site logo

VAMUS Route 4 Albufeira <> Ferreiras <> Paderne <> São Bartolomeu Messines
VAMUS Route 17 Albufeira <> Ferreiras <> Algoz <> Silves

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.

Operated by VAMUS
fgp

THERE ARE CHEAPER LOCAL 'GIRO' BUS BETWEEN ALBUFEIRA AND FERREIRAS
EVERY 30 MINUTES ON WEEKDAYS, EVERY 60 MINUTES AT WEEKENDS AND ON HOLIDAYS  - TIMES HERE
FOR THE FERREIRAS TO ALBUFEIRA DIRECTION CLICK HERE VAMUS PASSES AND TICKETS ARE NOT  VALID

Daily - bus runs daily including holidays

MFO - Bus runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only SCH - bus runs on Schooldays only
SSH - bus runs on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays only
YYY - bus runs Mondays to Fridays. On Mondays runs via Mouriçao (0803) arriving at Portela 0810, S B Messines at 0815
ZZZ - bus runs Daily.  On Mondays runs via Mouriçao at 1350 and is 10 minutes later at Purgatório, Paderne and beyond
Other buses run daily between Albufeira and São Bartolomeu Messines via Guia and Algoz, for times click here.

↓ - bus does not stop here

Days of operation
MFO
 YYY Daily MFO Daily MFO Daily SCH MFO MFO MFO SSH Daily Daily
Albufeira Bus Terminal A 0715 0735 0800 1230 1235 1340 1430 1630 1640 1740
 1745 1800 1845 1915
Centro do Saúde (Health Centre) H 0717 0737 0802 1232 1237 1342 1432 1632 1642 1742
 1747 1802 1847 1917
Camping Albufeira B 0719 0739 0804 1234 1239 1344 1434 1634 1644 1744
 1749 1804 1849 1919
Ferreiras (Square) C 0723 0743 0808 1238 1243 1348 1438 1638 1648 1748
 1753 1808 1853 1923
Ladeira da Fonte G ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 1403 ↓ ↓ 1703 1803
 ↓ ↓ 1908 ↓
Paderne J ↓ 0755 ↓ ↓ 1255 1407 ↓ ↓ 1707 1807
 ↓ ↓ 1912 ↓
Almeijoafras
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 1300 1412 ↓ ↓ 1712 ---
 ↓ ↓ 1917 ↓
Paderne J ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 1305 1417 ↓ ↓ 1717 ---
 ↓ ↓ 1922 ↓
Purgatório
↓ 0756 ↓ ↓ 1306 1418 ↓ ↓ 1718 ---
 ↓ ↓ 1923 ↓
Portela de Messines
↓ 0803 ↓ ↓ 1313 1425 ↓ ↓ 1725 ---
 ↓ ↓ 1930 ↓
São Bartolomeu Messines
↓ 0808 ↓ ↓ 1318 1430 ↓ ↓ 1730 ---
 ↓ ↓ 1935 ↓
Tunes Estação/Station
0730 --- 0815 1245 --- --- 1445 1645 --- ---
 1800 1815 --- 1930
Algoz (Church)
0739 --- 0824 1254 --- --- 1454 1654 --- ---
 1809 --- --- 1939
Alcantarilha Estação/Station F 0747 --- 0832 1302 --- --- 1502 1702 --- ---
 1817 --- --- 1947
Poço Barreto
0753 --- 0838 1308 --- --- 1508 1708 --- ---
 1823 --- --- 1953
Silves (Map)
0800 --- 0845 1315 --- --- 1515
 1715 --- ---
 1830 --- --- 2000

Days of operation
Daily MFO SSH Daily MFO MFO MFO SCH MFO Daily Daily MFO MFO Daily
Silves (Map)
--- ---
 --- 0715 --- 0805 --- 0900 1015 --- 1345 1715 --- 1830
Poço Barreto
--- --- --- 0722 --- 0812 --- 0907 1022 see 1352 1722 --- 1837
Alcantarilha Estação/Station F --- ---
 --- 0728 --- 0818 --- 0913 1028 note 1358 1728 --- 1843
Algoz (Church)
-- ---
 --- 0736 --- 0826 --- 0921 1036 ZZZ 1406 1736 --- 1851
Tunes Estação/Station
0700 ---
 --- 0745 --- 0835 --- 0930 1045 above 1415 1745 --- 1900
São Bartolomeu Messines
↓ 0640 0645 ↓ 0720 ↓ 0845 ↓ ↓ 1335 ↓ ↓ 1800 ↓
Portela de Messines
↓ 0645
 0650 ↓ 0725 ↓ 0850 ↓ ↓ 1340 ↓ ↓ 1805 ↓
Purgatório
↓ 0652
 0657 ↓ 0732 ↓ 0857 ↓ ↓ 1347 ↓ ↓ 1812 ↓
Paderne J ↓ 0653
 0658 ↓
 0733 ↓ 0858
 ↓ ↓ 1348 ↓ ↓ 1813 ↓
Almeijoafras
↓ 0658
 0703 ↓ 0738 ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 1353 ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Paderne J ↓ 0703
 0708 ↓ 0743 ↓ 0858 ↓ ↓ 1358 ↓ ↓ 1813 ↓
Ladeira da Fonte G ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 0747 ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 1402 ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Ferreiras (Square) C 0707 0715
 0720 0752 0802 0842 0910 0937 1052 1417 1422 1752 1825 1907
Camping Albufeira B 0711 0719
 0724 0756 0806 0846 0914 0941 1056 1421 1426 1756 1829 1911
Centro do Saúde (Health Centre) H 0713 0721
 0726 0758 0808 0848 0916 0943 1058 1423 1428 1758 1831 1913
Albufeira Bus Terminal A 0715 0723
 0728 0800 0810 0850 0918 0945 1100 1425 1430 1800 1833 1915

TIMETABLE NOTES

A - Albufeira bus terminal is a mile/1.6km from the old town and almost as far from anywhere else;
click here for details on how to get to and from the bus station. See also note H below.
B - this is the bus stop on the main road. It is also close to Clube Albufeira and Albufeira Village Resort.
The local GIRO bus route 5 runs every half hour every day between Albufeira railway station, Ferreiras, Camping Albufeira and Albufeira old town centre and Bus Station.
Click here for details. A different GIRO bus also runs between the Bus Station and Camping Albufeira. Times here.
C - there are several bus stops in Ferreiras used by the different routes - click here for a map. Close map window to return here.
F - this is over 4 miles/7km from the village; for buses between Albufeira and Alcantarilha village click here.
G - this stop is near Paderne School
H - this is the nearest stop to the old town centre, about 7 minutes walk along the mostly flat footpath. Map.
J - this stop is outside the football ground and local health centre. Some buses stop elsewhere in the village.

The PR 1 footpath up and around the castle ruins starts here. Map - https://travegeo.com/ABF_PR1_Castelo_de_Paderne-25156?edit

Diagram of the bus routes in this timetable

diagram

Silves

silvesbridgeSilvessilveschurch

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
Back to the main page here

www.algarvebus.info