HOW TO GET TO THE AZORES

Even though the Azores are in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, it's pretty easy to get around! Since islands of the Azores are surrounded by water, as you can imagine, you can get here by two means of transportation: plane or boat.

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This article was last updated on 07.01.2026. Please double check the current connections.

Getting to the Azores by plane

Most of the connections (several per day) are from mainland Portugal: Lisbon and Porto, however there are some airline companies which take you directly from various countries. This often is a seasonal thing, so we recommend to check it in advance (when no dates are stated below, the connection is usually operated throughout the whole year):

Portugal

Lisbon (LIS) - Azores Airlines, TAP, Ryanair *

Porto (OPO) - Azores Airlines, TAP, Ryanair *

Faro (FAO) - Azores Airlines

Madeira (FNC) - Azores Airlines

*Ryanair operates only until 28th of March 2026.

Austria

Vienna (VIE) - Austrian Airlines (June 30 to September 08, 2026)

Canada

Montreal (YUL) - Azores Airlines

Toronto (YYZ) - Azores Airlines

Check Republic

Prague (PRG) - Smartwings (March 31 to October 23, 2026)

France

Paris (CDG) - Azores Airlines

Germany

Dusseldorf (DUS) - Eurowings (May 30 to October 03, 2026)

Frankfurt (FRA) - Azores Airlines (March 29 to June 28, 2026)

Frankfurt (FRA) - Lufthansa (March 29 to October 17, 2026)

Netherlands

Amsterdam (AMS) - Transavia (April 16 to October 25, 2026)

Spain

Barcelona (BCN) - Azores Airlines

Las Palmas (LPA) - Binter Canarias (April 04 to October 17, 2026)

Madrid (MAD) - Iberia Airlines (June 01 to September 14, 2026)

Tenerife (TFN) - Binter Canarias (July 07 to October 13, 2026)

Switzerland

Zurich (ZRH) - Edelweiss Air (March 23 to November 09, 2026)

UK

London-Heathrow (LHR) - British Airways (April 04 to October 24, 2026)

USA

Boston (BOS) - Azores Airlines

New York (JFK) - Azores Airlines

New York/Newark (EWR) - United Airlines (June 07 to September 12, 2026)

Getting to the Azores by boat

There are no frequent connections by boat to the Azores. However, you can get here by one of the cruise line companies, mostly during the winter time and as a part of the transatlantic crossing. If you have the sailor's spirit, you can also sail here - all the islands are boat-friendly!

You can travel between the islands of Pico, Faial and São Jorge by local ferry (Atlanticoline) as well as Flores and Corvo by a small boat. So if you decide to land on one of them, you can explore the neighbouring islands by boat.

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