🚌 Transport service – Pico do Areeiro.
With the aim of improving the accessibility of this tourist spot and reducing congestion in verified traffic, we will be providing a new bus service on two different routes.
The first route, will connect the center of Funchal and the Peak of Areeiro, in a 31-seated bus, and will have a cost of € 3.00 per passenger and per trip. During the summer schedule, departures from the center are scheduled for 06:00 and 13:30 with arrivals at 06:45 and 14:15 at Pico do Areeiro. The descent journey from Pico do Areeiro will be at 12h15 and 7h00 with arrivals to the center of Funchal at 1h00 and 7h45.
The second route, which will have a cost of € 1.20 per passenger and per trip, will be in a shuttle regime, on a bus with 31 seats and up to 40 feet. The vehicle will circulate on ER 202, between the junction with the Forest Path of the Serras de Santo António, and the racket/rotunda next to the Radar at Pico do Areeiro, with a stop at the Pico do Arieiro Parking Park. During the Summer Time, the trips in this service are scheduled to take place during the period of 06h40 and 12h15 and 14:10 and 19:45.
No other type of carrying title is eligible in this service.
The environmental component was also considered by which part of the transport revenue will be reverted to IFCN, an entity that has its responsibility for the maintenance of the recommended routes.
We believe that this new offer will significantly improve the experience of visiting Pico do Areeiro, contributing to its preservation and reduction of environmental impact, as well as ensuring good circulation and safety on site.
With a scheduled start on August 5, the service, adapted to summer and winter schedules, will be available every day of the week including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, except for December 25 or whenever weather conditions do not permit or whenever road access be forbidden.