The Algarve golf courses: tee times & green fees 2027

What a round really costs.

• Green fee+
• Buggy+
• Twilight rate+
• Multi-round card+
• A22 tolls+
• Prepayment+
• Your bed

Compare the green fee and the buggy together, because a cart can shift the total more than most rate gaps do. Monte Rei and Ombria both put a shared buggy in the price: algarvegolf.net lists Monte Rei at €190 from mid-November to the end of December, climbing to €312 from March to June 2027. Palmares’ winter special with a buggy is €105 on the same site. Elsewhere the cart is usually extra, and it costs €45 at Boavista, €50 at Salgados and €55 at both Vila Sol and Pestana Carvoeiro. The five published cards give the clearest comparison. Boavista runs from €86 to €126, Salgados from €91 to €163, Pestana’s pair from €93 to €167, Vila Sol from €130 to €200, and Vale do Lobo from €143 to a peak of €204 in early October. For late starters, Pestana’s €50 twilight from 15:30 undercuts Vila Sol’s €60. Pinheiros Altos quotes on request, with Portugal Golf listing rounds from €79. The Old Course starts at €215 on the reseller, changing daily. Ombria, Amendoeira and Espiche show their price only once you choose a tee time. Couples in summer should look at the two-player deals with a buggy: €160 at Pestana from June to August and €197 at Salgados in its low season.

Getting around.

Faro (FAO) is the only airport you need. Quinta do Lago is about 20 minutes away, Pinheiros Altos sits inside the same estate, and Vale do Lobo is a similar drive through Almancil, so one base covers all three. The Old Course is roughly 25 minutes from the airport, and Vila Sol is a few minutes from it at Morgadinhos, off the A22 at exit 12. Ombria lies inland, north of Loulé on the Querença road, and buses barely reach it, so drive or book a transfer. Monte Rei is about 45 minutes east and more than an hour from Vilamoura, so treat it as a separate base. Westward, Salgados near Guia and Amendoeira near Alcantarilha are both about 40 minutes out, and Pestana’s courses at Sesmarias, between Carvoeiro and Ferragudo, take 45 minutes to an hour. Palmares, Boavista and Espiche are all close to Lagos, about an hour from the airport and within 15 minutes of each other; Lagos station ends the Algarve rail line from Faro. The A22 uses electronic tolls, and hire cars normally carry a transponder.

When to play.

October to May is the main golf season, and the week you choose moves the price more than the course does. Mid-November to February is the value window for the Almancil and eastern clubs: Vale do Lobo’s card drops to its lowest rate from 16 November, and Palmares runs its own winter offer until 15 March. Spring is the dearest season at Quinta do Lago, Monte Rei and Palmares, while March, April and October carry the top bands at Vila Sol, Boavista and Pestana Carvoeiro; Salgados charges most from March to May and again in September and October. Summer works the other way in much of the west. Salgados, Boavista and Pestana all put July and August in their cheapest band, as Vila Sol does with June to August, so a hot-weather trip with early tee times is the budget choice. Diary dates fill tee sheets: Salgados hosts an EDGA event from 15 to 17 November 2026, and the West Algarve Golf Trophy plays Espiche, Palmares and Boavista from 25 to 27 November 2026. Vale do Lobo’s Amateur Week (24–30 January 2027) and Foursomes Week (23–29 May 2027) do the same.