Albufeira Giro Bus Blue Route/Linha Azul

Bus Station - Cerro Malpique - Old Town - Oura - Santa Eulalia - Montechoro  - Albufeira Shopping - Brejos - Bus Station

The information has been obtained from personal use (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.
There is NO officially published timetable. Information correct as of 4th September

Operated by EVA under contract to Albufeira Council

Buses run every day including holidays.

Summer timetable applies 1st June to 30th September
Diagram of Albufeira's bus routes here The GREEN route runs in the opposite direction (more or less) to this route

Times are approximate but based on personal use - no timetables are shown at the bus stops nor is one published!
Route diagram  showing all stops. Click the GIRO logo for a map of town with all routes and stops  - external links.
All stops are REQUEST STOPS - ring the bell to get off. To print the timetable - click here use landscape setting.
GIRO bus stops, routes and times are now shown on Google Maps - but a warning!
Many of the times shown on Google are WRONG by up to 10 minutes. Also, last buses are up to 30 MINUTES EARLIER than Google states.

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		WEEKDAYS						SATURDAYS									SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
ADULT CASH FARE €1.40 FARE WITH PREPAY PASS 80 CENTS DAY TICKET ALL ROUTES €4.00		FIRST BUSES			Last Bus in Winter	Last Bus in Summer							Last Bus in Winter	1 June – 30 September ONLY					Last Bus in Winter	1 June – 30 September ONLY
Bus Terminal Stand 17		0700	0730	THEN EVERY 30 MINS AT THE SAME TIMES PAST EACH HOUR UNTIL	1900	2100		0700	0730	THEN EVERY 30 MINS AT THE SAME TIMES PAST EACH HOUR UNTIL	1400	THEN EVERY 60 MINS AT THE SAME TIMES PAST EACH HOUR UNTIL	1900	2000	2100		0700	THEN EVERY 60 MINS AT THE SAME TIMES PAST EACH HOUR UNTIL	1900	2000	2100
Escola Caliços/ Mercado /Municipal Market		0703	0733		1903	2103		0703	0733		1403		1903	2003	2103		0703		1903	2003	2103
Cerro Malpique Rua António Alexio §		0705	0735		1905	2105		0705	0735		1405		1905	2005	2105		0705		1905	2005	2105
Câmara / Town Hall		0707	0737		1907	2107		0707	0737		1414		1907	2007	2107		0707		1907	2007	2107
Centro Antigo /Old Town Rua Alves Correeia		0710	0740		1910	2110		0710	0740		1410		1910	2010	2110		0710		1910	2010	2110
Pau da Bandeira / Top of escalators ++		0713	0743		1913	2113		0713	0743		1413		1913	2013	2113		0713		1913	2013	2113
Inatel Rotunda /Roundabout		0715	0745		1915	2115		0715	0745		1415		1915	2015	2115		0715		1915	2015	2115
Tres Palmeiras / Forte do Vale Hotel		0717	0747		1917	2117		0717	0747		1417		1917	2017	2117		0717		1917	2017	2117
Oura (for the strip and Praia da Oura)		0719	0749		1919	2119		0719	0749		1419		1919	2019	2119		0719		1919	2019	2119
Pedra dos Bicos %%		0720	0750		1920	2120		0720	0750		1420		1920	2020	2120		0720		1920	2020	2120
Estrada de Santa Eulália		0721	0751		1921	2121		0721	0751		1421		1921	2020	2121		0721		1921	2020	2121
Globes Roundabout / Parque Corcovada		0722	0752		1922	2122		0722	0752		1422		1922	2022	2122		0722		1922	2022	2122
Av. Sa Carneiro (top end of the strip)		0723	0753		1923	2123		0723	0753		1423		1923	2023	2123		0723		1923	2023	2123
Montechoro Rua António Silva (outside Erin's Isle bar)		0725	0755		1925	2125		0725	0755		1425		1925	2025	2125		0725		1925	2025	2125
Montechoro Norte Vale das Pedras		0730	0800		1930	2130		0730	0800		1430		1930	2030	2130		0730		1930	2030	2130
Escola Franciso Cabrita / Janelas do Mar		0732	0802		1932	2132		0732	0802		1432		1932	2032	2132		0732		1932	2032	2132
Rotunda das Minholas / Worms roundabout **		0734	0804		1934	2134		0734	0804		1434		1934	2034	2134		0734		1934	2034	2134
Rotunda das Relógios (Watches roundabout) § §		0736	0806		1936	2136		0736	0806		1436		1936	2036	2136		0736		1936	2036	2136
Estadio Municipal / Stadium		0740	0810		1940	2140		0740	0810		1440		1940	2040	2140		0740		1940	2040	2140
Montechoro Norte Vale das Pedras		0743	0813		1943	2143		0743	0813		1443		1943	2043	2143		0743		1943	2043	2143
Brejos		0746	0816		1946	2146		0746	0816		1446		1946	2046	2146		0746		1946	2046	2146
Torre da Mosqueira at Restaurant Sol Nascente		0748	0818		1948	2148		0748	0818		1448		1948	2048	2148		0748		1948	2048	2148
Cimiterio / Cemetery		0751	0821		1951	2151		0751	0821		1451		1951	2051	2151		0751		1951	2051	2151
Bus Terminal Stand 17		0755	0825		1955	2155		0755	0825		1455		1955	2055	2155		0755		1955	2055	2155

TIMETABLE NOTES
§  The previous stop is outside ALDI supermarket and across the road from LIDL supermarket.
The buses from the terminal at 0900, 1100, 1300, 1500, 1700 and 1900 run via Rua do Malpique and Rua António Alexio and stop outside Cerro Mar Hotels
at about 10 past the hour and may be about 2-3  minutes later at the subsequent stops.
++ at the top of the escalators near the pier %% Nearest stop to the Oura Praia Hotel and CPO
  ** Outside Pingo Doce supermarket
§§ this is the stop on the Avenida dos Descobrimentos outside the Pingo Doce supermarket and opposite Albufeira Shopping Centre (Continente supermarket)

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