Tavira local bus and ferry connections

View and print these timetables as a PDF file here
Some personal pictures of Tavira here My map of Tavira here.

The information on this page has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.

Buses operated by EVA

Tavira <> Santa Luzia <> Pedras d'el Rei

NO SERVICE on Saturday afternoons, nor all day Sundays and Holidays.
No service at Pedras d'el Rei at weekends or holidays.

Ferry Santa Luzia to Praia Terra Estreita

A small ferry operates between April and mid September across the lagoon to the island beach of Terra Estreita.
Details for 2018 here courtesy of Tavira-today.com details for 2019 not yet known

Tavira <> Conceição <> Cabanas

One way fare Tavira and Cabanas is €2.35
There are other buses (daily) between Tavira and Conceição - click here for times
Buses to and from Cabanas do not run on Saturday afternoons, nor all day Sundays and Holidays.
The little railway station at  Conceição is an easy 12 -15 minutes walk from the centre of Cabanas, also Cabanas Park. Train times

Ferries and Water taxis from Cabanas to the Ilha Cabanas

Bus Tavira <> Quatro Águas for the ferry to Ilha de Tavira

Operates 1st JULY to second Sunday in SEPTEMBER -  Journey time 7 minutes
BUS DOES NOT RUN ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS OR HOLIDAYS

Quatro Águas is about 1 mile/1.6km from Tavira.
Buses leave Tavira Bus Station at  0905,1305,1505,1635,1850
Buses leave Quatro Águas at  0915,1315,1515,1645,1900
These buses pass the railway station about 2 minutes after/before the time at Tavira Bus Station.

The Tavira tourist road 'train' also goes to Quatro Águas, about once each hour and every day in summer. Some details here or ask at the tourist office about this.
The afternoon and evening trips do not run ´without customers'.

FERRY DETAILS - OPERATED BY SILNIDO LDA

Ferry Quatro Águas <> Tavira Island

SPECIAL NOTE - THIS FERRY IS CURRENTLY (16th April 2019) NOT OPERATING BECAUSE OF REPAIR WORK AT THE ISLAND DOCK.
TODAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT A NEW DOCK HAD BEEN FINISHED AND THAT IT IS HOPED FERRY SERVICE CAN 'SOON RESUME'. There is no information on the ferry company website which is www.silnido.com

The ferry between Quatro Águas to the island operates daily all year, except when the weather is bad.
In high summer (July and August) it operates frequently from 0800 until midnight.  In June and September there is a boat at least every hour from around 0830 to 2000, often two each hour. Return fare (adult)  is €1,50.
Complete timetable here - opens in a new window, but only the current months times are shown. They run extra boats if demand requires. Ferries operate until late evening during July and August.

Ferry Tavira (town) to the island

There are additional ferries in the summer. These leave from the quayside in Tavira just beyond the old market building, the Doca da Pesca and the fishing boats, going towards the tall bridge over the river. These operate at least once an hour. Picture to the right is the ferry approaching Tavira. Click to see full size.

Silnido ferry fare €2.00 (adult) return, children half price. This service runs from early June to the end of September, with ferries every 30 minutes at the busiest times.

In summer there are also ferries between Tavira (town) and Cabanas operating 0900 - 2000 (1900 in September). The posh Albacora Hotel also runs its own boats from the hotel jetty across to the island.

THESE ARE FOOT PASSENGER FERRIES ONLY. BIKES AND DOGS ARE NOT CARRIED AS NEITHER ARE ALLOWED ON THE ISLAND.

BOARDING AND ALIGHTING IS VIA A SHORT FLIGHT OF STONE STEPS. BABY BUGGIES MUST BE FOLDED AND CARRIED, BABIES LIKEWISE. WELL, CARRIED AT LEAST

THOSE LESS ABLE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTIES. WHEELCHAIR ACCESS TO THE FERRIES IS NOT POSSIBLE.

Water Taxis

There are also water taxis available to take you to the island from Tavira and Quatro Águas, also to and from Cabanas etc. These operate restricted hours outside the main holiday season.

For prices and contact details please click here. This company website may be useful http://sequatours.com/watertaxiservice.html

Tavira <> Santa Catarina <> São Bras de Alportel

THE ROUTES BELOW HAVE NO SERVICE ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS OR HOLIDAYS
aucune services les weekends/dias úteis somente/nicht am wochenende
Check carefully for which days the buses operate. A scenic ride but come back a different way!
MON - Mondays only   MX - not on Mondays   TTF - Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays only
WED - Wednesdays only MW - Mondays and Wednesdays MFO - Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only
SCH - Schooldays only but not on Wednesdays!

Tavira <> St. Estevão <> Esteiramantens

One bus each way only - from Esteiramantens at 0725 MFO
From Tavira to St. Estevão at 1715  (SCH, except Wednesdays) and to Esteiramantens at 1845 MFO. Journey time 15 minutes

Tavira <> Luz de Tavira <> Amaro Gonçalves

From Tavira on WEEKDAYS (MFO) at 1325 and 1825**. Also on at 1630 SCHOOLDAYS. The 1825 bus continues to Brejos (Cruz.) arriving at 1845.
** only in winter! In summer the bus leaves at 1920hrs.
From Tavira on SATURDAYS only at 1350hrs. No buses on Sundays and Holidays.

From Amaro Gonçalves on WEEKDAYS (MFO) at 0715* and 1340 also at 1650 on SCHOOLDAYS. On Saturdays at 0755 only. * starts from Brejos Cruz. at 0710

There are more buses between Tavira and Luz de Tavira - click here for times.

Tavira Urbanas - TUT local minibus around town

Tavira has two overlapping, local urban minibus routes from the Bus Station.They make a couple of loops around the town and suburbs, at very irregular intervals, between 0800 and 2000 MFO (weekdays) only. Five journeys also run on Saturdays on Linha Azul between about 0800 and 1400. There is no service at all on Sundays or Holidays. Times are posted at the most of the bus stops. Maps and timetables on line here. Click either Descarregar Horário Linha Azul or Descarregar Horário Linha Vermelha for a printable timetable.There is a stop outside the Tavira Gran Plaza shopping centre, number 23 on the map. The routes are very complicated with many stops only served on a few journeys.

NOTE ABOUT TAVIRA BUS STATION

Tavira Bus Station is situated in the Rua dos Pelames, on the riverbank, about 3 minutes walk from the town centre, the old arched bridge and the Praça da Republica.

It is about six or seven minutes walk from the Railway Station  - signs to it say "Terminal Rodoviário".
The building itself is rather anonymous, but you will see buses going in and out

My map of Tavira here.

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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Pedras d'el Rei tourist train across to Praia do Barril - it has a diesel engine Steve Widdowson kindly sent me some more pictures, taken in October 2014. Nothing changed since! You can see them here.	Santa Luzia

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