This is a nice ride up into the hills to the
popular tourist destination of Monchique.
Monchique is about 550m (1700 feet) above sea level. About 8km
away is the highest point of the Algarve, Fóia.
The summit of Foia is 902 metres above sea level. Scheduled buses
do not go there. Taxis are available at Monchique.
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. There are some strange
discrepancies between the official printed timetable (used
here) and the information
available on the website search. In particular, the bus from
Portimão at 1415 on the printed timetable is shown on line
as leaving at 1402! Beware.
The late buses on summer weekends run 1 hour later,
therefore a gap of more than five hours between buses in the
afteroon / evening.
Portimão to Monchique fare is about €5 each way,
paid cash on board. NO contactless!
The Portimão bus stop is in Avenida Guanaré, about 1 mile
(1.6km) from the cruise ship dock, mostly along the riverbank.
Minibuses usually meet the cruise ships if that's too far to walk.
Operated by VAMUS
Daily – bus
runs every day including Sundays and Holidays
MFO – runs
Mondays to Fridays only, except holidays
* other buses Monchique <> Nave see route 92
below
It is correct that there are no buses from Monchique to Portimão
between 1430 and 1830 on weekdays.
Days of operation | MFO | Daily | Daily | Daily | MFO | SSH | SCH | MFO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portimão Av. Guanaré Stop 5 | 0735 | 0900 |
1100 | 1415 | 1730 | 1830 |
1830 | 1930 |
Portimão
Cardosas |
0740 |
0905 |
1105 |
1420 |
1735 |
1835 |
1845 |
1935 |
Portimão Rotunda
Hospital |
0745 |
0910 |
1110 |
1425 |
1740 |
1840 |
1850 |
1940 |
Ponte de Vau |
0750 |
0915 |
1115 |
1430 |
1745 |
1845 |
1855 |
1945 |
Porto de Lagos |
0755 |
0920 |
1120 |
1435 |
1750 |
1850 |
1900 |
1950 |
Rasmalho |
0800 |
0925 |
1125 |
1440 |
1755 |
1855 |
1905 |
1955 |
Barracão |
0805 |
0930 |
1130 |
1445 |
1800 |
1900 |
1910 |
2000 |
Caldas
Monchique |
0808 |
0933 |
1133 |
1448 |
1805 |
1905 |
1913 |
2003 |
Nave* |
0813 |
0938 |
1138 |
1453 |
1808 |
1908 |
1918 |
2008 |
Monchique |
0820 | 0945 |
1145 | 1500 |
1815 | 1915 |
1925 | 2015 |
Days of operation | MFO | SCH *** |
Daily | Daily | Daily | MFO | SSH | Daily |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monchique | 0650 | 0730 |
0800 | 1000 |
1230 | 1430 | 1730 |
1830 |
Nave* |
0657 |
0737 |
0807 |
1007 |
1237 |
1437 |
1737 |
1837 |
Caldas Monchique | 0702 |
0742 |
0812 |
1012 |
1242 |
1442 |
1742 |
1842 |
Barracão |
0705 |
0745 |
0815 |
1015 |
1245 |
1445 |
1745 |
1845 |
Rasmalho |
0710 |
0750 |
0820 |
1020 |
1250 |
1450 |
1750 |
1850 |
Porto de Lagos |
0715 | 0755 |
0825 |
1025 |
1255 |
1455 |
1755 |
1855 |
Ponte de Vau |
0720 |
0800 |
0830 |
1030 |
1300 |
1500 |
1800 |
1900 |
Portimão Rotunda Hospital | 0725 |
0805 |
0835 |
1035 |
1305 |
1505 |
1805 |
1905 |
Portimão
Cardosas |
0730 |
0810 |
0940 |
1040 |
1310 |
1510 |
1810 |
1910 |
Portimão Av. Guanaré | 0735 | 0815 |
0845 | 1045 |
1315 | 1515 | 1815 |
1915 |
*** -
there are two buses from Monchique at 0730. One goes direct to a
high school in Portimão, not into the centre. Both run ONLY ON
SCHOOLDAYS
Other notes
The starting point in Portimão is on the Avenida
Guanaré, by the river, about 100 metres from Largo do Dique.
The nearest stop to the railway station is the one called
'Cardosas', about 650 metres from the station, about 6 minutes
flat walk. Map.
You may also use this Google Map link to find the stop, kindly
provided by Raaya - click here
The Cardosas stop is across the street from the Aqua Shopping
centre.
Buses also stop near the Portimão Municipal market in Rua Eng.
Amaro da Costa, 3 or 4 minutes after / before Avenida Guanaré.
WEEKDAYS ONLY, NO BUSES AT WEEKENDS
OR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Monchique to Marmalete at 1200 weekdays, also at
1815 weekdays but only during school holidays, 1930 only on
schooldays
From Marmalete to Monchique at 0655 on schooldays,
0725 weekdays but only during school holidays, at 1350 all
weekdays
Journey time Marmalete <> Monchique is 35
minutes. Buses also stop in Nave (7 minutes after / before
Monchique) and Casais.
WEEKDAYS ONLY, NO BUSES AT WEEKENDS
OR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Monchique to Alferce at 0845 and 1150. Alferce to Monchique at 0905 and 1210.
Journey time 15 minutes
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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