Flights to Madeirawho flies direct to Funchal and when it's cheapest (2026)

Schedules and fare insights checked on 10 October 2026. Weekly counts are Google Flights’ number of non-stop flights shown for the coming months on 10 October 2026; frequencies vary by travel date, and summer schedules differ. Fare patterns are Google’s statistical summary of the past 12 months, not prices you can book. We list no current prices.

To fly to Madeira, fly to Madeira Airport (FNC) at Santa Cruz, about 19 km and 20 minutes by road from Funchal [1][14]. In autumn 2026 there were direct flights every day from London, Manchester, Frankfurt, Paris, Lisbon and Porto, several days a week from Amsterdam, Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Dublin and Prague, and on one day a week from Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo [3–12][19]. Fares are typically lowest in December and January and highest in July and August [4–12]. One thing is specific to Madeira: wind. The airport has mandatory wind limits, and flights are sometimes delayed or diverted [1].

Who flies direct to Madeira

Snapshot as of 10 October 2026, with Porto–Funchal rechecked on 11 October. These route-page counts do not establish a timetable for a particular winter week. The frequency column is Google Flights’ count of weekly non-stop flights; the rest comes from Wikipedia’s airlines table, which also marks routes as seasonal [1]. Check the airline’s own schedule before you plan around a route.

From	Direct airlines	Frequency (Google Flights, snapshot 10 Oct 2026)
UK: London	easyJet (Gatwick, Luton), British Airways (Gatwick), Jet2 (Luton, Stansted), Ryanair (Stansted)	Daily; easyJet 15, BA 8, Jet2 4, Ryanair 4 a week; fastest 3 h 50 [4]
UK: Manchester and regions	Jet2, Ryanair; Jet2 also from Belfast, Bournemouth, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool and Newcastle; easyJet from Bristol; TUI from Birmingham (seasonal) [1]	Manchester daily: Jet2 4, Ryanair 3 a week [5]
Ireland	Ryanair (Dublin; also Shannon) [1]	Dublin 3 days a week (Mon, Thu, Fri) [6]
Germany	Discover, Condor, TUI fly (Frankfurt, Munich); Eurowings, Condor, TUI fly (Düsseldorf); easyJet (Berlin); Marabu (Hamburg)	Frankfurt daily; Munich 6 days, Düsseldorf 5, Berlin 4, Hamburg 2 a week [7][8]
Czech Republic	Smartwings (Prague), listed as seasonal [1]; Eurowings Prague also seasonal [1]	Prague: 6 a week on 5 days (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat); 4 h 45 [10]
Netherlands	Transavia, easyJet (Amsterdam); TUI fly Netherlands seasonal [1]	Amsterdam 6 days a week: Transavia 6, easyJet 3 [9]
France	Transavia (Orly), Ryanair (Beauvais), easyJet (Charles de Gaulle); easyJet and Transavia also from Nantes [1]	Paris daily: Transavia 7, Ryanair 4, easyJet 4 a week [11]
Scandinavia and Finland	SAS (Copenhagen, Stockholm), Norwegian (Oslo), Finnair (Helsinki, seasonal) [1]	One day a week: Copenhagen and Stockholm on Saturdays, Oslo on Tuesdays [12]
Mainland Portugal	TAP, easyJet, Ryanair from Lisbon and Porto; TAP from Faro [1]	Lisbon daily: TAP 51, easyJet 28, Ryanair 14 a week, 1 h 40 [3]; Porto: TAP 15, easyJet 14, Ryanair 13, 1 h 55 (rechecked 11 October 2026) [19]
USA	United (Newark), seasonal [1]	None in the period shown [13]

Wikipedia’s table also lists direct routes from Switzerland (Edelweiss, easyJet Basel), Austria (seasonal), the Baltics, Poland, Hungary, Belgium, Italy and Spain, and island hops to the Azores (Azores Airlines) and Porto Santo (Binter) [1].

From Prague: Smartwings is the only direct option on Google’s data, and Wikipedia marks it as seasonal [1][10]. Out of season, the usual way is a change in Lisbon or Porto, where TAP, easyJet and Ryanair have many daily flights on to Funchal [3][19].

When flights to Madeira are cheapest

Google Flights names, for each route, the month that was typically cheapest and the most expensive over the past 12 months of observed fares [4–12]:

Route	Typically cheapest	Typically most expensive
London → Funchal	December	August [4]
Manchester → Funchal	January	August [5]
Dublin → Funchal	January	July [6]
Frankfurt → Funchal	January	July [7]
Munich → Funchal	November	August [8]
Amsterdam → Funchal	December	July [9]
Prague → Funchal	January	July [10]
Paris → Funchal	June	April [11]
Lisbon → Funchal	February	August [3]

So for most of Europe the cheap end is midwinter and the expensive end is the summer holidays. Paris is the odd one out on Google’s data (cheapest in June, dearest in April). These are summaries of past fares, not forecasts.

For nomads: midwinter is the cheap end for flights; check accommodation prices for the same dates before you decide. See the best time to visit Madeira and Madeira for digital nomads. For families: the summer holidays are the expensive end on every route except Paris. Monthly insights do not show prices for Christmas or half-term dates, so check those separately.

Wind: why Madeira flights get delayed

Madeira’s runway sits on the coast below steep mountains, and the airport works with mandatory wind limits. Wikipedia describes “frequent operational constraints” from wind shear and cites research papers on the subject [1]. On windy days flights can be held, diverted to another airport or cancelled. What this means in practice:

• Leave a buffer day before a long-haul connection or an important meeting.
• Morning flights give you more chances to be rebooked the same day.
• Check your travel insurance for delay and missed-connection cover.

We have not found a public statistic for how many flights are affected per month, so we give none.

Porto Santo (PXO)

Porto Santo has its own airport (PXO). Binter flies Funchal–Porto Santo, 16 times a week and 25 minutes in Google’s October 2026 data [15]. TAP flies direct from Lisbon, 8 times a week in the same period [16]; Wikipedia also lists easyJet from Lisbon and seasonal routes from Porto, Luxembourg, Milan-Bergamo and a seasonal Smartwings charter from Prague [2]. There are no direct flights from the UK [2]. The other way over is the ferry from Funchal; see Madeira to Porto Santo by ferry and our Porto Santo page.

After you land

• Aerobus (line 500) to Funchal: about 24 minutes to Avenida do Mar; €6.70 on board or €5.55 on a GIRO card in 2026; departures from the airport about every 30–60 minutes between 08:30 and 22:00 [17], with a midday gap at weekends. Check before you go. Weekday, Saturday and Sunday times, stops and late arrivals: Madeira airport to Funchal.
• Taxi: the rank is on the arrivals floor; the airport publishes a €4.00 starting fare, 20% more at night and at weekends, and no fixed fare to Funchal [18].
• Hire car: desks at the airport. Read car hire in Madeira first, then Madeira without a car for the full bus picture, including the west of the island, where buses are rare.

Flying to Madeira with kids

Pushchair, car-seat and infant rules are set by each airline and change, so check yours before booking. A few official pages, with what they said when we read them [20–24]:

• easyJet: infants in their own seat need a car seat for take-off and landing [20].
• TAP: children aged two to five may travel in a certified car seat [21].
• Smartwings: the pushchair travels free and you can keep it to the gate (Czech page) [23].
• Ryanair and Jet2: see their help pages for infants and children [22][24].

Flights to Madeira from Prague and the Scandinavian capitals take 4 h 45 to 5 h 35 [10][12], a long stretch with a toddler, so a direct flight is worth more here than on a 2-hour hop. For the island itself, see Madeira with kids.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Madeira Airport, revision of 9 October 2026, accessed 10 October 2026.
2. Wikipedia: Porto Santo Airport, accessed 10 October 2026.
3. Google Flights: Lisbon to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026.
4. Google Flights: London to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026.
5. Google Flights: Manchester to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026.
6. Google Flights: Dublin to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026.
7. Google Flights: Frankfurt to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026.
8. Google Flights: Munich to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026; also Düsseldorf–Funchal, Berlin–Funchal, Hamburg–Funchal.
9. Google Flights: Amsterdam to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026.
10. Google Flights: Prague to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026.
11. Google Flights: Paris to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026.
12. Google Flights: Copenhagen to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026; also Stockholm–Funchal, Oslo–Funchal.
13. Google Flights: New York to Funchal, accessed 10 October 2026.
14. OSRM demo router: Madeira airport to Funchal, model estimate, accessed 9 October 2026.
15. Google Flights: Funchal to Porto Santo, accessed 10 October 2026.
16. Google Flights: Lisbon to Porto Santo, accessed 10 October 2026.
17. SIGA: Aerobus timetable (PDF), accessed 9 October 2026.
18. Madeira Airport: Public transportation, accessed 9 October 2026.
19. Google Flights: Porto to Funchal, accessed 11 October 2026.
20. easyJet: Flying with children, accessed 10 October 2026.
21. TAP Air Portugal: Babies and children on board, accessed 10 October 2026.
22. Ryanair: Infants and children, accessed 10 October 2026.
23. Smartwings: Jak přepravit dětský kočárek v letadle, accessed 10 October 2026.
24. Jet2: FAQs, accessed 10 October 2026.