Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:32 and the last around 18:18. One passenger pays €31.41, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 54m over 247 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €31.41, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€31.41
- 86%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Santa Cruz das Flores
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:32First departure
- 18:18Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 80%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €56.78Mon21
- about €49.11Tue22
- about €58.55Wed23
- about €48.52Thu24
- about €49.11Fri25
- about €44.98Sat26
- about €49.70Sun27
- about €33.77Mon28
- about €34.95Tue29
- about €36.13Wed30
- about €38.49Thu1
- about €35.54Fri2
- about €37.90Sat3
- about €36.13Sun4
- about €31.41Mon5
- about €31.41Tue6
- about €31.41Wed7
- about €32.59Thu8
- about €37.31Fri9
- about €31.41Sat10
- about €31.41Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Horta. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Horta for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €33.7790 days
- €31.4160 days
- €31.4145 days
- €31.4130 days
- €31.4121 days
- €36.1314 days
- €49.707 days
- €58.553 days
- €56.781 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 86 percent. The dearest point is €58.55, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
247 km
239 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
1,725 → 6,572
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 80% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 20% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 247 km against 239 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Praia da Vitória. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from HOR into Horta is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Horta
Settled in advance, so the ride into Horta costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Horta is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near HORTA
Most of the points near HORTA open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta?
The fastest journey from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta takes 3h 54m door to door, of which 44m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 3h 55m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta?
The cheapest fare from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta is €31.41, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €40.56. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta?
The cheapest way from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta is by flight, at €31.41 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 54m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta?
Fares from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 86 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta, at €33.77. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta, at €31.41 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta?
SATA Air Acores publish service areas covering both Santa Cruz das Flores and Horta, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta?
80 percent of the services we sell from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta are direct. The rest connect at Praia da Vitória, with about 56 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta use?
Services from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta by flight leave from Flores Airport FLW and arrive at Horta Airport HOR. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Santa Cruz das Flores to Horta on 20 September 2026: 247 km of route against 239 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €31.41, and 3h 54m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Horta a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Horta and across Portugal
Day trips that leave Horta in the morning and cover a good part of Portugal by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Santa Cruz das Flores reaches 3 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 239 to 511 km. Horta reaches 6 places in 1 countries, from 28 to 1,689 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Santa Cruz das Flores
- 3Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Horta
Leaving Horta
- 6Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators