There are 8 ways to get from Bristol to Faro by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bristol Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BRS - FAO
5h 30m€34–197Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Farocar
32h 32m€258–968Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- 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 train from Lisboa Oriente to Farotrain Ic
37h 6m€235–484Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BHX - FAO
6h 59m€87–417Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LGW - FAO
8h 23m€108–325Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Farobus
40h 45m€163–248Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Burgosbus
- Take the bus from Burgos to Farobus
42h 7m€217–997Bus via Lisbon
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Farobus
43h 50m€101–382
Bristol to Faro by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Faro is to fly which costs €30 - €200 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €30 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Faro. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Faro via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 45m.
The distance between Bristol and Faro is 1671 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Faro without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 6m and costs €230 - €490.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Bristol to Faro, including transfers.
Bristol to Faro bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Faro is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €30 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €250 and takes 40h 45m.
Bristol to Faro bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
There are 3918+ hotels available in Faro.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Faro, Portugal?
easyJet, Ryanair, and Jet2.com fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Faro Airport (FAO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Faro via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 40h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €95–130
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €50–65
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €65–95
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €30–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €40–65
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €100–140
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €65–95
- Comfort
- €75–110
- Premium
- €100–140
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Urban - Single Ticket
- €11–13
- Regional - Single Ticket
- €18–24
- Intercity - Single Ticket
- €27–40
- Alfa Pendular - Single Ticket
- €35–50
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €95–130
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–190
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Burgos to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- 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
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–18
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €2–18
- 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
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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