Appendix - Local Bus Services - “A ONDA” &=
nbsp; (As at=
24th
May 2011)
For full details see the web s=
ite, www.aonda.pt. Routes, timings and fa=
res
may change at short notice, and in summer, extended evening services are
available.
Time-tables – “Hor=
ários”
Details can be found on the we=
b-site
www.aonda.pt and on every bus-stop. Servic=
es run
0700 -2000, on “Dias Utéis” =3D Mon. to Fri. & “=
;Sábado”=3D
Sat. am. On Sat. pm, Sun. &
Holidays, “Domingos=
e Feriados”, services are reduced. =
The
Fares – “Tarifários” &=
#8211;
correct as at 24 May 2011 There are=
3 “Coroas”, semi-circ=
ular
fare zones. “A” the main city, Meia Praia; Chinicato; Portelas; Boa
Vista Golf. “B” the inner area, Torre; Sargaçal; Bensafrim;
Colégio; 4 Estradas. “C” the outer area, Odiáxere; Lagos Zoo; Bar&atild=
e;o
de S João; Espiche; Luz; Burgau.
|
Fare Table |
Bilhete 1-dia |
Bilhete Bordo |
Bilhete Pre-pagamento |
Passe
Mensal |
Passe
Mensal (Desconto) =
|
|
Coroas Zones |
Daily; Pay
Driver |
Single
Trip; Pay
Driver |
Multiple Trip; Pre-paid |
Monthly Pas=
s; |
Monthly Pas=
s; (Discounted=
) |
|
A or B or C |
€ 4.3=
5 |
€ 1.4=
5 |
€ 0.7=
0 |
€ 23.=
10 |
€ 11.=
55 |
|
A+B or B+C |
€ 4.7=
0 |
€ 1.6=
0 |
€ 0.7=
5 |
€ 24.=
80 |
€ 12.=
40 |
|
A+B+C |
€ 5.4=
5 |
€ 1.8=
0 |
€ 0.9=
0 |
€ 31.=
80 |
€ 15.=
90 |
=
Ticket
Choice
The first three tickets shown =
are of
most relevance to visitors. A=
Multiple
Trip, 3-Zone card (A+B+C) is the best-buy, as it gives maximum flexibility =
at
minimal extra cost.
Dai=
ly
Tickets
are valid for any number of journeys on the day of issue.
Sin=
gle Trip
Tickets
are valid for an hour; transfers are possible to complete a journey.
Mul=
tiple
Trip; Pre-paid Tickets
need a re-chargeable card, purchased for €3. This is then credited with the num=
ber of
journeys you wish to buy, (minimum 10), priced for the number of zones you =
want
to cross (see above). One car=
d can
be used for any combination of passengers and journeys - e.g. 20 journey
credits could be used for 10 people x 2 journeys; or 5 people x 4 journeys;=
or
3 people x 4 journeys with 8 remaining. Unused credits can be passed on to
other visitors
The tickets (only) expire afte=
r 12
months, but are re-validated if you later pay for a further 10 journeys.
Cards can be bought and topped=
-up at
the Bus Station, or at the Renex/Caima
Office, (just past the Repsol Garage on Avenida dos De=
scombrementos).
The
Lines - “Linhas”
There are currently 9 lines, e=
ach
numbered and colour coded. Every bus-stop is individually
identified, sometimes just by the street name, but it may be named after a
near-by location, a key building or a service. Route listings and maps are pasted=
on
every bus-stop.
Lines 1 and 2 - City Services
– Zone A only.
![3D"Lines](3D"ZLagosBuses.htm_files/image005.jpg")
Lin=
e 1 (Red) A “city-circular”
route, going in a “figure-of-eight”, but in only one
direction. It starts and fini=
shes
at the old station behind the Marina. It is handy for all town services.
Lin=
e 2 (Blue) A two-way service from Meia Praia, =
past
the old railway station behind the Marina, then on to =
Continente/Modelo
and Inter Marché supermarkets, before dropping down to Dona Anna and
Porto de Mós beaches.
Lines 3 to 9 – Country
Services
Lin=
es 3 to
9 start
in Zone A and travel “out-and-back” to Zone B or C for the
different country areas.
.
![3D"Lines](3D"ZLagosBuses.htm_files/image006.jpg")
All stop on the A=
venida, by the Marina footbridge
For visitors, lines of particu=
lar
interest might be:-
*Line 3, Pink, for the DIY
supermarket at Odiáxere;
*Line 4, Yellow, for Luz and B=
urgau,
with the option of coastal walking;
*Line 6, Green, for Lagos Zoo =
and/or
on to Barão de S. João for forest
walks.