Video consultation in English · Western Algarve
Travel vaccines in Portimão, Carvoeiro and Lagoa: online consultation in English
See a travel medicine doctor by video, in English. The prescription is valid at the Portimão CVI, which serves the whole western Algarve.
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Quick answer
Portimão has the western Algarve’s CVI, at the Public Health Unit in Sítio de São Sebastião. It vaccinates on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Do the consultation online and use one morning just for the vaccine.
- Nearest CVI
- Portimão CVI – Public Health Unit, under 1 km (~3 min by car)
- Vaccination days
- Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- Online consultation
- Today or tomorrow, 20 min by video, in English, 39 €
- You receive
- Vaccine prescription and a written travel plan, the same day
- SNS number
- Not needed for the consultation
Where to get vaccinated near Portimão, Carvoeiro and Lagoa
The table shows the nearest CVI for each town. Faro, which vaccinates every weekday, is the alternative:
| CVI | From Portimão | How to book | Vaccination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portimão CVI – Public Health Unit Rua Manuel Dias Barão - Sítio São Sebastião, 8500-425 Portimão |
under 1 km · ~3 min by car | 282 420 165 uspbarlavento.algarve@ulsalg.min-saude.pt |
Mon, Tue, Wed: 9:30-12:00 |
| Faro CVI – Faro Health Centre Urbanização Graça Mira Lejana de Cima, 8009-003 Faro |
69 km · ~51 min by car | 289 830 300 (ext. 379) secretariado.viajante@ulsba.minsaude.pt |
Weekdays: 9:30-12:00 and 14:00-16:00 |
| Beja CVI Rua Rainha D. Amelia n.º 2, 7800-514 Beja |
149 km · ~1 h 44 by car | secretariado.viajante@ulsba.min-saude.pt | Not published: ask when booking |
| Town | Nearest CVI | Road | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portimão | Portimão CVI – Public Health Unit | under 1 km | ~3 min |
| Carvoeiro | Portimão CVI – Public Health Unit | 11 km | ~19 min |
| Lagoa | Portimão CVI – Public Health Unit | 9.5 km | ~14 min |
| Silves | Portimão CVI – Public Health Unit | 32 km | ~47 min |
Getting there: the Public Health Unit is about 5 minutes by car from central Portimão. From Carvoeiro and Lagoa, allow 15 to 20 minutes; from Silves, about 45 minutes on the national road.
Email template in Portuguese — copy it, fill in the blanks and attach your prescription:
Bom dia, Gostaria de marcar a administração da(s) vacina(s) prescrita(s) na receita em anexo. Nome: … Data de nascimento: … N.º de utente (SNS): … (se não tiver, indicar "não tenho") Destino e data da viagem: … Telefone: … Obrigado/a.
Translation: “Good morning, I would like to book the vaccine(s) prescribed in the attached prescription. Name, date of birth, SNS number (if you do not have one, write “não tenho”), destination and travel date, phone. Thank you.”
Updated 27 October 2026. Hours and contacts from the official CVI list, with the calls Lon Clinic made in September and October 2026; road distances from OpenStreetMap. Always confirm the hours when you book.
Consultation on Thursday, vaccine on Monday
At the Portimão CVI, the consultation and the vaccine are on different days: consultations on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, vaccination Monday to Wednesday, 9:30 to 12:00. Doing the consultation there means waiting at least over a weekend.
With the prescription from the online consultation, you skip Thursday and Friday and book the vaccine morning directly. Email uspbarlavento.algarve@ulsalg.min-saude.pt or call 282 420 165.
Carvoeiro and Lagoa have large British and Irish communities, and many people who work in tourism travel in the low season, from November to March, to Asia, Brazil and the Caribbean.
Common destinations
Common destinations from the western Algarve:
- ThailandHepatitis A and typhoid; rabies and Japanese encephalitis depending on the route.
- IndiaHepatitis A and typhoid; malaria in some regions.
- BrazilYellow fever recommended in much of the country; dengue everywhere.
- South AfricaMalaria only in the north-east (Kruger); hepatitis A and tetanus up to date.
- Kenya and TanzaniaSafari and beach: malaria; yellow fever recommended in parts of Kenya.
How it works and prices
Book online, talk to the doctor for 20 minutes by video and get the vaccine prescription and a written travel plan by email the same day. Then go to the CVI only for the vaccine.
| Option | Total price | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 39 € | 39 € |
| 2 people | 69 € | 35 € |
| 3 people | 107 € | 36 € |
| 4 people | 136 € | 34 € |
Paid separately: the vaccines, at the CVI or pharmacy, and medicines. No urgent-booking fee and no extra cost per destination.
Questions from Portimão, Carvoeiro and Lagoa
I work in tourism and travel to Thailand in January. When should I sort out vaccines?
In November or early December. For Thailand the doctor reviews hepatitis A and typhoid and, depending on the route, rabies and Japanese encephalitis.
I live in Silves. Portimão or Faro?
Portimão is closer; Faro vaccinates every weekday. Check the table of towns.
Do I need an SNS number (número de utente)?
Not for the online consultation, which is private. Some CVIs ask for it when you book the vaccine; if you do not have one yet, say so in your email.
Is the prescription accepted at the Portimão CVI – Public Health Unit?
Yes. It is a Portuguese prescription, valid at every International Vaccination Centre (CVI) in Portugal and at Portuguese pharmacies. Some CVIs ask you to bring a printed copy on the day.
How much is the yellow fever vaccine?
20 € at the CVI, paid separately from the consultation. The international certificate is issued there and becomes valid 10 days after the vaccine, for life.
Reviewed by Dr. Rita Aguiar, family doctor with a postgraduate qualification in Travel Medicine ·
General information — it does not replace an individual medical consultation. Whether to prescribe, or to refer you for an in-person assessment, is always a clinical decision.