• From the Airport:
• The main airport servicing the Algarve is around 10mins drive from the centre of Faro.
• By TAXI: A taxi fare to Rua Aboim Ascensao 47 (The Backpackers Asylum) will cost around 10 Euros and should take around 10 mins.
• By BUS: A bus fare from the airport will cost 2.50 Euros. More information and a timetable can be found at their website. www.proximo.pt
• From the Railway Station: Walking from the Railway Station will take around 10 minutes. Turn left outside the station and walk up Rua da Moegem, Turn Right at Rua Gomes Freire and walk to the roundabout. Rua Aboim Ascensao will be a right turn at the far side of the roundabout, walk up the street until you pass Rua Manuel Ascensao, walk a little further and The Backpackers Asylum is at number 47 on your left.
• From the Bus Station: Walking from the Bus Station will take around 10 minutes. Turn right onto Rua Gil Eanes from Av. Da Republica, walk up to the corner of Rua Infante Dom Henrique and follow Rua Teofilo Braga straight (slightly right). Walk up Rua Teofilo Braga, turn left at Rua Serpa Pinto, turn right at Rua da Boavista and walk straight up past the Rua da Abegoaria intersection and through the lane. Keep walking past the carpark and you’ll come to Rua Aboim Ascencao. Turn left onto that road and The Pirate Backpackers is number 47, on the opposite side of the road. Look for a bike hanging on a balcony and you'll find our backpacking piece of heaven.