Azores Island Hopping Planner | Check Your Route & Days Needed

Every Azores itinerary starts the same way: picking islands on a map and hoping the logistics cooperate.

This interactive planner does the hard part for you — tracing the real flight and ferry network behind your choices, so you know before you book whether your dream combination needs 7 days or 14, and which leg of the trip deserves a little extra buffer.

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Is your Azores combination feasible?

Pick the islands you want to visit. This tool works out a sensible order using the real inter-island flight and ferry network, flags the connections worth watching, and tells you how many days you actually need.

🛫 São Miguel (Ponta Delgada) is almost always your start and end point — it's the hub nearly every inter-island flight connects through, and the main gateway to and from the mainland.

Which islands do you want to visit? (2–6, besides São Miguel)

Select at least 2 islands.

Pace

✈️ Flight (SATA Air Açores) ⛴️ Ferry (seasonal, roughly June–September) ⚠️ Infrequent / weather-sensitive connection ○ Connecting stop only — no overnight needed

Select your islands above, then calculate.

🧳 Baggage note: SATA Air Açores' inter-island turboprops carry stricter baggage limits than mainline flights — often around 15kg checked and tight carry-on weight, with some promotional fares offering no checked bag at all. Confirm current allowances directly with the airline before packing for a multi-leg hop.

The islands of the archipelago are divided into three geographical groups:

1. the western group, consisting of Corvo and Flores.

2. the central group, including Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico, and Faial;

3. the eastern group, consisting of Santa Maria and São Miguel;

Together with the archipelagos of Madeira, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde, the Azores form the biogeographical region of Macaronesia—a name that means "fortunate islands."