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Train/bus connection summary for Albufeira railway station

The information has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.
INFORMATION CORRECT AT 15th MARCH 2025

BUSES ARE OPERATED BY GIRO - ALBUFEIRA'S LOCAL BUS SERVICE. OFFICIAL WEBSITE HERE
THERE ARE TWO BUSES WHICH TAKE DIFFERENT ROUTES INTO TOWN! NUMBER 11 GOES INTO THE OLD TOWN CENTRE, NUMBER 5 DOES NOT.
THERE IS NO DIRECT BUS TO THE RAILWAY STATION EXCEPT FROM THE MAIN BUS STATION

ADVICE TO ARRIVING TRAVELLERS! CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED ON BOARD.
TICKET TO ALBUFEIRA, ANY STOP, IS €2,65

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Albufeira Railway Station is about 5.5km (3.5 miles) from the old town centre; it is just outside Ferreiras.

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There are two bar/cafés at the station, good places to wait! The bus stop is immediately outside the station.
There is a taxi rank at the station but sometimes no taxis. Call a taxi on (+351) 289 583 230; there is a public phone.
Uber and Bolt operate in the area.

The bus timetable is NOT designed to provide connections with the trains. The bus may not wait if the train is late.
Only those buses that may offer a connection with trains are shown on this page.

Albufeira Bus Station is over half a mile (0.8km) from some hotel areas, at least a mile (1.6km) from other parts of town.
The bus station is about a mile/1.6km from the old town area and beach. Information about other local buses in Albufeira town here

AT THE ALBUFEIRA STOPS THERE ARE CONNECTIONS* WITH THE OTHER GIRO ROUTES TO/FROM OTHER PARTS OF TOWN.

* Last buses on the other GIRO routes leave Albufeira bus station between 1900 and 1930 in winter, later on some routes 2100 - 2200 during summer holidays.
The exact dates are not shown on the official website but expected to be 1st July to the second Sunday of September.

Summary of last Giro buses from Albufeira Bus Station  here. For details of the Giro buses in and around Albufeira, click or tap here

DAYS OF OPERATION

SHX -  train DOES NOT RUN on Sundays and holidays

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FOR COMPLETE TRAIN DETAILS SEE THE TRAIN TIMETABLE; for complete bus service route 5 click here and route 11 click here
Route 11 buses stop at Camping Albufeira (which is opposite Clube Albufeira) about 5 minutes before arriving in Albufeira Avenida da Liberdade
Route 5 buses stop at Camping Albufeira about 5 minutes after leaving the Bus Station. Stops for both are on the main road, not the one at the entrance

ARRIVING IN ALBUFEIRA  RAILWAY STATION WEEKDAYS /DIAS ÚTEIS/ WERKTAGS/LUNDI Á VENDREDI except holidays
Train from Lisbon arrives --- --- --- --- --- 1059 --- 1306 --- --- 1711 --- --- --- --- 2000 --- 2138
Train from Faro arrives ---
 0743 --- --- 0935 1054 --- 1259 --- --- 1655 1813 --- 1859 --- 1956 2123 ---
Train from Lagos arrives 0717 --- 0800 0858 --- --- 1218 --- 1433 1617 --- --- 1831 --- 1938 --- 2118 ---











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Bus 11  leaves for old town and bus station
 0725 0754 0825 0925 0947 1125 1225 1325 1447 1625 1725 1825 1854 1925 1947 --- --- ---
Bus 11  arrives at Old Town Av. Liberdade 0748 0817 0848 0948 1010 1148 1248 1348 1510 1648 1748 1848 1917 1948 2010 --- --- ---
Bus 11 Arrives at Câmara Municipal (Town Hall) 0752 0821 0852 0952 1014 1152 1252 1352 1514 1652 1752 1852 1921 1952 2014 --- --- ---
Bus 11  arrives at Bus Station 0756 0825 0856 0956 1018 1156 1256 1356 1518 1656 1756 1856 1925 1956 2018 --- --- ---



















Bus 5 leaves for bus station
goes via a different route		 0725 0755

0955


1455
1655
1855
1955
2147 2147
Bus 5 arrives at Bus Station 0755 0818

1025


1518
1718
1925
2018
2210 2210
Bus 5 runs every 60 minutes on weekdays. Bus 11 runs about every 30 minutes on weekdays

ARRIVING IN ALBUFEIRA  RAILWAY STATION Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays / Fims de Semana e Férias/ Wochenende und Feiertage/ weekend et jours féries
Train from Lisbon arrives --- --- --- --- --- 1059 --- 1306 --- --- 1711 --- --- 2000 --- 2138
Train from Faro arrives --- 0743 --- --- 0935 1054 --- 1259 --- --- 1655 1813 --- 1956 2123 ---
Train from Lagos arrives 0717 --- 0800 0858 --- --- 1218 --- 1433 1617 --- --- 1831 --- 2118 ---


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Bus 11  leaves for old town and bus station
0754

0947


1447


1854


Bus 11 arrives at Old Town Av. Liberdade
0817

1010


1510


1917


Bus 11 Arrives at Câmara Municipal (Town Hall)
0821

1014


1514


1921


Bus 11  arrives at Bus Station
0825

1018


1518


1925



















Bus 5 leaves for bus station
 0725
0825 0925
1125 1225 1325
1625 1725 1825

2147 2147
Bus 5 arrives at Bus Station 0755
0855 0955
1148 1248 1348
1648 1755 1855

2210 2210
SHX - train does not run on Sundays and Holidays / o comboio não circula as Domingos e Férias / Zug verkehrt nicht an Sonn- und Feiertagen / train ne circule pas les Dimanches et jours féries
Buses 5 and 11 run every 60 minutes on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Connections at the Bus Station for all areas until 1930hrs.

LEAVING ALBUFEIRA - THERE IS NO DIRECT BUS TO THE RAILWAY STATION EXCEPT FROM THE BUS STATION.

LEAVING ALBUFEIRA*** WEEKDAYS /DIAS ÚTEIS/ WERKTAGS/LUNDI Á VENDREDI except holidays
Bus route / line 11 5 11 5 5 5 11 11 5 5 5 11 5 11 5 11 11
Bus Leaves Bus Station 0630 0700 0730 0800 0900 1030 1130 1230 1400 1530 1600 1730 1800 1830 1900 1930 2030
Bus arrives Railway Station 0645 0725 0754 0825 0925 1054 1145 1254 1425 1555 1625 1754 1825 1854 1925 1945 2045






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Train to Lisbon leaves
 0723 --- --- 0845 --- --- --- --- 1438 1624 --- --- 1837 --- --- --- ---
Train to Faro leaves 0722 --- 0800 0858 --- --- 1219 --- 1438 1623 --- --- 1837 1921 1939 --- ---
Train to Lagos leaves --- 0743 --- --- 0935 1100 --- 1307 --- --- 1655 1814 --- 1900 --- 2001 2123
Bus 5 runs every 30 minutes on weekdays between the Bus Station and Railway Station. Bus 11 runs every 60 minutes.
LEAVING ALBUFEIRA*** Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays / Fims de Semana e Férias/ Wochenende und Feiertage/ weekend et jours féries


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Bus route / line 11 5 11 5 5 11 11 11 5 11 11 11 5 11 11 11
Bus Leaves Bus Station 0630 0700 0730 0800 0900 1030 1130 1230 1400 1530 1630 1730 1800 1830 1930 2030
Bus arrives Railway Station 0645 0725 0753 0825 0925 1045 1145 1253 1425 1553 1645 1753 1825 1853 1945 2045

















Train to Lisbon leaves 0723 --- --- 0845 --- --- --- --- 1438 1624 --- --- 1837 --- --- ---
Train to Faro leaves 0722 --- 0800 0858 --- --- 1219 --- 1438 1623 --- --- 1837 1921 ---
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Train to Lagos leaves --- 0743 --- --- 0935 1100 --- 1307 --- --- 1655 1814 --- 1900 2001 2123
SHX - train does not run on Sundays and Holidays / comboio não circula as Domingos e Férias / Zug verkehrt nicht an Sonn- und Feiertagen / train ne circule pas les Dimanches et jours féries

BUYING TRAIN TICKET AT THE STATION - IF THE BUS ARRIVES 5 OR 6 MINUTES BEFORE THE TRAIN LEAVES YOU MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO BUY A TICKET. BUY YOUR TICKET AT WWW.CP.PT OR USE THEIR 'APP'.
*** There are NO direct buses from the old town towards the railway station. You must always go via the main bus station. Allow plenty of time.
Note 1 - the number 5 bus at 1655 will not wait if the train is late. I was lucky on 28th January - the bus had been delayed in traffic!
Note 2 -  Bus connection only available IN SUMMER - 1st July to second weekend of September DAILY.
Note 3 - I would not take a chance on this to catch the train to Lagos if you do not already have a ticket.
Complete timetable for Giro 5 here and for Giro 11 here     ALL Giro timetables here

For train times in detail click here
For more about buses in the Albufeira area, click 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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