City to city
Faro to Lisbon by train
Faro → Santa Apolónia
- Fastest
- ≈ 3h 20m
- Typical
- ≈ 4h 14m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- CP - Comboios de Portugal, Carris, Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E., GIRO - Transportes Urbanos
Trains link Faro (Faro) and Lisbon (Santa Apolónia) in about 3h 20m at best, with at least 1 change along the way. The corridor is part of the Alfa Pendular (304 km, typically 2 h 52 min), one of 1247 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
How long does the train from Faro to Lisbon take?
The fastest trains cover Faro to Lisbon in about 3h 20m; a typical journey takes around 4h 14m.
Is there a direct train from Faro to Lisbon?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
This corridor in the atlas
- Alfa Pendular Portugal’s tilting Pendolino leans into the curves at up to 220 km/h, dropping down the Alentejo to the Algarve at Faro.
Legendary routes through Faro or Lisbon
- Alfa Pendular Lisbon → Braga
- Intercidades Lisbon → Guarda
- Linha do Oeste Lisbon → Figueira da Foz
- Intercidades Lisbon → Évora
More train routes in Portugal.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.