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The airport asks for check-in 90 minutes before a Schengen flight. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Bus 16 to the bus terminal

1615 · Próximo
20 min rideEvery 45 min05:00–23:45
Terminal RodoviárioThe Aeroporto Faro stop outside the terminal
Non-stopLuggage space
€2.85total for 1 adult€2.85 eachBuy ticketOn Próximo
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Terminal Rodoviário, the urban bus terminal beside the railway station; buses signed Praia de Faro or Aeroporto

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 terminal: 05:00, 06:00, 07:00, 08:00, 08:30, 09:30, 10:10, 10:50, 11:15, 12:00, 12:15, 12:50, 13:30, 14:10, 15:05, 15:50, 16:35, 17:45, 18:30, 19:30, 20:00, 20:40, 21:40, 22:05, 23:00 and 23:45, at the airport 17 to 20 minutes later. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays drop the 08:30, 09:30, 12:15, 20:00 and 21:40 and add a 09:00, except from 1 July to 13 September.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Pre-booked private transfer. Every way from Faro airport into Faro

How do I get from Faro city centre to Faro airport?

For one traveler the Bus 16 to the bus terminal is the way we recommend: €2.85 in total, 20 min, boarding at Terminal Rodoviário. The first one leaves at 05:00 and is at the airport by about 05:20; the last leaves at 23:45. The airport asks for check-in 90 minutes before a Schengen flight, 120 minutes for the rest of Europe and 180 for an intercontinental one, though most airlines also open online check-in 48 hours out. Flights to the United States and Switzerland ask for 24 hours.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Bus 16 to the bus terminal

First 05:00 from Terminal Rodoviário, at the airport by about 05:20.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first bus leaves the terminal at 05:00 and is at the airport at 05:17, then 06:00 and 07:00, every day. Before 05:00 nothing public runs; a flight much before 07:00 means a taxi or a Bolt.

Before you leave for Faro Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

The airport asks for check-in 90 minutes before a Schengen flight, 120 minutes for the rest of Europe and 180 for an intercontinental one, though most airlines also open online check-in 48 hours out. Flights to the United States and Switzerland ask for 24 hours.

Early flights

The first bus leaves the terminal at 05:00 and is at the airport at 05:17, then 06:00 and 07:00, every day. Before 05:00 nothing public runs; a flight much before 07:00 means a taxi or a Bolt.

Where the bus leaves from

Bus 16 leaves from the Terminal Rodoviário stop, the urban bus terminal beside the railway station, and calls at Teatro Municipal / Fórum Algarve five minutes later. Take the bus signed Praia de Faro or Aeroporto; both call at the airport.

Tickets

Pay the driver EUR 2.85 as you board, in cash or by contactless card. Próximo's ticket office at Avenida da República 5 sells the card and pre-purchased tickets, Monday to Friday 06:00 to 20:00, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 07:15 to 13:15 and 14:15 to 18:30.

Questions

When is the first Bus 16 to the bus terminal from Terminal Rodoviário?

05:00. It reaches the airport at about 05:20.

How early should I be at Faro airport?

The airport asks for check-in 90 minutes before a Schengen flight, 120 minutes for the rest of Europe and 180 for an intercontinental one, though most airlines also open online check-in 48 hours out. Flights to the United States and Switzerland ask for 24 hours.

Where does the Bus 16 to the bus terminal leave from in Faro?

Terminal Rodoviário, the urban bus terminal beside the railway station; buses signed Praia de Faro or Aeroporto. First departure 05:00, last 23:45.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first bus leaves the terminal at 05:00 and is at the airport at 05:17, then 06:00 and 07:00, every day. Before 05:00 nothing public runs; a flight much before 07:00 means a taxi or a Bolt.

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