Why go
- Municipality in Algarve, Portugal.
- Served by Faro Airport (FAO).
- Home to roughly 122,000 people.
History
Faro, officially the City of Faro, is a city and a municipality in southern Portugal. It is the capital of both the Algarve region and the Faro District, as well as the southernmost city on the Portuguese mainland. Faro municipality covers an area of 202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi) and, as of 2024, had 70,347 inhabitants, making it the second most populous municipality in the Algarve after Loulé. The city proper had 46,299 inhabitants in 2021, the largest urban population in the region. Faro lies on the shore of the Ria Formosa lagoon, a protected nature reserve and hosts the region’s international airport and university.
Restaurants & places to go
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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.
Getting there by ferry
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. The nearest airport on record is Faro Airport (FAO); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: FAO has direct flights to 63 destinations on 21 airlines (incl. London, East Midlands, Lisbon, Manchester, Munich…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Cais das portas do mar, 1.1 km); routes include Faro - Praia de Faro, Faro - Farol, Faro - Ilha Deserta.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Faro (Algarve), Portgual. 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.