Why go
- Municipality in Algarve, Portugal.
- 1 recommended spot to eat and drink.
History
Albufeira, officially the City of Albufeira, is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 44,158, in an area of 140.66 square kilometres. The city proper had a population of 28,645 in 2021.
Eat & drink
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 21 airlines, 63 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 29 routes: Beauvais, Billund, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bremen, Bristol, Charleroi, Cologne, Connaught, Cork, Dortmund, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Hahn, Kerry, Leeds, Lisbon, Liverpool, London, Londonderry, Maastricht, Manchester, Memmingen, Porto, Prestwick, Shannon, Weeze
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 11 routes: Belfast, Bristol, Geneva, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, London, Mulhouse, Newcastle, Paris, Southend
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W) · 9 routes: Birmingham, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, London, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Paris
- Jet2.com LS (737-300, 737-800, 757-200, 737-800, 75W, 73C) · 8 routes: Belfast, Blackpool, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, A320, 757-200, A330-200) · 6 routes: Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds, London, London, Manchester
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A321, 737-800) · 5 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Palma de Mallorca
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800, 737-700) · 5 routes: Amilcar Cabral, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen, Rotterdam
- TUIfly X3 (737-800) · 5 routes: Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
- Aer Lingus EI (A320, A321, 330, A330-200) · 4 routes: Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Shannon
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 4 routes: Copenhagen, London, Oslo, Stockholm
- TAP Portugal TP (A320, A319, A321, A320, ERJ-145) · 4 routes: Brussels*, Frankfurt*, Lisbon, Munich*
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Cologne, Hamburg, Stuttgart
- British Airways BA (A320, A319, 734) · 2 routes: London, London
- Flybe BE (Embraer 195) · 2 routes: Exeter, Southampton
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321, A320, A320) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Luxair LG (737-800) · 2 routes: Jerez, Luxemburg
- Aigle Azur ZI (A319) · 1 route: Paris
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320) · 1 route: Malaga
- SATA International S4 (A319, A320, ERJ-145) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- US Airways US (A319) · 1 route: Lisbon*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Albufeira (Algarve), Portugal — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Albufeira (Algarve), Portugal. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.