Lagos <> Bensafrim <> Aljezur <> Odeceixe VAMUS Route 79

The information has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.
This timetable was changed at one day´s notice on 30th September

FOR REDE EXRESSOS PLEASE CHECK AT THEIR WEBSITE BEFORE MAKING TRAVEL PLANS
THEIR TIMES AND TICKETS ARE CONFIRMED ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE

Operated by VAMUS or Rede-Expressos (journeys marked RX) for which different tickets are needed
§ For more buses between Lagos and Bensafrim, click here.

MFO - bus runs Mondays to Fridays only, except holidays
NSC - THIS BUS RUNS ONLY ON WEEKDAYS AND ONLY WHEN SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
SCH - bus runs on Schooldays only XXX - runs on Mondays and Fridays only, except holidays
This bus runs right up into the relatively unspoiled area of the Alentejo Coast National Park
There are two local buses each weekday connecting Odeceixe with places further north. Details here.
Bus 74 runs five times on SCHOOLDAYS ONLY between Aljezur, Vale da Telha and Arrifana
Journeys on Rede-Expressos are more expensive than by the other buses.
Tickets must be obtained before boarding, via www.rede-expressos.pt , their app or at Lagos Bus Station.
↓ - bus does NOT stop here ### this bus runs TEN minutes later on schooldays

Days of operation	XXX	Daily RX	MFO	SCH	Daily RX	Daily RX	NSC	SCH	Daily RX	SCH	SCH	MFO ###
Lagos Bus Terminal#	Route	0830	0830	0915	0900	1115	1345	1406	1520	---	1640	1830
Portelas §	22	↓	0840	0925	↓	↓	1355	1416	↓	---	1657	1835
Bensafrim §	VDB	↓	0850	0935	↓	↓	1405	1426	↓	---	1707	1845
Monte Ruivo	0840	↓	0905	0950	↓	↓	1420	1441	↓	---	1722	1905
Alfambras	0845	↓	0910	0955	↓	↓	1425	1446	↓	---	1727	1910
Aljezur Largo Mercado	0853	0905	0920	1005	0935	1150	1435	1456	1555	---	1737	1920
Igreja Nova	---	↓	0922	1007	to	to	1437	1458	to	---	1739	1922
Aljezur schools	---	to	↓	↓	Lisbon	Lisbon	1439	1500	Lisbon	1555	1741	↓
Carrascalinho	---	Lisbon	↓	↓	via	via	1446	1507	via	1602	1748	1929
Rogil	---	via	0931	1016	Vila	Vila	1451	1512	Sines	1607	1753	1934
Maria Vinagre	---	Santiago	0937	1022	Nova	Nova	1457	1518	and	1613	1759	1940
Malhadais	---	Cacém	↓	↓	Milfontes	Milfontes	1503	1524	Santiago	1619	1805	1946
Odeceixe (see note)	---	0920	0945	1030	0950	1205	1508	1529	Cacém	1624	1810	1951

Days of operation	SCH	SCH	NSC	SCH	SCH	Daily RX	XXX	MFO ===	MFO	Daily RX	Daily RX
Odeceixe (see note)	0650	0700	0700	---	1015	From	---	1200	1715	1920	2105
Malhadais	0655	0705	0705	---	1020	Lisbon	---	1205	↓	From	From
Maria Vinagre	0702	0712	0712	---	1027	via	---	1212	1723	Lisbon	Lisbon
Rogil	0708	0718	0718	0730	1033	Santiago	---	1218	1729	via	via
Carrascalinho	0713	0723	0723	↓	1038	Cacém	---	1223	↓	Vila	Santiago
Aljezur schools	↓	0730	0730	0739	1045	and	Route	↓	↓	Nova	Cacém
Igreja Nova	0721	0732	0732	0742	1047	Sines	22	1231	1738	Milfontes	↓
Aljezur Largo Mercado	0722	0734	0734	0744	1049	1205	1232	1233	1740	1935	2120
Alfambras	0731	↓	0744	↓	1059	↓	1240	1243	1750	↓	↓
Monte Ruivo	0735	↓	0749	↓	1104	↓	1245	1248	1755	↓	↓
Bensafrim §	0755	↓	0809	↓	1124	↓	VDB	1308	1815	↓	↓
Portelas §	0800	↓	0814	↓	1129	↓	---	1313	1820	↓	↓
Lagos Bus Terminal#	0810	0815	0819	0825	1134	1240	---	1323	1825	2010	2155

TIMETABLE NOTES

=== The 1200 bus from Odeceixe arrives at Lagos five minutes earlier when schools are closed

VDB - to or from Vila do Bispo via the N268 road. Complete times here.
These buses run only on Mondays and Fridays, except holidays

§ For more buses between Lagos and Bensafrim, click here.
# Outbound buses (except those shaded purple) also stop along the Esplanade, on the side nearest the river, at Infante and the other stops.
Inbound buses continue along the Esplanade to Infante; these stops are nearer the town centre
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.

STOPPING PLACES IN ODECEIXE

Rede Expressos services stop at the PAPELARIA NOVAIS shop in Rua das Amoreiras, which on the main road just outside the town centre, by the bridge over the river. Marked in blue on the map here.
Other buses also stop here, then go into the town to a stop near Casa do Rio, marked in red on Google Maps here.

WEEKDAY BUS 'CONNECTIONS' AT ODECEIXE operated by Rodoviária do Alentejo

None of these buses run at weekends or on public holidays.

There are buses at 1030 and 1750 (school holidays) or 1800 (schooldays) from Odeceixe to Santiago de Cacém via São Téotonio and Odemira.

In the reverse direction buses leave Santiago do Cacém at 0705 (schooldays) or 0715 (School holidays) arriving in Odeceixe at 0955; also at 1340 arriving at 1545
The (1750) 1800 bus from Odeceixe also runs via Sines at 1955, as does the 0705 / 0715 bus from Santiago do Cacém stopping at Sines 0730 / 0740.
Those journeys via Sines cannot be found on the website's timetable search!

See these pages for those times in detail :
Linha 8923 - ODECEIXE - ODEMIRA - CERCAL - SINES- SANTIAGO CACÉM
Linha 8942 - ODECEIXE - ODEMIRA - TARRO - SANTIAGO DO CACÉM

RX - this is a long-distance coach (bus) to or from Lisbon. Check the website for more information.
The 1520 from Lagos starts in Portimão at 1500; the 1240 arrival in Lagos continues to Portimão arriving at 1300.
Tickets for Rede Expressos MUST be obtained before boarding either at the website or at the bus station.

General information about buses in and around Lagos 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
Back to the main page here

Aljezur

ALJEZUR CASTLE AND VILLAGE

Lagos <> Bensafrim <> Aljezur <> Odeceixe VAMUS Route 79

TIMETABLE NOTES

STOPPING PLACES IN ODECEIXE

WEEKDAY BUS 'CONNECTIONS' AT ODECEIXE operated by Rodoviária do Alentejo

www.algarvebus.info