Bus timetable Faro - Almancil - Quarteira - Vilamoura - Albufeira - Armação de Pera - Lagoa - Portimão

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

Bus service until further notice.
The route / line number may not always be shown on the front of the bus!

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ - THIS TIMETABLE SHOWS ALL BUSES BETWEEN FARO, ALBUFEIRA, PORTIMÃO AND LAGOS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROUTES.
FOR A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE BUSES BETWEEN MAIN TOWNS ONLY, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
There is an irregular local bus service daily from Portimão to Lagos, via 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.

51 - 'Linha Litoral' - Albufeira - Lagos fast bus. Stops only at the places shown in the timetable plus Portimão Hospital
52 - EVA Cliffs Line Zoomarine - Armação de Pêra - Carvoeiro - Ferragudo - Portimão - Praia da Rocha - Alvor runs in the summer only
56 - 'Aerobus' Faro - Lagos via the airport. Stops only at the places shown and HIGHER FARES are charged
57 Faro - Lagos 'TRANSRAPIDO' bus - Stops only at the places shown in the timetable plus some other locations in the city of Faro and at Portimão Hospital
about 5 minutes after Portimão itself.

9(D) and 66(D) - DIRECTA interurban semi-fast bus Faro to Albufeira via Quarteira and Vilamoura. Misses some stops. Details here

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

Faro > Almancil > Quarteira > Vilamoura > Albufeira > Armação de Pera > Lagoa > Portimão > Lagos

Mornings

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

NOTE - Click the letter in the left hand column for extra information about these stopping places and other buses there

THERE IS AN HOURLY GIRO BUS BETWEEN ALBUFEIRA BUS STATION AND GUIA VIA ALGARVE SHOPPING. TIMES HERE.
THERE IS ALSO A GIRO BUS BETWEEN OLHOS D´ÁGUA AND ALBUFEIRA ABOUT ONCE AN HOUR. TIMES HERE
GIRO TICKETS AND PASSES CANNOT BE USED ON VAMUS BUSES, NOR VICE- VERSA

NOTE	Route / Line number	13	13	9	51	10	14	9	51	57	66(D)	13	9	57	14	80	66	56
	Days of Operation	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily
A	FARO BUS TERMINAL	---	---	0630	---	0700	---	0735	---	0815	0800	---	0815	0930	---	---	0930	1130
	Gambelas (University) (only when open)	---	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓	1145
	FARO AIRPORT (pick up only)	---	---	↓	----	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓	1145
B	Forum Algarve Shopping Centre	---	---	0633	---	0703	---	0738	---	0830	0803	---	0818	0945	---	---	0933	↓
P	Almancil	---	---	0652	---	via	---	0757	---	↓	0817	---	0837	↓	---	---	0952	↓
P	Quarteira Bus Terminal	---	---	0712	---	Loulé	---	0817	---	non	0835	---	0857	non	---	---	1012	non
N	Vilamoura Praia da Marina	---	---	0717	---	↓	---	0822	---	↓	0840	---	0902	↓	---	---	1017	↓
C	Olhos De Água	---	---	0742	---	↓	---	0847	---	stop	0900	---	0927	↓	---	---	1042	↓
	Balaia	---	---	0747	---	↓	---	0852	---	↓	0905	---	0931	stop	---	---	1046	stop
	Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)	---	---	0750	---	↓	---	0855	---	↓	0908	---	0935	↓	---	---	1050	↓
D	Arcadas São João (The 'strip')	---	---	0753		↓	---	0858	---	↓	0911	---	0938	↓	---	---	1053	↓
E	Albufeira Shopping (Continente)	---	---	0756	---	0828	---	0901	---	↓	0914	--	0941	↓	---	---	1056	↓
F	ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL	---	0730	0800	0800	0830	0845	0905	0910	0910	0918	0930	0945	1025	1100	---	1100	1225
G	Algarve Shopping	---	↓	---	0810	---	0858	---	0920	0924	---	↓	---	1039	1111	---	---	↓
	Guia Rotunda/Roundabout	---	↓	---	0811	---	0859	---	0921	0925	---	↓	---	1040	1114	---	---	↓
	Zoomarine	---	↓	---	0814	---	0902	---	0924	0928	---	↓	---	1043	1117	---	---	↓
Z	Albufeira Avenida do Ténis (for old town)	---	0735	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	0935	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓
Q	Albufeira Marina		0737	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	0937	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓
	Vale de Parra (more buses here)	---	0742	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	0942	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓
	Pêra (N125 main road)	0715	0748	---	↓	---	0904	---	↓	↓	---	0948	---	↓	1119	---	---	↓
	Alcantarilha Rotunda	0717	0750	---	0817	---	0905	---	0927	↓	---	0950	---	↓	1120	---	---	↓
H	Armação de Pêra	0725	0758	---	0822	---	0910	---	0932	0935	---	0958	---	1050	1125	---	---	↓
	Alcantarilha Rotunda (near the church)	↓	↓	---	↓	---	0915	---	↓	↓	---		---	↓	1130	--	---	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	0729	0802	---	0825	---	↓	---	0935	non	---	1002	---	↓	↓	---	---	non
	Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel	0733	0806	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	1006	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	0737	0810	---	0825	---	↓	---	0935	stop	---	1008	---	↓	↓	---	---	stop
J	Porches	0742	0815	---	0828	---	0921	---	0938	↓	---	1015	---	↓	1136	---	---
	LAGOA BUS TERMINAL	0750	0823	---	0836	---	0930	---	0946	0950	---	1023	---	1105	1145	---	---	1255
	Estombar	0757	0830	---	↓	---	0937	---	↓	↓	---	1030	---	↓	1152	---	---	↓
K	Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada	↓	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	---	1310
K	PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré	0810	0843	---	0851	---	0950	---	1001	1005	---	1043	---	1120	1205	1210	---	↓
L	Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	---	---	---	0856	---	---	---	1006	↓	---	---	---	↓	very	↓	---	↓
	Torralta near Hotel Delfim	---	---	---	0904	---	---	---	1014	↓	---	---	---	non	risky	↓	---	non
	Torralta Hotel Dom João II	---	---	---	0907	---	---	---	1017	↓	---	---	---	↓	!!!	↓	---	↓
M	Alvor Roundabout	---	---	---	0912	---	---	---	1022	↓	---	---	---	stop	---	↓	---	stop
	Penina Hotel	---	---	---	0918	---	---	---	1028	↓	---	---	---	↓	---	1220	---	↓
	LAGOS BUS TERMINAL	---	---	---	0935	---	---	---	1045	1045	---	---	---	1150	---	1250	---	1340

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NOTE	Route / LIne number	51	9	13	57	13	9	51	80	9	13	57	9	51	57
	Days of Operation	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	Daily	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily
A	FARO BUS TERMINAL	---	1045	---	1230	---	1215	---	---	1335	---	1430	1430	---	1600
	Gambelas (University) (only when open)	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	↓
	FARO AIRPORT (pick up only)	---	↓	---	↓	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	↓
B	Forum Algarve Shopping Centre	---	1048	---	1245	---	1218	---	---	1338	---	1445	1433	---	1615
P	Almancil	---	1107		↓	---	1237	---	---	1357	---	↓	1452	---	↓
P	Quarteira Bus Terminal	---	1127		non	---	1257	---	---	1417	---	non	1512	---	non
N	Vilamoura Praia da Marina	---	1132	---	↓	---	1302	---	---	1422	---	↓	1517	---	↓
C	Olhos De Água	---	1157	---	↓	---	1327	---	---	1447	---	stop	1542	---	↓
	Balaia	---	1202	---	stop	---	1332	---	---	1452	---	↓	1547	---	stop
	Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)	---	1205	---	↓	---	1335	---	---	1455	---	↓	1550	---	↓
D	Arcadas São João (The 'strip')	---	1208	---	↓	---	1338	---	---	1458	---	↓	1553	---	↓
E	Albufeira Shopping (Continente)	---	1211	---	↓	---	1341	---	---	1501	---	↓	1555	---	↓
F	ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL	1200	1215	1245	1325	1345	1345	1415	---	1505	1515	1525	1600	1615	1655
G	Algarve Shopping	1210	---	↓	1339	↓	---	1425	---	---	↓	1539	---	1625	1709
	Guia Rotunda/Roundabout	1211	---	↓	1340	↓	---	1427	----	---	↓	1540	---	1626	1710
	Zoomarine	1214	---	↓	1343	↓	---	1429	---	---	↓	1543	---	1629	1713
Z	Albufeira Avenida do Ténis (for old town)	↓	---	1250	↓	1350	---	↓	---	---	1520	↓	---	↓	↓
Q	Albufeira Marina	↓	---	1252	↓	1352	---	↓	---	---	1522	↓	---	↓	↓
	Vale de Parra (more buses here)	↓	---	1257	↓	1358	---	↓	---	---	1527	↓	---	↓	↓
	Pêra (N125 main road)	↓	---	1303	↓	1403	---	↓	---	---	1533	↓	---	↓	↓
	Alcantarilha Rotunda	1217	---	1305	↓	1405	---	1432	---	---	1535	↓	---	1632	↓
H	Armação de Pêra	1222	---	1313	1350	1413	---	1437	---	---	1543	1550	---	1637	1720
	Alcantarilha Rotunda (near the church)	↓	---	↓	↓	↓	---	↓	---	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	1225	---	1317	↓	1417	---	1440	---	---	1547	↓	---	1640	↓
	Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel	↓	---	1321	↓	1421	---	↓	---	---	1551	↓	---	↓	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	1225	---	1325	↓	1425	---	1440	---	---	1555	↓	---	1640	↓
J	Porches	1228	---	1330	↓	1430	---	1443	---	---	1600	↓	---	1643	↓
	LAGOA BUS TERMINAL	1236	---	1338	1405	1438	---	1451	---	---	1608	1605	---	1651	↓
	Estombar	↓	---	1345	↓	1445	---	↓	---	---	1615	↓	---	↓	↓
K	Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada	↓	---	↓	↓	↓	---	↓	---	---	↓	↓	---	↓	↓
K	PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré	1251	---	1358	1415	1458	---	1506	1545	---	1628	1620	---	1706	1745
L	Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	1256	---	---	↓	---	---	1511	↓	---	---	↓	---	1711	↓
	Torralta near Hotel Delfim	1304	---	---	non	---	---	1519	↓	---	---	non	---	1719	non
	Torralta Hotel Dom João II	1307	---	---	↓	---	---	1522	↓	---	---	↓	---	1722	↓
M	Alvor Roundabout	1312	---	---	stop	---	---	1527	↓	---	---	stop	---	1727	stop
	Penina Hotel	1318	---	---	↓	---	---	1533	1555	---	---	↓	---	1733	↓
	LAGOS BUS TERMINAL	1335	---	---	1440	---	---	1550	1625	---	---	1650	---	1750	1810

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Evenings - times of two late trains are shown for your convenience

NOTE	Route / LIne number	66	51	9	13	57	9	13	56	14	9	9	9	57	TRAIN	TRAIN
	Days of Operation	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	MFO	MFO	MFO	Daily	MFO	Daily	Daily
A	FARO BUS TERMINAL	1545	---	1630	---	1730	1700	---	1800	---	1815	1845	1915	1930	1922	2050
	Gambelas (University) (only when open	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	1815	---	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
	FARO AIRPORT (pick up only)	↓	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	1815	---	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
B	Forum Algarve Shopping Centre	1548	---	1633	---	1745	1703	---	↓	---	1818	1848	1918	1945	↓	↓
P	Almancil	1607	---	1652	---	↓	1722	---	↓	---	1837	1907	1937	↓	1935	2103
P	Quarteira Bus Terminal	1627	----	1707	---	non	1737	---	non		1857	1920	1957	non	↓	↓
N	Vilamoura Praia da Marina	1632	---	---	---	↓	1742	---	↓	---	1902	QE	2002	↓	↓	↓
C	Olhos De Água	1657	---	---	---	↓	1807	---	↓	---	1927	---	2027	stop	↓	↓
	Balaia	1702	---	---	---	stop	1812	---	stop	---	1932	---	2032	↓	↓	↓
	Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)	1705	---	---	---	↓	1815	---	↓	---	1935	---	2035	↓	↓	↓
D	Arcadas São João (The 'strip')	1708	---	---	---	↓	1818	---	↓	---	1938	---	2038	↓	↓	↓
E	Albufeira Shopping (Continente)	1712	---	---	---	↓	1821	---	↓	---	1940	---	2041	↓	TRAIN	TRAIN
F	ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL	1715	1800	---	1800	1825	1825	1845	1905	1910	1945	---	2045	2025	2001	2123
G	Algarve Shopping	---	1810	---	↓	1839	---	↓	↓	1923	---	---	---	2039	TRAIN	TRAIN
	Guia Rotunda/Roundabout	---	1811	---	↓	1840	---	↓	↓	1924	---	---	---	2040	↓	↓
	Zoomarine	---	1814	---	↓	1843	---	↓	↓	1927	---	---	---	2043	↓	↓
Z	Albufeira Avenida do Ténis (for old town)	---	↓	---	1805	↓	---	1850	↓	↓	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
Q	Albufeira Marina	---	↓	---	1807	↓	---	1852	↓	↓	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
	Vale de Parra (more buses here)	---	↓	---	1812	↓	---	1857	↓	↓	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
	Pêra (Centro/Village Centre)	---	↓	---	1818	↓	---	1903	non	1929	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
	Alcantarilha Rotunda	---	1817	---	1820	↓	---	1905	stop	1930	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
H	Armação de Pêra	---	1822	---	1828	1850	---	1913	↓	1935	---	---	---	2050	↓	↓
	Alcantarilha Rotunda (near the church)	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	---	↓	1940	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	---	1825	---	1832	↓	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
	Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel	---	↓	---	1836	↓	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
	Senhora da Rocha Crossroads	---	1825	---	1840	↓	---	---	↓	↓	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
J	Porches	---	1828	---	1849	↓	---	---	↓	1946	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
	LAGOA BUS TERMINAL	---	1830	---	1853	1905	---	---	1935	1955	---	---	---	2105	TRAIN	TRAIN
	Estombar	---	↓	---	1900	↓	---	---	↓	2002	---	---	---	↓	2040	2159
K	Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada	---	↓	---	↓	↓	---	---	1950	↓	---	---	---	↓	↓	↓
K	PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré	---	1851	---	1913	1920	---	---	↓	2015	---	---	---	2120	2049	2207
L	Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)	---	1856	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	---	---	---	TRAIN	TRAIN
	Torralta near Hotel Delfim	---	1904	---	---	non	---	---	non	---	---	---	---	---	↓	↓
	Torralta Hotel Dom João II	---	1907	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	---	---	---	↓	↓
M	Alvor Roundabout	---	1912	---	---	stop	---	---	stop	---	---	---	---	---	↓	↓
	Penina Hotel	---	1918	---	---	↓	---	---	↓	---	---	---	---	---	↓	↓
	LAGOS BUS TERMINAL	---	1935	---	---	1950	---	---	2020	---	---	---	---	---	2109	2226

TIMETABLE NOTES

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Connection information and last buses from Portimão
Last buses Portimão to Praia da Rocha at 1936 and 2006 daily.
Last buses Portimão - Torralta - Alvor 1930 weekdays, 1900 weekends and Holidays.
Buses to Alvor run later in summer Details
Train arrival - Albufeira railway station is 4 miles / 6km from the town. In winter, there are NO bus connections from these train arrivals into Albufeia town.
THERE IS A BUS AT 1930 FROM THE BUS STATION TO THE RAILWAY STATION STATION IF YOU ARE GOING TO FARO ON THE 2001 TRAIN
Trains run via Loulé and Silves, but the stations there are a long way from town with very few buses between them. Train times here

Please also read the general notes about buses along the coast here and about the Algarve bus system in general here. This might save you some problems.
QE - runs via Quatros Estradas at 1911 and Aquashow at 1912.

OTHER BUSES / LES AUTRES LIGNES / ANDERE BUSSE / OUTRAS LINHAS

Albufeira Bus Station - Algarve Shopping - Guia hourly every day - times here
(Rocha Baixinha - Falésia) - Olhos D'Agua - Albufeira Giro route 6 about once every hour every day - times here
Silves - Pera - Alcantarilha - Armação de Pera very irregular, weekdays only in winter . Times here
Lagoa - Portimão via Estombar - irregular, daily, until 2010. Times here.
Portimão to Praia da Rocha - Local minibus route 33 every 30 minutes daily - information here
Portimão - Penina - Local minibus route 11 no service at weekends - information here
Portimão - Alvor direct (weekdays only) or daily via Torralta and Praia do Vau. Local minibus routes 13, 14 and 1P- information here
Portimão - Lagos via Penina and Odiáxere - very irregular and infrequent service. Times here

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