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Lagos to Faro by train, bus or road
About 85 km. The private car is fastest at 1.1 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹640 per person.
Faro to LagosFastest
Private car
Hire car (a day's rental plus fuel and tolls), per vehicle
1.1 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Vamus Algarve express coach
from ₹640 per person
Best value
Bus
Vamus Algarve express coach
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | CP regional train along the Algarve line | 1.9 h | ₹800per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | Vamus Algarve express coach | 1.9 h | ₹640–₹750per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Hire car (a day's rental plus fuel and tolls), per vehicle | 1.1 h | ₹5,330–₹10,120per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, CP regional train along the Algarve line: About every hour or two; Lagos station is across the marina footbridge from the old town.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · CP regional train along the Algarve line | ₹1,600 | ₹3,200 |
| Bus · Vamus Algarve express coach | ₹1,280–₹1,500 | ₹2,560–₹3,000 |
| Private car · Hire car (a day's rental plus fuel and tolls), per vehicle | ₹5,330–₹10,120 | ₹5,330–₹10,120 |
Once you’re in Faro
- Best time: April – October
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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