Some buses on routes 9 and 66 between Albufeira
and Faro are classed 'DIRECTA'.
These miss out some stops on the outskirts of Faro and also in
Vilamoura. The sign 'DIRECTA' is
sometimes not shown on the front of the bus.
These are ordinary inter-urban buses that take
slightly different routes. They all stop in Ohos D'Agua,
Vilamoura, Quarteira and Almancil. If boarding at a bus station,
you buy your ticket at the bus station ticket office if it's open.
Otherwise pay the driver when boarding.
Here's how to tell them apart and also at which
places the DIRECTA does not stop. All this applies for
buses in both directions.
DIRECTA buses may carry a small RED sign in the window; NORMAL buses a small BLUE one, in addition to the destination information.
The DIRECTA
buses between Faro and Albufeira do not stop at many of
the stops served by the NORMAL
buses. That’s why they are a bit quicker. If the DIRECTA timetable
is not shown at your bus stop, assume that it does NOT
stop there.
DIRECTA buses
do not run on
Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays. Some NORMAL buses run daily, many do
not.
The official timetables can be downloaded at https://vamusalgarve.pt/#/pt/vamus%20algarve/schedules - my combined versions eastbound and westbound.
For times of the faster Transrápido buses between
Albufeira and Faro, please click here or for a copy of the official
timetable click here.
In Albufeira, after having left the Bus
Station, NORMAL
buses stop at the Escola Secundaria (Secondary School) by the
bridge; DIRECTA buses
do not. All buses stop outside the Albufeira Terrace (Continente)
shopping centre, at Areias São João (the 'strip) and on the
Estrada de Santa Eulalia opposite the tourist office near the
'Litte Britain' bar. Map showing those stops is here
DIRECTA
buses also miss some of the stops along the road between Balaia
and Olhos D'Agua - map here which will open
in a new window. Do check carefully.
Between Olhos da Agua and Vilamoura the DIRECTA buses run non-stop
between the 'Canas' stop and the Aldeia do Mar (Rua do Sol) in
Vilamoura.
In Vilamoura, NORMAL
buses stop along the Caminho do Golfe (Aldeia do Golfe) and along
the Avenida do Parque and at Navegantes; DIRECTA buses do not. The bus stops in
Vilamoura show only the NORMAL
timetable where the DIRECTA
does not stop. All buses stop at the Aldeia do Mar (Rua do Sol)
and the Vilamoura Praia da Marina. DIRECTA buses then run non stop to Quarteira Bus
Station. Between Quarteira Bus Station and Almancil DIRECTA buses run
non-stop.
Near Faro, NORMAL buses leave the N125 and go into Patacão; DIRECTA buses do not. All these 'rules' apply equally for journeys towards Albufeira.
Back to the eastbound
coastal timetable
Back to the westbound coastal timetable
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
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