Bus timetable Albufeira train/bus connections summary

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 6th December 2024

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 from 1st July to mid September.
The exact dates are not shown on the official website but expected to be 1st July to 8th 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
MFO - train or bus runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only except holidays
SHX - train DOES NOT RUN on Sundays and holidays

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
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	---
											see note 1						See note 2	See note 2
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

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

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	---
		SHX	SHX												See note 2	See note 2
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.

LEAVING ALBUFEIRA***	WEEKDAYS /DIAS ÚTEIS/ WERKTAGS/LUNDI Á VENDREDI
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	0753	0825	0925	1055	1145	1254	1425	1555	1625	1754	1825	1854	1925	1945	2045
						Note 3								Note 3
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
		SHX	SHX
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	---	---
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

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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