To get to Lagos from Faro â to where many fly in from all over Europe - you take the A22 and it's about 1 hour drive rather fast. You also can take the 125 west, the older road, that takes you through about half of the western Algarve. The 125 brings you closer to some of the interesting towns and villages of the Western Algarve. These include Albufeira, Carvoeiro, Ferragudo, Porches â with the famous Porches Pottery -, Alvor,Praia da Rocha, and then Lagos.
From Sagres pronounced Sagresh almost the most Western point in the Algarve you take the the 125 east and drive through Salema, Burgau and Luz pronounced Loosh. These small towns are beach communities the are undergoing massive construction to house retirees from the UK and Germany and to a lesser extent from the rest of Europe. English is very common although the number of Americans is small. The drive takes about 30 minutes at reasonable speed.
The nearest Airport is FaroFAO (http://www.ana.pt), about 75km from Lagos.
To get to Lagos by train from Lisboa, take the train to Faro and get off in Tunes, a few stops before Faro. Then take the train to Lagos. The schedules are timed so that you only have to wait a few minutes.
