Ferries to Portugal

Ferries are an important means of transport in Portugal, above all in the remote Azores archipelago.

The directory lists twelve ferry ports and 38 ferry routes for Portugal. The cruising area is the Atlantic Ocean. Most connections run through Horta, Velas and Madalena. A total of 38 routes run within the country itself. Atlanticoline and Porto Santo Line sail these routes.

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Porto Santo Line
Atlanticoline

Ferry ports in Portugal

Ferries to Angra do Heroismo

Angra do Heroísmo is a UNESCO World Heritage town on the Azorean island of Terceira. The port is served by Atlanticoline ferries linking Terceira with other Azorean islands such as São Miguel, Graciosa and Faial (April to October).

Ferries to Calheta

Calheta lies on the island of São Jorge in the Azores (Portugal). Ferries to Terceira and other Azorean islands run regularly. The port is one of two ferry ports on São Jorge; the other is Velas.

Ferries to Madalena

Madalena lies on the north-west coast of the Azorean island of Pico and is one of the archipelago's important ferry ports. Atlanticoline sails from here to Horta on Faial and to Velas and Calheta on São Jorge.

Ferries to Porto Santo

Porto Santo ferry port lies on this small island north of Madeira. The Porto Santo Line's ferry Lobo Marinho links Porto Santo with Funchal on Madeira daily, and the crossing takes about 2.5 hours. The ship has room for 1,150 passengers.

Ferries to Praia da Vitoria

Praia da Vitória lies on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores and, as a ferry port with around two crossings a week, links it with neighbouring islands such as Graciosa.

Ferries to Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz ferry port is on Flores in Portugal. Ferries run from here to Vila Nova do Corvo. The port is served by Atlanticoline.

Ferries to Sao Roque

The ferry port of São Roque lies on the north coast of the Portuguese Azorean island of Pico and links Pico with the neighbouring islands of Faial, São Jorge and Terceira. Ferries run from here several times a week to destinations such as Horta, Velas and Praia da Vitoria.

Ferries to Velas

Velas is the main port of the Portuguese Azorean island of São Jorge and lies on the north-west coast. The port links São Jorge with the neighbouring islands of Pico, Terceira and Faial through regular ferry services to Horta, Madalena, São Roque and Praia da Vitoria.