TRAVEL DIRECTORY
Designed as a special handy guide outlining the best way to get from A to Z in the Algarve and further afield by plane, bus, train or car. We have tried to make it as reader-friendly as possible with direct telephone numbers and website addresses.
FLIGHTS OUT OF FARO
Faro International Airport is situated a few kilometres outside the Algarve’s capital city and about 50kms from Carvoeiro and Lagoa for general flight information telephone 289 800 800/1 or 289 800 617 for arrivals and departures. The lost and found office can be contacted on 289 800 714. The following airlines operate direct scheduled flights from Faro to destinations around Europe.
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Freephone: 707 205 700
www.flytap.com
PORTUGALIA AIRLINES Tel: 289 800852/3
www.pga.pt
BRITISH AIRWAYS Freephone: 808 200 125
www.british-airways.com
EASYJET Tel: 289 800 692
www.easyjet.com
LTU INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS Tel: 808 202 737
www.ltu.com
MONARCH AIRLINES Tel: 800 860 270
www.flymonarch.com
HELVETIC
www.helvetic.com
THOMSONFLY Tel: 214 159 122
www.thomsonfly.com
RYANAIR
www.ryanair.com
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AER LINGUS Tel: 218 925 831
www.aerlingus.com
COACH SERVICES
The Algarve is well served by a number of coach and bus companies with offices and terminals in most major towns. There are daily connections along the coast and further inland. There are regular services to numerous major destinations. All local travel agents sell tickets and can provide a full schedule.
RAIL SERVICES
CAMINHOS DE FERRO PORTUGUESES EP
The Portuguese public railway system operates a regional service along the Algarve coast between Vila Real de Santo António in the east and Lagos in the west. There are several trains daily and reser - vations are not required. There are connections at Tunes for inter-regional and mainline routes north to Lisbon (includes Alfa Pendular express service), Oporto, and Braga and reservations can be pre-booked.
www.cp.pt
TAXI SERVICES
Taxis are all metered, the current rate in May this year was 0.40 euros per kilometre though this was expected to rise by around 5 percent. Below are examples of average one-way fares from Carvoeiro. These rates operate between 6am and 9pm. There is a 20 percent increase between 9pm and 6am.
CARVOEIRO - FARO AIRPORT 52 Euros
CARVOEIRO - ALBUFEIRA 25 Euros
CARVOEIRO - LAGOS 25 Euros
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