Article Treasures | Faro Airport - an overview of the airport

People flying into the airport know that it is the main entry to the Algave in Portugal. When they land they will find a very modern airport building that is very open planned,. The airport is also very near, in fact only 7km, from the centre of Faro itself.

The Faro Airport has only one terminal building that deals with all the international and domestice travellers to Portugal. When you are inside the airport you wil be able to get what you need, from a bank for your Euros, a post office to send a quick postcard, along with all the Car Hire desks. There is also a wide selection of bars and food bars so you can fill up before you carry on your journey. What there is for offer includes clothes and shoes, electrical goods, food stalls, duty-free, music CD;s, books along with a host of other goods and services. There is also all the main travel agents to help people move on to their desired destinations, last count 14!

To help the business travelers there is conference rooms for up to 60 people with all the technology to deal with video conferencing and televisions to ease the journey blues away.If you need these then call the airport for more details and ask for the business manager.

If you are disabled or injured then there are facilites to assist you, although it is worth contacting your ailine you travel with to arrange this for when you land at Faro Airport. There are disabled toliets, lifts and ramps across the terminal. If you are a disabled driver then there are lots of allocated disabled parking that can be used.

For tourist information there is a desk that you can speak to somone about and yes they do speak english and can tell you all about Faro, the Algarve and other cultural information that your tour books may not suggest !

Faro City is definetly worth a visit but is nearly always totally overlooked as most users of Faro Airport are heading onto other desitinations in the Algave. Such areas include Vale Do Lobo, Albuferia, Lagos and Qunita Do Lago.

If you are looking for other airports then there is no choice if the Algarve is where you are going. The nearest alternative is Seville but that is hundreds of miles away.

One key thing to note is that there is no trains at the airport so you will need to hire a car with one of the providers, although we recommend Car Hire Faro Airport from online providers such as Car Hire HQ as they will compare costs from all the many providers at the Airport and come back with the cheapest cost available - you will save hundreds this way and get all inclusive car hire as well.

Here are some key facts about Faro Airport::
Faro Airport is the only airport directly serving the Algarve region
There are no trains so you will need to hire a car
Over 5 million people pass through the Airport each year
Faro Airport is a modern airport with all the facilities you will need.
Currently serving 51 scheduled airlines and 38 charter airlines and able to fly to over 70 desitinations across Europe.
The Algarve is amongst the top holidays places in Europe due to the culture and sunshine.
A lot of people actually own a second home in the Algave so you get a lot of return visitors coming to the area.

For Car Hire Faro Airport we recommend Car Hire HQ, the Car Hire Comparison Website.