Bus timetable Albufeira - Loulé - Faro via IKEA and Mar Shopping

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!

For the direct Transrápido buses between Albufeira and Faro via the A22 motorway please click here

Daily – bus runs every day including Sundays and Holidays MFO – runs Mondays to Fridays only, except holidays.
SCH - runs on schooldays only SSH - runs on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays only
XXX - runs only on weekdays which are NOT schooldays.
↓ bus does not stop here
FROM 1st DECEMBER Fontainhas will be served by new Giro route 11 - times here.

Days of operation		SCH	SCH	SSH	MFO	Daily	Daily	SCH	SCH	Daily	XXX
Albufeira Bus Terminal	E	---	0700	0800	0800	1045	1430	1600	1700	1830	1915
Albufeira Shopping / Continente**	F	---	0703	0803	0803	1048	1433	1603	1703	1833	1918
Montechoro (X)	C	---	0706	0806	0806	1051	1436	1606	1706	1836	1921
Fontainhas	D	---	0709	0809	0809	1054	1439	1609	1709	1839	1924
Patã Da Cima		---	0717	0817	0817	1102	1447	1617	1717	1847	1932
Fonte De Boliqueime	A	0718	0722	0822	0822	1107	1452	1622	1722	1852	1937
Vale Judeu		↓	0731	↓	0831	↓	↓	1631	1731	↓	---
Quatro Estradas	B	0731	0740	0835	0840	1120	1505	1640	1740	1905	---
Loulé Bus Terminal arrive		0741	0750	0845	0850	1130	1515	1650	1750	1915	---
Loulé Bus Terminal leave		---	---	0900	0900	1130	1520	---	---	1920	---
Mar Shopping /IKEA		---	---	0913	0913	1143	1533	---	---	1933	---
Faro Bus Terminal		---	---	0940	0940	1210	1600	---	---	2000	---
** approximate time
Notes A - this stop is on the N125 road outside the ALDI and LIDL supermarkets. Boliqueime village is about 1/2 mile (0.8km) away. B - there are other buses between Quatro Estradas and Loulé - click here for times C - this stop is on the Estrada Vale das Pedras to the north of the Jupiter Hotel D - the stop is on the 'bypass' about 300 metres from the village. E - Albufeira bus terminal is 1 mile / 1.6km from the old town and beaches. F - nearest stop to old town and beaches. This is on the main road across town outside the Continente supermarket building Map.

Days of operation		MFO	SSH	MFO	Daily	SCH	Daily	SCH	SSH	MFO
Faro Bus Terminal		---	0700	0700	1015	---	1435	---	1715	1715
Mar Shopping / IKEA		---	0727	0727	1042	---	1502	---	1742	1742
Loulé Bus Terminal arrive		---	0740	0740	1055	---	1515	---	1755	1755
Loulé Bus Terminal leave		---	0740	0740	1055	1345	1515	1730	1810	1825
Quatro Estradas	B	---	0750	0750	1105	1355	1525	1740	1820	1835
Vale Judeu		---	↓	0759	↓	↓	↓	1749	↓	↓
Fonte De Boliqueime	A	0710	0803	0808	1118	1408	1538	1758	1833	1848
Patã da Cima		0715	0808	0813	1123	1413	1543	1803	1838	1853
Fontainhas	D	0723	0816	0821	1131	1419	1551	1811	1846	1901
Montechoro (X)	C	0726	0819	0824	1134	1422	1554	1814	1849	1904
Albufeira Shopping / Continente	F	0729	0822	0827	1137	1427	1557	1817	1852	1907
Albufeira Bus Terminal	E	0732	0825	0830	1140	1430	1600	1820	1855	1910
Notes - A - this stop is on the N125 road outside the ALDI and LIDL supermarkets. Boliqueime village is about 1/2 mile (0.8km) away. B - there are other buses between Loulé and Quatro Estradas- click here for times C - this stop is on the Estrada Vale das Pedras to the north of the Jupiter Hotel D - the stop is on the 'bypass' about 300 metres from the village. E - Albufeira bus terminal is 1 mile / 1.6km from the old town and beaches. Get off at Albufeira Shopping! Map. F - nearest stop to old town and beaches. This is on the main road across town opposite the Continente supermarket building Map.

Timekeeping is affected by traffic congestion in Faro especially at rush hours. The buses make a circuit of Faro and they are not allowed sufficient time.
They are also VERY overcrowded on schooldays - you will literally have to fight your way on board at Loulé. You have been warned!

BUS STOPS IN LOULÉ

Loulé has a fun one-way traffic system and the buses stop at different places inbound and outbound.
Click here for a map of Loulé centre showing the bus stops and the two market locations. Will open in a new window.
Loulé indoor market and Praça Republica - click picture to see full size.

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

Route 10 Albufeira <> Fonte De Boliqueime <> Loulé <> Mar Shopping / IKEA <> Faro

BUS STOPS IN LOULÉ

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