Book your seat before you head down to the harbour. Atlânticoline has no ticket office in Santa Cruz das Flores or on Corvo, and the boat on this route takes just 12 passengers. Then pick a Tuesday or a Saturday: on the official calendar, checked on 30 October 2026, those are the only days with sailings between 3 November and 29 December.
On each of those days the launch leaves Corvo at 09:00 and 16:00 and Santa Cruz das Flores at 10:00 and 17:00. Published arrivals are 09:40 and 16:40 on Flores and 10:40 and 17:40 on Corvo, all in Azores time.
On every calendar date, the 10:00 from Flores and the 16:00 back from Corvo make a day trip possible. An adult single costs €16.30 and a return €32.60; registered Azores residents pay less.
Two sailings each way, Tuesdays and Saturdays only
Departures from Santa Cruz das Flores
- 10:00
- 17:00
Departures from Vila Nova do Corvo
- 09:00
- 16:00
Atlânticoline's date-by-date calendar: Tuesdays and Saturdays from 3 November to 29 December 2026, the last dates loaded · checked 30 October 2026 Atlânticoline – timetable (Flores and Corvo) · 2026-10-30
General fare versus the residents' rate
A visitor pays €16.30 for an adult single between Santa Cruz das Flores and Vila Nova do Corvo, or €32.60 return, whichever way you travel. Children aged 3 to 12 pay €8.15 one way and over-65s €11.40.
Lower resident fares exist, but only for people whose tax residence is in the Azores and who have signed up to Atlânticoline's Residente Açores scheme. Holidaymakers pay the general fare.
| Adult, single | €16.30 |
| Adult, return | €32.60 |
| Child aged 3 to 12, single | €8.15 |
| Child aged 3 to 12, return | €16.30 |
| Senior (65+), single | €11.40 |
| Senior (65+), return | €22.80 |
| Resident adult, single | €10.70 |
| Resident adult, return | €21.40 |
| Resident child aged 3 to 12, single | €5.35 |
| Resident child aged 3 to 12, return | €10.70 |
| Resident senior (65+), single | €7.50 |
| Resident senior (65+), return | €15 |
Atlânticoline's current fares, the same in both directions · checked 30 October 2026 Atlânticoline – fares (Santa Cruz das Flores – Vila Nova do Corvo) · 2026-10-30
Two harbours with no ticket desk
Atlânticoline staffs a ticket office at every port it serves except those on Flores and Corvo. For this crossing you buy on the company website, at a RIAC shop, from one of its partner travel agencies, at its shops in Horta or Ponta Delgada, or by phone through the contact centre.
Santa Cruz das Flores
Santa Cruz is the only Flores port on Atlânticoline's network, and its only sea link is to Corvo. Boats leave for Vila Nova at 10:00 and 17:00 on the calendar days. There is no Atlânticoline ticket office here, so buy online or through an agent before you arrive.
Vila Nova do Corvo
Departures from Corvo are at 09:00 and 16:00, due into Santa Cruz at 09:40 and 16:40. As on Flores, Atlânticoline has no ticket desk on the island.
Flores and Corvo on the map
Flores and Corvo make up the western group of the Azores, and on Atlânticoline's network each has a sea link only to the other. On the official calendar the 10:00 from Santa Cruz is due at Vila Nova at 10:40, and the 16:00 from Corvo reaches Santa Cruz at 16:40. Atlânticoline does not publish the distance.
What to sort out before the trip to Corvo
- Buy in advance
With no ticket office at either end, book online, at a RIAC shop, through an agent or on +351 292 242 000. Atlânticoline itself recommends buying early.
- Only 12 seats
Lancha Ariel carries 12 passengers. The official timetable shows how many seats are left, and that figure changes during the day.
- Bring ID, be early
Passengers must report at least 10 minutes before departure with their ticket and an identity document.
- Luggage
Atlânticoline's general rules allow two pieces of hold luggage and one cabin bag up to 60x50x25 cm free of charge.
- No cars
The launch takes no vehicles at all, so leave any hire car behind on Flores.
- Island time
All times are Azores local time, UTC−1 on the dates we checked.
The launch, the weather and your rights
The route is worked by Lancha Ariel, a 12-metre glass-fibre monohull with room for 12 passengers and a crew of skipper and engineer. Atlânticoline says she was named on 17 September 2008 and entered service the next day, and has run between Corvo and Flores ever since.
Sailings can be altered or cancelled at short notice. Atlânticoline posts changes on its Comunicados (notices) page; on 28 and 29 September 2026, for example, it cancelled sailings on the Linha Verde and Linha Lilás under the heading «Meteorologia Geral» (general weather). Its conditions of carriage give you a choice of re-routing or a refund, paid within 7 days, when a sailing is cancelled or leaves more than 90 minutes late, but the same contract disapplies those clauses for extraordinary circumstances under EU Regulation 1177/2010.
The boat on this route
Flores to Corvo by sea: visitors' questions
Which days does the boat run between Flores and Corvo?
On the official calendar as seen on 30 October 2026, Tuesdays and Saturdays from 3 November to 29 December 2026, with two sailings each way.
Can I visit Corvo as a day trip from Flores?
On the published dates, yes: leave Santa Cruz at 10:00, arrive 10:40, and come back on the 16:00 from Corvo, due in at 16:40. Rough seas can upset the plan.
Where do I buy a ticket if there is no office at the harbour?
On Atlânticoline's website, at a RIAC shop, through a partner travel agency, at its shops in Horta or Ponta Delgada, or by calling +351 292 242 000.
How much is the fare?
€16.30 single or €32.60 return for an adult; €8.15 single for children aged 3 to 12; €11.40 single for over-65s.
Can I get the cheaper resident fare?
Only with tax residence in the Azores and a Residente Açores registration. Visitors pay the general fare.
What happens if my sailing is cancelled?
The conditions of carriage offer re-routing or a refund for cancellations and delays over 90 minutes, except in extraordinary circumstances as defined in EU Regulation 1177/2010. Notices appear on the Comunicados page.
Can I take my hire car to Corvo?
No. Lancha Ariel is listed with space for zero vehicles.
Are there sailings over Christmas and New Year?
There are on 26 and 29 December 2026. As of 30 October nothing had been loaded from 30 December onwards.