Lagos Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

From the bus station (282 762 944; Rua Vasco da Gama) buses travel to Portimão (€2.40, 20 minutes, four to eight daily) and Albufeira (around €4.50, one hour, four to five daily). Connections to Sagres run regularly (€3, 45 minutes to one hour, about hourly on weekdays, seven daily Saturday and Sunday), via Salema (20 minutes) and some go on to Cabo de São Vicente (€3.40, one hour, three daily on weekdays).

Eva express buses run to Lisbon (€17, 4¼ hours, five to six daily). To get to/from Carrapateira or Monchique, change at Aljezur (€3, 50 minutes, one to two daily) or Portimão. Buses to Aljezur also serve Odeceixe (1½ hours). There’s a frequent express service to Lisbon (€17); tickets are available from the Caima ticket office (282 768 931; Rua das Portas de Portugal 101; 7am-1.30pm & 3-7.15pm daily, plus 10.30pm-12.30am Sun-Fri), which can also arrange minibus transfers to Faro airport.

Buses also go to Seville (via Huelva) in Spain (€17, 5½ hours, twice daily Monday to Saturday).

Train

Lagos is at the western end of the Algarve line, with direct regional services to Faro daily (€6.20, 1¾ to two hours, eight daily), via Albufeira and Loulé (1½ hours), with onward connections from Faro to Vila Real de Santo António (€6.50, 3¼ hours) via Tavira (2¼ to 2¾ hours). Trains go daily to Lisbon (all requiring a change at Tunes; €21, 3½ hours, five daily).

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