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Plane in the Sky

How to get here? 

Planes

By Plane 

To get to the island of Santo Antão, you will first have to fly to the airport of Cesaria Evoria (VXE) in São Vicente. Upon arrival, you have to pay an airport tax (30 euros) at the airport. You can already buy this online. Afterwards, you can get your luggage and find a taxi to go to the town center of Mindelo (10 euros or 1010 escudos). 

Flying Plane

Flying from Belgium 

With TAP Air Portugal you can book a flight from Brussels Airport to São Vicente with a transfer in Lisbon. There are no direct flights. When you arrive in São Vicente, you take the ferry (duration is 1 hour) to Santo Antão. Another option is to fly to Boa Vista or Sal with TUI fly. This is a direct flight. From Boa Vista or Sal you can fly to São Vicente or you can take a ferry to São Nicolau. A second ferry will bring you to São Vicente. A third ferry will take you to Santo Antão. There is no airport on Santo Antão, so you can only get here with the ferry.


Person Rolling Suitcase in Airport

Flying from

The Netherlands 

With TUI fly Netherlands you can book a direct flight from Amsterdam to São Vicente. With TAP Air Portugal you can book a flight from Amsterdam Schiphol to São Vicente with a transfer in Lisbon.

Cruise Ship

Ferry to

Santo Antão  

There is no airport on Santo Antão, so you can only get here by ferry. From Mindelo, you can take a ferry that takes you to Porto Novo in Santo Antão. This ferry takes an hour to cross the distance. Upon arrival with the boat in Porto Novo, a driver from Tienne Del Mar will await you outside the port with a sign from Tienne Del Mar. He will drive you from Porto Novo to Paúl where we will await your arrival.

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