The information has been obtained from printed
timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is
given in good faith.
The route / line number may not always be shown on the front
of the bus!
The Portimão bus stop is in Avenida Guanaré, about
½ mile (0.8km) from the cruise ship dock. Minibuses meet cruise
ships if that's too far to walk.
These buses pass Silves Railway Station, which is about 1.5km from
the town, about 10 minutes after leaving Lagoa, going towards
Silves.
Operated by VAMUS
Daily - bus runs every day including holidays
MFO
- bus runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only except holidays
SSH - bus
runs on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays only
SCH
- bus runs on SCHOOLDAYS only
For the times of all
buses between Portimão and Lagoa, please click here.
These buses call in the village of Mexilhoeira
Carregação about 3 minutes after Parchal (in direction Silves)
and about 3 minutes before Parchal in the Portimão direction. See
also this note.
| Days
of operation |
MFO | Daily | MFO | MFO | SSH | MFO | SCH | Daily | MFO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portimão Av Guanaré stop 4** | 0730 | 0815 | 1045 | 1300 |
1415 |
1615 | --- | 1745 | 1900 |
|
| Parchal |
0735 |
0820 |
1050 |
1305 |
1420 |
1620 |
--- | 1750 |
1905 |
|
| Estombar |
0744 | 0829 | 1059 | 1314 |
1429 |
1629 | --- | 1759 | 1914 |
|
| Lagoa Bus Terminal arrive | 0750 | 0835 | 1105 | 1320 |
1435 |
1635 | --- | 1805 | 1920 |
|
| Lagoa
Bus Terminal leave |
0755 | 0840 | 1110 | 1320 |
1440 |
1640 | --- | 1810 | 1925 |
|
| Silves arrive | 0810 | 0855 | 1125 | 1335 |
1455 |
1655 | --- | 1825 | 1940 |
|
| Silves leave | --- | 0855 | 1125 | 1335 | 1455 |
1655 | 1735 | 1825 | 1940 |
|
| Santo
Estevão |
--- |
0902 |
1132 |
1342 |
1502 |
1702 |
1742 | 1832 |
1947 |
|
| Cumeada |
--- |
0910 |
1140 |
1350 |
1510 |
1710 |
1750 | 1840 |
1955 |
|
| Amorosa |
--- |
0922 |
1152 |
1402 |
1522 |
1722 |
1802 | 1852 |
2007 |
|
| (São Bartolomeu) Messines | --- | 0930 | 1200 | 1410 |
1530 |
1730 | 1810 | 1900 | 2015 |
| Days
of operation |
Daily | SCH | MFO | MFO | SCH | Daily | MFO | MFO | SSH | MFO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (São Bartolomeu) Messines | 0645 | 0750 | --- | 0815 | 0935 | 1215 | 1415 | 1615 |
1615 |
1730 | |
| Amorosa |
0653 |
0758 |
--- |
0823 |
0943 | 1223 |
1423 |
1623 |
1623 |
1738 |
|
| Cumeada |
0705 |
0805 |
--- |
0835 |
0950 | 1235 |
1435 |
1635 |
1635 |
1750 |
|
| Santo Estevão | 0712 |
0812 |
--- |
0842 |
0957 | 1242 |
1442 |
1642 |
1642 |
1757 |
|
| Silves arrive | 0720 | 0820 | --- | 0850 | 1005 | 1250 | 1450 | 1650 |
1650 |
1805 | |
| Silves leave | 0720 | --- | 0820 | 0850 | --- | 1300 | 1455 | 1655 | 1700 |
1810 | |
| Lagoa
Bus Terminal arrive |
0735 | --- | 0840 |
0905 |
--- | 1315 | 1510 | 1710 |
1715 |
1825 |
|
| Lagoa Bus Terminal leave | 0740 | --- | --- | 0910 |
--- | 1320 | 1515 |
1715 |
1720 |
1825 |
|
| Estombar |
0746 | --- | --- | 0916 | --- | 1326 | 1521 | 1721 |
1726 |
1831 | |
| Parchal |
0755 | --- | --- | 0925 | --- | 1335 | 1530 |
1730 |
1735 |
1840 |
|
| Portimão Av. Guanaré** | 0800 | --- | --- | 0930 | --- | 1340 | 1535 | 1735 |
1740 |
1845 |
** buses start from and end at the Avenida Guanaré
near the Repsol garage and the Largo do Dique. This is by the
river and about 5 minutes walk from the actual city centre.
On the way into the centre of Portimão, the buses take a rather
long route owing to the one-way traffic system.
They stop at several places before getting to the terminus. No
allowance is made for this. Arrival in Portimão may be about 5
minutes later than the time shown on the timetable.
If you don't want a trip around town, get off at
the first stop after the bridge, cross the road for the five
minute walk into the actual centre. Map here.
On the way back to Lagoa etc they go directly out over the bridge,
not stopping anywhere until on the other side at Parchal.
For the time of other buses at
Mexilhoeira Carregação towards Lagoa and beyond, click or tap here.
For buses from Mexilhoeira Carregação to Portimão click or tap here.
Different stops are used in
Portimão's outdoor ' bus station' in Avenida Guanaré. Give
yourself time to find the correct one.
NON STOP BUSES PORTIMÃO TO
LAGOA either number 57 Transrápido bus going to FARO or number
51 Linha Littoral going to ALBUFEIRA
Weekdays : 0600,
0720, 0804, 0905, 1049, 1135, 1249, 1310, 1504, 1550, 1704,
1755, 1904
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
: only at 0814, 0905, 1310, 1704 and in summer only 1755 and
1904. The 1755 and 1904 buses do not run at weekends in winter.
You can also use Aerobus 56 between Portimão and Lagoa but much
higher fares are charged. Times here.
Other slower buses via Parchal and Estombar. In BLUE it is a Route 113 bus going to Silves or Messines.
In GREEN it is a bus to Armação de Pêra or
Albufeira Routes 13 and 14, in colour purple destination is Vale Covo
or Praia do Carvalho Route 107.
There are sometimes two buses at the same time!
Weekdays (MFO)
: 0715, 0730,
0730, 0815, 0815, 0915, 0930, 1020, 1045, 1115, 1230, 1300, 1330, 1400, 1545,
1615,
1630, 1700, 1745,
1745, 1820, 1900, 1915
Saturdays,
Sundays and Holidays : only at 0730, 0815, 0915, 0930, 1230, 1330, 1415 then nothing
until 1700,
1745, 1745
All buses leave from the Lagoa
bus station, but from any one of five different stops,
depending on where they have come from!
Fortunately they are close together, so just look for buses
with either Portimão or Lagos on the front.
Journey is about 15 minutes by non-stop buses; 20 - 25
minutes by others.
NON STOP BUSES TO PORTIMÃO
either number 57 Transrápido or 51 Linha Littoral bus
going to Lagos
Weekdays(MFO):
0839, 0940, 0954, 1110, 1239, 1410, 1454, 1625,
1654, 1740, 1854, 1925, 1955 and 2125 The 2125 runs ten
minutes LATER in summer.
You can also use Aerobus 56
between Lagoa and Portimão but a much higher fare is
charged. Times here.
Other slower buses to Portimão via Estombar and Parchal. All these buses will be destination Portimão on routes 13, 14, 107 or 113.
Weekdays
(MFO) : 0733, 0740,
0750, 0823, 0840, 0910, 0930, 1023, 1025, 1135, 1145,
1320, 1338, 1435, 1453, 1515, 1608, 1715, 1720, 1800,
1825, 1838, 1955
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays only at 0730, 0823, 0840, 1025, 1145, 1330, 1435, 1445, then nothing until 1720, last bus 1800
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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