Bus timetable Faro - Albufeira - Armação de Pera - Lagoa - Portimão

This is a summary of the main bus services along the coast and the main towns of the central and western Algarve.

THE FAST BUS SERVICE BETWEEN LAGOS, PORTIMÃO, ALBUFEIRA AND THE AIRPORT IS SUSPENDED
Only the main towns and main services are shown - for complete timetable between these places, please click here

The information has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.
View and print this timetable as PDF file here

Information about connections at the various stopping places here.
Timetables apply all year round. If you haven't already, please read this page of general information and this page of comments about
the buses shown below! The timetables are VERY optimistic; be prepared for delays of 15 - 20 minutes on almost all long journeys.
Buses DO NOT have route/line numbers. The indications here (LL, TR and INT) are to help you figure out which one is which.
The Linha Litoral route buses have an orange sign on the front, Transrápido buses are also clearly signed.

Advanced reservation is not possible. If boarding at a BUS TERMINAL 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 Portimão using the local Vai e Vem buses. Separate ticket needed. Details here.
E - there is a bus from Portimão to Praia da Rocha at 2030 and 2130 but only in July and August

Operated by EVA - Transrápido buses are fitted with wifi. The others are not. The buses used do not have toilets on board, so go before you get on.

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

EVENING CONNECTIONS LAGOS TO SAGRES : There is a bus at weekends leaving at 1930 but this cannot be relied upon to wait for the 1925 arrival from Albufeira
¶ Albufeira RAILWAY STATION is nearly 4 miles / 6km from town. There is a bus connection into town leaving at 2130hrs but only in summer
For train travel towards Lagos, a bus leaves Albufeira Bus Station at 2040hrs, arriving at 2100.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Not all can be shown here. Separate ticket needed Lagos - Sagres times in full here
* - buses run between Faro and Albufeira via Quarteira and Vilamoura about once an hour on weekdays, less often at weekends.
+ - local buses run at irregular intervals between Portimão and Lagos. First and last shown here. These do NOT run via Alvor and Praia da Rocha.

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

D - connections available to Portimão using the local Vai e Vem buses. Separate ticket needed. Details here.

Buses run DAILY unless otherwise noted			Lagos - Albufeira (Linha Litoral) and Transrápido (TR) are fast buses stopping only main stops. Complete service shown here. INT are interurban buses stopping everywhere; only first and last buses are shown; complete timetable MFO - bus runs on WEEKDAYS ONLY 0820 and 1500 - connection time applies on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 1755 arrival from Sagres is weekdays only and should NOT be relied upon as a connection. The 1925 arrival should not be trusted either Lagos railway station is about five minutes walk from the bus station using the footbridge over the river. There are several trains every day from Lagos to Faro if the wait between buses is too long. Details here.
Bus type		TR	INT*	INT*	TR	INT	INT	INT	LL	TR	LL	TR	INT	LL	TR	INT	LL	TR	INT	LL	INT*	TR	INT*	LL	INT	TRAIN
		MFO	MFO		MFO			MFO			MFO	MFO			MFO		MFO		MFO			MFO
Connection from Sagres arrives at Lagos***		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0805 0820	0845	---	---	1105	---	---	1310	---	---	1455 1500	---	1705	---	1755	1925	1925
Lagos Bus Terminal +		---	---	---	0650	---	---	0715	0730	0830	0945	1030	---	1200	1235	---	1415	1500	---	1615	---	1715	---	1800	1930	2015
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)	D	---	---	---	\|	---	---	\|	0750	D	1035	D	---	1220	D	---	1435	D	---	1635	---	D	---	1820	\|	\|
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	D	---	---	---	\|	---	---	\|	0805	D	1050	D	---	1235	D	---	1450	D	---	1650	---	D	---	1835	\|	\|
Portimão Avenida Guanaré +	B	0615	---	---	0715	0715	---	0755	0810	0855	1055	1055	---	1240	1300	---	1455	1525	---	1655	---	1740	---	1840	2010	2034
Lagoa Bus Terminal		0625	---	---	0725	0735	---	First	0825	0905	1110	1105	---	1255	1310	---	1510	1535	---	1710	---	1755	---	1855	Last	\|
Armação de Pera		0640	----	First	0740	0755	---	Bus	0835	0920	1120	1120	---	1305	1325	---	1520	1550	---	1720	---	1805	Last	1905	Bus	\|
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout	C	0650	---	Bus	0750	0806	---	---	0845	0930	1130	1130	---	1315	1335	---	1530	1600	---	1730	---	1815	Bus	1915	---	Train
Albufeira Bus Terminal	A	0705	---	0725	0805	0820	0835	---	0855	0945	1140	1145	1200	1325	1350	1430	1540	1615	1600	1740	1815	1830	1900	1925	---	2123¶
Vilamoura Marina	*	\|	---	0808	\|	---	via	---	---	\|	---	\|	via	---	\|	via	---	\|	1640	---	1855	\|	1940	---	---	\|
Quarteira Bus Terminal	*	\|	0730	0818	\|	---	Loulé	---	---	\|	---	\|	Loulé	---	\|	Loulé	---	\|	1648	---	1908	\|	1948	---	---	\|
Faro Bus Terminal	*	0755	0807	0855	0900	---	1005	---	---	1040	---	1240	1325	---	1445	1600	---	1710	1730	---	1945	1925	2030	---	---	2154

TIMETABLE NOTES

¶ Albufeira RAILWAY STATION is nearly 4 miles / 6km from town. There is a bus connection from the bus station at 2040hrs
No bus connection into Albufeira except in summer, this leaves at 2130.
*** connections are NOT guaranteed. Separate ticket needed Sagres to Lagos, times in full here
* - buses run between Albufeira and Faro via Vilamoura and Quarteira about once an hour on weekdays, less often at weekends.
+ - local buses run at irregular intervals between Lagos and Portimão. First and last 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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Buses run DAILY unless otherwise noted		Albufeira - Lagos (Linha Litoral) and Transrápido (TR) are fast buses stopping only at main stops. Complete service shown here. INT are interurban buses stopping everywhere; only first and last buses are shown; complete timetable MFO - bus runs on WEEKDAYS ONLY 0900 - connection applies on WEEKDAYS only																								For Info
Bus type		INT+	INT	INT*	LL	INT	TR	LL	TR	INT	LL	TR	LL	TR	INT	LL	TR	LL	TR	INT	INT	INT	INT	INT*	TR	TRAIN
					MFO		MFO		MFO					MFO		MFO	MFO				MFO		MFO		MFO	Daily
Faro Bus Terminal	*	---	---	0630	---	0700	0800	---	0905	1015	---	1230	---	1430	1435	---	1605	---	1725	---	---	---	1815	1900	1940	2050
Quarteira Bus Terminal	*	---	---	0707	---	via	\|	---	\|	via	---	\|	---	\|	via	---	\|	---	\|	1742	---	---	1857	1942	\|	\|
Vilamoura Marina	*	---	---	0715	---	Loulé	\|	---	\|	Loulé	---	\|	---	\|	Loulé	---	\|	---	\|	1747	---	---	1902	1947	\|	\|
Albufeira Bus Terminal	A	---	0730	0755	0800	0825	0855	0910	1000	1145	1200	1325	1415	1525	1600	1615	1700	1800	1820	1830	---	1910	1945	2030	2030	2123¶
Guia Rotunda / Roundabout	C	---	\|	First	0810	---	0910	0920	1015	---	1210	1340	1425	1540	---	1625	1715	1810	1835	---	---	1924	---	Last	2045	\|
Armação de Pera		First	0758	Bus	0820	---	0920	0930	1025	---	1220	1350	1435	1550	---	1635	1725	1820	1845	---	Last	1935	---	Bus	2055	Train
Lagoa Bus Terminal		Bus	0823	---	0830	---	0935	0940	1040	---	1230	1405	1445	1605	---	1645	1740	1830	1900	---	Bus	1955	---	to	2110	\|
Portimão Avenida Guanaré Stop 2 +	B	0705	0843	---	0845	---	0945	0955	1050	---	1245	1415	1500	1615	---	1700	1750	1845	1910	---	1930	2015	---	ABF	2120	2204
Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	D	\|	D	---	0850	---	D	1000	D	---	1250	D	1505	\|	---	1705	D	1850	\|	---	\|	---	---	---	---	\|
Alvor Centro (Roundabout)	D	\|	D	---	0905	---	D	1015	D	---	1305	D	1520	\|	---	1720	D	1905	\|	---	\|	---	---	---	---	\|
Lagos Bus Terminal +		0745	---	---	0925	---	1010	1035	1115	---	1325	1440	1540	1640	---	1740	1815	1925	1935	---	2010	---	---	---	---	2222
Connection to Sagres leaves Lagos***		0900	---	---	---	---	1030	1030	1230	---	1345	1515	1715	1715	---	1830	1830	1945	1945	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

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

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

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

TIMETABLE NOTES