Birmingham to Faro runs about 40 times a day, with the first departure around 06:00 and the last around 20:38. One passenger pays between £116.38 and £123.45, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 1,836 km and are run by 5 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 5 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£116.38 to £123.45
- 158%Moves across the booking window
158%When it runs, leaving Birmingham
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:00First departure
- 20:38Last departure
- 40Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:00
20:38
40
100%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £249.32Mon5
- about £212.42Tue6
- about £225.56Wed7
- about £237.69Thu8
- about £212.92Fri9
- about £223.04Sat10
- about £202.31Sun11
- about £141.66Mon12
- about £138.12Tue13
- about £146.70Wed14
- about £191.70Thu15
- about £171.98Fri16
- about £177.03Sat17
- about £167.94Sun18
- about £121.44Mon19
- about £116.38Tue20
- about £125.99Wed21
- about £157.33Thu22
- about £148.73Fri23
- about £146.70Sat24
- about £137.61Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Faro. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Faro for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Faro train station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Birmingham to Faro
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £119.9190 days
- £152.7860 days
- £101.7245 days
- £96.6630 days
- £137.6121 days
- £167.9414 days
- £202.317 days
- £225.563 days
- £249.321 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £96.66.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 158 percent. The dearest point is £249.32, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Birmingham to Faro and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
1,836 km
1,782 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
1,157,603 → 70,347
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,836 km against 1,782 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
The fare from FAO into Faro is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Faro
Settled in advance, so the ride into Faro costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Faro is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Faro train station
Most of the points near Faro train station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Birmingham to Faro
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Birmingham to Faro?
Birmingham to Faro covers 1,836 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Birmingham to Faro?
The cheapest fare from Birmingham to Faro is £116.38, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £203.07. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Faro?
The cheapest way from Birmingham to Faro is by flight, at £116.38 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Birmingham to Faro?
Fares from Birmingham to Faro bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £96.66. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 158 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Birmingham to Faro?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Birmingham to Faro, at £138.12. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Birmingham to Faro?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Birmingham to Faro, at £101.21 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Birmingham to Faro?
easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Thomsonfly, Transavia France publish service areas covering both Birmingham and Faro, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Birmingham to Faro?
Every service we sell from Birmingham to Faro is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Birmingham to Faro use?
Services from Birmingham to Faro by flight leave from Birmingham Airport BHX and arrive at Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport FAO. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Birmingham to Faro?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from Birmingham to Faro allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Birmingham to Faro on 4 October 2026: 1836 km of route against 1782 km in a straight line, 40 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of £116.38, and 5h 53m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Faro a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Faro and across Portugal
Day trips that leave Faro in the morning and cover a good part of Portugal by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Birmingham reaches 236 places in 54 countries on services we hold, over distances from 26 to 11,345 km. Faro reaches 121 places in 25 countries, from 28 to 12,645 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Birmingham
- 236Places you can leave for
- 54Countries
- 55Operators
54
55Arriving in Faro
Leaving Faro
- 121Places you can leave for
- 25Countries
- 44Operators