Faro

Arriving by Plane.

Faro Airport has scheduled flights from various european hubs. It also has hundreds of charter flights during the season, and year-round economy flights from all over Europe. See the Getting There section for the whole of Portugal for details. The airport is located about 6km from the town, with a somewhat irregular bus service running daytime only to get there.

Arriving By Train.

The train station (Estacion de Ferroviaria) is located in the town centre on the Avenida de Republica. It is a small station with vey few facilities, which closes for 6 hours at night. It is served by the following routes:

• High speed Alfa Penicular service from Lisbon
• Regional service from Vila Real de Santo Antonio on the Spanish border
• Regional service from Lagos, at the other end of the Algarve coast

Arriving By Coach.

The coach station (Estacion de Rodoviaria) is located right in the centre of the town, 5 minutes down the Avenida de Republica from the train station. EVA buses run from here all over the Algarve region. In addition they also run a day and a night service from Lisbon to Seville which stop outside the coach station.

Once you get there.

First things first. Get a map. These can be picked up for free at the tourist office. This is located at the far end of the Jardim Manuel Bivar - if you arrive at the bus station or train station walk down the Avenida de Republica to the Praca Dr Francisco Gomes which fronts on to the marina, and carry on along the side of it - the office is straight ahead of you.