Pick up at the airport, drop off at the port
Terceira is the starting point for Faial, Pico, São Jorge and Graciosa — many travellers see several islands on one trip. If you carry on by ferry, you no longer have to bring the car back to the airport. You pick the car up at Lajes Airport, explore the island, and when you move on it simply stays at the ferry port. No competitor on Terceira offers this combination of airport pick-up and ferry-port return.
Prices
Praia da Vitória port
€25.00 one-off
Continuing by ferry? Leave the car at the port instead of driving back to the airport. The car must be left inside the town zone.
Angra do Heroísmo
€35.00 one-off
At the Angra port, no need to drive back to Lajes. Saves about an hour. The car must be left inside the town zone.
What the alternative really costs
Driving back to the airport and then taking a taxi on to the port costs you more — in money and in time.
| Drop-off point | With Ilha 9, at the port | Drive back to the airport + taxi to the port |
|---|---|---|
| Praia da Vitória | €25.00, no extra trip | Taxi fare depending on the operator, plus the extra drive to the airport and on to the port |
| Angra do Heroísmo | €35.00, no extra trip | around 30 – 40 € in taxi fares, plus roughly 1 to 1.5 hours of extra driving and waiting |
The taxi figures are a rough order of magnitude for the Lajes Airport – Angra do Heroísmo port route and vary by operator and time of day.
Which ferry goes where
Praia da Vitória is on the Linha Branca: Horta/Faial → Madalena/Pico → Velas/São Jorge → Praia da Graciosa → Praia da Vitória. If you are arriving from one of those islands or travelling on to them, you dock in Praia da Vitória.
Angra do Heroísmo is served by the Linha Lilás.
The ferry season is limited
Atlânticoline does not run the full service all year round, and departure times change with the season. Current timetables are at atlanticoline.pt. Check your intended connection there before booking.How it works
Select it when booking
On the booking page, choose “Ferry port” instead of “Lajes Airport” as the return point and see the surcharge — nothing else to do.
Drive to the agreed spot on departure day
On the day you travel on by ferry, drive straight to the port of Praia da Vitória instead of back to the airport.
Photograph the car with your phone
Take photos all the way round, plus the odometer and the fuel gauge — a shared record for both sides.
Key into the key box
Put the key in the key box at the port. You get the code in good time by WhatsApp.
By prior arrangement only
Drop-off only, by prior arrangement, timed to ferry departures. The port is not permanently staffed — a ferry-port return therefore only works if it is selected in advance when booking. Spontaneous returns without prior arrangement are not possible at the port.Plan your onward ferry trip
Select the ferry-port return when booking — from €25.00.