VAMUS BUS 47 SAGRES AND LAGOS - OBSERVATIONS AND CONNECTIONS TO AND FROM SAGRES

This page has been checked and updated 1st May. Connections available only in summer are highlighted. These times apply until 31st October, subject to any changes that may be made during this time.
The printed timetable (downloaded from the VAMUS website) shows a very strange looking set of arrival times in Lagos, allowing up to 33 minutes for the last part of the journey, 9km from from the village of Espiche, into Lagos.
That takes only 13 minutes going the other way. I queried this with VAMUS, who quickly replied that the arrival times in Lagos were correct in the printed timetable.

I have used their live GPS tracker display to follow the 1000 bus from Sagres. One time it reached Espiche at 1102 and was ten minutes late. Arrival in Lagos was at 1121, four minutes early by the timetable. Therefore it took 19 minutes between Espiche and Lagos.
If the intermediate times are correct, it is fairly obvious to me that the timetable has been padded by about ten minutes, so that arrival times in Lagos are 'realistic' to allow for late running and so that passengers don't see a 10 - 15 minute connection at Lagos that may not be viable in the event of late running.

On a Saturday, the 0750 bus from Sagres to Lagos arrived at 0856, nine minutes 'ahead of schedule' and on another day, the 1550 bus from Cape St Vincent to Lagos arrived 16 minutes 'ahead of schedule', which somewhat proves the point!

For complete bus times between Lagos and Sagres, click or tap here.
For bus times between Faro, Albufeira, Portimão and Lagos, click or tap here.
For train times Faro, Albufeira, Portimão and Lagos click or tap here.

Connections at Lagos for travel from Sagres to Portimão, Albufeira and Faro

WEEKDAYS until 31st October

SUMMER WEEKDAYS ONLY WINTER WEEKDAYS	1430, 1645 bus goes via Faro airport. The others do not
Arrive in Lagos from Sagres	0800	0905	1125	1340	1515	1745	1935
Bus leaves for Portimão, Albufeira	0830	1000	1200	1415	1615	1815	none
Bus leaves for Faro	0830	1100	1235	1430	1645	none	none
Train leaves for Portimão, Albufeira and Faro	---	1110	---	1509	1720	1827	2011

Albufeira's railway station is nearly four miles (6km) from the town itself, but even that extra bus or taxi ride might be better than sitting around in Lagos for an hour or two.
There is a gap of about 3 hours 30 minutes in the mornings with no trains.

WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS until 31st October 2024

SUMMER WEEKENDS ONLY WINTER WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS	1130, 1430, 1645 goes via the airport
Arrive in Lagos from Sagres	0905	0905	1310	1510	1815	1935
Bus leaves for Portimão, Albufeira	1235	1130	1430	1615	none	none
Bus leaves for Faro	1235	1130	1430	1645	none	none
Train leaves for Portimão, Albufeira and Faro	1110	1110	1323	1720	none	2011

The last bus from Lagos to Portimão etc is at 1815. There are no trains at the weekend between 1720 and 2011

Connections at Lagos for travel from Faro, Albufeira and Portimão

WEEKDAYS until 31st October 2024

SUMMER WEEKDAYS ONLY WINTER WEEKDAYS	The 1310 arrival at Lagos runs via Faro Airport The 1625 arrival at Lagos comes from Faro Airport
Train arrives from Faro, Portimão and Albufeira	none	0858	1209	none	1410	none	1805	1805
Bus arrives from Faro	none	none	1200	1310	1500	1625	1800	1830
Bus arrives from Albufeira and Portimão	P	0945	1200	1310	1500	Q	1800	1830
Bus leaves for Sagres	0900	1000	1230	1345	1515	1715	1830	1920

P - there is a bus from Portimão to Lagos at 0800, arriving at 0837. The earliest bus arrival from Faro is at 1030.
There are no useful connections from Faro or Albufeira with the 1715 bus to Sagres. Q - There is a bus from Portimão at 1545, arriving in Lagos at 1622.
The 1830 bus from Lagos to Sagres only runs on schooldays.

WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS UNTIL 31st OCTOBER 2024

SUMMER WEEKENDS ONLY WINTER WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS
Train arrives from Faro, Portimão and Albufeira	none	1209	1209	1410	1410
Bus arrives from Faro	none	1125	1100	1500	1500
Bus arrives from Albufeira and Portimão	P	1125	1100	1500	Q
Bus leaves for Sagres	1000	1230	1230	1515	1715

P - there is a bus from Portimão to Lagos at 0900, arriving at 0937. There are no buses or trains from Faro, Portimão and Albufeira arriving before 1025
The earliest bus arrival from Faro airport is at 1025, from Faro (city) not until 1125. In winter, nothing arrives in Lagos from Faro until the train comes in at 1040.
. Q - There is a bus from Portimão to Lagos at 1545, arriving at 1622. From Albufeira the bus is at 1330, arrival in Lagos 1500
The last bus from Lagos to Sagres at weekends and holidays is at 1715.

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