The information has been obtained from printed timetables and other local sources (like taking the bus) and is given in good faith.

Bus routes in and around Lagos

The network of local bus routes in and around Lagos operates under the brand-name 'ONDA' and is financed by the Lagos town council. Buses to other places in the area are operated by VAMUS. The town council's bus website is at aonda.pt and is only in Portuguese.

The other official town bus website is at https://vamusalgarve.pt/#/pt/lagos/routes and has timetables (but not any you can download) also detailed maps for all routes.

Timetables and maps are displayed at all the bus stops I have used and at the main bus station. In winter, last buses leave Lagos between 1900 and 2000 on weekdays, but much earlier in some cases at weekends - check the official timetables for exact times. In summer, last buses on some routes to the local tourist areas run between 2300 and 2330hrs

ONDA Routes 1 and 2 stop at the railway station. The stop is outside the station building, to the right. Most ONDA buses stop at or just outside the bus station.

The bus stop and taxi rank at Lagos Railway station are directly outside the building. On leaving the train, turn right and go down the steps or ramp. The main bus station is a 5 minute walk, using the footbridge across the river - map here.

The A ONDA stops and bus times are shown on Google Maps. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information!

For information about buses and trains between Lagos and more distant places, please click or tap here.

A ONDA BUSES

Lagos Bus Station
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The official more detailed map can be viewed and downloaded here.

A ONDA BUS STOP

This page summarises the information on services. Above is a basic diagram of routes - click to view full-size. For my city map of Lagos, click here.

There is a clickable link for each route to the timetables provided by Lagos town council. The official VAMUS website does NOT have timetables that can be downloaded and saved. IT DOES HAVE A PAGE FOR EACH ROUTE WITH A CLICKABLE MAP OF ALL THE STOPS, BUT YOU MUST SEARCH FOR BUS TIMES OF EXACT DAY OF TRAVEL AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE CORRECT STOPS. PROGRESS? A ONDA system map here, shows all routes and stops on their system in and around Lagos.Will open a new tab or window. A ONDA tickets cannot be used on VAMUS buses, nor vice-versa. SUMMER TIMETABLES APPLY JULY 1st to AUGUST 31st IF THERE IS NO CONVENIENT BUS FOR YOUR FINAL DESTINATION, THERE ARE TAXI RANKS AT LAGOS BUS AND RAILWAY STATIONS Note for those less mobile - Wheelchairs, electric and manual, can go on the buses but NOT mobility scooters.
Route Number click the number to find the timetable and route diagram	Places served Some A ONDA buses do not go into the main bus station. They stop on the main road (Esplanada) outside.	Service weekdays 0700 - 1900 approx Dias Úteis / Montags bis Freitags Lundi á Vendredi sauf jours féries 0700 - 1900 (approx.)	Service Saturdays/Sábados/Samstags/Samedis	Sundays and Holidays Domingos e Ferias Sonntags / Ferientags Dimanches / Feries
1 (Vermelha) Route 2 (below) also runs between the station and town centre.	Lagos city internal circuit - STARTS AND FINISHES AT THE RAILWAY STATION, runs to the bus terminal and then a circuit around city centre before heading back to the railway station.	First bus 0735, then every 35 minutes until 1105 then 1215, 1325, 1400, then every 35 minutes until 1905.	Seven journeys only, departing the station at 0810, 0910, 1110, 1215, 1310, 1610 and 1840. NB buses are NOT timed to connect with trains	Sunday service only in July and August, same times as for Saturdays.
2 (Azul)	Meia Praia - Lagos Railway Station - Avenida. dos Descobrimentos (outside the Bus Station) - Portas de Portugal (entrance to Lagos town 'centre') - Torraltina - Praia Dona Ana - Porto do Mós. For complete Meia Praia details see this page	First bus from Meia Praia is at 0710 then once every hour until 1710, then at 1830, then last bus at 1930 to bus station only. From Porto do Mós 0740 and every hour until 1740, then at 1900. does not run in July and August. Last bus to Meia Praia from Portas de Portugal is at 1916, to Porto do Mós at 1842. In July and August this bus runs the complete route once every hour until around 2330hrs. CHECK TIMETABLE	From Meia Praia to Porto do Mós at 0710, 0810 and 0910, then nothing until 1310, 1710 and 1810. Last bus at 1910 goes only as far as the bus station. Also from Meia Praia but only as far as the bus station at 1010 and 1410. From Porto do Mós to Meia Praia via Portas de Portugal at 0740, 0840 and 0940 then at 1340, 1640, 1740 and 1840. In July and August this bus runs the complete route once every hour until around 2330hrs. CHECK TIMETABLE	Same as Saturdays.
3 (Rosa) VAMUS buses also run between Lagos and Odiáxere - times here	Praça Infante Dom Henrique - Esplanada (Bus Station) - Chinicato - Odiáxere	Every 30 minutes at weekday peak times, every 60 minutes otherwise, from 0700 until 1930. Later buses from Lagos 2000 and 2230 in July and August.	Four buses in the morning, three in the afternoon. First bus from Lagos 0700, Last bus from Lagos 1730. Later buses at 2000 and 2230 in July and August, returning from Odíaxere at 1800, 2030 and 2300.	Five buses each way at irregular intervals from 0845 until 1730. Later buses in summer, same times as Saturday.
4 (Amarelha) Espiche and Almadena are also served by VAMUS bus route 47 between Lagos and Sagres	Bus Station - Praça Infante Dom Henrique - Valverde - Praia daLuz - Espiche - Almadena - Burgau - Almadena - Praia da Luz Note - the ONDA timetables refer to PRAIA DA LUZ as 'Igreja Sra da Luz'	Buses run at 30 minute intervals between Lagos and (Praia da) Luz from 0800 to 2000. Last bus from Lagos to Luz is at 2000 in winter. In summer later buses at 2100, 2200, 2300 and midnight. Buses at Almádena, Espiche and Burgau are very irregular, check the times.	Weekend and holiday service is very poor, even in summer. There are only five buses each way during the day between Lagos, Luz and Burgau most of the year. There are periods of 3 to 4 hours between buses. afternoon. Last bus in winter departs Lagos at 1830. Later buses in July and August runfrom Lagos to Luz at 2130, 2230 and 2345, returning to Lagos at 2200 and 2315.	Same as Saturdays, except the last bus in summer from Lagos to Luz is at 2230, from Luz back to Lagos the last bus is at 2200.
5 (Laranja)	Praça Infante Dom Henrique - Esplanada (Bus Station) - Chinicato - Sargaçal - Montes Juntos.	Five buses each way. Extra buses run on Schooldays.	Three buses each way.	Sunday service during July and August only, five journeys each way.
6 (Verde, Unofficial) Official	Praça Infante Dom Henrique, Esplanada (Bus Station), Complexo Desportivo, Portelas, Bensafrim, Barão de São João. These buses stop at the Lagos Zoological Park	Weekdays: seven inbound and six outbound buses. On schooldays most buses run via the Technopolis campus and take a few minutes longer than at weekends.	Five buses each way..	Three buses each way. In July and August increased to seven buses each way.
7 (Castanha)	Praça Infante Dom Henrique, Esplanada (Bus Station),Complexo Desportivo, Portelas, Monte Judeu, Colégio, Bensafrim	Weekdays - eight inbound and seven outbound buses.	Six buses each way.	No Service
8 (Lilas)	Cotifo - Colinas Verdes - Monte Ruivo - Odiáxere - Lagos - Praça Infante D. Henrique - Torraltinha - Gil Eanes School	Four buses each way. The 0700 bus starts at the bus station, the others are to and from the outside stop by the bridge.	Four buses each way, to and from the bus station.	No Service
9 (Turquesa)	A complex internal circuit of Lagos Town! See the timetable for stops.	Every 60 minutes from 0750 to 1950.	One bus every two hours first circuit starting at 0850 until last one at 1850.	Same as Saturdays, but only in July and August.
10 (Cinza)	Town circuit from Praça do Infante via Portas da Portugal, Avenida dos Descobrimentos (outside bus station) to Technopolis and Hospital São Gonçalo.	Every 60 minutes from 0900 to 1900. Serves various schools and colleges on schooldays - stops are marked * in the timetable.	Four buses only.	No service.
School services	A number of extra journeys operate on schooldays to and from the various educational establishments.

ONDA Fares

Contactless payments are not possible. It's cash only on board unless you have a pre-paid ticket or pass.

A ONDA tickets CANNOT be used on VAMUS buses, nor vice-versa. There is no child discount for these fares except for residents. There is a free pass for those under 12 living in the town. There are also passes available for older students, the unemployed, disabled etc. Proofs required.

Cash fare for single journeys depends on distance travelled; it's either €1,20 or €1,60. These single journey tickets are 80 cents (any journey) if pre-paid cards are purchased. The card itself costs €3 plus minimum 10 journeys i.e. €11 the first time These tickets are valid for 1 hour, including for any change between buses to complete your journey.

For visitors there are these useful passes - 1 day €3,00; 3 days €7,50; 5 days €10,00 and 7 days €15,00. The one day pass can be purchased on the bus, the other must be purchased from the bus station or other sales points as below.

A monthly normal fare pass is €22,40, a seniors (65yrs+) monthly pass €13,44. Photo is required, also proof of age is required for the senior pass. The pass cards themselves cost €5. They must be recharged each calendar month to remain valid. Details are on the AONDA website here.

Pre-pay cards and passes can be bought at Lagos bus station and the parish council offices in Luz, Bensafrim, Barão de São João and Odiáxere.

TIMETABLE HELP - OFFICIAL VAMUS WEBSITE

The new website is available in several languages. They use American English, so it is 'line' not route and 'schedule' not timetable. they do not have timetables that can be downloaded. You must use the network map to find out which routes go where you want to go, select the route from ´lines' and then choose the correct origin and destination stops for the journey you wish to make, perhaps with the assistance of the route map that you will see. Most stopping places have two markers according to direction, so make sure you choose the correct one. Then you must choose the exact day of travel. Weekend and holiday service is only a fraction of that offered on weekdays. This process, I would imagine, was thought to be easier for the traveller than having to read an actual timetable, but I disagree.

TIMETABLE HELP - OFFICIAL TOWN COUNCIL WEBSITE

On this site, Horário Diário = weekdays (Monday to Friday) , Horário Sãbados = Saturdays and Horárion Domingos e Feriados = Sundays and Holidays. Also :

(*) Exceto aos sábados,domingos,feriados e férias escolares - stop is not served on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Em dias não escolares - bus runs only when schools are closed
Só em dias escolares - bus runs only on schooldays
Nos meses de julho e agosto - bus runs only in July and August
Exceto nos meses de julho e agosto - bus does not run in July and August

Buses and trains between Lagos and other towns, also Faro Airport

There are nine trains between Lagos and Faro on weekdays, seven on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Journey time is about 1hr 40 minutes. Buses and taxis are available for the trip between Faro station and the airport. Total cost by train + bus is about €12. Train + taxi about €20.

Arriving in Lagos by train, the bus station is about 250 metres walk, the town centre is about 600 metres walk. Walking route map here. Local buses on ONDA routes 1 and 2 stop outside the station. Details above. Taxis may be waiting, but you may have to call for one. All other buses, including those to Sagres, leave from the bus station across the bridge.

Train times here - trains run very irregularly to and from Portimão, Silves, Albufeira (+) and Faro, with connections at Tunes to and from Lisbon and Porto. (+) Albufeira railway station is about 3.5 miles / 5.5km from the town. There are buses between station and town. Details here.

There are six direct route 57 (Transrápido) buses on weekdays between Lagos and Faro (city centre), three at weekends in summer, but in winter only two on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. These buses are slightly cheaper than the trains, but take about 30 minutes longer. They do NOT go via the airport. Current official timetable here.

Bus route 56 (Aerobus) serves the airport direct to / from Lagos. This runs several times daily in summer (May to October) but runs only twice daily in winter. Timetable here.

VAMUS interurban bus services - all buses leave from the Bus Station and some stop along the 'Esplanada' on their way out of town.

Fast buses on routes 51, 56 and 57 to Alvor, Portimão, Lagoa, Armação de Pêra, Albufeira, the airport and Faro (city) times here - these stop ONLY at the bus station.The ONLY buses between Lagos, Alvor and Praia da Rocha are those on route 51.
Number 47 bus to Salema, Vila do Bispo, Sagres times here Some buses run to Cabo São Vicente (Cape St Vincent).
Number 79 bus to Bensafrim, Aljezur and Odeceixe (weekday service only) here
Number 80 bus via Odiáxere to Portimão (does NOT go via Alvor and Praia da Rocha) here

All coaches (long distance buses) to / from Lisbon and beyond, also those to Huelva and Seville with connections to other Spanish destinations, use the Lagos bus station. Information here.

Other transport

Lagos tourist 'train' connects Meia Praia, the marina and the Ponta da Piedade. Runs all year. Information here.
Lagos <> Alvor water taxi in summertime - website I had no longer has the information. I have seen notices!
Licensed taxis in the area contact information at www.taxiarade.com Uber and Bolt both operate around the area.

City Map

click the square box on the right hand side for a full screen map and on at the top left hand side for an index (legenda) to the markers. Click on a name e.g. bus station to see location

For a list of 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