City to city
Lisbon to Faro by train
Santa Apolónia → Faro
- Fastest
- ≈ 3h 13m
- Typical
- ≈ 4h 02m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- CP - Comboios de Portugal, FlixBus-eu, Carris, Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.
Trains link Lisbon (Santa Apolónia) and Faro (Faro) in about 3h 13m 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 Lisbon to Faro take?
The fastest trains cover Lisbon to Faro in about 3h 13m; a typical journey takes around 4h 02m.
Is there a direct train from Lisbon to Faro?
Usually not — expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Which operators run trains from Lisbon to Faro?
CP - Comboios de Portugal, FlixBus-eu, Carris, Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E..
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 Lisbon or Faro
- Alfa Pendular Lisbon → Porto
- Intercidades Lisbon → Guarda
- Linha do Oeste Lisbon → Figueira da Foz
More trains from Lisbon
- Lisbon → Coimbra ≈ 1h 47m · direct
- Lisbon → Porto ≈ 2h 55m · direct
- Lisbon → Madrid ≈ 8h 07m
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.