Azores - cheap flights and cost of living

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stretchyhotcat69
stretchyhotcat69

hello,

I have searched the internet and some guide books for information about The Azores. But have not found any practical information.

I was wondering if anyone could help me. I would like to travel to The Azures as cheap as i can. Does anyone have any tips or information? I think the best way would be to fly to Lisbon on easyjet and then travel on a cheap airline to a place in Azures. what is the cheapest airline?

Also, I was wondering what sort of prices I would be expected to pay for a room in a house or hostel room. and how much does food cost? i've heard it is quite expensive.

Any help would be much appreciated,

Thanks,

Kevin

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liberat
liberat

There seems to be only one company that flies to the azores: Grupo Sata. From a quick check I got the idea that a roundtrip will cost you at least 200 euro. They fly from Lisbon (frequently) and also from Oporto. On the day I checked there was only one flight from Oporto, leaving at appr. 13.30.
I can not help you with your other questions. We were there about three years ago, but then had an all-in arrangement. I seem to recall that eating was not extremely expensive, if you chose the right places.

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anonymous
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Azores sounds nice. It sounds more of a charter destination, even if "wild tourists" dont come to your mind when you think about the islands .... so maybe you want a package tour rather than book flight and hotels seperately?

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jman98
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I think TAP Air also flies from Lisbon to the Azores. We did not go there so that's the extent of the advice I can give.

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liberat
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I checked with harefares.com and the only company it came up with was Sata Group. I agree, that it seems kind of strange that the national carrier would not fly between Lisbon and the Azores. According to the web-site of Sata Group, they fly to most if not all of the islands.

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stretchyhotcat69
stretchyhotcat69

Thanks alot for all your replies, it's really helped me.

Does anyone know have any information about prices of things you need everyday. such as a sandwich from a cafe, a room in a house per night in san miguel and a bottle of beer?

Thanks,

Kevin

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d_edinburgh
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There are no cheap flights to the Azores, from Europe its either SATA (the main carrier, also for inter-island flights) or TAP. International flights go into Sao Miguel and Terceira island.
The Azores are fantastic islands, very varied and incredibly green (makes Madeira look drab!). Definitely not a charter destination,
There are hostels, check out http://www.pousadasjuvacores.com/index_en.php Hotel costs, look at http://www.azoreschoice.com/ for guidance. Apartments, example is http://www.casavitoriana.com/ Other prices are ok, you can eat and drink fairly cheaply at local bars and restaurants. For islands views check out
http://www.climaat.angra.uac.pt/WebCams/index.htm

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