2049. 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

↓ - bus does not stop here		The two buses on route 56 will arrive at Faro Bus Station ten minutes EARLIER at weekends and public holidays also any weekday the University is closed. When University is open, they call ten minutes after the airport.
Route / Line		66	57	56	9	13	57	14	10	9	51	57	10	51	57	66	9	51	13	57	10	56	9	66	51	57	10	51	80	9	10	57	9	51	80	TRAIN
		MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	SSH	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	MFO	MFO	SSH	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	SSH	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily
Connection from Sagres arrives at Lagos***		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0805	---	0855	---	---	---	1105	---	1105	---	1310	---	---	1310	1455	---	1455 1500	---	---	---	---	---	1725	---	1930
Lagos Bus Terminal +		---	---	0600	---	---	0650	---	---	---	0730	0830	---	0945	1045	---	---	1200	---	1235	---	1400	---	---	1415	1500	---	1615	1700	---	---	1715	---	1800	1830	2011
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)	D	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	---	0753	↓	---	1008	↓	---	---	1223	---	↓	---	↓	---	---	1438	↓	---	1638	via	---	---	↓	---	1823	via	↓
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	D	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	---	0809	↓	---	1024	↓	---	---	1239	---	↓	---	↓	---	---	1454	↓	---	1654	Odiáxere	---	---	↓	---	1839	Odiáxere	↓
Portimão Avenida Guanaré +	B	---	0615	↓	---	---	0720	0715	---	---	0814	0900	---	1029	1115	---	---	1244	1230	1305	---	↓	---	---	1459	1530	---	1659	1740	---	---	1745	---	1844	1910	2031
Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada	E	---	↓	0630	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓	↓	↓	---	1430	---	---	↓	↓	---	↓	---	---	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓
Lagoa Bus Terminal		---	0630	0645	---	---	0735	0735	---	---	0829	0915	---	1044	1130	---	---	1259	1250	1320	---	1445	---	---	1514	1545	---	1714	---	---	---	1800	---	1859	---	↓
Armação de Pera		---	0645	↓	---	0700	0750	0755	---	---	0843	0930	---	1058	1145	---	---	1313	1315	1335	---	↓	---	---	1528	1600	---	1728	---	---	---	1815	Last	1913	---	↓
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout	C	---	0655	↓	---	via Pêra	0800	0806	---	---	0854	0940	---	1109	1155	---	---	1324	via Pêra	1345	---	↓	---	---	1539	1610	---	1739	---	---	---	1825	Bus	1924	---	Train
Albufeira Bus Terminal	A	0700	0710	0715	0715	0725	0815	0820	0800	0845	0905	0955	1045	1120	1210	1335	1335	1335	1340	1400	1430	1515	1545	1545	1550	1625	1715	1750	---	1800	1830	1840	1915	1935	---	2118¶
Vilamoura Marina	*	0735	↓	↓	0755	---	↓	---	via	0925	---	↓	via	---	↓	1415	1415	---	---	↓	via	↓	1625	1625	---	↓	1755	---	---	1835	via	↓	1955	---	---	↓
Quarteira Bus Terminal	*	0745	↓	↓	0808	---	↓	---	Loulé	0938	---	↓	Loulé	---	↓	1428	1428	---	---	↓	Loulé	↓	1638	1638	---	↓	1808	---	---	1845	Loulé	↓	2008	---	---	↓
Faro Airport	F	↓	↓	0755	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	↓	---	---	↓	↓	1555	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓	↓	↓	↓	---	---	↓
Faro Bus Terminal	*	0815	0805	0820	0845	---	0910	---	0940	1015	---	1050	1210	---	1305	1505	1505	---	---	1455	1600	1620	1715	1715	---	1720	1845	---	---	1915	2000	1930	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

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 during winter are ONLY at 0855, 1310, 1500 and 1930
There are 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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