{"id":692,"date":"2026-08-17T12:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/hiking-transfers-and-shuttles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:23:53","slug":"hiking-transfers-and-shuttles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonmadeira.info\/en\/hiking-transfers-and-shuttles\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking transfers and shuttles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The reason is simple: Madeira’s best walks are point to point<\/strong>. In your own car you finish 40 km from the vehicle, and the public bus does not go there. A transfer solves exactly that problem \u2014 without having to buy a guided tour along with it.<\/p>\n

The connections that matter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Transfer<\/th>\nfrom<\/th>\nDuration<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
One-way up to Pico do Arieiro<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac30<\/td>\n1 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PR1: out to Arieiro, back from Achada do Teixeira<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac32<\/td>\n8 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunrise Arieiro & Ruivo<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac33<\/td>\n10 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ponta de S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o (PR8)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac31<\/td>\n4\u20136 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caldeir\u00e3o Verde (PR9)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac40<\/td>\n8 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunset PR1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac50<\/td>\n3 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funchal \u2192 Praia do Seixal<\/strong> (beach day)<\/td>\n\u20ac55<\/td>\n1 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ponta de S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o water taxi<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac16<\/td>\n30 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private airport transfer, up to 4<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac40 per group<\/td>\n30 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The water taxi at Ponta de S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o<\/strong> is an outlier and at \u20ac16 one of the best deals on the island: it takes you round the peninsula to a point you cannot walk to.<\/p>\n

Why this is often the right booking<\/h2>\n

Do the sums. A guided PR1 tour costs \u20ac44\u201352. A plain transfer for the same route costs \u20ac32\u201338. The difference is the guide \u2014 and on a fully waymarked, very busy path like the PR1 that is a genuine choice, not a corner cut.<\/p>\n

The reverse holds too: on the Caldeir\u00e3o Verde route<\/a> with its four unlit tunnels, a guide earns the money if it is your first time here.<\/p>\n

What to watch for<\/h2>\n