Silves Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Buses shuttle daily between Silves and its train station (€1.70, three to four daily), timed to meet the trains from Lagos (€1.70, 35 minutes) and Faro (€3.10, one hour, with a change at Tunes). There are buses to Albufeira (€3.40, 40 minutes, seven daily), and to Portimão (€2.40, 20 minutes, two to five daily) and Lagos (40 minutes). All buses leave from the riverfront, with fewer running at weekends. The bus ticket office (282 442 338; 8am-noon & 2-6pm Mon-Fri, 8-noon Sat & 11am-noon Sun) is on the western side of the market.