How to get to Lagos from Lisbon?

By Car:

Leave Lisbon heading south, on the A2. After about 220 km, you will reach the end of the A2 and will be entering the A22. Turn heading to Portimão. You will drive about 30 minutes on the A22. Take exit Lagos, after the exit Odiáxere/Lagos Este, and follow signs to Lagos. You can find more information and alternative routes for driving by car from Lisbon to Lagos here.

By Bus:

• Get the subway to Oriente (red line).
• Get the bus from Lisbon (Oriente) to Lagos: Rede Expresso Tickets | Flixbus Tickets

By Train:

• Get the subway to Oriente (red line).
• Get on the train to Lagos (note that you’ll have a layover in Tunes). Tickets

By Plane and Bus

Duration: 4.5 hours, more with transfers

It is possible to take a 45-minute flight from Lisbon to Faro, then catch a bus from Faro to Lagos, but with transportation, security lines, and the transfer to a bus in Algarve, which only runs five times a day in, it’s not worth the time or hassle. 

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