There are 7 ways to get from London to Velas by plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Horta Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Horta Airport (HOR)plane LHR - HOR
- Take the car ferry from Horta to Velascarferry
13h 34m€247–417Fly London Stansted Airport to São Jorge Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to São Jorge Airport (SJZ)plane STN - SJZ
11h 27m€110–307Fly London Heathrow Airport to Pico Airport, car ferry
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Pico Airport (PIX)plane LHR - PIX
- Take the car ferry from Madalena to Velascarferry
12h 5m€181–434Fly London Heathrow Airport to São Jorge Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to São Jorge Airport (SJZ)plane LHR - SJZ
10h 20m€141–348Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to São Jorge Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to São Jorge Airport (SJZ)plane LGW - SJZ
11h 3m€135–324Train to Luton Airport, fly to São Jorge Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to São Jorge Airport (SJZ)plane LTN - SJZ
11h 28m€141–319Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Terceira Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Terceira Airport (TER)plane LGW - TER
- Take the car ferry from Praia da Vitória to Velascarferry
18h 9m€167–486
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Horta Airport (HOR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Velas is to fly which costs €110 - €310 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from London to Velas is to fly which takes 10h 20m and costs €140 - €350.
The distance between London and Velas is 2709 km.
It takes approximately 13h 34m to get from London to Velas, including transfers.
Velas is 1h behind London. It is currently 9:48 AM in London and 8:48 AM in Velas.
There are 199+ hotels available in Velas.
What companies run services between London, England and Velas, Portugal?
Ryanair, Azores Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to São Jorge Airport (SJZ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Horta Airport via Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pico Airport via Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from London Stansted Airport to São Jorge Airport via Porto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to São Jorge Airport via Lisboa, Terceira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to São Jorge Airport via Madeira, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to São Jorge Airport via Lisboa, Terceira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to São Jorge Airport via Porto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to São Jorge Airport via Madeira, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to São Jorge Airport via Lisboa, Terceira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Luton Airport to São Jorge Airport via Lisboa, Terceira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Luton Airport to São Jorge Airport via Madeira, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Luton Airport to São Jorge Airport via Porto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Horta Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Terceira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Terceira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Horta Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pico Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Terceira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Terceira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +351 292 242 000
- geral@atlanticoline.pt
- Website
- atlanticoline.pt
Car ferry from Horta to Velas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.atlanticoline.pt/en/
Car ferry from Madalena to Velas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.atlanticoline.pt/en/
Car ferry from Praia da Vitória to Velas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–160
- Website
- https://www.atlanticoline.pt/en/
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