LOCAL BUS AND TRAM/STREETCAR OPERATORS IN OTHER REGIONS OF PORTUGALI have not noticed any major changes during the summer. Checked 1st December 2024. THESE WEBSITES ARE ONLY IN PORTUGUESE UNLESS STATED. MANY DO NOT HAVE A LIST OF TIMETABLES OR BUS ROUTE MAPS!SOME COMPANIES HAVE 'APPS' YOU CAN DOWNLOAD TO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE |
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been compiled as a result of travels around Portugal and
from questions asked. I have compiled summary timetables for some of the long distance routes serving major tourist destinations here. In many areas, the former operations of small companies have been grouped together under new operation, usually with changes of route (line) number. Apologies if I fail anywhere! |
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Company and website |
Main areas covered |
GREATER LISBON AND 'SILVER COAST' AREA |
Most buses around Lisbon's northern and western suburbs, including Sintra and Cascais, are operated by CARRIS METROPOLITANA. There is very good information about individual routes and their times, but I have found no overall system map. |
| CARRIS http://www.carris.pt/
(English available) |
LISBON CITY
BUSES AND TRAMS (For Lisbon Metro go to www.metrolisboa.pt) (nb the metro serves the airport as do city buses, but there are no regional buses picking up at the airport.) |
| CARRIS
METROPOLITANA https://carrismetropolitana.pt/ |
NORTHERN AND NORTH EASTERN SUBURBS OF LISBON, LOURES, ODIVELAS, VILA FRANCA DE XIRA |
| CARRIS
METROPOLITANA https://carrismetropolitana.pt |
LISBON
WESTERN SUBURBS - ALGÈS, AMADORA, OEIRAS, QUELUZ. |
| CARRIS
METROPOLITANA south https://carrismetropolitana.pt |
COINA, COSTA DE CAPARICA, PALMELA, SEIXAL, SESIMBRA, SETUBAL, and feeder buses for the FERTAGUS COMMUTER TRAINS to and from Lisbon. |
| CARRIS
METROPOLITANA west https://carrismetropolitana.pt |
SINTRA,
CASCAIS, ESTORIL, OEIRAS, CABO DA ROCA, GUINCHO,
MAFRA, TORRES VEDRAS, ERICEIRA. SERVICES TO AND FROM LISBON.
a - see also https://mobi.cascais.pt/ for other local buses around Cascais. The Tourist ´Hop.on, Hop-off' buses around Sintra are operated by SCOTTURB - www.scotturb.com |
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CARRIS METROPOLITANA across
the river from Lisbon
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BARREIRO, ALCOCHETE (incl. FREEPORT), MONTIJO, FAIAS, PINHAL NOVO and commuter routes to and from Lisbon over the bridges. |
| BOA VIAGEM www.boa-viagem.pt | NORTH EAST OF LISBON, LOURES, ALVERCA, VILA FRANCA DE XIRA and to/from LISBON |
| TRANSPORTES SUL DO TEJO www.tsuldotejo.pt (English available) | SETUBAL, SESIMBRA, PINHAL NOVO, PRAGAL to and from LISBON across the bridges. Information is also available at https://www.carrismetropolitana.pt/horarios/ |
| METRO SUL DO TEJO www.mts.pt | LIGHT RAIL SERVICE IN PRAGAL, CACILHAS ETC (Lisbon area, south of the river Tagus) |
| TRANSPORTES COLECTIVOS BARREIRO | Local buses
in BARREIRO, south of the Tagus and connecting with ferries
to / from Lisbon. Click 'trajectos' to see timetables. |
| BARRAQUEIRO
OESTE http://www.barraqueiro-oeste.pt/ |
LISBON
to and from MALVEIRA, TORRES VEDRAS, LOURINHA, CADAVAL
ETC |
| RIBATEJANA www.ribatejana.pt | ALVERCA, VILA FRANCA DE XIRA, CORUCHE, BENAVENTE and to/from LISBON |
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ALENTEJO REGION |
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| RODOVÍARIO DO ALENTEJO www.rodalentejo.pt | ÉVORA,
BEJA, SANTIAGO DE CACEM, SINES, ELVAS, PORTALEGRE and
to/from LISBON. The website below of TRIMBAL includes many
of these services and has better functionality. |
| TRIMBAL - www.trimbal.pt |
Transportes
Intermunicipal do Baixo Alentejo - TRIMBAL. Local buses in
the Lower Alentejo region between and around Aljustrel,
Almodôvar, Beja, Castro Verde, Évora, Mértola, Moura,
Ourique, Serpa and Vidigueira. Most buses run only once or
twice each weekday for schools and shopping. There are
almost no buses at weekends or on holidays. |
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ALGARVE REGION |
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| See my home
page here. |
FARO,
ALBUFEIRA, PORTIMÃO, LAGOS, TAVIRA, LOULÉ, SILVES,
VILAMOURA, QUARTEIRA, OLHÃO. Regional buses operated by
VAMUS, plus various urban buses in and around the larger
towns. |
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CENTRAL PORTUGAL |
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| MEIO http://www.meiomt.pt/ |
Local buses
in and around Abrantes, Alcanena, Constância, Entroncamento,
Ferreira do Zêzere, Mação, Ourém, Sardoal, Sertã, Tomar,
Torres Novas, Vila de Rei and Vila Nova da Barquinha.
Timetables are shown on other websites! |
| RODOVIARIO
DO TEJO www.rodotejo.pt (You may also need http://rodoviariadooeste.pt/) |
LEIRIA, SANTAREM, FÁTIMA, TOMAR, ÓBIDOS, NAZARÉ, PENICHE, CALDAS DA RAINHA also 'Rapidas' to/from LISBON. No route map and poor timetable display. |
| MARQUÊS BARRAQUEIRO www.marques.pt | Local buses around Oliveira do Hospital, Viseu, Mangualde, Gouveia, Celorico da Beira, also to Guarda. No weekend or holiday service. |
PORTO AREA |
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| PORTO METRO LIGHT RAIL - www.metrodoporto.pt | Modern
light rail network around the city and suburbs, Also serves
the airport. Available in English. |
| GREATER PORTO SUBURBAN
AREA UNIR - https://www.unirmobilidade.pt/ |
This new operation has taken over the routes of several different local bus companies in the Greater Porto area. The website is only in Portuguese. |
| This system
provides local bus service in and between the towns and
suburbs of Espinho, Gondomar, Maia, Matosinhos, Oliveira de
Azaméis, Arouca, Paredes, Póvoa de Varzim, Santa Maria de
Feira, Santo Tirso, São João Madeira, Trofa, Vale de Cambra,
Vila do Conde and Vila Nova de Gaia as well as some
routes between Porto or Porto Airport and places not
served by metro trains. |
The
timetables are grouped into 'Lotes' i.e by area. Bus stops are marked on Google Maps, but the route numbers have not been updated from the old ones. You will need to go to this page and click on Linhas for the old and new route numbers for each district. A list of routes by area can be found at http://paragens.amp.pt:9999/unirmap/ Each route has a page with a diagram of the places it serves. It is a complicated system, with buses to and from the same towns going to different places in Porto.Ticketing is integrated within the Andante system used for city centre STCP buses and the metro. |
NORTH PORTUGAL - MEDIUM AND LONG DISTANCE OPERATORS |
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| RODONORTE
- www.rodonorte.pt |
Local and regional buses around Amarante, Bragança, Felgueiras, Lixa and Vila Real. English version available. Some commuter services to and from Porto. Link to timetables only available on the Portuguse website. Click 'Carreiras' then MAPA for a map or HORÁRIOS for the times |
| GETBUS - https://www.getbus.eu/en/ |
Direct
buses between Porto Airport and Braga, Guimarães, Viana do
Castelo, Ponte de Lima, Ponte da Barca and Arcos de
Valdevez. Daily, fairly frequent, but very irregular. |
| TRANSDEV www.transdev.pt
- timetables (Horarios) grouped by area so you have to know
where on the map to click! |
INTERURBAN
BUSES around CASTELO BRANCO, COIMBRA, LEIRIA, VILA REAL,
VISEU, VIANA DO CASTELO and other areas of NORTH AND CENTRAL
PORTUGAL |
| AVIC Group - https://www.avic.pt/transportes/pt | Local service around Arcos de Valdevez, Ponte da Barca, Ponte da Lima, Viana do Castelo. Timetables can be download. No map. |
| AVE
Mobilidade https://avemobilidade.pt/home |
INTERURBAN
BUSES around GUIMARÃES, FAFE, VIZELA, PONTE DE LIMA, ARCOS
DE VALDEVEZ, CABACEIRAS DO BASTO Some parts available in
English. Timetables can be viewed but not downloaded. |
| AITC Autoridade
Intermunicipal do Transportes do Cávado |
INTERURBAN
BUSES around Braga, Famalição, Barcelos, Arcos de Valdevez,
Ponte de Lima, Esposende, Vila Verde - website is not
currently available in English. Timetables can be viewed and
downloaded. Very good system map at https://aitc.cimcavado.pt/mapa-de-rede/ |
| VIUVA
MONTEIRO http://www.viuvamonteiro.pt
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LISBON -
SABUGAL - VILAR FORMOSO once daily, also COIMBRA - SABUGAL
twice a week |
| A V MINHO www.avminho.pt | Local buses around Viana do Castelo, Esposende, Povoa de Varzim |
| MARQUÊS
BARRAQUEIRO www.marques.pt |
Local buses
around Oliveira do Hospital,V iseu, Mangualde, Gouveia,
Celorico da Beira, also to Guarda. No weekend or holiday
service. |
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LOCAL SERVICES IN SMALLER CITIES AND TOWNSordered by town / city name
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TRANSPORTES URBANOS DE ABRANTES
- details
here |
ABRANTES
AND SUBURBS - three routes operating at irregular intervals
weekdays only 0700 - 1900. No service weekends or holidays. |
| CHITA Transportes
Urbanos ALCOBAÇA http://rodoviariadooeste.pt/wp-content/uploads/Urbana_ALCOBACA.pdf |
Single route
serving the town centre, monastery, wine museum and city
museum once an hour weekdays 0730 - 1900 and Saturdays 0730
- 1300. |
| Rodo AMARANTE - https://rodoamarante.pt |
The town of
Amarante and outlying villages.There are 25 routes, but many
run only on schooldays. Most have no weekend or holiday
service, three 'urban' routes being an exception with some
buses on Saturday mornings. Site is available in (American)
English. |
| AVEIRO - www.aveirobus.pt | AVEIRO CITY
AND SUBURBS - very complex system of irregular and
often infrequent buses. Buses between Aveiro and Costa Nova
beaches are operated by a different company - click here tor the
times find routes 35 (summer only) and 36. |
| BARCELOS - https://tuba.barcelos.pt/ |
BARCELOS -
five main routes around the town and inner suburbs weekdays
and Saturdays, few buses on Sundays. Many other buses to
outlying areas, mostly with weekday service only. No buses
to the outlying areas on Sundays and holidays. |
| Urbanos BATALHA
http://www.girabatalha.pt/ |
One route with six
buses each weekday connecting bus station, monastery and the
battle site museum between 1000 and 1600; also a commuter
service between Batalha and Leiria. No weekend or holiday
service. |
| Transportes
Urbanos BEJA -
details HERE |
Four routes
around town with frequent service 0700 - 1900 weekdays.
Limited service on Saturdays from 0730 to 1330 only. No
service Sundays or Holidays. Two less frequent routes serve
outer suburbs. Buses on demand and shared taxi services are
shown for rural areas. Buses stop at the railway station as
well as the bus station. On the timetables GARE = bus
station, Lg de Estação = railway station. |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS DE BRAGA -
www.tub.pt |
BRAGA CITY
AND SUBURBS - for details see also here |
| SERVIÇO DE TRANSPORTES URBANOS DE BRAGANÇA https://www.cm-braganca.pt | BRAGANÇA
CITY AND RURAL AREA - no weekend or holiday service. Three
routes run around the town. There are also fourteen routes
to outlying areas, some only operating on demand and some
only once a week. |
| CALDAS DA RAINHA - TOMA - HERE |
CALDAS DA
RAINHA - Three routes serving the town and suburbs every 30
- 60 minutes. Weekdays from about 0730 to 1930, Saturdays
from about 0800 to 1400, no service later on Saturdays. No
service on Sundays and Holidays. Buses stop at the railway
and bus stations. |
| CANTANHEDE (near
Coimbra) - HERE |
Three
interconnecting routes around town, weekdays only. |
| TRANSPORTE
URBANO DE CARTAXO -
http://www.rodotejo.pt/wp-content/uploads/Urbana_CARTAXO.pdf |
CARTAXO -
one route going all over town operating 0800 - 1800
weekdays, 0800 - 1300 Saturdays and Sundays. No actual
timetable visible! Also two weekday buses each way to and
from the Santana - Cartaxo railway station to connect with
commuter trains to and from Lisbon - details here. |
| CASCAIS
- https://mobi.cascais.pt/ |
CASCAIS. Comprehensive bus system in Cascais, Estoril, Carcavelos, Guincho beach and the surrounding area. Forty-four routes in all. Service daily until midnight on the busiest routes. Website is only in Portuguese. See also CARRIS METROPOLITANA for other buses in the area. https://area1.carrismetropolitana.pt |
| MOBICAB -
Transportes Urbanos de CASTELO
BRANCO - here |
CASTELO
BRANCO - three routes around the town on weekdays. Very
little service at weekends and holidays. A few buses
to more distant villages, weekdays only. |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS DE COIMBRA -
www.smtuc.pt |
COIMBRA
CITY AND SUBURBS (Coimbra has the last surviving
trolleybuses in Portugal!) see also here |
| TRANSPORTES URBANOS DE CONDEIXA - operated by Transdev details HERE | CONDEIXA-A-NOVA
and surrounding area. Three routes with irregular
service 0630 - 1830 weekdays, 0800 - 1230 Saturdays no
service at other times. |
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TRANSPORTES URBANOS DE
COVILHÃ - Covilhã Mobilidade |
COVILHÃ
city and suburbs, also up into the Serra Estrela - more
details here |
| TRANSPORTES
RODOVÍARIOS DE ÉVORA -
http://www.trevo.com.pt/pt/default.asp |
ÉVORA city
and suburbs - for some details see also here |
| FAMALICÃO (town council
buses) - HERE |
About 30
routes operating around the town and suburbs. Many only run
on weekdays and are irregular. |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS FÁTIMA OURÉM
(TUFO) - details here |
Five
weekday routes and one weekend route around the Fátima and
Ourém area. |
| FIGUEIRA DE FOZ - https://www.avic.pt/transportes/
then click Urbanos |
FIGUEIRA DE
FOZ AND SUBURBS.Three town routes weekdays only at highly
irregular intervals. Other buses in the area are operated by
various different companies. |
| TRANSPORTES
URBNAOS GOUVEIA -
HERE |
This small
community in the north-east has a weekday bus service around
the town. |
| TRANSPORTES URBANOS
DA GUARDA - HERE |
GUARDA city and
suburbs - six routes around town with good service weekdays
but very little service on weekends and holidays. More
details here |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS DE GUIMARÃES -
http://www.guimabus.pt |
GUIMARÃES
CITY AND SUBURBS - for details see also here |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS DE LAMEGO -
HERE |
LAMEGO and
nearby villages. Route L103 runs from and to Régua railway
station to connect with trains to and from Porto. Limited
Saturday and Sunday service.There are other local routes
with reasonable weekday service, very limited service on
Saturdays, no service Sundays and holidays. |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS DE LEIRIA -
www.mobilis.pt |
LEIRIA CITY
AND SUBURBS. Nine routes most operating daily. Information
is also in English. Rodovíaria do
Lisboa operates a frequent weekday service between
Leiria and Marinha Grande. |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS MARCO DE CANAVESES
- HERE |
Three
routes around town running every hour on weekdays. A few
buses on Saturday mornings, no service Saturday afternoon,
Sundays and holidays. |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS MIRANDELA - bus times HERE |
MIRANDELA -
one route around town weekdays only 0700 to 1900hrs. |
| OBI Transports do Concehlho ÓBIDOS HERE | Six routes linking
the town and nearby villages each with one bus a week. A
fifth route operates twice each week. Of limited value to
visitors! |
| TUAZ-
Transportes Urbanos de OLIVEIRA
DE AZAMÉIS - HERE |
Two routes
serving the town and immediate suburbs. No service on
Saturdays after about 1400hrs nor all day Sundays and
Holidays. Three other routes run once a week to
different outlying areas. For buses to and from Aveiro,
click here.
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| TRANSPORTES URBANOS FÁTIMA OURÉM (TUFO) - details HERE | Four weekday routes and one weekend route around the Ourém and Fátima area |
| Transportes
Urbanos OURIQUE - HERE |
Small
network between Ourique and surrounding villages with buses
about twice a day on four routes, twice a month for some
really rural areas, but two buses every day between Ourique
and Castro Verde. All buses are FREE! |
| PENICHE - Urbano Peniche
- HERE |
One route
around the town, weekdays only, no buses between 0900 and
1300! For other buses in the area www.rodotejo.pt |
| SMAT
Transportes - PORTALEGRE - HERE |
One weekday
route around town with fairly regular weekday service, some
other buses mainly for schools, limited weekend and holiday
service! Other routes run once or twice each weekday to
nearby villages. The railway station is 9km from the town.
Buses connect with all the trains - details here. |
| Vamós -
Transporte Urbanos PORTO
DE MÓS - HERE |
This small
town near Leiria has two local buses around the town, a very
limited operation with only two or three journeys a day! |
| Transportes
Urbanos (Peso da) RÉGUA
(TUPR) - HERE |
Two routes
around the town and suburbs, 0800 - 1800 Saturdays. 0800 -
2000 weekdays. No Sunday or Holiday service. Buses to Lamego
are operated by Rodonorte. Times here
- Linha (route) 103. |
| Transportes
Públicos de SABUGAL times HERE |
Fifteen
weekday routes around the town and suburbs, but most run
only once a day each way at best, plus extra buses on
schooldays, market days etc. |
| SCALABUS - SANTARÉM - www.scalabus.pt | Four
weekday routes, including three connecting the railway
station with the town, including colleges and the
polytechnic in term time. Weekend service consists of one
route between the town, the hospital and retail park.
On weekdays there is a bus once or twice every hour between
town centre and railway station until late at night,
connecting with trains, but nothing at all at weekends or on
holidays! |
| TRANSPORTE
URBANO SINES - here |
One route
circulates around town and immediate suburbs 0700 - 2000
weekdays only. For other buses see www.rodalentejo.pt as
above. |
| TRANSPORTES URBANOS DE TOMAR - here | TOMAR and
suburbs - Four routes around the town and suburbs. Very
limited weekend service on one route, the others operate
only on weekdays. Detailed route map here. |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS TORREJANOS TORRES NOVAS - here |
TORRES
NOVAS and suburbs - three routes operating about once
an hour weekdays 0700 - 2000, Saturdays 0700 to 1400. No
service Saturday afternoons, Sundays or Holidays. All buses
are FREE! |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS TORRES VEDRAS
- http://www.cm-tvedras.pt/mobilidade/transportes-publicos/ |
TORRES
VEDRAS AND SUBURBS - Four routes with daily service between
town and various surrounding areas. 1 day tickets available.
Linha Verde goes to Fort St Vincent and the interpretation
centre for the 'Lines of Torres Vedras' Napoleonic war site.
See also www.barraqueiro-oeste.pt
routes 796 - 799 |
| VENDAS NOVAS -
information here. |
Three
routes around the town and industrial areas, each has four
journeys each way, weekdays only. |
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VIANA DO CASTELO https://www.avic.pt/transportes/pt
then click Urbanos |
VIANA DO CASTELO AND SUBURBS Six routes, infrequent on
weekdays, Saturday service limited, no Sunday or holiday
service. |
| TRANSPORTES
URBANOS DE VILA REAL
- https://www.urbanosvilareal.pt/pt/ |
VILA REAL
CITY AND SUBURBS (nb this is the Vila Real in the north of
Portugal) Five main routes, with daily service on two only. Most run only on weekdays, limited service Saturdays. There is also one late night route until midnight every night. UTAD (the University) is served by several routes. |
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INTERNATIONAL SERVICES. PLEASE CHECK OFFICIAL WEBSITES
CAREFULLY!
These are in addition to the operations of Rede Expressos -
their website is www.rede-expressos.pt |
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| AUTNA www.autna.com
(Spanish company) INTERNORTE www.internorte.pt ALSA - www.alsa.es |
PORTO -
PORTO AIRPORT - VIANA DO CASTELO (by request when booking) -
VALENCA - then into Spain and to VIGO with connections
to and from SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. Currently four
weekday and two weekend journeys. INTERNATIONAL JOURNEYS
ONLY. Tickets are sold via the Rede Expressos website. There
is also an 'on demand' service to and from Porto airport. currently three daily journeys Porto - Porto Airport - Vigo - Santiago de Compostela also to other destinations in Spain. also offers some service across the border in the north in conjunction with Rede Expressos |
| FLIXBUS
operates several routes between cities in Portugal and
Spain, often overnight with very early arrivals. |
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PORTO - BRAGA - NORTHERN SPAIN - ANDORRA
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Fridays
from Porto, Braga, Guimarães etc to Andorra, Sundays for the
return journey. Downloadable timetable here. |
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This list is far from complete! Many bus operators do not
have websites or, if they do, I do not know of their
existence. If you can add to this list, please email
me. |
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PORTO, AVEIRO, BRAGA, COIMBRA, COVILHÃ, GUARDA,
GUIMARÃES, ÉVORA, ELVAS, VIDIGUEIRA AND SINES
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