Everything you need to know from transport and services to local contacts for a smooth trip to Carvoeiro
Designed as a special handy guide outlining the best way to get from A to Z in the Algarve and further afield. We have tried to make it as reader-friendly as possible with direct telephone numbers and website addresses.
FLIGHTS OUT OF FARO
Faro International Airport is situated a few kilometres outside the Algarve’s capital city and about 50km from Carvoeiro and Lagoa. For general flight information telephone 289 800 800/1 or 289 800 617 for arrivals and departures or visit www.ana.pt. The lost and found office can be contacted on 289 800 714. Several airlines operate -direct scheduled flights from Faro to destinations around Europe, and the US and Canada.
COACH SERVICES
The Algarve is well served by a number of coach and bus companies with offices and terminals in most major towns. There are daily connections along the coast and further inland. There are regular services to numerous major destinations. All local travel agents sell tickets and can provide a full schedule.
RAIL SERVICES
The Portuguese public railway system operates a regional service along the Algarve coast between Vila Real de Santo António in the east and Lagos in the west. There are several trains daily and reservations are not required. There are connections at Tunes for inter-regional and mainline routes north to Lisbon (includes Alfa Pendular express service), Porto, and Braga and reservations can be pre-booked.
www.cp.pt
Services and information
PHONES
In the Algarve there are three phone areas with separate prefixes — 281 (east), 289 (central) and 282 (west) — and the prefix must be dialled whether calling from within or outside the area. To call the UK dial 0044 (the international code) then omit the 0 area prefix for the number you are dialling. For Ireland dial 00353 followed by number. To call Portuguese numbers from a non-Portuguese phone, dial 00351 beforehand. For directory inquiries dial 118.
EMERGENCIES – AMBULANCE OR FIRE SEVICE
Tel: 112
LAGOA FIRE BRIGADE
Tel: 282 352 888
HOSPITALS
Portimão +351 282 450 300
Faro +351 289 891 100
Lagos +351 282 770 100
POLICE (GNR) LAGOA
Tel: 282 380 190
POLICE (GNR) CARVOEIRO
Tel: 282 356 460
LAGOA MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
Tel: 282 380 400
CARVOEIRO LOCAL AUTHORITY
Tel: 282 356 690
FERRAGUDO LOCAL AUTHORITY
Tel: 282 461 369
FARO AIRPORT
General Information
Tel: 289 800 800
Flight information
Tel: 289 800 801
BRITISH VICE CONSULATE
Portimão Tel: 282 490 750
TAXIS GENERAL
Tel: 282 460 610
CARVOEIRO TOURIST OFFICE
Tel: 282 357 728
CHEMISTS
Chemists are open from 9am to 7pm and closed for lunch between 1pm and 2pm on weekdays and on Saturday mornings. Outside of normal opening hours, local chemists work on a rotor providing 24h service. Details of the chemist open each day are posted in the windows of all other chemists.
JOSÉ MACETA
LAGOA
Rua Coronel Figueiredo
Tel: 282 381 724
FARMÁCIA AMPARO
LAGOA
Rua da Liberdade
Tel: 282 762 859
FARMÁCIA LAGOA
LAGOA
Largo do Município
Tel: 282 352 137
FARMÁCIA DE FERRAGUDO
FERRAGUDO
Rua Infante D. Henrique,
6, Lj. C
Tel: 282 461 232
OLIVEIRA MARTINS
FERRAGUDO
Rua da Hortina, 20
Tel: 282 461 232
NEVES FURTADO
CARVOEIRO
Praia do Carvoeiro
Tel: 282 357 463
BANKS
Open Monday to Friday 8.30am until 3pm. Cash advances are available on most credit cards and there are ATM machines outside major banks and in many large supermarkets and some petrol stations.
POST OFFICE
Open Monday to Friday until around 6pm.
