Here's some tips on how to get to Lagos by public transport from both Lisbon, Portugal and Seville, Spain.
Travel to/from Lisbon, Portugal
There are both long distance buses and trains connecting Lisbon to Lagos.Depending on time of year, there are approximately 18 services a day.
Train :
One takes either a cp.pt Alfa-Pendular or Intercidades train with destination Faro, from one of two Lisbon main stations, Gare Oriente or Entrecampos. One changes at Tunes, a village in the interior of the Algarve countryside to a local train to Lagos. This takes about an hour.Alfa-Pendular at Estação do Tunes, Algarve |
The current timetable in pdf format can be found here:
http://www.cp.pt/StaticFiles/Passageiros/horarios/horarios/PDF/ap_ic/porto_lisboa_faro_lagos.pdf
Bus/Long Distance Coach::
There are three operators:- EVA-Transport Mundial / Rede-Expressos who operate a combined direct(with stops) long-distance coach service from Lisbon Sete Rios Bus Station to Lagos and v.v.
Lisbon/Lisboa Sete Rios Bus/Coach Station - 2015 |
- Renex.pt which operates a long-distance coach service(with stops) from Lisbon Gare Oriente Bus Station to Lagos.
Transit times are between 03hrs 45mins and 04hrs30mins
Travel to/from Seville, Andalucia, Spain
There are three operators.- EVA-Transport Mundial / Dama-sa.es who operate a combined direct(with stops) long-distance coach service to/from Sevilla Plaza das Armas Bus Station to Lagos and v.v.
- Alsa.es also operates as service to/from Sevilla Plaza das Armas Bus Station to Lagos and v.v.
The best presentation on these services can be found on Cubsur's excellent site here:
http://algarvebus.info/001.htm