CTT Correios de Portugal

CTT Correios de Portugal is Portugal's national postal operator, running a network of Loja CTT branches, Locky parcel lockers and self-service shipping points across the country. Residents and businesses in the Algarve use CTT for standard and registered mail, parcel collection and delivery (including CTT Expresso, run together with DHL), international shipping, stamp and philately sales, and Banco CTT services such as cash withdrawals and deposits, savings certificates (Certificados de Aforro and Certificados do Tesouro), and payment of overdue road tolls. The flagship Algarve branch, Loja CTT Faro, is at Largo do Carmo, 8000-999 Faro, open on weekdays from 09:00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 18:00 (phone +351 210 471 616), with Banco CTT cash withdrawals and deposits available from 09:00 to 12:30. Alongside staffed branches, CTT operates Locky parcel lockers for round-the-clock collection and drop-off of online orders, without needing to queue at a counter. CTT branches and points of sale cover every town in the Algarve, from the Loja CTT in Faro out to the district's smaller post offices and parcel points, keeping mail, parcels and Banco CTT services within reach across the region.