There are 6 ways to get from Waterford to Albufeira by bus, plane, car, car ferry, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cork Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Cork Andersn's Quaybus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane ORK - FAO
8h 39m€71–220Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane DUB - FAO
9h 10m€64–186Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Waterford to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Albufeiracar
39h 22m€218–809Train to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the train from Waterford to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SNN - FAO
10h 4m€123–395Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeirabus
2d 1h€141–760Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Portobus
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Albufeira - Ferreirastrain Ic
2d 1h€384–481
Waterford to Albufeira by bus, car ferry, and taxi
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Waterford to Albufeira is to bus and fly which costs €60 - €190 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Waterford to Albufeira is to bus and fly which takes 8h 39m and costs €70 - €220.
The distance between Waterford and Albufeira is 1816 km.
The best way to get from Waterford to Albufeira without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 1h and costs €140 - €800.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Waterford to Albufeira, including transfers.
There are 9363+ hotels available in Albufeira.
What companies run services between Waterford, Ireland and Albufeira, Portugal?
There is no direct connection from Waterford to Albufeira. However, you can take the bus to Cork Andersn's Quay, walk to Clontarf Street, take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Faro Airport (FAO), walk to Faro Airport, then take the bus to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Waterford to Albufeira via Rosslare Harbour and Bilbao in around 39h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Faro Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Faro Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport via Kerry
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Shannon Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Shannon Airport to Faro Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Shannon Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–360
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Waterford to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €8–12
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Albufeira - Ferreiras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €12–17
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- €15–21
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bus Éireann
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €18–25
Bus from Waterford Bus Stn to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Bus Éireann
- Standard
- €18–25
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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