There are 12 ways to get from Scotland to Albufeira by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane GLA - FAO
7h 11m€56–200Fly Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane EDI - FAO
7h 27m€48–166Train, bus via Antony
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Albufeira - Ferreirastrain Ic
37h 53m€424–862Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Albufeiracar
38h 39m€377–1,118Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Albufeiracar
30h 2mFly Aberdeen Airport to Faro Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane ABZ - FAO
7h 19m€73–163Train to Glasgow/Prestwick, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airporttrain
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane PIK - FAO
7h 23m€71–229Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane EDI - LIS
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
9h 15m€94–264Train to Newcastle, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane NCL - FAO
8h 37m€89–392Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- 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
39h 53m€396–727Bus via Lille
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
2d€233–446Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- 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
2d
Scotland to Albufeira by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Albufeira is to fly which costs €55 - €200 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Albufeira is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs €55 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Albufeira. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Albufeira via London Victoria, Dover, Lille - Europe Train Station and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Scotland and Albufeira is 2165 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Albufeira without a car is to train and bus via Antony which takes 37h 53m and costs €420 - €900.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Scotland to Albufeira, including transfers.
Scotland to Albufeira bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Albufeira is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs €55 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus via Lille, which costs €230 - €450 and takes 2 days 0h.
Scotland to Albufeira bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
There are 6603+ hotels available in Albufeira.
What companies run services between Scotland and Albufeira, Portugal?
Jet2.com and easyJet fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Faro Airport (FAO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Albufeira via London Victoria, Dover, Lille, Lille - Europe Train Station, Lisbon - Oriente, and Lisbon in around 2d.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Faro Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Faro Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Albufeira - Ferreiras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisbon to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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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