Faro Travel Forum

I'm going to Faro for Christmas and saw that Seville isn't that far away. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a train service that ran from Faro to Seville and how often it ran, how long it took? I will also have the car but read that it is really bad for parking and driving through, has anyone experienced different?

Thanks!

Tarryn

It looks to me as though you would need to take a bus from Faro to Huelva then train from Huelva to Seville.
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Road distance from Faro - Seville is about 130 miles

If I'm not mistaken, I don't think there's a train service you can get onto directly to Seville from Faro. There's a train service to Spain (including Andalucia)from Lisbon but using an inland route further up in the country. If you prefer trains, you might try getting on the Algarve Regional from Faro to the frontier town of Vila Real de Santo Antonio and from there cross the boundary river (River Guadiana it is I think) by bus and find out on the Spanish side if there's a train service like say, Huelva or Ayamonte. But the many buses that run directly to Seville from Faro are just as quick, comfortable and even economical. Check for schedules at the bus terminal in Faro and get one that's an express ride. Good luck and happy trails.

See the FAQ on this subject at:

http://members.virtualtourist.com/vt/s/?m=4&s=Faro+Seville

PJ

I have summarised all the various options for travel by bus/train between the Algarve (Faro) and Seville on a personal webpage www.algarvebus.info/001.htm - as a resident of Albufeira, I have been asked this question many times in other forums and as a new member here, I can make this information available to other Virtual Tourist members.

You can drive to Seville in about 2 hours but check that your car hire company will allow it across the border; some do not! Seville has a number of large car parks on the edge of the city and the city bus network is pretty good. www.tussam.es for local bus information. The Seville Metro is still under construction, so it's buses only apart from a very short tram line in the old city.

Driving in the old city centre is just about impossible, as most of the streets are closed to car traffic.

There are no trains across the border between the Algarve and Spain.

In winter it is not sensible to make the return trip Faro - Seville by the direct bus and get sufficient time for a look at the city. There are only four journeys each way on weekdays (one of which leaves Faro at 200am) and two at weekends and holidays; no services on January 1st.

Outbound bus from Faro winter mornings at 0820 arrives in Seville 1pm Spanish time.

Afternoon return buses from Seville are at 4.15pm then nothing until midnight!

The journey takes between 2hrs 45 and 3hrs 20 minutes from Faro. In summer there are two additional daily buses taking around 2hrs 50 minutes.

One way fare is about €18.

It is possible to do the one way trip by a combination of bus/ferry and train (on the Portuguese side) but that takes 4 or 5 hours even on a good day. Details are also on my webpage.

Hope that helps now and in future.

Thanks for your great reply, cubsur.

I had a look at:

http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/cubsur/toour_2007/1184489940/tpod.html

Great travel blog too.


PJ

Thanks for all the information, it is much appreciated!

Tarryn