Linha do Algarve

The Algarve coast end to end: Portimão, Silves’ red castle, Faro and the Ria Formosa lagoons out to Vila Real de Santo António on the Guadiana — every summer visitor’s slow shuttle.

Stations

1. 0 kmLagos
2. 17 kmPortimão
3. 22 kmEstômbar - Lagoa
4. 28 kmSilves
5. 45 kmTunes
6. 50 kmAlbufeira - Ferreiras
7. Show 6 more stations

   1. 59 kmBoliqueime
   2. 67 kmLoulé
   3. 83 kmFaro
   4. 85 kmBom João
   5. 93 kmOlhão
   6. 102 kmFuseta-A
8. 114 kmTavira
9. 116 kmPorta Nova
10. 120 kmConceição
11. 127 kmCacela
12. 139 kmVila Real de Santo António

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 21107712 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 5903
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Linha do Algarve?

The Linha do Algarve runs 140 km from Lagos to Vila Real de Santo António.

How long does the Linha do Algarve take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 20 min for the 140 km. That is an average of 60 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.

Who runs the Linha do Algarve?

CP.

How old is the Linha do Algarve?

The line has been in service since 1922. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Linha do Algarve run?

7 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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