THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE 'TRANSPORT ON DEMAND' BUSES IN VERY RURAL
AREAS OF THE ALGARVE| Area | Route (click for official timetable - external link) | Other Places Served | Days of running |
| Albufeira |
904
Areeiro - Paderne |
Lentiscais, Alcaria, Matos de Baixo, Matos de Cima, Vale
de Pegas, Centieira |
Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays |
| Albufeira |
910
Cotivo - Albufeira Bus Station |
direct, no stops |
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays |
| Alcoutim |
912
Alcoutim - Balurcos de Baixo |
Marmeleiro, Corte de Seda, Alcoutim Crossroads, Torneiro. |
Mondays and
Fridays to connect with Rede Expressos to and from Lisbon |
| Alcoutim |
932
to Tavira |
at 1000 and 1600 only during school holidays |
every weekday Only
during school holidays |
| Alcoutim |
937
to Castro Marim |
at 1600 only during school holidays | every weekday Only
during school holidays |
| Almancil |
985
Quinta do Lago - Almancil |
From Almancil at 0940 and 1600, From Quinta do Lago Beach 0950 and 1615 | Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
| Aljezur | 974 Aljezur - Vale de Telha | On schooldays there are five buses along the same route. Click or tap here for details. | Tuesdays and Fridays Only during school holidays |
| Ameixal |
920 Ameixal - Almodõvar | From Ameixal at 1000am, returning from Almodôvar at 1600. | Fridays only |
| Castro Marim | 937 to Alcoutim | at 1010 all weekdays. No
stops |
every weekday |
| Castro Marim |
967 to Tavira | At 1000 and 1630 | every weekday Only during school holidays |
| Loulé |
927 Corte do Ouro - Loulé | Direct, no stops it seems | Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
| Loulé | 945 Vale Covo - Loulé | Alfeição, Vale Telheiro |
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
| Loulé |
972 Águas Frias - Loulé | Zambujal, Malhão, Monte Ritas, Macheira, Frixo de Baixo, Palmeiros, Nave do Barão | Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
| Loulé |
989 Macheira - Loulé | Soidos de Cima, Soidos de Baixo, Monte Brito, Esteval de Mouros, Espargal | Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. |
| Monchique |
992 Monchique - Aljezur | direct, no stops | Every weekday, two journeys each way |
| Olhão |
963 Poço Longo - Olhão | direct, no stops |
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
| São Bartolmeu Messines | 913 São Bartolomeu Messines - Silves | Norinha, Torres e Cercas, Quinta da Vista, Reservatórios, Fonte Luzeiro, Figuerinhas, Nora, Carvoeiro (X)**, Pocinho, Benaciate, Monte Velho, Monte de São José. | Twice each way on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. ** this is NOT the Carvoeiro by the seaside! |
| São Bras de Alportel | 924 Cabeço do Velho - São Bras de Alportel | Bico Alto |
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays |
| Silves | 913 Silves - São Bartolomeu Messines | Norinha, Torres e Cercas, Quinta da Vista, Reservatórios, Fonte Luzeiro, Figuerinhas, Nora, Carvoeiro (X)**, Pocinho, Benaciate, Monte Velho, Monte de São José. | Twice each way on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. ** this is NOT the Carvoeiro by the seaside! |
| Silves | 911 Monte Figuerinhas - Silves | Boião, Monte Ruivo, Perna Seca de Cima, Perna Seca de Baixo | Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays |
| Silves | 917 Odelouca - Silves | Taborda, Vale de Lama, Falacho, Almarjão | Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays |
| Silves | 931
Vales de Pêra - Silves |
Torres Montes, Canas /
Vala, Poço Fundo |
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
| Silves |
971 Fonte João Luis - Silves | Vale Fuzeiros, Barragem, Baralha | Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
| Silves | 994
Silves - Monchique |
Direct, no stops. From Silves
at 0900 returning from Monchique at 1615 |
Only during school holidays |
| Tavira |
921
Tavira - São Bras de Alportel |
One bus in this direction
only, at 0900. |
Every weekday |
| Tavira |
932 Silves - Alcoutim | direct, no stops. Bizarre timetable, with the buses back from Alcoutim only during school holidays | One bus from Silves every weekday at 0900 |
| Tavira |
942
Fonte Salgada - Tavira |
None, a quick ten minute journey | Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. |
| Tavira |
943
Estiramantens - Tavira |
via Santo Estevão |
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays |
| Tavira |
967 Tavira - Castro Marim | One bus from Tavira in the morning at 0915.
No return journey |
Every weekday Only
during school holidays |
| Vila do Bispo |
948 Hortas de Tabual - Vila do Bispo | connects with buses to and
from Lagos |
Mondays and Fridays |
| Vila Real de
Santo António |
901
Santa Rita - Vila Real de Santo António Bus Station |
Montinho da Conveniência, Casas da Alcaria, Casa Alta,
Castro Marim |
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays |
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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