SATA has regular flights between all the islands of the Azores and from the Azores to Madeira and mainland Portugal and also offers regular flights to a number of international destinations.

ATA Aerocondor Transportes Aéreos operates regular domestic flights and international charters.

Hi Fly flies to domestic and international destinations and is also a charter airline.

National Transport:

Azores: There are regular flights between the Azorean islands of Faial, Pico, Santa Maria, São Miguel and Terceira, and between continental Portugal and Madeira (from São Miguel island). Flights between the nine islands are provided by SATA Air Açores. There are also flights between São Miguel island and a number of European countries, such as Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland, plus Canada and the United States in North America.

Madeira: It takes around 1hr 30 min to fly from Madeira to any of the Portuguese airports and a little over two hours to get to airports in the centre of Europe.

Porto Santo: Flights from Madeira to Porto Santo take 15 minutes.

Maritime Transport:

National Transport:

Azores: All the islands are connected by boat, though services are more frequent between the five islands of the central group.

There are no passenger ferries or similar available between mainland Portugal and the Azores. 

Madeira-Porto Santo: A modern ferry belonging to Porto Santo Line, carries passengers and vehicles between Madeira and Porto Santo every day. The crossing takes about 2 hrs 10 min.

Trains: CP - Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (www.cp.pt), the Portuguese railway company, offers a vast rail network covering the whole of mainland Portugal and also offers international train services to Vigo, Madrid and Paris. There is a vast network of regional, inter-regional and suburban trains covering the whole of the country.

Buses: There are regular coach services between Portugal’s main towns and cities.

Taxis: Taxis are usually cream in colour, although there are still some painted black with a green roof in the traditional Portuguese style.