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Cheapest ticket we found: €17. Direct Ryanair from €81. The closest mainland city to Madeira — and the cheapest route from Europe.
Direct flights
20+ / week
Flight time
2h 5min
Cheapest found
€17
Airlines
3
Our research shows one strong rule: buy 6+ months ahead and you fly cheap any month. Wait until the last two weeks and prices triple.
Same flight. Same airline. Same seat class. Only the booking window changed.
Real Google Flights data, Porto → Funchal one-way, direct only, sampled September 2026.
12 – 19 Oct 2026
7 nights · +22°C, sunny
€17
29 Sep – 6 Oct 2026
7 nights · +23°C, sunny
€17
3 – 10 Nov 2026
7 nights · +20°C, some rain
€18
17 – 24 Nov 2026
7 nights · +20°C, some rain
€18
4 – 11 Jan 2027
7 nights · +17°C, some rain
€18
17 – 24 Feb 2027
7 nights · +18°C, mixed
€18
24 Feb – 3 Mar 2027
7 nights · +18°C, mixed
€18
1 – 8 Mar 2027
7 nights · +18°C, mixed
€21
8 – 15 Mar 2027
7 nights · +18°C, mixed
€21
6 – 13 Apr 2027
7 nights · +19°C, sunny
€27
Real one-way Porto → Funchal prices, from € to typical. Direct flights only. Sampled September 2026.
| Month | From | Typical | Tourists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | €17 | €60 | Medium |
| Oct 2026 | €17 | €60 | Low |
| Nov 2026 | €18 | €60 | Low |
| Dec 2026 | €18 | €80 (Xmas €167) | Medium |
| Jan 2027 | €18 | €60 | Low |
| Feb 2027 | €18 | €60 | Low |
| Mar 2027 | €21 | €60 | Medium |
| Apr 2027 | €26 | €80 | Medium |
| May 2027 | €26 | €80 | High |
| Jun 2027 | €28 | €90 | High |
| Jul 2027 | €52 | €120 | High |
| Aug 2027 | €68 | €140 | Peak |
Warning: New Year — but milder than elsewhere
29 December 2026 jumps to €167 — cheap compared to London (€482), Paris (€670) or Frankfurt (€465). Porto is the best-value city for holiday travel to Madeira.
6+ months ahead. Prices triple in the final two weeks before departure. A €17 ticket in October can cost €150+ if booked last-minute.
October and November — from €17 and €18, with six weeks below €25. Even Christmas is mild: peak is €167 vs €400+ on other European routes.
2 hours 5 minutes, direct. The shortest route from mainland Europe to Madeira.
Ryanair (year-round, cheapest), easyJet, and TAP Air Portugal + Azores Airlines (year-round).
Taxi to central Funchal: ~€25, 20 min. Uber works. Public Aerobus: €5, 40 min.
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