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.
To view and print these timetables as PDF file, please click here
NO BUSES ON SATURDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE |
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Days of operation |
MONDAYS
TO
FRIDAYS (WEEKDAYS) |
SATURDAYS |
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Tavira
Bus
Station |
0730 | 0810 | 0905 | 1020 | 1235 | 1305 | 1440 | 1710 | 1810 | 0810 | 0940 | 1130 | 1545 |
1810 |
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Santa
Luzia |
0740 | 0820 | 0915 | 1030 | 1245 | 1315 | 1450 | 1720 | 1820 | 0820 | 0950 | 1140 | 1555 |
1820 |
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Pedras d'el Rei ** | --- | 0825 | 0920 | 1035 | 1250 | 1320 | --- | 1725 | 1825 | --- | 0955 | 1145 | 1600 |
1825 |
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Days of operation | MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS (WEEKDAYS) | SATURDAYS |
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Pedras d'el Rei ** | --- | 0830 | 0920 | 1035 | 1250 | 1320 | --- | 1725 | 1825 | --- | 0955 | 1145 | 1615 |
1825 |
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Santa Luzia | 0740 | 0835 | 0925 | 1040 | 1255 | 1325 | 1450 | 1730 | 1830 | 0820 | 1000 | 1150 | 1620 |
1830 |
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Tavira
Bus
Station |
0750 | 0845 | 0935 | 1050 | 1305 | 1335 | 1500 | 1740 | 1840 | 0830 |
1010 |
1200 |
1630 |
1840 |
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** from here it is a short walk
to the bridge or little train
crossing to the Praia do Barril. |
A small ferry operates between April and mid
October across the lagoon to the island beach of Terra Estreita.
Details here
One way fare Tavira and Cabanas is €2.35
There are other buses (daily) between Tavira and Conceição - click
here for times
The little railway station at Conceição is an easy 12 -15
minutes walk from the centre of Cabanas, also Cabanas Park. Train times
The two buses shaded in grey run on schooldays only |
NO BUSES ON SATURDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE |
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Days
of operation |
MONDAYS TO
FRIDAYS (WEEKDAYS) |
SATURDAYS |
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Tavira Bus Station | 0740 | 0815 | 1055 | 1230 | 1335 | 1630 | 1740 | 1845 | 0830 | 1055 | 1320 | 1710 |
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Conceição |
0747 | 0822 | 1102 | 1237 | 1342 | 1637 | 1747 | 1852 | 0837 | 1102 | 1327 | 1717 |
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Pedras da Rainha/Cabanas Village Apts | 0750 | 0825 | 1105 | 1240 | 1345 | 1640 | 1750 | 1855 | 0840 | 1105 | 1330 | 1720 |
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Cabanas ** | 0755 | 0830 | 1110 | 1245 | 1350 | 1645 | 1755 | 1900 | 0845 | 1110 | 1335 | 1725 |
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Days of operation |
MONDAYS TO
FRIDAYS (WEEKDAYS) |
SATURDAYS | |||||||||||
Cabanas** | 0755 | 0830 | 1110 | 1245 | 1425 | 1645 | 1755 | 1900 | 0845 | 1110 | 1335 | 1725 |
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Pedras da Rainha/Cabanas Village Apts | 0800 | 0835 | 1115 | 1250 | 1430 | 1650 | 1800 | 1905 | 0850 | 1115 | 1340 | 1730 |
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Conceição | 0803 | 0838 | 1118 | 1253 | 1433 | 1653 | 1803 | 1908 | 0853 | 1118 | 1343 | 1733 |
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Tavira Bus Station | 0810 | 0845 | 1125 | 1300 | 1440 | 1700 | 1810 | 1915 | 0900 | 1125 | 1350 | 1740 |
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** Cabanas end stop is at
the roundabout at the entrance to Cabanas Park and the
Golden Club resorts.
The previous stop outside the Spar supermarket, where the bus turns off the main road, is closer to the centre of the village and the ferry to the island. In July, August and early
September there are passenger ferries from Tavira to
Cabanas.
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Only Operates
1st JULY to second Sunday in SEPTEMBER - Journey time 7
minutes
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. This runs from early February
to end October.
Some details here or ask at the tourist office about
this.
FERRY DETAILS -
OPERATED BY SILNIDO
LDA
The ferry between Quatro Águas
to the island operates daily all year, except probably no service
Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Winter timetable is here
- once an hour 1000 - 1500 and 1615 daily from Quatro Águas.
Return from the island last journey 1635. (A much more frequent service is available in summer until late at night.)
Return fare (adult) is €1,70,
children aged 4 to 12 €0.90 under 4 years free.
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.
Fare €2.20 (adult)
return, children aged 4 - 12 €1. Winter timetable 2020 here - 0930, 1040 then hourly until 1440, 1550. Return from the island 45 minutes later, last journey 1635.
In summer, ferries operate every 30 minutes from 0900 until the last one back from
the island at 1930.
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.
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
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 TTF - Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays only
WED -
Wednesdays only xxx - Not on Wednesdays
MFO
- Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only SCH -
Schooldays only
The 0715 bus from Santa Catarina and 1345 from Tavira run via Tavira railway station. The others do not
days of operation |
MON |
TTF |
XXX |
WED |
SCH | MFO |
Tavira Bus
Station |
0850 |
0850 |
1345 |
1345 |
1750 | 1845 |
Prego |
0900 |
0900 |
1355 |
1355 |
1800 | 1855 |
Santa
Catarina |
0910 |
0910 |
1405 |
1405 |
1810 | 1905 |
São Bras
de Alportel |
0930 |
--- |
--- |
1425 |
--- |
--- |
days of operation |
MFO |
TTF |
MON |
XXX |
WED |
SCH |
São Bras
de Alportel |
--- |
--- |
0930 |
--- |
1425 |
--- |
Santa
Catarina |
0715 |
0915 |
0950 |
1405 |
1445 |
1815 |
Prego |
0725 |
0925 |
1000 |
1415 |
1455 |
1825 |
Tavira Bus
Station |
0735 |
0935 |
1010 |
1425 |
1505 |
1835 |
SERVICE SUSPENDED EXCEPT FOR SCHOOL BUSES
One bus each schoolday - from Esteiramantens
at 0750; From Tavira to Estiramantens at 1715
From Tavira on WEEKDAYS (MFO) at 1325 and 1830. Also on at 1630 SCHOOLDAYS.
The 1830 bus continues to Brejos (Cruz.) arriving at 1850.
From Amaro Gonçalves on WEEKDAYS (MFO) at 0705 (starts at Brejos at 0700) and 1340 also
at 1650 on SCHOOLDAYS.
Journey time 15 minutes
There are more buses between Tavira and Luz de
Tavira - click here for times.
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.
On both routes, stop 0 is the bus station, stop 2 the railway station.
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
Site home page here
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Pedras d'el
Rei tourist train across to Praia do Barril - it has a
diesel engine |
Santa Luzia |