Vilamoura does not have its own airport, so all passenger flights are served by Faro Airport, located next door.
Faro Airport has been in operation since 1965. It has grown rapidly in recent decades, thanks to the interest of tourists in the region. Today, Faro Airport is Portugal's tourist air gateway.
The airport has recently received around 5.6 million passengers annually. The peak of the airport's congestion is during the summer months between approximately March and October. In 2013, the air gateway was modernized, runways were extended, and the terminal and all its infrastructure were reconstructed.
Air flights to Faro Airport are operated by international airlines Air Berlin, Arkefly, Brussels Airlines, Easujet, Germanwings, Iberia, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Transaero Airlines, Transavia, TUIfly and others. There are flights to Faro from most major European cities. Faru Airport website.
After arriving at Faro Airport, we recommend that you take the opportunity to visit the city itself, where you can walk along the old defensive wall, explore the central part of the city, as well as the cathedral and the bishop's palace. The marina, the network of cobbled streets and squares, the area of lagoons and marshes with sandy islands will also delight tourists.
