To Faro bus terminal · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
2 transfer optionsCar hire · not ranked
Not all night: the Bus 16 to the bus terminal runs 05:20–00:10.
Recommended
The cheapest way in. The Pre-booked private transfer is 9 minutes quicker for €23.15 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Bus
Bus 16 to the bus terminal
16/15 · Próximo
15–19 min rideEvery 45 min05:20–00:10
The Aeroporto Faro stop on the road outside the terminal→Terminal Rodoviário
Luggage space
€2.85total for 1 adult€2.85 eachBuy ticketOn Próximo
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The Aeroporto Faro stop on the road outside the terminal, bus signed Terminal Rodoviário
The line ticket sold by the driver on lines 14 to 19, cash or contactless, valid one hour on that bus only. Children under four travel free; no child single is sold. A pre-purchased zone-4 ticket is EUR 2.11 (five for 10.55, ten for 21.10) but needs a Próximo card, EUR 5 in plastic or free as a digital card in the PICK app, so it pays only from the third ride.
Luggage. An ordinary city bus with no racks and no stated limit. The whole fleet is low-floor with a ramp.
Hours. Weekdays from the airport: 05:20, 06:20, 07:29, 08:30, 09:05, 09:35, 10:05, 11:05, 11:35, 12:05, 12:50, 13:35, 14:00, 14:40, 15:05, 16:20, 17:10, 18:10, 19:05, 20:05, 20:35, 21:15, 22:15, 22:35, 23:20 and 00:10. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays drop the 09:35, 11:05, 14:00, 20:35 and 22:15 and add a 10:44, except from 1 July to 13 September, when all run.
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Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Faro to Faro airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
How do I get from Faro airport to Faro city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Bus 16 to the bus terminal at €2.85, 15–19 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Pre-booked private transfer at €26, 10 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Bus 16 to the bus terminal runs 05:20–00:10. Outside those hours, the Pre-booked private transfer is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Luggage
An ordinary city bus with no racks and no stated limit. The whole fleet is low-floor with a ramp.
Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
There is no railway station at the airport. The airport's own advice is a bus or taxi to Faro station in the city; bus 16 stops there, at Estação CP, 13 to 17 minutes from the terminal, one stop before the bus terminal.
Finding the stop
The bus stop, named Aeroporto Faro, is on the road outside the terminal building, the point the airport marks as its bus stop. Bus 16 towards Terminal Rodoviário goes into town; the same line signed Praia de Faro goes the other way, to the beach.
Tickets
Pay the driver as you board: EUR 2.85, in cash or with a contactless bank card or phone. The on-board ticket is for that bus and that journey only; there is no machine at the stop and nothing to validate. Children under four ride free.
The taxi rank
The rank is outside the terminal and works day and night; a taxi carries four, and a larger car can be ordered by phone. The meter runs from the start, tolls such as the Via do Infante are added, and a bag over 55 × 35 × 20 cm carries a supplement. The airport gives about EUR 10 as the average to the city.
Uber and Bolt
Bolt picks up at Faro airport: request the ride in the app, which shows the pickup point, and look for the ride-hailing signs outside the terminal. Check the car and driver against the app before getting in.
At night
After the 00:10 bus nothing public runs until 05:20, every night of the week. In that gap it is the taxi rank outside the terminal or a Bolt; the first bus reaches the bus terminal at 05:36.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
16/15 · PróximoBus 16 to the bus terminal
From
The Aeroporto Faro stop on the road outside the terminal, bus signed Terminal Rodoviário
To
Terminal Rodoviário, the urban bus terminal beside the railway station, calling at Teatro Municipal / Fórum Algarve and Estação CP on the way
Luggage
An ordinary city bus with no racks and no stated limit. The whole fleet is low-floor with a ramp.
Runs
05:20–00:10
Journey
15–19 min
The line ticket sold by the driver on lines 14 to 19, cash or contactless, valid one hour on that bus only. Children under four travel free; no child single is sold. A pre-purchased zone-4 ticket is EUR 2.11 (five for 10.55, ten for 21.10) but needs a Próximo card, EUR 5 in plastic or free as a digital card in the PICK app, so it pays only from the third ride.
Check the sign: the 16 towards Terminal Rodoviário goes into town; the 16 towards Praia de Faro from the same stop goes to the beach.
The last bus is 00:10 and the first 05:20, every night. Nothing public runs between them.
The 05:20, 06:20, 23:20 and 00:10 run direct in 16 minutes; the rest go through Montenegro and take 15 to 19.
Bus 15 from the same stop also ends at the terminal for the same EUR 2.85, via the hospital in about 27 minutes: 08:30 to 21:35 on weekdays, four trips at weekends.
The EUR 2.85 ticket is for this bus only. A change in town needs another ticket, or a Próximo card loaded with zone tickets.
Weekdays from the airport: 05:20, 06:20, 07:29, 08:30, 09:05, 09:35, 10:05, 11:05, 11:35, 12:05, 12:50, 13:35, 14:00, 14:40, 15:05, 16:20, 17:10, 18:10, 19:05, 20:05, 20:35, 21:15, 22:15, 22:35, 23:20 and 00:10. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays drop the 09:35, 11:05, 14:00, 20:35 and 22:15 and add a 10:44, except from 1 July to 13 September, when all run.
The Aeroporto Faro stop on the road outside the terminal, bus signed Praia de Faro
To
Praia de Faro, the beach on the island beyond the airport, five minutes on
Luggage
An ordinary city bus with no racks and no stated limit.
Runs
07:20–22:25
Journey
5 min
The same line ticket as into town, EUR 2.85 from the driver, cash or contactless, valid one hour on that bus only. Children under four travel free.
This bus does not go into Faro. It ends at the beach; the 16 signed Terminal Rodoviário from the same stop is the one for the city.
No bus to the beach before 07:20 or after 22:25; the early and late runs of the line end at the airport.
Weekdays from the airport to the beach: 07:20, 08:20, 08:50, 09:50, 10:30, 11:10, 11:35, 12:20, 12:35, 13:10, 13:50, 14:30, 15:25, 16:10, 16:55, 18:05, 18:50, 19:50, 20:20, 21:00, 22:00 and 22:25. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays drop the 08:50, 09:50, 12:35, 20:20 and 22:00 and add a 09:20, except from 1 July to 13 September. The 05:17, 06:17, 23:17 and 00:02 buses from town end at the airport.
What is the best way from Faro airport to Faro city center?
For one traveler, the Bus 16 to the bus terminal at €2.85, 15–19 min. The cheapest way in. The Pre-booked private transfer is 9 minutes quicker for €23.15 more, which is not worth it at this party size. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Faro airport to Faro city center?
For one traveler, the Bus 16 to the bus terminal at €2.85. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Faro airport to Faro city center by bus?
One bus reaches Faro bus terminal: the Bus 16 to the bus terminal, €2.85 for one traveler, 15–19 min, to Terminal Rodoviário. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Faro by any means. The fastest way overall is the Pre-booked private transfer, 10 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Faro airport to Faro city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches Faro bus terminal: the Pre-booked private transfer, €26 for one traveler, 10 min, to any address. It is not the cheapest way in: the Bus 16 to the bus terminal at €2.85 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Faro airport to Faro city center?
Bus 16 to the bus terminal: 15–19 min. Pre-booked private transfer: 10 min
How far is Faro airport from the city center?
Faro Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Pre-booked private transfer, takes 10 min; the cheapest, the Bus 16 to the bus terminal, 15–19 min.
Where is the train station at Faro airport?
There is no railway station at the airport. The airport's own advice is a bus or taxi to Faro station in the city; bus 16 stops there, at Estação CP, 13 to 17 minutes from the terminal, one stop before the bus terminal.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Faro airport?
Bolt picks up at Faro airport: request the ride in the app, which shows the pickup point, and look for the ride-hailing signs outside the terminal. Check the car and driver against the app before getting in.
Where do I catch the Bus 16 to the bus terminal at Faro airport?
The Aeroporto Faro stop on the road outside the terminal, bus signed Terminal Rodoviário. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Terminal Rodoviário, the urban bus terminal beside the railway station, calling at Teatro Municipal / Fórum Algarve and Estação CP on the way.
Is there a train from Faro airport to Faro at night?
The Bus 16 to the bus terminal runs 05:20–00:10. Outside those hours the pre-booked private transfer is what remains; it is €26 for the vehicle. Weekdays from the airport: 05:20, 06:20, 07:29, 08:30, 09:05, 09:35, 10:05, 11:05, 11:35, 12:05, 12:50, 13:35, 14:00, 14:40, 15:05, 16:20, 17:10, 18:10, 19:05, 20:05, 20:35, 21:15, 22:15, 22:35, 23:20 and 00:10. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays drop the 09:35, 11:05, 14:00, 20:35 and 22:15 and add a 10:44, except from 1 July to 13 September, when all run.
Does the Bus 16 to Praia de Faro go to Faro bus terminal, beside the railway station and a short walk from the marina and the old town?
Goes the other way, to the beach on the barrier island, and never into Faro. For the city take the 16 signed Terminal Rodoviário from the same stop.
Worth knowing
Bus 16 is the only public transport at the terminal: EUR 2.85 to the driver, 16 to 19 minutes to the bus terminal beside the railway station, 20 to 75 minutes apart from 05:20 to 00:10 every day. There is no train, metro or shuttle at the airport.
Nothing public leaves the airport between 00:10 and 05:20. A landing in that gap means the taxi rank or a Bolt; the first bus of the day is at 05:20 and reaches the terminal at 05:36.
The airport ride costs more than a ride in town: an ordinary zone-1 single is EUR 1.35, but the airport is in zone 4 and lines 14 to 19 sell a flat EUR 2.85 ticket on board. Pre-purchased zone-4 tickets are EUR 2.11 each in fives or tens, but need a Próximo card — EUR 5 for a plastic one, free as a digital card in the PICK app — so they only pay off if you stay and ride again.
The railway station is in the city, not at the airport. Bus 16 stops at Estação CP two minutes before its terminus, and the Algarve line runs from there to Olhão, Tavira, Albufeira, Portimão and Lagos on a second ticket.
A resort coach, Aerobus Get On by Vamus Algarve, leaves the airport for Albufeira, Portimão and Lagos; its fares and times are published only in the operator's own app and planner, so none appear here — check with Vamus before you count on it.
The taxi is a meter, not a fixed fare: EUR 2.00 on the flag, 0.73 a kilometre and 0.34 a minute by day on weekdays, more at night and at weekends, double the flag and the kilometre for a car seating more than four, plus EUR 0.80 if booked by phone or app. The airport says the average to the city is about EUR 10, with the Via do Infante toll and a supplement for a bag over 55 × 35 × 20 cm on top.
Summer adds departures: from 1 July to 13 September line 16 runs five extra weekend trips and one extra weekday trip. Outside those dates the weekend timetable is 22 buses a day from the airport, not 27.
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