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There are 4 ways to get from Praia da Luz to Praia da Rocha by bus, taxi, or car

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Bus, line 51 bus
best
1. Take the bus from Almádena to Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos47
2. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos to Portimão - Praia da Rocha51
2h 20m
€4–16
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Praia da Luz to Praia da Rocha28.8 km
31 min
€35–45
Drive 28.8 km
1. Drive from Praia da Luz to Praia da Rocha28.8 km
31 min
€5–7
Bus, line 80 bus
1. Take the bus from Almádena to Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos47
2. Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos to Portimão - Guarané80 / ...
2h 24m
€4–16

Praia da Luz to Praia da Rocha by bus

36Weekly Buses

2h 20mAverage Duration

€4Cheapest Price

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Distance: 37.7 km
Duration: 2h 20m

What companies run services between Praia da Luz, Portugal and Praia da Rocha, Portugal?

You can take a bus from Almádena to Portimão - Praia da Rocha via Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos in around 2h 20m.

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Portimão, Portugal(opens in a new window)

Portimão is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 60,879, in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. Historically a fishing and shipbuilding centre, it has nonetheless developed into a strong tourist centre oriented along its beaches and southern coast. The two largest population centers in the Algarve are Portimão and Faro.

Things to do in Portimão

Praia da Rocha(Opens in a new window)

Praia da Rocha (English: "Rock Beach") is a beach and built up area on the Atlantic Ocean in the southern section of the concelho of Portimão, Algarve, southern Portugal. The beach is well-known for the bizarre and dramatic limestone rock formations that stand along the water. In some places, the cliffs are sheer and drop straight down to the beach, but in others, erosion has left fanciful shapes likened to castles or pyramids.

Praia Grande(Opens in a new window)

Praia Grande (Big Beach) is a beach situated in the civil parish of Ferragudo, municipality of Lagoa, the Portuguese Algarve.

Castle of Silves(Opens in a new window)

The Castle of Silves is a castle in the civil parish of Silves in the municipality of Silves in the Portuguese Algarve. It's believed that the first fortifications were built upon a possible Lusitanian castro, by the Romans or Visigoths. Between the 8th and 12th or 13th century, the castle was occupied by the moors, and expanded, is one of the best preserved of the Moorish fortifications in Portugal, resulting in its classification as a National Monument in 1910.

Ponta da Piedade(Opens in a new window)

Ponta da Piedade (Portuguese for "Piety's Point") is a group of rock formations along the coastline of the town of Lagos, in the Portuguese region of the Algarve. Consisting of yellow-golden clifflike rocks up to 20 meters high, they are one of the most famous touristic attractions of Portugal. Several grottos in Ponta da Piedade can be visited by boat.

Places to stay in Portimão

Litoral Mar(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

Interpass Vau Hotel Apartamentos(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Tropical Rocha Residence(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Litoral Mar Beside the Beach(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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