LGW → FAO · Portugal
Faro from London in january
Trip breakdown
Flights
Direct, direct · out Fri 8 Jan 08:15, back Sun 10 Jan 19:40Price checked on Thu 12 Nov; live prices confirmed at Kiwi.com.
Accommodation
2 nights, Fri 8 Jan – Sun 10 Jan. Not in the total: hotel prices change daily, see live prices on Booking.com.
Activities
Not in the total: pick what you want to do. Live prices and tickets on Klook.
Flight per person
Discover Faro
City guide
Visiting Faro in January
January is mild and sunny with daytime highs around 16°C. Excellent for birdwatching across the tidal lagoons of the Ria Formosa.
Faro rests along Portugal's southern coastline as the administrative capital of the Algarve. The city overlooks the tranquil saltwater lagoons, mudflats, and sandspits of the protected Ria Formosa Natural Park, a world-class sanctuary for migratory bird species.
- From the airport
- Faro Airport (FAO) sits just 4 kilometres west of the city. Local bus lines 14 and 16 run regularly to the central bus station and marina in roughly 15 to 20 minutes. A taxi or ride-hailing car costs between 10 and 15 euros.
- Getting around
- The historic city centre is compact, level, and best traversed on foot. Regular passenger ferries and water taxis leave from the Porta Nova pier to reach the pristine barrier islands of the Ria Formosa, including Ilha Deserta and Ilha do Farol. The regional railway connects Faro smoothly to coastal towns from Lagos to the Spanish border.
Different month, different price
Cheapest direct return flight per person to Faro from London, by month.
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Fotocredits (9)
- Faro Cathedral door Abrget47j, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ria Formosa door Ricardo Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Faro door Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ha'penny Bridge door Onbekend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle door Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Eiffel Tower door Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral door No machine-readable author provided. Julesn84 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Titanic Belfast door Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Bourse door Phillip Maiwald (Nikopol), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons