(also shows some other buses for easy reading)
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!
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THE TRAIN SERVICE ALONG THIS PART OF THE COAST OFFERS A CHEAPER, MORE FREQUENT AND QUICKER ALTERNATIVE - TIMES HEREFaro <> Olhão <> Tavira <> Vila Real - Horaires des trains, horários de comboio, Zugfahrpläne içi/aqui/hier
Daily
- bus runs daily including holidays
MFO - bus runs
Mondays to Fridays only, except holidays
For the times of all buses between Faro and Olhão please click here.
Olhão map here
Olhão bus
terminal is currently not served owing to roadworks.
Buses stop instead at the Rotunda ao Cubo on the N125 road near
the Ria Shopping mall.
I cannot find how long this will last.
↓ - bus does not stop here
Days of operation | MFO | MFO | Daily | MFO | MFO | Daily | MFO | MFO | MFO | MFO | Daily | MFO | MFO | Daily | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABF
Some buses come from Albufeira |
ABF |
ABF | ABF | |||||||||||||
Route / Line number | |
|
43 | 40 | 67 | 43 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 67 |
Faro Bus Terminal |
--- |
--- |
0715 |
--- |
0830 |
0930 |
1130 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1330 |
1515 |
1730 |
1830 |
||
Olhão
Rotunda ao Cubo |
--- |
--- |
0735 |
--- |
0850 |
0950 |
1150 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1350 |
1535 |
1750 |
1850 |
||
Fuzeta
crossroads - Alfandanga |
B |
--- |
--- |
0750 |
--- |
0905 |
1005 |
1205 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1405 |
1550 |
1805 |
1905 |
|
Luz
de Tavira |
C |
--- |
0708 |
0800 |
--- |
0915 |
1015 |
1215 |
--- |
--- |
1343 |
1415 |
1600 |
1815 |
1915 |
|
Tavira Bus Terminal |
D |
--- |
0720 |
0815 |
--- |
0930 |
1030 |
1230 |
--- |
--- |
1358 |
1430 |
1615 |
1830 |
1930 |
|
Conceição |
D |
CAR | -- |
0822 |
--- |
0937 |
1037 |
1237 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1437 |
1622 |
--- |
1937 |
|
Manta Rota |
0714 |
--- |
↓ | 0945 |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | 1300 |
1415 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ---- |
↓ | ||
Cacela
(Vila Nova de) |
E |
0717 |
--- |
0830 |
0948 |
0945 |
1045 |
1245 |
1303 |
1418 |
--- |
1445 |
1630 |
--- |
1945 |
|
Alagoa Praia |
F |
0723 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- |
↓ | ↓ | --- |
↓ | |
Altura
X (on the N125 road) |
F |
0730 |
--- |
0840 |
0955 |
0955 |
1055 |
1255 |
1310 |
1425 |
--- |
1455 |
1640 |
--- |
1955 |
|
Monte
Gordo Church |
G |
0740 |
--- |
0848 |
1005 |
1003 |
1103 |
1303 |
1320 |
1435 |
--- |
1503 |
1648 |
--- |
2003 |
|
Vila Real de Santo António Terminal |
G |
0747 |
--- |
0855 |
1012 |
1010 |
1110 |
1310 |
1327 |
1442 |
--- |
1510 |
1655 |
--- |
2010 |
ABF - from Albufeira via Vilamoura, Quarteira and Almancil. For times between Albufeira and Faro click here.
CAR - starts at Carrapateira 0650
B - this is the closest stop to Fuzeta, about 1.5km away. There
are a few buses into Fuzeta on another route; click here for times.
Fuzeta has two fairly centrally placed railway stations with
service every day but at irregular times. Train times here.
C - Additional bus on route 40 Luz de Tavira to Tavira at
1653 on schooldays only
All buses in Luz use the same stop, in the square opposite the
church.
D - For more buses between Tavira and Conceição, click here. For Tavira map, click here.
E - on market days (3rd Sunday of the month) buses may stop on the
N125 not in the village centre
F - for buses between Alagoa Praia, Altura and Castro Marim, click
here. Weekdays only.
Buses at Altura (X) also stop near the ALDI and Intermarché
supermarkets
G - for complete service between Monte Gordo and Vila Real, click
here.
The bus station in Vila Real is adjacent to the ferry crossing
over to Spain; details of ferries here.
Map here.
For the times of all buses between Olhão and Faro please click here. Olhão map here
Days of operation | MFO | Daily | MFO | MFO | MFO | Daily | MFO | MFO | MFO | MFO | Daily | MFO | MFO | Daily | MFO | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Route / Line number | |
|
66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 43 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 66 | 67 | 43 | 40 | 67 | 67 |
Vila Real de Santo António Terminal |
G |
--- |
0700 |
--- |
0815 |
0915 |
1000 |
1230 |
1340 |
--- |
1340 |
1630 |
1745 |
--- |
1800 |
1830 |
|
Monte
Gordo Church |
G |
--- |
0707 |
--- |
0822 |
0922 |
1007 |
1237 |
1347 |
--- |
1347 |
1637 |
1752 |
--- |
1807 |
1837 |
|
Altura
X
(on the N125 road) |
F |
--- |
0715 |
--- |
0830 |
0932 |
1015 |
1247 |
1357 |
--- |
1355 |
1645 |
1802 |
--- |
1815 |
1845 |
|
Alagoa Praia |
F |
--- | ↓ | --- |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | 1402 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | --- |
↓ | ↓ | |
Cacela
(Vila
Nova de) |
E |
--- |
0725 |
--- |
0840 |
0939 |
1025 |
1254 |
1408 |
--- |
1405 |
1655 |
1809 |
--- |
1825 |
1855 |
|
Manta Rota |
--- |
↓ | --- |
↓ | 0942 |
↓ | 1257 |
1411 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | 1812 |
--- |
↓ | ↓ | ||
Conceição |
D |
--- |
0733 |
--- |
0848 |
--- |
1033 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1413 |
1703 |
CAR | --- |
1833 |
1903 |
|
Tavira |
D |
0645 |
0740 |
0810 |
0855 |
--- |
1045 |
--- |
--- |
1325 |
1420 |
1710 |
--- |
1830 | 1840 |
1910 |
|
Luz
de Tavira |
C |
0700 |
0755 |
0825 |
0910 |
--- |
1100 |
--- |
--- |
1337 |
1435 |
1725 |
--- |
1842 | 1855 |
--- |
|
Fuseta
crossroads - Alfandanga |
B |
0710 |
0805 |
0835 |
0920 |
--- |
1110 |
--- |
--- |
to |
1445 |
1735 |
--- |
to | 1905 |
--- |
|
Olhão
Rotunda ao Cubo |
0730 |
0825 |
0855 |
0940 |
--- |
1130 |
--- |
--- |
Amaro | 1505 | 1755 |
--- |
Brejos | 1925 |
--- |
||
Faro Bus Terminal |
0755 |
0850 | 0920 |
1005 |
--- |
1155 |
--- |
--- |
Gonçalves | 1530 |
1820 |
--- |
--- |
1950 |
--- |
||
ABF
some buses go to Albufeira |
ABF | ABF | ABF |
ABF - to Albufeira via Almancil, Quarteira and Vilamoura. For times after Faro click here
CAR
- after Manta Rota this bus continues to Carrapateira arriving at
1837
B - this is the closest stop to Fuzeta village, about 1.5km away.
There are a few buses from Fuzeta on another route; click here for times.
Fuzeta has two fairly centrally placed railway stations with
service every day but at irregular times. Train times here.
C - Additional bus from Tavira to Luz de Tavira (Route 40)
at 1630 on schooldays
All buses in Luz, in both directions, use the same stop, in the
square opposite the church.
D - For more buses between Conceição and Tavira, click here. For Tavira Map, click here.
E - on market days (3rd Sunday of the month) daytime buses may
stop on the N125 not in the village centre
F - for buses between Castro Marim, Altura and Alagoa Praia, click
here. Weekdays only.
Buses at Altura (X) also stop near the ALDI and Intermarché
supermarkets
G - for the complete service between Vila Real and Monte Gordo,
click here.
The bus station in Vila Real is adjacent to the ferry crossing
from Spain; details of ferries here. Map here.
The 'marginal' route 96 is the one via the
Lighthouse and along the coast road
7 minutes journey
Mondays to
Fridays except holidays
(weekdays) first bus at 0700, 0755, 0815, 0915, 1000, 1230, 1340,
1515,
1630, 1700,
1745, 1800, 1830.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays - only at 0700,
1000, 1315,
1630 and 1800
The bus stop at Monte Gordo Church is in the
square, about 50 metres from the Hotel Navegadores.
All buses in both directions use the same stop, which is about 4
minutes walk to the beach through the pedestrian streets.
Mondays to Fridays
except holidays
(weekdays) first bus at 0740, 0810, 0848,
1003, 1005, 1103, 1303, 1320,
1435, 1503, 1530,
1648, 1715,
then no more buses until 2003.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays - only at 0848, 1103, 1330, 1503 and 2003
Bus is route 96 despite the fact it goes a
completely different way to the other buses on route 96 below!
Ten minutes journey - one way adult fare €2.60
cash on board - I think. Pre paid reduced fare passes are
available at Vila Real Bus Station
In Monte Gordo these buses start and finish outside the Hotel
Vasco da Gama on the seafront.
They also stop at the Monte Gordo campsite entrance a minute or
two before / after the final stop in town.
Summer service July, August and early September to
be confirmed for summer 2023
Vila Real de Santo António to Monte Gordo Praia via Lighthouse (Farol) and EM511 road (Estrada Marginal)
DAILY at 0830 then every hour until 1230, then at 1445 and every hour until 1845
Monte Gordo Praia to Vila Real de Santo António via Lighthouse (Farol) and EM511 road
DAILY at 0845 then every hour until 1245, then at 1500 and every hour until 1900
Service during winter
Vila Real de Santo António to Monte Gordo Praia via
Lighthouse (Farol) and EM511 road (Estrada Marginal)
Weekdays only at 0830 and 1815
Monte Gordo Praia to Vila Real de Santo António via Lighthouse (Farol) and EM511 road
Weekdays only at 0845 and 1830
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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