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

Connections available only in summer are highlighted. The summer times apply from 1st May until 31st October.

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 bus times between Faro Airport and Lagos direct click or tap here
For local bus times between Lagos and Portimão 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

Lagos railway station is about five minutes walk from the bus station using the footbridge across the river.

ALL BUSES ARE OPERATED BY VAMUS EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN. THE FLIXBUS JOURNEYS ARE RUNNING UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY DECEMBER , ACCORDING TO THEIR TICKET SALES PAGES.
FLIXBUS HOWEVER HAVE A HABIT OF CHANGING THEIR TIMES AT SHORT NOTICE. PLEASE CHECK AT THE FLIXBUS WEBSITE OR APP FOR YOUR EXACT DATE OF TRAVEL BEFORE MAKING FIRM PLANS.

WEEKDAYS

BUS RUNS ON SUMMER WEEKDAYS ONLY

 1430 and 1645 buses go 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 1430 1615 1815 2130
Bus leaves for Faro 0830 1100 1235 1430
 		1645 none 2105
Train leaves for Portimão, Albufeira and Faro --- 1110 --- 1509 1720 1827 2011
2105 and 2130 - these journeys are operated by FLIXBUS. Tickets must be purchased from their website or app. There are NO LOCAL TICKET SALES

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

There are NO BUSES on winter weekends and holidays from Lagos to Albufeira and Faro between 0830 and 1235.

BUS RUNS ON SUMMER WEEKENDS ONLY

 1130, 1430, 1645 go via the airport
Arrive in Lagos from Sagres 0905 0905 1310 1510 1815 1935
Bus leaves for Portimão, Albufeira 1130 1235
 1430 1615 none 2130
Bus leaves for Faro 1130 1235 1430 1645 none 2105
Train leaves for Portimão, Albufeira and Faro 1110 1110 1323 1720 none 2011
2105 and 2130 - these journeys are operated by FLIXBUS. Tickets must be purchased from their website or app. There are NO LOCAL TICKET SALES

Weekends and holidays 1st November until 30th April - warnings!

Last local buses Lagos to Portimão at 1700 and 1830 - VAMUS route 80
The last two trains at the weekend all year from Lagos to Albufeira and Faro are at 1720 and 2011

Connections at Lagos for travel from Faro, Albufeira and Portimão

WEEKDAYS

BUS RUNS ON SUMMER WEEKDAYS ONLY
 The 1310 arrival at Lagos runs via Faro Airport The 1625 arrival at Lagos starts from Faro Airport
These two buses use the Rua Abicada Bus Station in Portimão, 1.5km from the town centre
Train arrives from Faro, Portimão and Albufeira none 0858 1209 none 1410 none 1805 1805
Bus arrives from Faro 0750 none 1200 1310 1500 1625 1800 1830
Bus arrives from Albufeira and Portimão 0750 0945 1200 1310 1500 1625 Q 1800 1830
Bus leaves for Sagres 0900 1000 1230 1345 1515 1715 1830 1920
0750 - this journey is operated by FLIXBUS. Tickets must be purchased from their website or app. There are NO LOCAL TICKET SALES . Leaves Faro at 0605 and does not stop at the airport
P - there is a bus (route 80) from Portimão Avendia Guanaré to Lagos at 0800, arriving at 0837. The earliest bus arrival from Faro is at 1030.
  Q - There is a bus (route 80) from Portimão Avenida Guanaré at 1545, arriving in Lagos at 1622. Runs all year.
The 1830 bus from Lagos to Sagres only runs on schooldays.

WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS

BUS RUNS ON SUMMER WEEKENDS ONLY

 The 1125 arrival at Lagos runs via Faro
 Airport at 0930. This bus uses the Rua Abidcada Bus Station
in Portimão, 1.5km from the centre.
Train arrives from Faro, Portimão and Albufeira none none
 1209 1209 1410 1410
Bus arrives from Faro 0750 P
 none 1125 1500 1500
Bus arrives from Albufeira and Portimão 0750 0937
 1100 1125 1500 Q
Bus leaves for Sagres 1000 1000 1230 1230 1515 1715
0750 - this journey is operated by FLIXBUS. Tickets must be purchased from their website or app. There are NO LOCAL TICKET SALES . Leaves Faro at 0605 and does not stop at the airport
P - there is a local bus VAMUS route 80 from Portimão to Lagos at 0900, arriving at 0937.
  Q - There is a bus (route 80) from Portimão at 1545, arriving in Lagos at 1622. Until 31st October there is a bus from Albufeira at 1510, Portimão 1555 arrival in Lagos 1625 VAMUS Aerobus route 56
The last bus from Lagos to Sagres at weekends and on holidays is at 1715.

Weekends and holidays 1st November until 30th April - warnings!

In winter, nothing except Flixbus arrives in Lagos from Faro or Albufeira until the first train comes in at 1040.
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