Driving down from Lisbon

[widge]

As our non UK visitors have found car hire at lisbon is much, much cheaper than Faro even in high season.

It more than pays for the cost of driving down .

EMM - that's an interesting statement, so let's try to validate:

Assuming that MC's distances are correct (Route A2 from Lisbon turn off onto N124 to Silves/CVO?) and 170 miles is 4 gallons of diesel (just over 42 miles per gallon) and the price of diesel is around 6euros per gallon that's a fuel cost of 48euros for a round trip - don't know what a round trip to Faro and back is in diesel - say 20euros which means you would save that cost which equates to an actual extra fuel cost of 28euros. So if the car hire is more than 28 euros cheaper than in CVO you indeed make a saving - if you hire a car for 2 weeks the saving would be greater. Are hire cars more available in Lisbon in the high season?

I haven't checked yet but is the airfare any cheaper flying to Lisbon than Faro from the UK - and is it a better schedule?

I am hiring a car for 5 weeks from next week through ECH. I just replicated the booking on line but from Lisbon rather than Faro airport. The quote was nearly double !

[DeLorean]

Thanks for the feedback snowbirds and Bruce. I have done the A2 route a couple of times some years ago. Thought we may stop at Evora for a spot of lunch and quick look around.

Evora is really worth it. It has a lot to see.

http://www2.cm-evora.pt/guiaturistico/I ... nerary.htm