Crossing between Portugal and Spain is set to become cheaper and more straightforward as Rede Expressos adds Badajoz to its national network from 11 September 2026.
The new connection links Lisbon and the Spanish city of Badajoz via Elvas, Borba, Estremoz, Évora and Montemor-o-Novo, creating a direct option for people travelling between Portugal and western Spain.
Tickets from Lisbon to Badajoz start at €9.80, while fares from Elvas begin at €2.95. The operator says tickets can be bought online.
Two daily buses in each direction
The service will run twice a day in both directions.
Direction | Departure times |
|---|---|
Badajoz to Lisbon | 07:15, 13:30 |
Lisbon to Badajoz | 14:30, 17:30 |
The service will also offer connections to Lisbon Airport.
The route provides a low-cost public-transport link to Lisbon and several towns in the Alentejo. It also offers an affordable way to reach Badajoz, a Spanish border city with close social, commercial and employment links to the Alto Alentejo.
A route responding to busy cross-border travel
Rede Expressos said the new operation is intended to serve frequent journeys between Badajoz and Alentejo, including work-related travel.
Cross-border movement in the area is already substantial. Around 8,600 vehicles associated with travel between the two countries circulate in Badajoz each day, according to figures previously published by El País.
Meanwhile, roughly 358,000 vehicles crossed the Caia border between Elvas and Badajoz in July and August 2025, making it the second-busiest road border crossing between Portugal and Spain during that period, according to Rádio Elvas data.
Badajoz was already part of Rede Expressos’ international offering, but its inclusion in the national network gives passengers access to a wider range of onward connections across Portugal.
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