Travel Information

Distance from Faro: Approx 48 km

Travel from Faro by Train: No direct train; Closest train stops at Alcantarilha (approximately 8 km away) and costs approx 3€

Travel from Faro by Bus: under 5€ depending on which service.

Travel from Faro by Taxi: between 40€ and 70€ (see our "Useful Links" page for our reccomended transfers)

To get to Faro train or bus station (which are close to each other just before Faro marina) either get the bus from  the airport (the stop is right outside the 'arrivals' doors) and will cost you around 1.50€, or get a taxi at a cost of around 10€.

To check train timetables visit the C.P website www.cp.pt . (the site is available in English) and select 'Regional and Inter Regional services' to get the timetable for Lagos/Vila Real de Santo Antonio/Lagos.

For bus timetables visit www.eva-bus.com. Again most of it is available in English except the 'frequency' on the tables. (Days of the week: Monday is the 2nd day of the week - '2as'-and Friday is the 6th day. 'Sábado' and 'Domingo' - Saturday and Sunday; 'Feriados' is holidays; 'Diariamente' is daily,). Bus times from the 'aeroporto' to Faro are also listed .

For additional bus timetables  visit www.frotazul-algarve.pt which covers a limited area of the Algarve.

However, should you want to hire a car there are lots of places at the airport or you can book on-line. There are links to the best ones from our "Useful Links" page.
Directions to the apartment will be sent proir to your arrival along with our information pack.