Designed as a special handy guide outlining the best way to get from A to Z in the Algarve and further afield. We have tried to make it as reader-friendly as possible with direct telephone numbers and website addresses
FLIGHTS OUT OF FARO
Faro International Airport is situated a few kilometres outside the Algarve’s capital city and about 90km from Lagos. For general flight information telephone 289 800 800/1 or 289 800 617 for arrivals and departures or visit www.ana.pt. The lost and found office can be contacted on 289 800 714. Several airlines operate -direct scheduled flights from Faro to destinations around Europe, and the US and Canada.
COACH SERVICES
The Algarve is well served by a number of coach and bus companies with offices and terminals in most major towns. There are daily connections along the coast and further inland. There are regular services to numerous major destinations. All local travel agents sell tickets and can provide a full schedule.
RAIL SERVICES
The Portuguese public railway system operates a regional service along the Algarve coast between Vila Real de Santo António in the east and Lagos in the west. There are several trains daily and reservations are not required. There are connections at Tunes for inter-regional and mainline routes north to Lisbon (includes Alfa Pendular express service), Porto, and Braga and reservations can be pre-booked. www.cp.pt
Services and information
PHONES
In the Algarve there are three phone areas with separate prefixes — 281 (east), 289 (central) and 282 (west) — and the prefix must be dialled whether calling from within or outside the area. To call the UK dial 0044 (the international code) then omit the 0 area prefix for the number you are dialling. For Ireland dial 00353 followed by number. To call Portuguese numbers from a non-Portuguese phone, dial 00351 beforehand. For directory inquiries dial 118.
EMERGENCIES – AMBULANCE OR FIRE SEVICE
Tel: 112
LAGOS FIRE BRIGADE
Tel: 282 770 790
HOSPITALS
Faro +351 289 891 100
Lagos +351 282 770 100
Portimão +351 282 450 300
LAGOS HEALTHCARE CENTRE
Tel: +351 282 780 000
LAGOS COUNCIL VET
Open Wednesdays from
2pm to 6pm.
Tel: +351 282 771 700
LAGOS CITY HALL
Tel: 282 780 900
LAGOS CIVIL PROTECTION
Tel: 282 768 008
WATER AND SEWAGE
Tel: 939 329 930
FARO AIRPORT
General Information
Tel: 289 800 800
Flight information
Tel: 289 800 801
BRITISH VICE CONSULATE
Portimão
Tel: 282 490 750
TAXIS GENERAL
Tel: 282 460 610
LAGOS TOURIST OFFICE
Tel: 282 763 031
CHEMISTS
Chemists are open from 9am to 7pm and closed for lunch between 1pm and 2pm on weekdays and on Saturday mornings. Outside of normal opening hours, local chemists work on a rotor providing 24h service. Details of the chemist open each day are posted in the windows of all other chemists.
LACOBRIGENSE
Lagos
Rua Prof Joaquim
Alberto Taquelim
Tel: 282 762 901
SILVA
LAGOS
Rua 25 de Abril, 9
Tel: 282 762 859
TELO
LAGOS
Rua Henrique Correia
da Silva, 1
Tel: 282 760 556
NEVES
LAGOS
Rua da Porta Pequena, 3/5
Tel: 282 769 966
RIBEIRO LOPES
LAGOS
Rua Garrett, 22
Tel: 282 762 830
PRAIA DA LUZ
LUZ
Rua Helena Nascimento
Batista
Tel: 282 789 793
BANKS
Open Monday to Friday 8.30am until 3pm. Cash advances are available on most credit cards and there are ATM machines outside major banks and in many large supermarkets and some petrol stations.
POST OFFICE
Open Monday to Friday until around 6pm.
