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.

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	1415	1615	1815	2130
Bus leaves for Faro	0830	1100	1235	1430	1645	none	2130
Train leaves for Portimão, Albufeira and Faro	---	1110	---	1509	1720	1827	2011

2130 - this journey is 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	2130
Train leaves for Portimão, Albufeira and Faro	1110	1110	1323	1720	none	2011

2130 - this journey is 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 bus Lagos to Faro is at 1430 - VAMUS route 56
Last bus from Lagos to Albufeira via Portimão is at 1615 - VAMUS route 51
Last 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
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	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
P - there is a bus (route 80) 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 (route 80) from Portimão at 1545, arriving in Lagos at 1622.
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.
Train arrives from Faro, Portimão and Albufeira	none	1209	1209	1410	1410
Bus arrives from Faro	0750	none	1125	1500	1500
Bus arrives from Albufeira and Portimão	0750P	1100	1125	1500	Q
Bus leaves for Sagres	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
P - there is a local bus VAMUS route 80 from Portimão to Lagos at 0900, arriving at 0937.

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

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