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

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

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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.
For a diagram of these bus routes click or tap here
A LIST OF THE OTHER BUSES BETWEEN VARIOUS PLACES IS AT THE END OF THIS TIMETABLE
FOR BUSES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION PLEASE CLICK HERE

51 - 'Linha Litoral' : Albufeira - Lagos fast bus. Stops only at the places shown in the timetable plus Portimão Hospital.
  56 - 'Aerobus' : Faro - Lagos via the airport. Stops only at the places shown and HIGHER FARES are charged than on other buses
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 - WHEN 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

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Daily - bus runs daily including holidays
MFO - bus runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only, except holidays

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

Mornings

↓ bus or train does not stop here

NOTE Route / Line number
13 13 9 51 10 14 9 57 56 51 66(D) 13 9 9
56 57 14 80 66 56

Days of Operation
MFO Daily Daily MFO Daily MFO MFO MFO Daily Daily MFO MFO Daily XXX Daily MFO Daily Daily MFO Daily
A FARO BUS TERMINAL
--- --- 0630 --- 0700 --- 0735 0800 --- --- 0800 --- 0815 0900 0915 0930 --- --- 0930 1100

FARO AIRPORT

--- --- ---- --- 0830 --- --- 0930 --- --- 1115

Gambelas (University) (only when open)
--- --- --- --- --- --- AQUA --- --- 1125
B Forum Algarve Shopping Centre
--- --- 0633 ---
0703 --- 0738 0815 --- 0803 --- 0818 0903 0945 --- --- 0933
P Almancil
--- --- 0652 --- via --- 0757 --- 0817 --- 0837 0922 --- --- 0952
P Quarteira Bus Terminal
--- --- 0712 --- Loulé --- 0817 non non --- 0835 --- 0857 0935 non non --- --- 1012 non
N Vilamoura Casino Praia da Marina
--- --- 0717 --- --- 0822 --- 0840 --- 0902 daily --- --- 1017
R Patã de Baixo
--- --- 0740 --- --- 0845 --- --- 0925 only in
--- --- 1040
C Olhos De Água
--- --- 0742 --- --- 0847 --- 0900 --- 0927 summer --- --- 1042
C Balaia
--- --- 0747 --- --- 0852 stop stop --- 0905 --- 0931 school stop stop --- --- 1046 stop
C Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)
--- --- 0750 --- --- 0855 --- 0908 --- 0935 holidays --- --- 1050
D Arcadas São João (The 'strip')
--- --- 0753
--- 0858 --- 0911 --- 0938 --- --- --- 1053
E Albufeira Terrace Shopping (Continente)
--- --- 0756 ---
0828
--- 0901 --- 0914 -- 0941 --- --- --- 1056
F ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL
--- 0730 0800 0800 0830 0845 0905 0900 0910 0915 0918 0930 0945 --- 1010 1030 1100 --- 1100 1200
G Algarve Shopping
--- --- 0810 --- 0858 --- 0914 0925 --- --- --- 1044 1111 --- ---
S
Guia Rotunda/Roundabout
--- --- 0812 --- 0859 --- 0915 0927 --- --- --- 1045 1114 --- ---

Zoomarine
--- --- 0815 --- 0902 --- 0918 0930 --- --- --- 1048 1117 --- ---
Z Albufeira Avenida do Ténis (for old town)
--- 0737 --- --- --- --- 0937 --- --- --- ---
Q Albufeira Marina

0740 --- --- --- --- 0940 --- --- --- ---

Vale de Parra (more buses here)
--- 0751 --- --- --- --- 0951 --- --- --- ---

Pêra (N125 main road)
0655 0800 --- --- 0904 --- --- 1000 --- --- 1119 --- ---

Alcantarilha Rotunda
0659 0804 --- 0818 --- 0905 --- 0933 --- 1004 --- --- 1120 --- ---
H Armação de Pêra
0706 0811 --- 0824 --- 0910 --- 0925 0939 --- 1011 --- --- 1055 1125 --- ---

Alcantarilha Rotunda (near the church)
--- --- 0915 --- --- --- --- 1130 -- ---

Senhora da Rocha Crossroads
0710 0815 --- 0828 --- --- non non 0943 --- 1015 --- --- non --- --- non

Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel
0713 0818 --- --- --- --- 1018 --- --- --- ---

Senhora da Rocha Crossroads
0716 0821 --- 0828 --- --- stop stop 0943 --- 1021 --- --- stop --- --- stop
J Porches Church
0721 0826 --- --- --- --- 1015 --- --- --- ---
J Porches N125 main road
0722 0827 --- 0831 --- 0921 --- 0946 --- 1027 --- --- 1136 --- ---

Lagoa Bus Terminal

0729
0834
--- 0839
--- 0930
--- 0940
0940 0954 --- 1034 --- --- 1040 1110 1145
--- --- 1230

Estombar
0735 0840 --- --- 0937 --- --- 1040 --- --- 1152 --- ---

Mexilhoeira Carregação Fábrica Portugal
0742 0847 --- --- --- --- 1047 --- --- --- ---
K Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada
--- --- --- 0955 --- --- --- 1055 --- --- 1245
K PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré
0803 0908 --- 0856 --- 0950 --- 1000 1011 --- 1108 --- --- 1130 1205 1210 ---
L Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)
--- --- --- 0902 --- --- --- 1017 --- --- --- --- very
---

Torralta near Hotel Delfim
--- --- --- 0910 --- --- --- non 1025 --- --- --- --- non risky
--- non

Torralta Hotel Dom João II
--- --- --- 0913 --- --- --- 1028 --- --- --- --- !!! ---
M Alvor Roundabout
--- --- --- 0918 --- --- --- stop 1033 --- --- --- --- stop --- --- stop

Penina Hotel
--- --- --- 0925 --- --- --- 1040 --- --- --- --- --- 1221 ---

LAGOS BUS TERMINAL

--- --- --- 0945 --- --- --- 1030 1025 1100 --- --- --- --- 1125 1200 --- 1300 --- 1315
TIMETABLE NOTES - AT THE BOTTOM

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

Afternoons

↓ bus or train does not stop here

NOTE Route / LIne number
51 9 13 56
57 9
13
51
80
56
9 13 57
9
51 56
57

Days of Operation
Daily MFO MFO Daily
Daily Daily MFO MFO Daily Daily MFO MFO MFO Daily MFO Daily Daily
A FARO BUS TERMINAL

--- 1045
--- --- 1230 1215
--- --- --- --- 1335
--- 1445 1430 ---
1545 1600

Gambelas (University) (only when open)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

FARO AIRPORT
--- --- 1230 --- --- --- 1430 --- --- 1600
B Forum Algarve Shopping Centre
--- 1048 --- 1245 1218 --- --- --- 1338 --- 1500 1433 --- 1615
P Almancil
--- 1107 --- 1237 --- --- --- 1357 --- 1452 ---
P Quarteira Bus Terminal
--- 1127 --- non non 1257 --- --- --- non 1417 --- non 1512 --- non non
N Vilamoura Casino Praia da Marina
--- 1132 --- 1302 --- --- --- 1422
--- 1517 ---
R Patã de Baixo
-- 1155 --- 1325 --- --- --- 1445 --- 1540 ---
C Olhos De Água
--- 1157 --- 1327 --- --- --- 1447 --- stop 1542 ---
C Balaia
--- 1202 --- stop stop 1332 --- --- --- stop 1452 --- 1547 --- stop stop
C Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)
--- 1205 --- 1335 --- --- --- 1455 --- 1550 ---
D Arcadas São João (The 'strip')
--- 1208 --- 1338 --- --- --- 1458 --- 1553 ---
E Albufeira Terrace Shopping (Continente)
--- 1211 --- 1341 --- --- --- 1501 --- 1556 ---
F ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL
1200 1215 1245 1310 1330 1345 1400 1415 --- 1510 1505 1515 1545 1600 1615 1640 1700
G Algarve Shopping
1210 --- 1344 --- 1425 --- --- 1559 --- 1625 1714
S Guia Rotunda/Roundabout
1212 --- 1345 --- 1427 ---- --- 1600 --- 1627 1715

Zoomarine
1215 --- 1348 --- 1430 --- --- 1603 --- 1630 1718
Z Albufeira Avenida do Ténis (for old town)
--- 1252 --- 1407 --- --- 1522 ---
Q Albufeira Marina
--- 1255 --- 1410 --- --- 1525 ---

Vale de Parra (more buses here)
--- 1306 --- 1421 --- --- 1536 ---

Pêra (N125 main road)
--- 1315 non --- 1430 --- non --- 1545 --- non

Alcantarilha Rotunda
1218 --- 1319 --- 1434 1433 --- --- 1549 --- 1633
H Armação de Pêra
1224 --- 1326 stop 1355 --- 1441 1439 --- stop --- 1556 1610 --- 1639 stop 1725

Alcantarilha Rotunda (near the church)
--- --- --- --- ---

Senhora da Rocha Crossroads
1228 --- 1330 --- 1445 1443 --- --- 1600 --- 1643

Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel
--- 1333 --- 1448 --- --- 1603 ---

Senhora da Rocha Crossroads
1228 --- 1336 --- 1451 1443 --- --- 1606 --- 1643
J Porches Church
--- 1341 --- 1457 --- --- 1611 ---
J Porches N125 main road
1231 --- 1331 --- 1458 1446 --- --- 1612
1646

Lagoa Bus Terminal

1239
--- 1342
1340 1410
--- 1504 1454 --- 1540 --- 1619
1625
---
1654
1710 1740

Estombar
--- 1355 --- 1510 --- --- 1625 ---

Mexilhoeira Carregação Fábrica Portugal
--- 1402 --- 1517 --- --- 1632 ---
K Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada
--- 1355 --- --- 1555 --- --- 1725
K PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré
1256 --- 1423 1430 --- 1538 1511 1545 --- 1653 1645 --- 1711 1800
L Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)
1302 --- --- --- --- 1517 --- --- --- 1717

Torralta near Hotel Delfim
1310 --- --- non non --- --- 1525 non --- --- non --- 1725 non non

Torralta Hotel Dom João II
1313 --- --- --- --- 1528 --- --- --- 1728
M Alvor Roundabout
1318 --- --- stop stop --- --- 1533 stop --- --- stop --- 1733 stop stop

Penina Hotel
1325 --- --- --- --- 1540 1555 --- --- --- 1740

LAGOS BUS TERMINAL

1345 ---
--- 1425 1500 ---
--- 1600 1625 1625 ---
--- 1715 --- 1800 1755 1830
TIMETABLE NOTES - AT THE BOTTOM

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Evenings - times of two late trains are shown for your convenience.
The 1945 bus from Faro to Portimão stops at the airport AFTER Forum Algarve.

↓ bus or train does not stop here















57 - the 1945 bus from Faro does
not run weekends in winter
NOTE Route / LIne number
66 13
51
9
9
9
57
13 56
14 9
9 9
57
TRAIN
TRAIN

Days of Operation

MFO MFO
Daily MFO Daily Daily MFO
MFO Daily MFO MFO MFO Daily Daily
Daily Daily
A FARO BUS TERMINAL

1545 --- --- 1630 1700 1700
1745 ---
1800 --- 1815
1845 1915
1945 1922 2050

FARO AIRPORT
--- --- --- 1815 --- 2015

Gambelas (University) (only when open)
--- --- AQUA --- 1825 ---
B Forum Algarve Shopping Centre
1548 --- --- 1633 1703 1703 1800 --- --- 1818 1848 1918 2000
P Almancil
1607 --- --- 1652 1722 1722 --- --- 1837 1907 1937 1935
2103
P Quarteira Bus Terminal
1627 --- ---- 1707 1735 1742 non --- non --- 1857 1920 1957 non
N Vilamoura Casino Praia da Marina
1632 --- --- 1712 daily
1747 --- --- 1902 QE 2002
R Patã de Baixo
1655 --- --- --- only in
1810 --- --- 1925 --- 2025
C Olhos De Água
1657 --- --- --- summer
1812 --- --- 1927 --- 2027 stop
C Balaia
1702 --- --- --- school
1817 stop --- stop --- 1932 --- 2032
C Oura (Estrada de Sta Eulalia)
1705 --- --- --- holidays
1820 --- --- 1935 --- 2035
D Arcadas São João (The 'strip')
1708 --- --- --- --- 1823 --- --- 1938 --- 2038
E Albufeira Terrace Shopping (Continente)
1711 --- --- --- --- 1826 --- --- 1941 --- 2041 TRAIN TRAIN
F ALBUFEIRA BUS TERMINAL
1715 1745 1815 --- --- 1830 1845 1845 1900 1910 1945 --- 2045 2055 2001
2123
G Algarve Shopping
--- 1825 --- --- --- 1859 1923 --- --- --- 2109 TRAIN TRAIN
S Guia Rotunda/Roundabout
--- 1827 --- --- --- 1900 1924 --- --- --- 2110

Zoomarine
--- 1830 --- --- --- 1903 1927 --- --- --- 2113
Z Albufeira Avenida do Ténis (for old town)
--- 1752 --- --- --- 1852 --- --- ---
Q Albufeira Marina
--- 1755 --- --- --- 1855 --- --- ---

Vale de Parra (more buses here)
--- 1806 --- --- --- 1906 --- --- ---

Pêra  (N125 main road)
--- 1815 --- --- --- 1915 non 1929 --- --- ---

Alcantarilha Rotunda
--- 1819 1833 --- --- --- 1919 stop 1930 --- --- ---
H Armação de Pêra
--- 1826 1839 --- --- --- 1910 1926 1935 --- --- --- 2120

Alcantarilha Rotunda (near the church)
--- --- --- --- --- 1940 --- --- ---

Senhora da Rocha Crossroads
--- 1830 1843 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

Alporchinhos/Pestana Viking Hotel
--- 1833 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

Senhora da Rocha Crossroads
--- 1836 1843 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
J Porches Church
--- 1841 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
J Porches N125 main road
--- 1842 1846 --- --- --- --- 1946 --- --- ---

Lagoa Bus Terminal

--- 1849 1854
---
--- --- 1925 --- 1930
1955
--- --- --- 2135
TRAIN TRAIN

Estombar
--- 1855 --- --- --- --- 2002 --- --- --- 2040 2159

Mexilhoeira Carregação Fábrica Portugal
--- 1902 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
K Portimão Bus Terminal Rua Abicada
--- --- --- --- --- 1945 --- --- --- 2145
K PORTIMÃO Avenida Guanaré
--- 1923 1911 --- --- --- 1945 --- 2015 --- --- --- 2155 2049 2207
L Praia da Rocha (Clube Praia da Rocha)
--- --- 1917 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- TRAIN TRAIN

Torralta near Hotel Delfim
--- --- 1925 --- --- --- non --- non --- --- --- --- ---

Torralta Hotel Dom João II
--- --- 1928 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
M Alvor Roundabout
--- --- 1933 --- --- --- stop --- stop --- --- --- --- ---

Penina Hotel
--- --- 1940 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

LAGOS BUS TERMINAL

--- --- 2000 --- --- ---
2015 ---
2015 --- ---
--- ---
--- 2109 2226
TIMETABLE NOTES

Connection information and last buses from Portimão

Last buses Portimão to Praia da Rocha at 1936 and 2006 daily. Vai e Vem route 33
Last buses Portimão - Torralta - Alvor 1930 weekdays (Vai e Vem 14), 1900 weekends and Holidays (Vai e Vem 1P)
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 in winter from these train arrivals into Albufeira town.
THERE IS A BUS AT 1930 FROM THE BUS STATION TO THE RAILWAY STATION STATION IF YOU ARE GOING TO LAGOS 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.
 
AQUA - SUMMERTIME ONLY and runs via Quatros Estradas at 0926 or 1726 and Aquashow Park at 0927 or 1727
QE - runs via Quatros Estradas at 1911 and Aquashow Park at 1912

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

Albufeira Bus Station - Algarve Shopping - Guia hourly every day Giro Bus 7 - times here
Patã de Baixo - Albufeira via Branqueira hourly every day Giro Bus 9 times here
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 2010hrs. 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

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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