Madeira eSIM
In Madeira you connect to MEO or Vodafone, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 74 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- MEO and Vodafone
- Real speed in Portugal
- 74 Mbps median, 20 Mbps for the slowest tenth1,240 travellers across Portugal, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Madeira
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $1.16 | $57.89 |
How Portugal compares across Europe
- Speed rank
- 19 of 46 destinations we sell in Europe
- Regional median
- 71 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 27 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, MEO, Vodafone
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Belgium, 77 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Slovenia, 74 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 4: Lisbon, Porto, Madeira, Algarve
- tenth percentile
- 20 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 1240 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (Madeira Airport) (FNC)
- Airport
- FNC / LPMA
- Distance
- 13 km from the centre of Madeira
- Also serves
- Porto Santo Airport (PXO)
Getting into Madeira
- Lobo Marinho ferry between Funchal and Porto Santo, about 120 minutes
- VR1 expressway across the south coast of Madeira (FNC)
Worth knowing about Madeira
- Madeira is an autonomous region and archipelago of Portugal, not a city; Funchal is its capital.
- Madeira Airport's runway extension is built on a platform over the ocean supported by about 180 columns roughly 70 m tall, which won it the 2004 Outstanding Structure Award.
- Wind shear makes it one of the world's most demanding airports; pilots need special training to land there.
- Madeira has had no railway since the Funchal-Monte cog railway closed in 1943; the Lobo Marinho ferry links Funchal to Porto Santo in two hours.