Info & Advice:
Getting Here
Visa and Entry Requirements: You will need a valid passport to enter Portugal, but no visa is required for EU nationals.
Those arriving from Canada, New Zealand or the USA can stay for a maximum of 90 days in any half-year without a visa.
Be sure to check the Portugal Customs website before departing to ensure no changes have been made to the entry
requirements
By Air: Faro International Airport serves both domestic and foreign carriers, all of which arrive and depart from the same
terminal. The airport is located 6 km outside the town, but airline ticket holders can use the free Aerobus shuttle into Faro
which runs from mid-May and November. As well, all major car rental companies offer services from the airport.
By Road: A tolled motorway links Lisbon with the Algarve, taking approximately 3 hours. An alternative route is the
toll-free IC1.
From Spain, the Ayamonte-Huelva toll-free highway links the Algarve with the Spanish towns of Seville,
Cordoba and Madrid.
By Bus/Coach: The two main coach companies, EVA and Renex offer express coach services to Faro from towns
By Train: Trains are the least expensive form of transportation, if sometimes slow. Check out timetables
online
