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 — 278 km, typically 2 h 52 min — one of 744 routes plotted in the TrainRouter 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.
Which operators run trains from Faro to Lisbon?
CP - Comboios de Portugal, Carris, Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E., GIRO - Transportes Urbanos.
This corridor in the atlas
- Alfa Pendular Portugal’s tilting Pendolino leans into the curves at up to 220 km/h, sweeping down the Alentejo to the Algarve at Faro.
Legendary routes through Faro or Lisbon
- Alfa Pendular Lisbon → Porto
- Intercidades Lisbon → Guarda
- Linha do Oeste Lisbon → Figueira da Foz
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.