There are 11 ways to get from Blackpool to Albufeira by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Faro Airport
best- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane MAN - FAO
8h 17m€58–192Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Blackpool to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Albufeiracar
36h 9m€329–1,039Train, bus via Lille
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
37h 39m€232–574Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Blackpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Albufeiracar
27h 43mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LPL - FAO
8h 22m€99–257Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LBA - FAO
9h 44m€88–251Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane MAN - LIS
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
10h 5m€96–250Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BHX - FAO
9h 56m€71–314Train, train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane EMA - FAO
11h 2m€84–249Bus
- Take the bus from National Express Coach Facility to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 121 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
43h€143–496Train, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
47h 8m
Blackpool to Albufeira by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to Albufeira is to train and fly which costs €55 - €200 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to Albufeira is to train and fly which takes 8h 17m and costs €55 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Blackpool to Albufeira. However, there are services departing from National Express Coach Facility and arriving at Albufeira via Manchester Central Coach Station, London Victoria, Paris and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h.
The distance between Blackpool and Albufeira is 2003 km.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Albufeira without a car is to train and bus via Lille which takes 37h 39m and costs €230 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Blackpool to Albufeira, including transfers.
Blackpool to Albufeira bus services, operated by National Express, depart from National Express Coach Facility station.
Blackpool to Albufeira bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
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There are 6374+ hotels available in Albufeira.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Albufeira, Portugal?
You can take a bus from National Express Coach Facility to Albufeira via Manchester Central Coach Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, and Lisbon in around 43h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–80
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from National Express Coach Facility to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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