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.

Buses are operated by Giro - Albufeira's town bus network. Official website here
There are two different buses between the railway station and the town. Route 5 goes to the main bus station via the Brejos and Montechoro areas.
Route 11 goes into the old town centre via Ferreiras and Camping Albufeira.
There is no direct bus to the railway station from the town centre!

Advice to arriving travellers. Contactless payment is not possible. Cash payment only.
Ticket to any stop in Albufeira is €2,75

Map - click to see larger size

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

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

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	0702	---	0905	1104	---	1304	---	1509	---	1709	1815	---	1909	---	2017	2114	---
Train from Lagos arrives	0717	0804	0920	---	1132	---	1420	---	1618	---	1820	---	---	1924	2028	2123	---
			See Note 1								or >>>					See note 2	See note 2
Bus 11 leaves for old town and bus station	0725	0825	0925	1125	1147	1325	1447	1525	1625	1725	1825	1854	1925	1947	---	---	---
Bus 11 arrives at Old Town Avenida da. Liberdade	0748	0848	0948	1148	1210	1348	1510	1548	1648	1748	1848	1917	1948	2010	---	---	---
Bus 11 Arrives at Câmara Municipal (Town Hall)	0752	0852	0952	1152	1214	1352	1514	1552	1652	1752	1852	1921	1952	2014	---	---	---
Bus 11 arrives at Bus Station	0756	0856	0956	1156	1218	1356	1518	1556	1656	1756	1856	1925	1956	2018	---	---	---
																SUMMER ONLY
Bus 5 leaves for bus station goes via a different route	0725						1455	---				1855		1955	2047	2147	2147
Bus 5 arrives at Bus Station	0755						1518	---				1925		2018	2110	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	0702	---	0905		1104	---	1304	---	1509	---	1710	1815	---	2017	2114	---
Train from Lagos arrives	0717	0804	0920	---	---	1132	---	1420	---	1618	---	1820	---	2028	2123	---
		SHX	See Note 1									or >>>			See note 2	See note 2
Bus 11 leaves for old town and bus station				0947		1147		1447		1647			1854
Bus 11 arrives at Old Town Avenida da. Liberdade				1010		1210		1510		1710			1917
Bus 11 Arrives at Câmara Municipal (Town Hall)				1014		1214		1514		1714			1921
Bus 11 arrives at Bus Station				1018		1218		1518		1718			1925
															SUMMER	ONLY
Bus 5 leaves for bus station	0725	0825	0925		1125	1225	1325		1525	1625	1725	1825		2047	2147	2147
Bus 5 arrives at Bus Station	0755	0855	0948		1148	1255	1348		1548	1648	1755	1855		2110	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 from the old town area to the railway station.
There are several buses every hour from Avenida da Liberdade in the old town to the Bus station on routes 3, 9 and 11, also route 10 from Rua Alves Correia. Map.
But you have to pay for two tickets unless you have one of the passes.

Buses on route 5 also stop in Rua José Pinto Simões across the road from the Albufeira Health Centre (Centro Saùde,)
about three minutes after leaving the bus station. Directions from old town here.

LEAVING ALBUFEIRA***	Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays / Fims de Semana e Férias/ Wochenende und Feiertage/ weekend et jours féries
		SHX
Bus route / line	11	11	5	11	5	11	5	11	11	5	11	11	11	11	5	11	11
Bus Leaves Bus Station	0630	0730	0800	0830	0900	1030	1100	1230	1330	1400	1430	1530	1630	1730	1800	1930	2030
Bus arrives Railway Station	0647	0754	0825	0854	0925	1047	1125	1254	1347	1425	1447	1547	1647	1754	1825	1947	2047
							See Note 3
Train to Lisbon leaves	0723	---	---	---	0938	---	---	---	--	1438	---	1624	---	---	1837	---	---
Train to Faro leaves	0722	0804	---	0920	---	---	1132	---	1420	---	---	1623	---	1820	---	2028	2123
Train to Lagos leaves	0702	---	0905	---	---	1104	---	1309	---	---	1509	---	1713	1820	---	2009	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
Back to the main page here

Train/bus connection summary for Albufeira railway station

DAYS OF OPERATION

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