There are 13 ways to get from Scotland to Albufeira by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane GLA - FAO
7h 13m€50–157Train, bus via Zaragoza
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Narbonnetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Narbonne to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
29h 17m€594–1,142Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Albufeira - Ferreirastrain Ic
38h 33m€607–1,095Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Albufeiracar
38h 39m€378–1,120Fly Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane EDI - FAO
7h 32m€60–172Fly Aberdeen Airport to Faro Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane ABZ - FAO
7h 24m€90–189Train 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 28m€74–226Train 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 43m€98–925Fly 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 10m€107–274Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Glasgow Central 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 train from Lisboa Oriente to Albufeira - Ferreirastrain Ic
40h 31m€417–805Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- 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
43h 35m€333–609Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Albufeirabus
2d 3h€321–605Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Albufeiracar
30h 2m€588–796
Scotland to Albufeira by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Albufeira is to fly which costs €50 - €160 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Albufeira is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs €50 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Albufeira. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Albufeira - Centro via London Victoria, Brussels-North train station, Lisbon and Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Scotland and Albufeira is 2154 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Albufeira without a car is to train and bus via Zaragoza which takes 29h 17m and costs €550 - €1200.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Scotland to Albufeira, including transfers.
Scotland to Albufeira bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Albufeira is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs €50 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €320 - €650 and takes 2 days 3h.
Scotland to Albufeira bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
There are 9728+ hotels available in Albufeira.
What companies run services between Scotland and Albufeira, Portugal?
easyJet and Jet2.com 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 - Centro via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Brussels-North train station, Lisbon, Albufeira, and Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Faro Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
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
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Faro Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Newcastle to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- 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
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Narbonne to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Albufeira - Ferreiras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Albufeira - Ferreiras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–320
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–320
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 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
- €85–220
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
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