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 08.03.2022. 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
Germany
Frankfurt (FRA) - Azores Airlines (March 27 to October 29, 2022)
Frankfurt (FRA) - Lufthansa (March 27 to October 23, 2022)
Dusseldorf (DUS) - Azores Airlines (June 02 to October 29, 2022)
Nuremberg (NUE) - Ryanair (April 02 to October 29, 2022)
Switzerland
Geneva (GVA) - SWISS (June 17 to August 26, 2022)
Spain
Barcelona (BCN) - Azores Airlines (June 01 to September 30, 2022)
Netherlands
Amsterdam (AMS) - Transavia (April 24 to October 30, 2022)
Belgium
Brussels (BRU) - TUI fly (April 04 to September 26, 2022)
UK
London-Stansted (STN) - Ryanair
Manchester (MAN) - Ryanair (June 03 to October 28, 2022)
Bermuda (BDA) - Azores Airlines (June 21 to September 13, 2022)
France
Paris (CDG) - Azores Airlines (April 16 to October 29, 2022)
Paris (ORY) - Transavia (March 27 to October 26, 2022)
Canada
Toronto (YYZ) - Azores Airlines
USA
Boston (BOS) - Azores Airlines
New York (JFK) - Azores Airlines (June 01 to October, 2022)
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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