Albufeira Sightseeing: Open-Top Bus Tour Highlights
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Explore Albufeira’s top attractions on a City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus tour. Discover historic sites, stunning views, and more with flexible ticket options.

Duration: 3 hours, 40 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Red Line (Route)

Operating Schedule: First departure from Stop 1 at 9:30am, last departure from Stop 1 at 6pm. Buses run every 30 minutes until 2:30pm, then every 50 minutes approximately after

1. Rua do Município
Rua Do Municipio

2. The Strip
Strip

3. Santa Eulália
Santa Eulalia

4. Aldeamento Alfagar
Alfagar

5. Olhos de Água
Olhos De Agua

6. Beach Olhos de Água
Praia Olhos De Agua

7. Estr. das Açoteias 56
Pine Cliffs

8. Boutique Flamingo
Acoteias

9. Mercado Olhos d’Água
Olhos De Agua (Norte)

10. Ald. Pingalhetes
Alfagar (Norte)

11. Oura
Oura

12. Inatel
Inatel

13. Pau da Bandeira
Pau Da Bandeira

14. Rua Pedro Álvares Cabral
Camara Municipal

15. Estr. de Vale de Pedras 139
Mercado

16. Travessa do Golfe
Herdade Dos Salgados

17. Rua da Boca da Alagoa
Salgados

18. Primadonna Ristorante Italiano | Algarve
Praia Dos Salgados

19. Salgados
Monte Da Gale

20. Galé
Gale

21. Pr. Castelo / Evaristo
Castelo Evaristo

22. Pr. S. Rafael
Sao Rafael

23. R. Marina de Albufeira 5B
Marina De Albufeira

24. R. Primeiro de Dezembro 7
Rua 1 Dezembro

25. Taxis
Av. Da Liberdade (Ribeira Parque)

Points of Interest

  • Praia Sao Rafael

  • Praia da Oura

  • Praia dos Salgados

  • Praia de Santa Eulalia

What's Included
  • Stops near the major sights
  • Night-time panoramic bus tour (48-hour ticket only)
  • Audio guide in 12 languages + headphones
  • 24 or 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour
  • Walking Tour of Albufeira’s old town (48-hour ticket only)
  • Free 15-minute bike trip
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Entry to attractions
  • Food and drink
Additional Information

There is no better way to see the colourful coastal city of Albufeira than on an iconic City Sightseeing open-top, double-decker bus! See the biggest and best Albufeira attractions on this comprehensive sightseeing tour, such as the Moorish Old Town with its centuries-old sights, Sant’Ana Church, the Tower of Medronheira and much more! Simply hop on and off as many times as you like at any of the 45 stops around the Algarve city with a 24-hour or 48-hour ticket that also includes a walking tour and a night-time panoramic bus tour.

  • Red Line: First departure from Stop 1 at 9:30am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 6pm. Frequency - every 30 minutes until 2:30pm, then every 50 minutes approximately after. Tour duration - 110 minutes
  • Blue Line: First departure from Stop 1 at 10am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 5pm. Frequency - every 80 minutes. Tour duration - 110 minutes
  • Mobile and printed paper vouchers are both accepted on this tour and can be redeemed at any of the stops along the route
  • Vouchers can be used any day within 12 months of travel date selected at check-out
  • Walking Tour (included in the 48-hour ticket only)- Meeting Point: Stop 11 on the Red Route (Pau de Bandeira). Departs at 12:30pm, Monday - Saturday. Duration: 1 hour approximately. Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese
  • Night-time panoramic bus tour (included in the 48-hour ticket only)- Meeting Point: Stop 11 on the Red Route (Pau de Bandeira). Duration: 1 hour approximately. September: at 8pm. 1st - 27th October: at 8pm. 28th October - 5th December: at 5pm
  • On the Blue Line, Stop 11 Avenida Tivoli is closed indefinitely for construction work. Customers should go to Stops 10 or 12
  • The Blue Line stops from 2pm - 3pm for lunch, during this time the Blue Line will not operate
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Wanderer17390199378
Jun 17, 2024
Great experience - I loved the trip. Driver André Rodrigues very friendly and super available. The times between each lap could be improved.
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Jo_ost2809sj
Jun 11, 2024
a must-do for anyone visiting the Algarve region - I recently had the pleasure of experiencing the CitySight tour in Albufeira, and it was an incredible journey through this picturesque coastal town. The tour was a perfect blend of historical insights, stunning views, and local charm, making it a must-do for anyone visiting the Algarve region.
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Francoisv779
Apr 28, 2024
Good for discovering Albufeira and Vilamoura - To do upon arrival, and do the 2 circuits blue and red, red for the city of Albufeira and blue for the surrounding area and Vilamoura Leave early in the morning. It starts at 9:30 a.m. for red and 10 a.m. for blue. you can choose a 1 or 4 day pass: 50 euro for 2 for 1 day, pass taken at the hotel
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Vanessa
Jun 11, 2024
Very average with room for improvement - Tried to be optimistic given the previous reviews. We had 4 adults and a 2.5yo and thought this would be a good tour that allowed us to see viewpoints without having to go to them individually. I agree with the timetable points, the timetable on the brochure doesn’t indicate the timetable for each stop. We didn’t know the full loop took 2 hours. I scored it a 3/5 because it did give us a view of the city, however like previous comments it’s largely golf resorts, roads, a few peaks at beaches (not very visible from bus) they provide you with headphones, it’s buggy friendly, plenty of seating up & downstairs. Driver was friendly and they accept card. The ticket was for 2 days and there are 2 routes available red (is albufeira/old town etc - but not traditional sights) then the blue route is the other marina which in itself has pretty poor reviews and the buses only run every 2 hours on that route. Another gripe and the reason we didn’t opt to do the blue route the next day was regardless which stop you get off, you have to do a full loop to get back to your pick up point. We were stop 6, got off at 13 then it took 1.5h to get back to stop 6. If they had the buses travelling in both directions I think this would improve the service! Would be great to skip all the golf resorts and really get to visit the other stops. I personally wouldn’t recommend it as it did just feel like overpriced public transport, but at the same time I’m not saying it’s a terrible service. It’s quite pricey at €25 pp (children under a certain age are free). The commentary is not really informative, it’s very much music for 95% of the journey.
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57sortir
May 19, 2024
***A budget nonetheless*** - Purchase of 2 tickets for the blue circuit (albufeira) and the red circuit (surroundings) 50 euros (a budget nonetheless) We started by doing the blue circuit (driver not very welcoming) and the next day the red circuit (longer) You can get off wherever you want but pay attention to the times Between the wind, people talking, traffic and noise, it's difficult to hear explanations with headphones. ***Shame*** Good walk !!!!
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Kenjbaines
Apr 9, 2024
Hop On Hop Off - We took the Hop On Hop Off bus to see parts of Albufeira that we had not seen before. There was an audio in English and it was quite interesting though maybe went on a little too long. The tickets are valid for two days so we COULD have used it the following day as public transport.
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87henrikh
May 2, 2024
Expensive - Expensive compared to the fact that the 2 lines that are there almost run the same route, there are about 6 stops that are not the same out of the nose 30 stops. Save the money and take a guided taxi or tuk tuk tour instead.
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Q5592jojohnb
Jun 29, 2024
Poor service - The idea is great but the execution terrible There was no commentary with loads of static Hopped off in albufura and couple getting on complaining they had waited 2 hours We went to hop on at 5past hour as told to by driver then waited 2 hours no bus Got a taxi back Maybe ok if you stay on but very expensive bus ride
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B2861faphyllisc
May 5, 2024
Waste of time - The worst sight seeing tour ever. A waste of your time and money. All you see is roundabouts and Hotels. They will tell you such a sight is so many metres from the next stop.but you won't actually see anything. We were on the bus nearly 3 hours .Bus stopped in one location for 20 minutes and everyone just sitting there.They told us we could use the ticket the following day as well.nobody in their right mind would do that trip again.
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Clarelouxo
Mar 28, 2024
Don't waste your money. - Booked the 4 day bus tickets as have used them in other countries and always been brilliant. This one was the exception to the rule. 1 hour (red) or 2 hour (blue) "sightseeing" loop with nothing to see. It does not go to any of the main Algarve attractions. The bus is always late and the commentary either doesn't work or doesn't match up with where you are. That's when there is commentary at all as the majority of it is just music. Cheaper to get the Giro bus or land train to get about. The bus was so late that a few times we ended up just forking out for an Uber because we were bored of waiting. Total rip off and wish we hadn't bothered booking.
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