There are 3 ways to get from Sydney Airport (SYD) to Madeira by plane, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Madeira Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane SYD - FNC
29h 31m€734–1,084Fly Sydney International Airport to Porto Santo Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Porto Santo Airport (PXO)plane SYD - PXO
- Take the carferry from Porto Santo to Funchalcarferry
32h 32m€485–1,409Bus to Canberra International Airport, fly to Madeira Airport
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane CBR - FNC
41h 44m€781–2,049
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney Airport (SYD) to Madeira is to fly and car ferry which costs €480 - €1500 and takes 32h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney Airport (SYD) to Madeira is to fly which takes 29h 31m and costs €700 - €1100.
The distance between Sydney Airport (SYD) and Madeira is 18888 km.
It takes approximately 29h 31m to get from Sydney Airport (SYD) to Madeira, including transfers.
Madeira is 9h behind Sydney Airport (SYD). It is currently 11:05 AM in Sydney Airport (SYD) and 2:05 AM in Madeira.
There are 5317+ hotels available in Madeira.
What companies run services between Sydney Airport (SYD), Australia and Madeira, Portugal?
Etihad, TAP Portugal, and four other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Madeira Airport (FNC) twice daily.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Madeira Airport via Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Madeira Airport via Perth, Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porto Santo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porto Santo Airport via Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porto Santo Airport via Dubai, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Porto Santo Airport via Los Angeles, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Madeira Airport via Dubai, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Madeira Airport via Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Madeira Airport via Perth, Dubai, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Madeira Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Madeira Airport via Perth, Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Madeira Airport via Abu Dhabi, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Madeira Airport via Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Madeira Airport via Abu Dhabi, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- +351 291 210 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Porto Santo Line
Car ferry from Porto Santo to Funchal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Website
- Porto Santo Line
- Schedules at
- Porto Santo Line
- Economy one way
- €35–50
- 1st Class one way
- €45–60
- 1 Passenger + Car (A class) one way
- €140–290
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