Is Faro worth a day trip?

Yes: 11 hours in Faro, £93 for the whole day, 30 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Faro?

About 11 hours in Faro. Landing to take-off is 14.3 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Faro airport into town?

Próximo bus 16 or 14 to the centre.

What does a day in Faro cost, not counting the flight?

About £25 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown was checked 15 October against Google Flights for this exact date and these exact flights. Fares move, so it can change before you book, and the price is not held for you.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 20:20. That allows 30 min to get back to the airport and 120 min there, including 30 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 22:50 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 15 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 30 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 11 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Faro.
From Liverpool, back by 01:40, after midnight.

Portugal·Tue 20 Oct · 11.0 hours in the city

£93

the whole day

11.0 hours

in the city

01:40

back in Liverpool

Time in the city

11.0 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

7km

to the centreFrom Faro centre (FAO)

Daylight

11.1 hours

07:44 to 18:49Sunrise 07:44, sunset 18:49

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

05:35
Leave Liverpool
easyJet
09:20
In the city
Lands 08:35, 15min immigration, 30min from the airport
20:20
Leave the city
30min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
01:40
Back in Liverpool
Flies 22:50

Leave LiverpooleasyJet05:35
Land in Faro3h08:35
In the city15min immigration, 30min from the airport09:20
Leave the city30min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration20:20
Fly home3h22:50
Back in Liverpool01:40

How we'd do it

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12:5230 min there

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13:3330 min there

14:03Free timeuntil 20:20

20:20Leave townFlight 22:50

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How we'd do it

Open up the maps to see full detail.

09:2015 min there

1 min walk

09:3615 min there

2 min walk

09:5340 min thereOpens 10:00

1 min walk

10:3445 min there

4 min walk

11:2375 min there

14 min walk

12:5230 min there

11 min walk

13:3330 min there

14:03Free timeuntil 20:20

20:20Leave townFlight 22:50

What a day in Faro costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£93/ all in, per person

Lunch£10

Dinner£15

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Museu Municipal de Faro£3.40 (€4)

Formosamar short Ria Formosa boat tour from Faro£21 (€25)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Walk the walled Cidade Velha, Arco da Vila, Jardim Manuel Bivar and the marina waterfront, Mercado Municipal de Faro, Praia de FaroFree

On the ground£25

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£68

Google Flights price. Checked 15 hours ago.

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All in, per person£93

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Getting to Liverpool

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Drop-off 2 (7-min walk/~400m from terminal): sources disagree, Holiday Extras says free up to 40 minutes, SkyParkSecure says free only up to 20 minutes Source

Coach

Arriva North West route 500 from Liverpool city centrePrice not published
Source

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £3.00
Express Drop-off (opposite terminal): minimum £3.00 for up to 20 minutes, £10.00 for up to 1 hour Source

More parking

Park SmartNo same-day price
From £52.98 (4-day stay (via SkyParkSecure)). Source
Long StayNo same-day price
From £57.98 (4-day stay (via SkyParkSecure)). Source
Meet and GreetNo same-day price
From £12.50 (per day). Source
Multi-storeyNo same-day price
From £14.63 (per day). Source
Fast Track parkingNo same-day price
From £19.38 (per day). Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Imagine Outdoor£63.17
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 8 min. Source
SkyPark outdoor--
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 1 min. Source
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Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 1 min. Source

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Costs people forget

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Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
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