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Albufeira Giro Bus Route 5 - CIRCULAR

Bus Station > Camping Albufeira > Vale Paraiso > Malhada Velha >
Ferreiras > Albufeira / Ferreiras Railway Station > Fontainhas > Brejos Sul > Bus Station
Route 11 runs in the opposite direction

The information has been obtained from personal use (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.
Official timetable and route map click or tap here
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Operated by Grupo Barraqueiro under contract to Albufeira Council

WEEKDAYS- bus runs Mondays to Fridays (weekdays) only except holidays
SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - bus runs Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
GIRO TICKETS AND PASSES ARE NOT VALID ON VAMUS BUSES AND VICE-VERSA
ADVICE TO ARRIVING TRAVELLERS! CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTED ON BOARD.
CASH FARE ALBUFEIRA TO / FROM THE RAILWAY STATION IS €2,60

Infos en français, auf Deutsch, em Portugues içi, hier, aqui

THERE IS NO DIRECT BUS FROM THE OLD TOWN TO CAMPING ALBUFEIRA
FOR TRAVEL FROM THE OLD TOWN AVENIDA DA LIBERDADE TO THE BUS STATION - ROUTES 3, 9, 11
FROM THE CÂMARA TO THE BUS STATION, ROUTES 1, 3, 4, 8, 9 AND 10.

BUSES IN PURPLE TYPE ONLY RUN IN SUMMER from 1st July to 8th September.

↓ - bus does not stop here WEEKDAYS / DIAS ÚTEIS
LUNDI Á VENDREDI WERKTAGS

SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
OS SÁBADOS, DOMINGOS, FÉRIADOS

Albufeira Bus Station (Terminal) 0630
0700
0730
0800
THEN
1930
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0700
0800
0900

1900
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Health Centre / Centro Saúde
0634
0704
0734
0804
AT
1934
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---
0704
0804
0904

1904
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Camping Albufeira (on the main road) 0636
0706
0736
0806
THE
1936
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---
0706
0806
0906
THEN
1906
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Ferreiras Square (bus stop location)
0640
0710
0740
0810
SAME
1940
---
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--- 0710
0810
0910

1910
---
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Ferreiras Church and School 0646
0716
0746
0816
TIMES
1946
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0716
0816
0916

1916
---
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Malhada Velha 0650
0719
0750
0818
PAST
1950
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0718
0818
0918
EVERY 1918
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Ferreiras Market Hall
0652
0722
0752
0822
EACH
1952
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SUMMER
ONLY

---
0722
0822
0922

1922
---
SUMMER
ONLY
Albufeira / Ferreiras Railway Station arrive
0655
0725
0755
0825
HOUR
1955
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--- 0725 0825 0925 60
1925 ---
Albufeira / Ferreiras Railway Station leave 0655
0725 0755 ends UNTIL
1955 2047
2147
2247
0655
0725 0825 0925
1925 2047 2147 2247
Vale Serves (Rua do Acordeão) 0657
0727
0757 ---
1957 2049
2149 2249
0657
0727
0827
0927
MINUTES
1927
2049
2149 2249
Fontainhas (Bar Martins) 0731
--- **
0731
0831
**



Mosqueira (Estrada dos Cerros Altos) 0733
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**

0735
0835
**



Torre da Mosqueira (Restaurante Sol Nascente) 0704
0741
0804 --- see
2004 2056
2156
2256
0704
0741
0841
0934
see
1934
2056
2156 2256
Brejos Sul outside Casa Benfica 0710
0747
0810
--- note
2010 2102
2202
2302

0710
0747
0847
0940
note
1940
2102
2202 2302
Vale das Pedras High School / Escola Secundária 0714
0751
0814
---
below
2014
2106
2206 2306
0714
0751
0851
0944
below 1944
2106
2206 2306
Albufeira Bus Station (Terminal) 0718 0755
0818 --- ---
2018 2110
2210 2310
0718 0755 0855 0948 --- 1948
2110 2210 2310

Buses every 30 minutes on weekdays between the Bus Station and Railway Station via Ferreiras and Malahada Velha.
Buses every 60 minutes on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
between the Bus Station and Railway Station via Ferreiras and Malada Velha
Buses every 60 minutes daily between the Railway Station and Bus Station via Torre da Mosqueira
Bus number 11 runs in the opposite direction

** Weekday buses at 0830, 0930, 1330, 1730 and 1830 go via Fontainhas and Mosqueira
** Weekend buses at 1200, 1700 and 1800 go via Fontainhas and Mosqueira

Connections with other buses when leaving Albufeira

Regional bus service at bus station for other towns and villages is operated by VAMUS, details here

All local GIRO bus routes start and end at the main Bus Station. Last buses in winter on all routes leave between 1900 and 1930.
In summer there are later buses on routes 2,3,4, and 10. Summary of last Giro buses here.

Other places you can change buses :
The stop at Brejos Sul offers connections to routes 1 and 6 towards Montechoro and Corcovada  (cross the road to the other stop!)
and with route 6 towards Santa Eulália, Balaia, Olhos D'Agua and Rocha Baixinha.
Route 9 at Brejos Sul goes towards the Arcadas São João (the 'strip' area), Corcovada, Quinta da Balaia, Branqueira and Patã de Baixo and also towards the Cãmara (Town hall)
Changing bus there, if convenient, could save some time. Use the links below to find times and route details.

GIRO ROUTE 3 RUNS BETWEEN THE BUS STATION, CAMPING ALBUFEIRA, OLD TOWN AND MARINA EVERY 30 MINUTES EVERY DAY
GIRO ROUTE 7 RUNS EVERY HOUR EVERY DAY BETWEEN THE BUS STATION, CAMPING ALBUFEIRA, ALGARVE SHOPPING AND GUIA

Links to timetables on other Giro routes below. For an overview of the system, including maps and fares, please click or tap here.

Giro Network Map
Route 1
Route 2
Route 3
Route 4
Giro Fares
Route 5
Route 6
Route 7
Route 8


Route 9
Route 10
Route 11

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

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