The fastest ferry from Madeira Islands to Portugal is from Funchal to Porto Santo, with a crossing time of approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. Porto Santo Line offer this route with 8 sailings weekly combined.
What is the closest mainland to Madeira?
Roughly 1,000 kilometers away from the Portuguese mainland, the archipelago of Madeira sits in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northern Africa, with Morocco actually being the closest country to it.
How far is it from mainland Portugal to Madeira?
What country is Madeira closest to?
The Madeira archipelago is located in the southwest of Portugal, less than 1000 km from the Portuguese coast, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Madeira is however much closer to Morocco: about 700 km to the east.
What’s Madeira famous for?
Madeira remains a major stop-off for cruise ships and famous visitors in the past included George Bernard Shaw and Winston Churchill. Winter, Fall and spring today brings an influx of visitors from Northern Europe. Madeira is famous for the wine that bears its name and, today, is produced in a number of varieties.