Travel - International
AIR: The airlines serving Madeira are TAP Air Portugal (TP) and GB Airways (GT). Air Portugal currently operates two weekly direct flights from London to Madeira, and daily via Lisbon (schedules are subject to changes). There are internal flights between Funchal and Porto Santo.
Approximate flight times: From Funchal to London is 3 hours 40 minutes.
International airports: Madeira Intercontinental (FNC), 16km (10 miles) from Funchal, and Porto Santo (PXO), which is served by flights from Funchal and Lisbon. In September 2000, Funchal Airport was redeveloped, increasing its capacity to over 3.5 million passengers per year.
SEA: The main passenger port is Funchal, served by BI, Costa, CTC, Cunard, Fred Olsen, Lauro, Norwegian American, Norwegian Cruises/Union Lloyd, P&O and Polish Ocean. Ferry services from Madeira to Porto Santo take between 2 hours 30 minutes and 3 hours, depending on weather conditions.
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