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

For weekday VAMUS buses between Lagos and Bensafrim please click here;
Bensafrim, Monte Judeu and Portelas are also served daily to / from Lagos by ONDA route 7; click here for timetable (external link)
MFO - bus runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only except holidays
Most weekday buses run via the Technopolis campus between the Bus Station and Portelas.
SAT - bus runs on Saturdays only SSH - runs Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays only
SHX - bus does not run on Sundays and Holidays SCH - runs on schooldays only
EXTRA BUSES RUN ON SUNDAYS IN JULY AND AUGUST - SEE BELOW

days of operation	MFO	SSH	MFO	SAT	MFO	SSH	SHX	MFO	SCH	SSH	MFO
Note	-	-	-	-	-	-			AA	-	-
Lagos Praça do Infante+	0745	0745	1000	1000	1340	1400	1530	1730	1822	1830	1915
Lagos Portas de Portugal#	0746	0746	1001	1001	1341	1401	1531	1731	1821	1831	1916
Lagos Bus Terminal **	0747	0747	1002	1002	1342	1402	1532	1732	1820	1832	1917
Portelas	0801	0753	1016	1008	1356	1408	1546	1746	1844	1838	1931
Bensafrim	MJ	MJ	1024	1016	1404	1416	1554	1754	1852	1846	1939
Lagos Zoo	↓	↓	1033	1025	1413	1425	1603	1803	1901	1855	1948
Barão de São João Church	0815	0809	1037	1029	1417	1429	1607	1807	1905	1859	1952
Monte Judeu	0807	0759	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	2004

NOTE - ** the outbound buses stop OUTSIDE the bus terminal on the main road on the side nearest the river by the bridge.
AA - starts at the bus station and goes the 'opposite way round' via various schools.
# this is the stop near the indoor market + the stop at the end of the Avenida near the statue.

Days of operation	MFO	SSH	MFO	SAT	MFO	MFO	MFO	SSH	SAT	MFO	MFO	SSH	MFO
Note	A	-	-	---	---	-	-	-	---	-	-	-	-
Monte Judeu	---	0759	0802	---	---	---	---	---	---	--	---	---	2004
Barão de São João Church	0730	0810	0810	1030	1040	1232	1420	1440	1600	1610	1810	1910	1955
Lagos Zoo	0734	0814	0814	1034	1044	1237	1424	1444	1604	1614	1814	1914	↓
Bensafrim	0743	0823	0823	1043	1053	1245	1433	1453	1613	1623	1823	1923	MJ
Portelas	0751	0831	0831	1051	1101	1252	1441	1501	1621	1631	1831	1931	2009
Lagos Bus Terminal	0807	0836	0847	1056	1120	1308	1452	1506	1632	1642	1842	1936	2016
Lagos Portas de Portugal#	0810	0839	0850	1059	1123	1311	1455	1509	1635	1645	1845	1939	2019
Lagos Praça do Infante+	0811	0840	0851	1100	1124	1313	1456	1510	1636	1646	1846	1940	2020

NOTE # this is the stop near the indoor market. + the stop at the end of the Avenida near the statue.

A - during school holidays stops at the bus terminal at 0802 and arrives five minutes earlier at the other two stops in Lagos. Does not go via the schools!
On schooldays there is a duplicate bus from Bensafrim to Praça do Infante, also at 0743. The schoolday buses run via various different schools and will be crowded.
MJ - bus runs via Monte Judeu at 2004 not serving Bensafrim and the Zoo

EXTRA BUSES RUN ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS IN JULY AND AUGUST
from Lagos at 0945, 1100, 1539 and 1945, from Barão de São João at 1010, 1130, 1610 and 2015.

WARNING! Lagos Bus Terminal is about 5 minutes walk from the Railway Station over a bridge across the river and past the Marina
This is a lifting bridge for boats and could rise up in front of you, so beware if time is tight!
There are buses every 30/60 minutes from the station into town on weekdays. Weekend service is both irregular and infrequent.

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A Onda route 6 Lagos <> Bensafrim <> Lagos Zoo <> Barão de São Jõao

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