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FNC → Funchal · head to head

Aerobus to FunchalorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Aerobus to Funchal is cheaper by €23.30. But at 6 travelers the Pre-booked private transfer takes over, and at 8 travelers the Aerobus to Funchal takes over.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 20 min against 24 min.

Aerobus to Funchal: 08:30–22:00. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersAerobus to FunchalPre-booked private transferDifference
1€6.70€30€23.30
2€13.40€30€16.60
3€20.10€30€9.90
4€26.80€35€8.20
5€33.50€35€1.50
6€40.20€35€5.20
7€46.90€35€11.90
8€53.60€70€16.40

The cheaper option changes at 6 travelers, from the Aerobus to Funchal to the Pre-booked private transfer. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Pre-booked private transfer to the Aerobus to Funchal. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Aerobus · CAM (SIGA network)Aerobus to Funchal
From
The Aerobus stop at the airport, the first on the route
To
Avenida do Mar, the seafront stop by the Palácio de São Lourenço, in about 24 minutes; the bus goes on through the hotel zone to Praia Formosa
Runs
08:30–22:00
Journey
24 min

Cash only: the driver takes no cards.

First bus 08:30, last 22:00. A morning or late-evening arrival has no Aerobus; take a taxi or a ride-hailing app.

Hourly after midday, so a missed bus is an hour's wait.

Aerobus to Funchal: price for every party size

See the Aerobus timetable and fares

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