Muchas veces no funciona
Una vez más no funcionó en el autobús y tuve que pagar en efectivo, que es mucho más caro….
Use Uber
Awful. Driver only accepted cash on bus. Cant pay for a journey via App. Had to borrow 6Euro after waiting an hour at airport.
If this is a sign of Portugal “digital nomad” destination.. They need a LOT of help! The country and Vamus.
Getting an Uber back to Airport.
If this is a sign of Portugal “digital nomad” destination.. They need a LOT of help! The country and Vamus.
Getting an Uber back to Airport.
No Hyperlinks
No way to pick location flags to help plan trips. They have long complicated names that a tourist would never know.
Useless for payments
Unfortunately the app is useless for paying in the buses. A QR is generated in the app that should be scanned when but the scanners on the buses do not work and the drivers seem to hate using them. However when they don’t work you will have to be pay twice as much in cash as it would be using the app. Extremely frustrating and unfair.
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Absolute garbage
Qr code never works
Worst bus app ever
Gave the app location permission but it keeps asking for permission. Cellular data on, but it won't download any bus schedules. Worse than useless.
Great value 7 day tourist pass
We bought the 7 day pass for £40 and used daily to go East, West and North. It even took us to the Emergency Department at Faro Hospital. Buses always clean, on time(ish) and skilfully driven. It’s five from me 😎
iPad only in Portrait Mode
App lists support for iPad but is not truly compatible as it only displays in portrait mode while most iPad users use Landscape mode.
App not ready
The App is great for looking at timetables and journey planning etc but no good at all for paying a fare on the bus instead of using cash. My understanding is that for single journeys you tell the bus driver where you are going and he tells you how much the fare is and you then present your phone to the scanner (with the QR code within the Vamus Algarve App displayed) and this pays for the fare, instead of cash, and the amount is deducted from your balance in your account within the App (which is easily topped up online). However, when I tried this in real life it was quite clear that the bus driver had never seen anyone try to use the App to pay and the QR code in the App is so big (with no option to resize it) that the optical scanner on the bus could no read it. As an alternative, one of the options stated within the App is to purchase a Vamus Travel Card at a main bus terminal, which is then linked to your account within the App, which means that your balance in the App is then available on the card, and you can then use the card to pay on the bus by tapping it on the reader once the bus driver has confirmed the amount of the fare. However, when I tried to get this Travel Card at the main Albufeira Bus Terminal the lady behind the desk said it was not possible to link the card to my existing account and all she could do was sell me an anonymous pre-paid card which could only be topped up by going back to one of the ‘purchase points’, ie a main bus terminal. She referred me to the email address for Vamus customer service and I emailed them to explain all this but they have not responded. If anyone has any experience to assist me I would appreciate you posting it on the App reviews.
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Needs Tweaking
Great app for information but after adding money I haven’t yet been able to use it as the QR code appears to be too big to scan and unable to minimise. Not the only one to have had this problem on the buses!
