Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz
Porto Moniz
- Partly covered
- From 3
- Children from 3 €
- Just turn up
A farmers' cable car that drops 450 metres down a cliff face to a working fajã in five minutes, for three euros one way.
This is transport for the people who farm the terraces below and it feels like it: a small box on a steep wire, not a tourist gondola. Children who liked the Funchal cable car usually love this one more and nervous adults usually do not. At the bottom there are vines, banana plants and a stony shore, and no café, no shade and no toilets - which is the point, but it decides how long you can stay.
Worth knowing: Telephone before driving across the island. It stops for wind and for maintenance, there is no online status page, and it is an hour and a quarter from Funchal followed by a narrow lane. Bring cash; the bottom station opens onto a rough farm track, so leave the pushchair in the car.
Opening hours
- Mon
- 08:00-11:30, 12:30-19:00
- Tue
- 08:00-11:30, 12:30-19:00
- Wed
- 08:00-11:30, 12:30-19:00
- Thu
- 08:00-11:30, 12:30-19:00
- Fri
- 08:00-11:30, 12:30-19:00
- Sat
- 08:00-11:30, 12:30-19:00
- Sun
- 08:00-11:30, 12:30-19:00
Prices
One way 3 €, return 5 €. Student, over-65 and reduced-mobility cards 1 € one way and 2 € return; a local farmer's card 0.50 €. There is no child fare - children pay the full price.
Season
Suspended in strong wind and closed for periodic maintenance.
Getting there
Prices and opening times change without notice, and on this island they change often. Everything here carries the date it was checked in our research notes; if a place has moved or closed, tell us and we will fix it.