How much is a taxi from Faro Airport to Albufeira?
A private taxi from Faro Airport to Albufeira costs €40 one way for 1–4 passengers. For groups of 5–8 passengers, the fixed driver fare is €48 per vehicle.
Groups of 9–12 passengers travel in two private vehicles for a combined driver fare of €88.
Pay a single £10 booking fee online to confirm your transfer. The remaining fixed fare is paid directly to your driver on the day by cash or card.
All prices are one way and include airport parking, road tolls, flight monitoring and meet and greet. The fare is fixed per vehicle, not per passenger.
Vehicles available on this route
All prices fixed. Pay the booking fee today, the driver fare in EUR on the day.
Private Taxi
1 x Suitcase 90cm x 75cm & 1 x holdall 56cm x 45cm (per person)
- Up to 4 passengers
- Up to 4 suitcases
- + €40.00 to driver
Private Minibus
Private Minibus Max 8
- Up to 8 passengers
- Up to 8 suitcases
- + €48.00 to driver
Private Minibus
- Up to 12 passengers
- Up to 12 suitcases
- + €88.00 to driver
How long is the journey from from Faro Airport to Albufeira?
The journey from Faro Airport to Albufeira covers approximately 45 km (28 miles) and normally takes around 35–40 minutes, depending on traffic and your exact drop-off point.
Your driver will leave Faro Airport and join the A22 motorway, travelling west before taking Exit 9 towards Albufeira. The final part of the journey follows the IC1 and N395 into the resort.
Our private transfers provide direct, door-to-door transport to Albufeira Old Town, The Strip, Albufeira Marina and nearby hotels, villas and apartments—with no shared shuttle stops along the way.
How much luggage can we take in the taxi?
Select a vehicle with enough capacity for everyone travelling and all accompanying luggage.
A standard taxi has limited boot space and normally carries up to three medium-sized suitcases with smaller hand luggage. If your party has additional suitcases, pushchairs, golf equipment or other large items, select the larger minivan and declare everything during booking.
Why pre-book your Albufeira airport transfer with cheap-taxis.com?
- A private vehicle reserved for your party
- Direct transport to your Albufeira accommodation
- Free flight monitoring
- Meet and greet inside Faro Airport
- Airport parking and road tolls
- Free child and booster seats
- Cash or card payment to the driver
- No shared collections or additional hotel stops
Real Reviews - Real People
"Booked at midnight in a panic after our resort transfer fell through. Car was confirmed within minutes, driver waiting on arrival the next morning. Honestly saved our holiday - thank you."
David M.
Faro Airport to Albufeira
26 May 2026
"Booked at midnight in a panic after our resort transfer fell through. Car was confirmed within minutes, driver waiting on arrival the next morning. Honestly saved our holiday - thank you."
David M.
Faro Airport to Albufeira
26 May 2026
Frequently asked questions
Airport transfers built around your flight
Most delayed flights land at the worst hour — late, tired, dragging luggage, hunting for a driver who's already given up. Our Faro Airport team tracks your inbound arrival minute-by-minute and pushes the pickup back automatically when air-traffic control does.
Book once, land whenever, and there's still a driver waiting at the Faro Airport arrivals gate with your name.
One trusted driver from arrivals to your door
A shared shuttle drops six or seven parties off along the way — yours is usually last. A private transfer is you, your luggage, the driver, and the road. The 40-minute run to Albufeira is exactly that, no detours to other hotels.
Especially useful with children, older travellers or an early-hours arrival at Faro Airport when the last thing anyone wants is a group waiting-game outside the terminal.
Getting to Albufeira from the airport
Albufeira sits far enough from the terminal that a taxi ride can feel like a small road trip. On a good day it's a smooth 40 minutes on well-signed roads; on a busy Saturday the resort entrances can bottleneck, which is why your driver picks routes based on the live traffic feed, not the map.
On arrival at Faro Airport
After passport control and the luggage carousel, follow the signs to exit the baggage reclaim area. Your driver will be inside the terminal with a name board — usually near the coffee counter or the meeting-point pillar, which will be notified on your booking confimation email.
If you don't spot them in the first minute, don't leave the arrivals area. Call the driver's number in the confirmation email — they answer immediately.
The next step is easy: click through to the booking form, confirm passenger numbers, and pick the outbound (and return) dates. The full quote appears live as you type; there's no separate confirmation page playing catch-up.