{"id":1304371,"date":"2026-09-30T18:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1304371"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:35:00","slug":"funchal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/portugal\/funchal\/","title":{"rendered":"Funchal"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302678,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Funchal","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A city in an amphitheatre of mountains, with levada walks starting at the bus stop, a cable car to a village above it, and wicker toboggans steered by men in straw hats.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304398","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1,862m | Pico Ruivo, the island's summit\r\n2,150km | Of levada channels\r\n18\u201325\u00b0C | All year, more or less","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A subtropical island with a capital built up a hillside","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Funchal sits in a bowl of mountains on Madeira's south coast, with the old town at sea level and the suburbs climbing so steeply that a cable car is public transport.\r\n\r\nMadeira is volcanic, subtropical and 500km from the African coast, which gives it a climate that barely moves: 18 to 25 degrees all year, and 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The island's levadas \u2014 irrigation channels cut into the mountains from the sixteenth century onwards \u2014 run for over two thousand kilometres and double as the best walking network in Portugal.\r\n\r\nFunchal itself takes two days. The island needs four or five, and most people who come for a weekend wish they had brought boots.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Aerobus to the centre, about 25 minutes and \u20ac5. Taxi \u20ac25\u201330\r\nGetting around | Buses are cheap. A hire car opens up the island\r\nLanguage | Portuguese. English very widely spoken\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nLevadas | Bring proper shoes and a head torch for the tunnel walks\r\nPoncha | Sugarcane spirit, honey and lemon. Stronger than it tastes","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The city climbs, so the question is how much of it you want to walk up at the end of the night.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Zona Velha | Atmosphere and nightlife | The old town by the sea: painted doors, the market, most of the bars and the cable car station. | 32.6480 | -16.9040 |  | \nS\u00e9 and the centre | First-timers | Around the cathedral: flat, central, walkable to everything and close to the seafront promenade. | 32.6490 | -16.9090 |  | \nLido and Ajuda | Sea and swimming | West along the promenade: lido pools, hotels, sunset bars and a flat walk into town. | 32.6360 | -16.9330 |  | \nMonte | Views and quiet | Six hundred metres up, reached by cable car, with gardens, cooler air and the toboggan run down. | 32.6680 | -16.8990 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Funchal","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Take the cable car to Monte, 600 metres above the city, for the gardens and the view. Coming down, the wicker toboggans \u2014 two men in straw hats and rubber-soled boots steering a basket sledge down two kilometres of public road \u2014 cost about \u20ac30 for two and are exactly as absurd as they sound.\r\n\r\nThe Mercado dos Lavradores is the city market: fruit you will not recognise, scabbardfish with teeth, and vendors who will cut you an expensive slice of something before you agree to buy it.\r\n\r\nThe old town's painted doors run along Rua de Santa Maria, a project that turned a decaying street into the busiest one in the city.\r\n\r\nLevada walks start from bus routes all over the island, and the 25 Fontes and Levada do Caldeir\u00e3o Verde are the classics.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Cable car to Monte | About \u20ac18 return, or \u20ac11 up and toboggan down\r\nToboggans | \u20ac30 for two, down two kilometres of road, steered by foot\r\nMercado dos Lavradores | Agree the price before anyone cuts you a sample\r\nLevadas | The walking network. Head torch needed for the tunnels","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Funchal","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Funchal","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The seafront promenade runs several kilometres west from the old town past the lido pools and costs nothing.\r\n\r\nRua de Santa Maria's painted doors, the cathedral, and the old town generally are free to walk.\r\n\r\nThe Santa Catarina park has the best free view over the harbour, and the levadas cost only the bus fare to reach them, plus a \u20ac3 trail fee that non-residents have paid on the official routes since 2025.\r\n\r\nSwimming in the natural lava pools at Doca do Cavacas, west of the centre, is free, and the sea is swimmable most of the year.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Seafront promenade | Several kilometres west, past the lido pools\r\nPainted doors | Rua de Santa Maria, in the old town\r\nLevada walks | Free once you are there. The bus is a couple of euros\r\nLava pools | Doca do Cavacas, free and swimmable most of the year","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Funchal","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Funchal","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Espetada is the Madeiran dish: beef rubbed with garlic and bay, skewered on a laurel stick and hung over the table to drip onto the bread below. It costs \u20ac14 to \u20ac20 and is meant to be shared.\r\n\r\nEspada com banana \u2014 black scabbardfish with fried banana \u2014 sounds wrong and works, and the fish is caught at 800 metres and only exists here and in Japan.\r\n\r\nBolo do caco, a flat bread cooked on a stone and served with garlic butter, comes with everything and is worth ordering on its own.\r\n\r\nPoncha is the drink: sugarcane spirit, honey and lemon, mixed with a wooden stick called a caralhinho, and considerably stronger than it tastes. Madeira wine is the other one, fortified and deliberately heated during production.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Espetada | \u20ac14\u201320, hung over the table on a laurel stick\r\nEspada com banana | Scabbardfish and fried banana. Better than it sounds\r\nBolo do caco | Flat bread with garlic butter, and unavoidable\r\nPoncha | Sugarcane spirit and honey. Two is plenty","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Funchal","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Funchal","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"The Zona Velha is where it happens: Rua de Santa Maria and the streets off it are wall-to-wall bars, busy from about ten, with poncha as the standard order.\r\n\r\nIt is relaxed rather than raucous, and the crowd is a mix of locals, long-stay visitors and a much older demographic than mainland Portuguese cities.\r\n\r\nLido has sunset bars along the promenade, and a handful of clubs run late at weekends.\r\n\r\nNew Year in Funchal is a serious event \u2014 the harbour fireworks were once a world record holder and the island fills for it.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Rua de Santa Maria | The bar street in the old town, from about 22:00\r\nPoncha | The default drink, and it goes down easily\r\nLido promenade | Sunset bars west of the centre\r\nNew Year | Harbour fireworks, and the island books out","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Funchal","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Funchal","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"City buses are cheap and cover Funchal well, with a single fare around \u20ac1.95 and a day pass about \u20ac4.50. Long-distance buses reach most of the island from the centre, though services to the north are sparse and rarely convenient for a day return.\r\n\r\nThe cable car to Monte costs about \u20ac11 one way and \u20ac18 return, and functions as transport rather than just a ride.\r\n\r\nA hire car is the sensible way to see the island: \u20ac30 to \u20ac50 a day, mountain roads with hairpins and tunnels, and parking in Funchal that is difficult and paid.\r\n\r\nTaxis and Bolt work in the city. Levada walk transfers and guided walks are widely sold and useful where the start and end points differ.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"City buses | About \u20ac1.95 a ride, \u20ac4.50 for a day\r\nCable car | \u20ac11 up, \u20ac18 return, and it is public transport\r\nHire car | \u20ac30\u201350 a day, and the only easy way to the north\r\nGuided levadas | Worth it where the walk starts and ends in different places","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Funchal","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Funchal costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Funchal is mid-priced by Portuguese standards: more than Braga, less than Lisbon. Dorms are \u20ac18 to \u20ac30, an espetada is \u20ac14 to \u20ac20 and shareable, and a poncha is \u20ac3 to \u20ac5.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac45 to \u20ac65.\r\n\r\nThe fixed costs are the cable car at \u20ac18 return, the toboggan at \u20ac30 for two, and either a hire car at \u20ac30 to \u20ac50 a day or guided levada walks at \u20ac35 to \u20ac55. The walking itself is free, which is the point of the island.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac18\u201330\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac45\u201365\r\nCable car and toboggan | \u20ac18 return and \u20ac30 for two\r\nLevadas | Free. The bus or the car is the only cost","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Funchal","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Funchal","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Funchal is very safe and Madeira has among the lowest crime rates in Portugal.\r\n\r\nThe levadas are where people get hurt. Many run along unfenced drops, some go through unlit tunnels, and rockfalls close sections regularly. Check whether your route is open before setting out, carry a head torch for the tunnel walks, and do not attempt the exposed ones in rain or fog.\r\n\r\nThe sea has strong currents and Madeira's beaches are mostly pebble or rock with sudden shelves. The lido pools and lava pools are the safer swims.\r\n\r\nMountain weather changes fast and the north of the island can be in cloud while Funchal is in sun. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Levada drops | Many are unfenced. Check the route is open before you go\r\nHead torch | Several classic walks go through unlit tunnels\r\nSea currents | Strong. The lido and lava pools are the safer option\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Funchal","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Funchal","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The island is small and the north is a different climate entirely.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo | Half a day | Taxi or car to Arieiro, then walk | The ridge walk between the island's two highest peaks, through tunnels and along stairs cut into the rock. The best walk in Portugal, and exposed. |  | 1304375\nPorto Moniz | 1 hour | Bus or car | Natural volcanic swimming pools on the north-west coast, filled by the Atlantic and walled by lava. |  | 1304376\nSantana | 1.5 hours | Bus or car | Triangular thatched houses on the north coast, and the trailhead for the Caldeir\u00e3o Verde levada. |  | 1304377\nPonta de S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o | 1 hour | Bus or car to the east tip | A bare volcanic peninsula with a coastal path, red cliffs and no shade at all. |  | 1304379","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Funchal","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Madeira barely has seasons. The variables are rain in the north and how busy the island is.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs for Funchal, which sits on the sheltered south coast. The north is considerably wetter and the mountains can be ten degrees cooler and in cloud while the city is in sun.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 19 | 3 | Mild and green. Quiet after New Year\r\nFebruary | 19 | 3 | Carnival, and the almond blossom\r\nMarch | 20 | 3 | Warming. Good walking weather\r\nApril | 21 | 4 | Flower Festival, and the island at its greenest\r\nMay | 22 | 4 | Excellent. Warm, clear and not yet busy\r\nJune | 24 | 4 | Long days and reliable walking conditions\r\nJuly | 25 | 5 | Peak. Warm sea and full flights\r\nAugust | 26 | 5 | Busiest month. Book ahead\r\nSeptember | 26 | 4 | The best month. Warmest sea, thinning crowds\r\nOctober | 25 | 3 | Still warm and much cheaper\r\nNovember | 23 | 2 | Wetter in the north. Quiet and green\r\nDecember | 20 | 4 | New Year fireworks fill the island. Book months ahead","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Two of these fill every bed on the island.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Funchal","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/portugal\/funchal\/","hw_hub_city_events":"New Year fireworks | 31 December | Funchal harbour | A display over the amphitheatre of the city that once held a world record. The island books out months ahead. |  | \nFlower Festival | April or May | Citywide | Floral carpets, a parade and a wall of hope built by children in the main square. |  | \nCarnival | February | Citywide | The biggest carnival in Portugal after Torres Vedras, with a night parade through Funchal. |  | \nMadeira Wine Festival | August and September | Funchal and Estreito | Harvest, treading and tastings across the city and the vineyards above it. |  | \nAtlantic Festival | June | Funchal harbour | Weekly fireworks competitions through the month, watched from the promenade. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"A hire car at \u20ac30\u201350 a day sits in the transport line if you split it. Guided levada walks run \u20ac35\u201355 a person.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 30 | 30 | 12 | 25\r\nComfortable | 55 | 50 | 25 | 45","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Funchal","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A decent scene for an island city, concentrated in the old town and near the centre. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Funchal","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/portugal\/funchal\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Funchal travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How long do you need in Madeira? | Two days for Funchal and four or five for the island. The levadas and the peaks are why people come back, and a long weekend only scratches them.\r\nWhat is a levada? | An irrigation channel cut into the mountains from the sixteenth century onwards to move water from the wet north to the dry south. There are over two thousand kilometres of them, and the maintenance paths alongside are now the island's walking network.\r\nAre the toboggans worth it? | For the absurdity, yes. Two men in straw hats steer a wicker basket down two kilometres of public road using their boots as brakes. It costs about \u20ac30 for two and lasts ten minutes.\r\nDo I need a car? | Not for Funchal, and yes for the island unless you take guided walks. Buses reach the main towns but services to the north are sparse and rarely work for a day return. Roads are steep with hairpins and tunnels.\r\nWhen is the best time to go? | Almost any month \u2014 it is 18 to 25 degrees all year. September is the pick for warm sea and thinning crowds. New Year and the Flower Festival fill every bed on the island.\r\nIs Madeira good for swimming? | The sea is swimmable most of the year but the coast is mostly pebble and rock with strong currents. The lido pools, the lava pools at Doca do Cavacas and Porto Moniz in the north are where people actually swim.\r\nWhat is poncha? | Sugarcane spirit, honey and lemon, mixed at the bar with a wooden stick. It tastes like a soft drink and is not one \u2014 two is a sensible limit before dinner.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Funchal hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Funchal | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/portugal\/funchal\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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