Travel – How to get here & Visa information
Madeira is one of Europe’s most popular island holiday destinations and English is widely spoken. It is well connected to the continent with regular short hop flights to Lisbon International Airport (11 per day), and less frequent direct connections to other major cities in Portugal and to London, Amsterdam, Berlin and other European cities. It has a modern airport 25 kilometers from the center of Funchal, the capital city, and possesses a safe and modern network of highways and tunnels which facilitate rapid travel by car.
January/February is low season for flights to Madeira. TAP is the national carrier; Easyjet flies direct from the UK and Lisbon. Typical costs and trip durations for economy class travel to Madeira (FNC) are in the ranges indicated below:
• From Portugal: 50-200 Euro, 1-2 hours
• From Europe: 100-500 Euro, 2-7 hours
• From the Americas and Asia: 600-1300 Euro, 8-20 hours
How to get to Funchal
Getting to Funchal (airport code FNC) is easy. It is well served by both national and international flights. The airport and transportation infrastructure are modern and efficient with approximately 100 flights arriving daily.
We are pleased to announce that SATA is the official TEI 2011 airline. Flying to Funchal from numerous destinations in Europe and (via Ponta Delgada) from Oakland, Toronto, Boston and Montreal, SATA provides easy access to TEI 2011. Watch this space for details and special rates as they are confirmed.
Regarding further options, the Portuguese national carrier is TAP, a Star Alliance member partnering with Air Canada, Asiana Airlines, Continental, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, United Airways and US Airways, among many others. Funchal also enjoys direct connections to much of Europe and beyond through carriers such as AirBerlin (Germany), Easyjet (UK) and SATA (Ireland, Denmark, Sweden).
To search for flights, we recommend meta-search engines such as Kayak, Opodo or Skyscanner. You can use the form below to perform a Skyscanner search for TEI 2011 flights:
From to Madeira (FNC)
Departing and returning
TEI 2011 will be held between Sunday 23rd and Wednesday 26th of January 2011
Routemap
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Visa information
Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal, which is a member of the “Schengen Agreement countries.” At this time, a tourist visa is not required for citizens of EU countries, USA, Canada, Japan, and South Korea. Citizens from other countries may require a tourist visa. If you have any doubt whether you need a visa to visit Portugal, please check for yourself.
If you do require a visa to visit Portugal, and you need a letter of invitation from the conference, we will be glad to provide this. You will find information about this on the confirmation page, once you have registered for the conference. Please follow the instructions there to obtain a letter of invitation.
