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Trains from Faro to Portimao

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Trains from Faro to Portimao run daily from Faro train station to Portimao train station.

The trains that travel from Faro to Portimao are called Regional trains.

There is a Regional train from Faro to Portimao on weekdays every 1.5 hours at peak times throughout the day.

The train journey from Faro to Portimao takes around 1h20m.

A standard train fare on trains from Faro to Portimao costs 4.85EUR one way.

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Trains from Faro to Seville

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Many people visiting the Algarve city of Faro want to continue their journey to southern Spain by train.

Unfortunately, there is no direct train from Faro to Seville…yet. There are plans for a high speed AVE train from Faro to Seville, but the earliest date that the train will be running is 2015.

Thus in order to get from Faro to Seville, you must take a bus, go on a day tour with a tour company, hire a taxi (around 300 EUR), or hire a car.

For information about buses from Faro to Seville:

Buses from Faro to Seville


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Trains from Lisbon to Madrid

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Trains from Lisbon to Madrid run nightly from Lisbon’s Santa Apolonia train station to Madrid Chamartin train station. Trains also stop at Lisbon Oriente train station.

The train that travels from Lisbon to Madrid is the Lusitania Comboio Trenhotel train. Despite the trenhotel name, don’t mistake this for a luxury train from Lisbon to Madrid. It’s a standard train with sleeping cars.

There is a Lusitania Comboio Trenhotel train from Lisbon to Madrid daily at 10:30pm, arriving in Madrid at 8:58am.

Keep in mind that there is a one hour time difference between Lisbon, which is on GMT, and Madrid, which is on CET.

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