Closest airport: Faro international (4km from Faro, 15km from Loulé)
Daily flights to Lisbon with TAP and Portugália airlines, regular charter flights to international destinations
Bus service to Faro city centre every 15 minutes, links to Loulé
By Bus
The best way to link to Loulé. The bus station in Loulé is located in Rua Nossa Senhora de Fátima, approximately 250 metres north of the city centre. From Loulé, it is possible to catch buses to and from Faro (every 30 minutes), Albufeira, Lagos, Portimão and Lisbon. There are also connections to the coast (Quarteira) every hour.
In Faro, the main bus station is the EVA terminal where there are daily connections (normal and express) to and from Lisbon, Porto, Tavira, Albufeira, Vila Real de Santo António, Lagos and Seville. There are also the Caima/Renex operators (opposite the bus station) that have daily express connections to Lisbon, Porto and Braga.
By train
Faro and Loulé have various daily rapid connections to all cities in the Algarve. There are four daily trains from and to Lisbon: two Inter-Regional services and two Inter-city services. Once a week, the 'blue train' travels to Porto. The 'blue train' allows the transportation of vehicles and takes around 9 hours to reach Porto, passing through Beja, Santarém and Coimbra. In May, a new electric train service will begin operation, which will provide even faster connections to Lisbon and Porto.
Loulé/Quarteira station is located 5 km south of the city. To travel from Loulé to the station and vice-versa, you need to catch the bus that goes from Quarteira to Loulé
By road
Faro and Loulé are served by the so-called 'Via do Infante' A22-IP1 that connects Lagos, in the west, to the Spanish border at Vila Real de Santo António in the east. The national highway EN125 also crosses the Algarve but it is usually fairly congested.
From both the EN 125 and the Via do Infante it is possible to connect with the A2-IP1, the motorway to Lisbon, as well as to the network of European motorways, via Huelva-Seville.
To go from Loulé to Faro, the EN 125-4 is another possibility.
From both the N 125 and the Via do Infante it is possible to connect to the A2-IP1, the motorway that connects the Algarve to Lisbon and the north of Portugal.
Lisbon (281 km), A2 IP1
Porto (584 km) , A2 IP1 / A13 IC11 / A1 IP1
Vila Real de Santo António (63 km), IP 1 / EN 125
Seville, Spain (206 km), A22 / EN 125
GETTING AROUND
Faro
Bus
One-day passes available from Eva station, eligible for all routes including beach to beach services.
Boat
From June to September, there are regular services that link Faro to the islands of Farol and Barreta, also known as the Desert Island. These boats operate from the quay next to the Arco da Porta Nova.
Loulé
Bus
Within Loulé, almost everything is easily reached on foot. However, there is a network of buses that operate during the day. The buses also connect Loulé to other local places. The Faro-Loulé route is the busiest, and the Loulé-Quarteira and Faro-Almancil-Quarteira routes also see high levels of traffic due to the respective tourist attractions.
Tourist Information
Algarve Regional Tourist Information Centre
Rua da Misericórdia, 8-12 - Faro
tel. +351 289 803 604
Opening times: Winter 9.30am-5.30pm, Summer 9.30am-7pm
