Means of transport Flores

The Atlanticoline shipping company operates year-round services between Flores and Corvo. The minimum frequency in winter is two round trips a day, two days a week (usually Tuesday and Saturday), except in the event of very bad weather. The journey takes around 40 minutes. This is the pink line (timetables available on the website). For several years now, Atlanticoline has no longer linked the Western Group to the Central Group by ferry. If you want to reach an island other than Corvo, you have no choice but to fly.

From France, SATA Azores Airlines flies direct to the Azores only to Ponta Delgada. To get to the other islands, you'll need to either take an inter-island flight from Ponta Delgada, or fly via Lisbon or Porto to the other islands. Inter-island passes available at reduced rates. For travel to and within the archipelago, visit the airline's website. Please note that flights to the Azores are always highly dependent on weather conditions. It is sometimes impossible to take off!

Five bus routes cover the island of Flores: route 1 between Santa Cruz and Ponta Delgada, route 2 between Santa Cruz and Lajes, route 3 between Lajes and Fajã Grande, route 4 between Fajã Grande and Santa Cruz (via Mato), and route 5 between Santa Cruz and Fajã Grande. Timetables available at the Santa Cruz tourist office and on the website. If you don't want to rent a car, this is the best way to get around Flores.

With the possible exception of Lisbon, you've probably never seen an airport so close to the city it serves! In fact, it stretches all the way to the top of Santa Cruz. From the city, you can see the planes landing so close it's almost frightening... On foot, the airport entrance is less than 1 km from the center, so if you're not too heavy, you can save yourself a cab! The airport is alive with aircraft landings. The tourist office opens to coincide with arrivals, and car rental companies also follow the choreography of the skies.