Arrival and connections
Fly to Aeroporto da Horta with a date-specific SATA Air Açores search. Atlânticoline lists Horta for ferry searches; choose your exact port and date.
Faial
Faial
From a green central caldera to the stark Capelinhos coast.
Lines on this island
9 bus lines published by Farias. Line numbers and termini only; open a line for what this guide knows about it and for the operator’s timetable.
- 1 Castelo Branco – Castelo Branco (Circulação)
- 2 Horta – Horta (Norte) · Ribeira Funda
- 3 Horta – Horta (Sul) · Ribeira Funda
- 4 Horta – Horta · Praia do Almoxarife
- 5 Atlânticoline
- Amarela DOP – Pátio do Pasteleiro
- Azul Pátio do Pasteleiro – DOP
- Verde Pátio do Pasteleiro – DOP · Meia Encosta
- Vermelha DOP – Pátio do Pasteleiro · Meia Encosta
Horta is the natural orientation point; give the two volcanic landscapes separate time.
At a glance
- Horta
- Caldeira
- Capelinhos
Make your visit work
- Save the exact arrival point before booking your onward trip from Horta.
- Check local access notices before choosing Caldeira for an outdoor day.
Getting around
Use Horta as your orientation point; Caldeira and Capelinhos are separate outings. Plan the return for each before leaving town.
Tickets and payment
Atlânticoline offers booking and digital tickets for its ferries. Payment and ticket rules for local buses and individual venues need confirmation with each operator.
Food and local shopping
For a concrete food or shopping stop, start with Peter Café Sport. Match its address to your day's route and ask the business about today's offer.
A story in the landscape
Faial holds two histories within a short island: Horta grew as an Atlantic communications stop after submarine cable links arrived in the 1890s, while the 1957–58 eruption made the new Capelinhos coast. Let each place tell its own part.
Places to discover
Horta
The mid-Atlantic marina where every crossing yacht paints its mark — with Pico’s volcano filling the horizon.
Photo: Jules Verne Times Two CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Caldeira do Faial
Walk the rim of Faial’s central caldera.
Photo: SilvioMartin CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Vulcão dos Capelinhos
Faial’s stark volcanic west end.
Photo: Josep M. Gracia CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Island overview
See the islands
Take a visual look around Faial, including Horta and its volcanic coast, before choosing where to go.
Local food & finds
Photo: Josep M. Gracia CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
Experiences to fit your day
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Sources & last checked
- Visit Azores · UNESCO World Heritage ·
- Visit Azores · Feel Alive Azores: history ·
- Visit Azores · Faial island overview ·
- Azores Trails · Faial Caldeira trail ·
- Visit Azores · Nine islands ·
- Visit Azores · Plan your visit ·
- Atlânticoline · Schedules and journey search ·
- Atlânticoline · Official app support ·
- SATA / Azores Airlines · SATA Air Açores inter-island baggage ·
- Peter Café Sport · Café ·
- Direção Regional da Mobilidade · Aeroportos dos Açores ·
Azores Bus
Take Azores Bus with you
Plan the way back before you set out. Azores Trails warns that many trails have no mobile network except at the start and end; the app keeps every printed return on your phone, offline.
- Six islands, in one appOperator-sourced schedules, routes and stops for São Miguel, Terceira, Faial, Pico, Santa Maria and Graciosa.
- Made for offlineTimetables stored on your phone for coast roads and craters with no signal.
Independent app. No ticket sales or live vehicle tracking.
