Means of transport Faial

Atlanticoline operates year-round services between Faial, Pico and São Jorge. Horta has direct connections to Madalena and São Roque on Pico. To reach São Jorge, a stopover is necessary. From June to September, a larger boat connects all the islands in the central group, with a circular itinerary that starts in Horta and passes through Pico, São Jorge, Graciosa and Terceira (white line). The purple line, also operational in summer, runs from Horta to Madalena (Pico), Calheta (São Jorge) and Angra (Terceira).

TAP Air Portugal is one of the airlines able to take you to the Azores from Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Marseille or Nice. After a stopover in Lisbon or Porto, you can choose to land in Ponta Delgada (island of São Miguel), Horta (island of Faial), Madalena (island of Pico) or Lajes (island of Terceira). You can then fly to other islands with SATA Azores Airlines. Inter-island connections are relatively good, but flights can be disrupted by the sometimes capricious weather conditions in the Azores.

Faial airport is well equipped for international flights. SATA Azores Airlines (regional) and TAP Air Portugal (national) operate daily. It is the most important civil airport in the central group of the Azores archipelago. From Faial, you can fly direct to almost any island in the archipelago. The airport is less than 10 km from Horta town center. On site: car rental, cash dispenser, snack bar... Wifi is available throughout the airport.

From France, SATA Azores Airlines only flies to Ponta Delgada (by direct flight or via Lisbon or Porto): you'll then need to take another inter-island flight to Faial (Horta). From Ponta Delgada, it's about a 1-hour flight to Faial. The route operates several times a day, depending on the season, and it's even possible to make the round trip in the same day. Please note that flights can be disrupted by the sometimes capricious weather conditions in the Azores.

The local bus company operates 8 routes from Monday to Saturday. Two routes run between Horta and Castelo Branco (one of which also serves Pedregulho and Flamengos), a third runs north to Ribeira Funda, a fourth runs south to Ribeira Funda, and another covers the towns closest to Horta (Pedro Miguel and Praia do Almoxarife). On the other hand, the frequency of these routes is quite low, making bus travel a laborious business.