Lagos, Algarve to Salema, Algarve - Bus Timetables 2014 (EVA Transportes)

The following are the current (April 2014) bus timetables for the EVA Transportes bus route between Lagos, Algarve, Portugal and Salema, Algarve, Portugal.

Lagos to Salema

Salema to Lagos

Lisbon Airport to Setubal

From Lisbon Airport there is a slightly more direct way to Setubal by Public transport.

1) Take the Metro Linha Vermelha (Red Line) three stops from Lisbon Airport to Gare Oriente Train/Metro/Bus Station.

2) From Gare Oriente Bus Station, tsuldotejo.pt operate their route no. 562 direct to Setubal. Takes about 40 minutes.

For Timetable see: http://bit.ly/1nGEnlR

Train/Bus from Evora to Salema

Since the demise of the local unprofitable local line between Beja and Funcheira, a couple of years ago, the only way by rail to get from Evora to Lagos is via Pinhal Novo. Basically, one takes the Lisbon train back up to Pinhal Novo and then connects with the Lisbon to Algarve trains.

The www.cp.pt site shows three departures as follows:

Evora 07h02 Lagos 12h06

Evora 09h02 Lagos 14h22

Evora 16h55 Lagos 21h15

One changes trains at Pinhal Novo and Tunes.

There is no direct bus service between Evora and Lagos. One would have to route via Faro and then catch a connecting bus or train to Lagos and then a further bus to Salema.

For Evora to Faro bus services see: www.rede-expressos.pt

For Lagos to Salema bus services see: www.eva-bus.com

Photo by Jimmy Kreislauf (Obra do próprio)

Bus from Coimbra to Evora

There is only one direct rede-expressos.pt bus service per day between Coimbra and Evora, this being the 16:15 departure.

All other connections route via Lisbon Sete Rios Bus Station. It may be better to take an Alfa-Pendular or Intercidades train from Coimbra-B Station to Lisboa Gare-Oriente and connecting with the Intercidades from there to Evora.

Coimbra	Evora
06h47	10h25
14h47	18h25
16h47	20h25

Visiting Praia de Benigal from Lisbon in a day by Public Transport

Personally, I wouldn't recommend this day trip but if one must....

Get either the:

08:15 EVA Transportes bus from Lisbon Sete Rios Bus Station arriving Lagoa at 11:15.

or the

05:30/07:30 Renex.pt buses from Lisbon Oriente Bus Station arriving Armacao da Pera (Get off at the second stop by the sea front) at 08:50/10:50 and Lagoa at 09:00/11:00.

From either Adp or Lagoa get a taxi to Benagil. MAKE sure to arrange a time for a taxi to pick one up IN PLENTY OF TIME coming back or one is in for a long walk 6 to 7km walk back in the heat of the Algarve sun.

There are currently departures back to Lisbon from Lagoa at:

Renex.pt

17:05

18:20

20:10

EVA/Rede Expressos. (www.rede-expressos.pt)

19:00

20:00

Be aware that there may be more bus frequencies in summer and times may change.

Praca Rossio - Lisboa

The centre of Lisbon's Baixa Area today!)

Lisbon - View of Castelo Sao Jorge

View of Lisbon's Castle from Rossio

Lisbon - Catacombs open

The Roman catacombs off Rua Prata in the Baixa of  Lisbon are open for the next three days!

Ill not be visiting them! The queus stretch for three blocks
....

Lisbon - View of the Tejo tonight from Chapito

Algarve Surf Bus - Praia de Amado - Summer, 2014 - Surf's up!!

Various Portuguese journals have reported in the past few days that Transol, a bus company based in the Western Algarve has launched Portugal's first "Surf-Bus", with the objective of linking centres like Portimao and Lagos with the region's famous surfing beaches on the West Coast.

Until now, it has been difficult for surfers to reach beaches like Praia de Amado without having a car or cadging a ride with a surf school etc.

This service will operate between 8th April, 2014 and 31st October, 2014.

The bus will leave Portimão daily at 08:40, calling to collect passengers in Praia da Rocha, Alvor, Lagos, Praia da Luz, Campismo de Espiche, and then proceeding directly to Praia de Amado, the Surfing Mecca of Portugal's south coast.

More information and booking here: http://bit.ly/1qpSwAD 

Original articles (in Portuguese):

http://bit.ly/1ej0hJ5

and

http://bit.ly/1kq8YU9

Surf's Up, Dudes!!! Enjoy!!