The island of Flores is connected to the outside world exclusively by air. Regular passenger ferries only sail to the neighbouring islet of Corvo.

By air

The only airport on Flores, FLW, is situated right in the centre of the largest town, Santa Cruz das Flores, on the east coast. It is a small airport with limited capacity, and therefore only aircraft with a maximum capacity of around 75 passengers can land here.

Flores has direct connections to only a few of the Azores islands, and all scheduled flights here are operated by a local airline SATA Air Acores. Flights from Flores go to the following airports:

• Ponta Delgada PDL – Twice daily; some flights are direct, whilst others have a stopover on the island of Faial
• Horta HOR – 1 to 2 times a day
• Terceira TER – 4–5 times a week
• Corvo CVU – 3 times a week

A return ticket from Ponta Delgada or Horta, for example, costs on average 80 eur to 100 eur.

Flights to Europe or America always go via Ponta Delgada or Terceira airports. When travelling to Europe, it’s usually worth looking out for special offers on flights to Ponta Delgada or Terceira, where fares are often around 250 eur with the following airlines:

• flytap.com
• lufthansa.com

And from mainland Portugal, you can also fly with Ryanair.

You should then buy a separate ticket with SATA Air Acores to the island of Flores. Flights from Europe to Flores booked as a single reservation are usually more expensive.

Book flights to Flores Airport (FLW)

By ferry

Flores is connected by regular ferry service only to the small neighbouring island of Corvo, which is served by a small 16-passenger boat operated by Atlanticoline.

The boat has 12 covered seats and 4 seats on the open-air deck.

The journey to Corvo takes 40 minutes and a one-way ticket costs 10 eur. Especially during the high season, we recommend booking your ticket at least 14 days in advance on the official websiteatlanticoline.pt.

The Flores–Corvo ferry does not run every day.

• Winter – Tuesdays and Saturdays only, with two return crossings each day (morning and afternoon)
• Spring and autumn – only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with two return crossings each day (morning and afternoon)
• Summer – daily except Wednesdays, with two return crossings each day (morning and afternoon)