Ferry to Portugal
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Ferry to Portugal
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You can get ferries to Portugal from a range of destinations. There are up to 192 ferries running per week. Ferries to Portugal are provided by Atlanticoline & Porto Santo Line. Compare fares, times and routes online at Direct Ferries and find a ferry to Portugal to suit you.
Portugal ferry timetables can vary depending on the route. The Funchal to Porto Santo ferry sails approximately 7 times per week, with an average duration of about 2 hours 30 minutes.
First ferry: 08:00
Last ferry: 19:00
The Horta to Madalena ferry currently sails around 39 times per week. The journey takes around 30 minutes.
First ferry: 07:30
Last ferry: 17:15
The fastest ferry to Portugal is Horta to Madalena. This journey usually takes 30 minutes.
Ferries to Portugal are provided by 2 ferry companies. These include Atlanticoline & Porto Santo Line. There are currently 40 daily and 192 weekly sailings from Portugal.
There are 11 ferry ports in Portugal. Porto Santo is the most popular port.
The price of ferries to Portugal vary depending on the route you choose. The Funchal to Porto Santo ferry costs £127.65 on average whereas the Horta to Madalena ferry usually costs £32.89.
The most popular ferry route to Portugal is the Funchal to Porto Santo ferry with 7 weekly sailings. The second most popular ferry to Portugal is the Horta to Madalena ferry with 39 weekly sailings.
Unfortunately, there is no direct UK to Portugal ferry. Although there are no ferries to Portugal from UK, there are plenty of alternative routes.
The cheapest ferry to Portugal depends on the route, season, ferry company and whether you are travelling with a vehicle or not. Prices are generally cheaper for foot passengers.
Funchal to Porto Santo ferry prices:
Average price: £127.65
Average foot passenger price: around £124
Average car ferry price: around £338
You can take your car on most ferries to Portugal. Simply follow the signs at the port and staff will be on hand to guide you into the correct lane.
Unfortunately there are no ferries from Portugal to the Azores. However, flights are available. Once you're there, there are ferries connecting the Azores Islands.
It's easy to book ferry tickets to Portugal at Direct Ferries. Just use our Deal Finder to compare times and prices and find the best Portugal ferry to suit you. We'd recommend booking your ferry tickets to Portugal in advance to get them at the cheapest price.
Portugal is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe, bordering Spain to the north and east. The westernmost nation of mainland Europe, it also encompasses the Azores, Cape Verde and Madeira Island groups in the Atlantic Ocean.
Aged only 900 years, Portugal is the oldest country on the continent with the same land borders and has played an important role in world history. Leading the way for European exploration during the 15th Century, the Portuguese discovered their Atlantic archipelagos, established important sea routes to India and colonised areas in Africa, South America, Asia and Oceania during this so called ‘Age of Discovery’.
Given its rich history, Portugal is unsurprisingly filled with fascinating monuments, ruins and clifftop castles, captivating visitors across the whole country. In fact, there are 21 UNESCO World Heritage Sites to choose from including the Convent of Christ in Tomar, the beautiful Monastery of the Hieronymites and the Tower of Belem, a district within the capital city of Lisbon. Overall, the finest examples of Portuguese historical architecture can be found in Sintra, Lisbon and Porto, characterised by idyllic medieval town centres and Romanic churches.
The 800km of mainland coastline is adorned with golden beaches, world class surf breaks and rolling green hills, but equally stunning and more remote areas can be found on the numerous Atlantic islands. The Azores, with their emerald calderas and deep blue seas are havens for hikers and whale watchers; Madeira is famed for its namesake wine, pleasant year-round climate and lively port towns; while Cape Verde, also volcanic, lies 500km west of Senegal and is known for its Creole Portuguese-African culture and sublime shorelines.
A land of multiple of island groups, ferries to Portugal span across the Atlantic Ocean. The Azores are interlinked by a series of routes with varying journey times, owing to the sporadic locations of the eight, lush islands. Ferries to Madeira connect Porto Santo with the namesake island, and with numerous sailings every week, it’s a great way of hopping between two of Portugal’s warmest spots. Ferries in Cape Verde primarily depart from the travel hub of Praia, on the southern coast of Santiago Island, offering a network of routes to and from the outlying islets.
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