Faro International Airport FAO serves the beautiful Algarve province of southern Portugal. It  has long been a point of entry for tourists, visiting Algarve's resorts and beaches - among them Vilamoura and Vale del Lobo, however, in recent years, a large segment of its air traffic is derived from business travelers located throughout the southwestern peninsula of Iberia, and the Airport has become one of Europe’s leading Airports.

The Airport is located 7 km west of Faro, and near Monte Negro, in the beautiful Algarve province of southern Portugal, and can be accessed from A22 ‘Via do Infante’, N 125-10, or Routes IC-1, N2, N120 & N122.

With an estimated 5.2  million passengers a year, Faro Airport is Portugal’s second international airport, hub to Ryanair, and served by a multitude of domestic and international, regular and low-cost airlines offering direct flights to a host of European cities and the Azores Islands, with connections around the globe, as well as by seasonal charters.

NOTE: Minimum check-in times for the following flights:  inside Schengen zone 90 minutes; non-Schengen inside Europe 2 hours; intercontinental destinations 3 hours.

 

The passenger terminal at Faro International Airport.  (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.) 

Rental car counters for the following rental car agencies are located in arrivals area of the terminal, open 7am-midnight.
 

To get from the Airport to your destination you can rent a car, take a taxi, a bus or a bus to the train:

(a) Taxi stands are located next to the Arrivals area of the passenger terminal. You can also call for a taxi at +351 29 827 203.