There are 9 ways to get from Spain to Algarve by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Madrid
best- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelvatrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Huelva to Farobus
12h 42m€144–316Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Faro Airport, line 83 bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane MAD - FAO
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Loulé to Alte - Fonte Pequenabus
7h 42m€38–205Bus via Lisbon
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Setúbalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Almada - Centro Sul to Terminal Rodoviário de São Bartolomeu de Messinesbus 90 | Lisboa
20h 50m€106–180Drive 1,215.6 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Algarvecar 1,215.6 km
12h 11m€198–286Train, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain 6010 / ...
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
14h 59m€106–332Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Albufeirabus FlixBus 1794 / ...
25h 25m€110–177Fly Seville Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane SVQ - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain
7h 33m€90–249Fly Seville Airport to Faro Airport, line 59 bus, line 83 bus
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SVQ - FAO
- Take the bus from Faro - Figuras to Terminal Rodoviário de Loulébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Loulé to Alte - Fonte Pequenabus
9h 5m€93–207Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Faro Airport, line 83 bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BCN - FAO
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Loulé to Alte - Fonte Pequenabus
8h 12m€59–185
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Faro Airport (FAO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Algarve is to fly and line 83 bus which costs €35 - €210 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Algarve is to fly and train which takes 7h 33m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Algarve. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Alte via Interface de Transportes de Setúbal, Almada - Centro Sul and Terminal Rodoviário de São Bartolomeu de Messines. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 50m.
The distance between Spain and Algarve is 1357 km. The road distance is 1215.6 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Algarve without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 12h 42m and costs €140 - €320.
It takes approximately 12h 42m to get from Spain to Algarve, including transfers.
Spain to Algarve bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Spain to Algarve bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Setúbal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Algarve is 1216 km. It takes approximately 12h 11m to drive from Spain to Algarve.
There are 9363+ hotels available in Algarve.
What companies run services between Spain and Algarve, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Alte via Setúbal, Interface de Transportes de Setúbal, Almada - Centro Sul, and Terminal Rodoviário de São Bartolomeu de Messines in around 20h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Seville Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Faro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Seville Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Seville Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Huelva to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Huelva to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Huelva to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Almada - Centro Sul to Terminal Rodoviário de São Bartolomeu de Messines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Huelva to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Setúbal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +351 300 074 830
- clientes@vamusalgarve.pt
- Website
- vamusalgarve.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Loulé to Alte - Fonte Pequena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–10
- Schedules at
- vamusalgarve.pt
- Simple Ticket
- €3–5
- Aerobus
- €8–10
Bus from Faro - Figuras to Terminal Rodoviário de Loulé
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–8
- Schedules at
- vamusalgarve.pt
- Simple Ticket
- €2–4
- Aerobus
- €7–8
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Loulé to Alte - Fonte Pequena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–10
- Schedules at
- vamusalgarve.pt
- Simple Ticket
- €3–5
- Aerobus
- €8–10
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Loulé to Alte - Fonte Pequena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–10
- Schedules at
- vamusalgarve.pt
- Simple Ticket
- €3–5
- Aerobus
- €8–10
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
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