There are 2 ways to get from Mindelo to Santa Maria by plane or car ferry
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Cesária Évora Airport (VXE) to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) flights
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The cheapest way to get from Mindelo to Santa Maria is to car ferry which costs $90 - $130 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Mindelo to Santa Maria is to fly which takes 1h 3m and costs $390 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct ferry from Mindelo to Santa Maria. However, there are services departing from Mindelo and arriving at Espargos via Preguica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 23m.
The distance between Mindelo and Santa Maria is 254 km.
The best way to get from Mindelo to Santa Maria without a car is to car ferry which takes 14h 23m and costs $90 - $130.
It takes approximately 1h 3m to get from Mindelo to Santa Maria, including transfers.
There are 673+ hotels available in Santa Maria.
What companies run services between Mindelo, Cabo Verde and Santa Maria, Cabo Verde?
TUI Airlines Netherlands, Transavia Holland, and three other airlines fly from Cesária Évora Airport (VXE) to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Mindelo to Santa Maria via Preguica and Espargos in around 14h 23m.
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Cesária Évora Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Phone
- (+238) 350 033 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Mindelo to Preguica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Preguica to Espargos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
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