This Airline's New Flights Are the Only Way to Fly Directly From the US to Madeira

The capital of Madeira, Funchal, is home to the archipelago’s main airport which now welcomes regular Azores Airlines seasonal flights from two cities in the US: New York and Boston.

Since March 21, 2024, and until October 21, 2024, there is one direct flight per week from New York to Funchal, and from Funchal to New York.

From June 4, 2024, and until September 25, 2024, there is one direct flight per week from Boston to Funchal, and from Funchal to Boston.

Flights between New York and Funchal, and between Boston and Funchal, take around six hours.

Because there is only one flight per week each way from and to those airports, you’ll need to make sure you don’t miss your flight or you’ll have to push your trip for another seven days, or have to reroute through mainland Europe.

Azores Airlines also offers direct flights between the US and the cities of Lisbon and Porto, both in mainland Portugal, as well as between the US and the cities of Punta Delgada and Terceira, both of which are located in the Azores archipelago. The Azores archipelago is another remote tropical cluster of islands belonging to Portugal located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.