The two stations
Teleférico do Funchal is run by Teleféricos da Madeira. On their homepage, read 7 October 2026, the Funchal to Monte station is Rua Dom Carlos I, 9060-190 Funchal. The Monte to Funchal station is Largo das Babosas 8, 9050-541 Funchal. The company address on that page is Caminho das Babosas nº8. The phone is 291 780 280.
Their como chegar page puts the lower station in the Jardim do Almirante Reis, in the Zona Velha, near the Mercado dos Lavradores and the Forte de São Tiago. The address block on that page prints Largo das Babosas 8, which the homepage uses for the Monte end. Use Rua Dom Carlos I for the bottom and Largo das Babosas 8 for the top.
Visit Madeira says the ride links the lower town to the parish of Monte in about 15 minutes, climbing 560 metres, on a cable of 3,200 metres, with 39 cabins and room for 800 people an hour. That article says each cabin takes 4 to 6 people. The operator’s conditions say the maximum is 7, and the minimum is 6 when people are waiting to board.
The homepage and the price page both print 08:45 to 17:45, every day except Christmas Day. Tickets bought on the site are valid for 60 days after purchase. The como chegar page prints opening at 09:00 and last boarding at 17:45. Visit Madeira’s article says every day from 09:00, last boarding 17:45. The contact line on that same page prints 09:00 to 16:45, closed 25 December. Those clocks do not match. Read the board at the station.
Fares
The price page prints €16.00 one way and €22.00 return. Children from 0 to 6 go free. Children from 7 to 14 pay half, which is €8.00 one way and €11.00 return. The page prints the half as a discount, not as a separate child price in euros.
The Monte to Jardim Botânico cable car
The Teleférico do Jardim Botânico is a different ride, run by MTA, Transportes Alternativos da Madeira, at Caminho das Voltas 15. The phone is +351 291 210 290. It links the Jardim Botânico station with the Monte station at Largo das Babosas. It is not the Teleférico do Funchal ticket, and it is not the Monte Palace ticket.
Their price page: 09:00 to 17:00, last boarding 16:50, every day except 25 December. Tickets are valid for 12 months. One way is about 9 minutes. A return is about 18 minutes, and you can get out and continue later. Adult €11.00 one way or €16.00 return. A child of 7 to 14 pays €6.00 or €9.00. Under 7 is free.
A ticket that also includes the Jardim Botânico, not Monte Palace, is €19.00 one way or €24.00 return for an adult, and €9.00 or €12.00 for a child of 7 to 14.
Visit Madeira says 12 cabins of 6 seats, 1,600 metres, a maximum of 15 km/h, and the same last boarding of 16:50. That page also says combined tickets exist with the garden and with Teleférico do Funchal. The botanical operator’s price page prints the euros above. It does not print a combined price with Teleférico do Funchal.
The botanical operator says you can reach either station by car, taxi, or Horários do Funchal. One sentence names lines 29, 30, 31A and 22 (Babosas). The next names 29, 31, 31A and 22. Both sentences are on that page.
The basket to Livramento
Carreiros do Monte print their own prices: 1 person €30.00, 2 people €40.00, 3 people €60.00. Monday to Saturday, 09:00 to 18:00. They do not take online bookings. The ticket is for the same day, bought at the booth, and the booth can close early if people with tickets are already waiting, or if the weather turns. They do not run a 3-person basket in rain or on a wet road.
The start they print is Terminal Monte, Caminho do Monte, Entrada 151, Porta 4, 9050-288 Monte. The finish is Terminal Livramento, Caminho do Monte nº82/84, 9050-288 Livramento. The basket stops there. It does not continue to the seafront.
The cable-car homepage lists the same ride as Caminho do Monte 4, phone 291 783 919, two carreiros, and 2 km between Monte and Livramento. It lists the church separately, at Rampa da Sacristia 1. Horários do Funchal’s page for the baskets also says 2 km downhill to Livramento, about 10 minutes, and prints Caminho do Monte 4.
Bus
Horários do Funchal’s page for the baskets lists routes 19, 20, 21, 22 and 48. The sheets read on 7 October 2026 name them as follows.
19 Levada da Corujeira, sheet DE/HF 08.01.2024. Departures are marked Centro and Levada da Corujeira. The stops include Correios Livramento and Estrada do Livramento. The title is not Monte.
20 Monte (via Corujeira de Dentro), sheet DE/HF 06.04.2026. Departures from Centro and from Monte. Downhill, CZ Livramento, D (520) is on the list, and the list continues to Alfândega (154).
21 Monte (via Largo da Fonte), sheet DE/HF 06.04.2026. Centro and Monte, and CZ Livramento, D (520) on the way down to Alfândega (154).
22 Babosas, sheet DE/HF 04.11.2024. The Monte end is Babosas, T-22 (615). Downhill, CZ Livramento, D (520) is on the list toward Centro Comercial Anadia (16).
48 Nazaré/Monte, sheet DE/HF 20.10.2025. Departures are marked Nazaré and Monte. That sheet does not list a Livramento stop.
On each of those sheets there is no service on 25 December. On 24 and 31 December, Carnival Tuesday and Maundy Thursday, they run the Saturday times, unless that day is a Sunday or a holiday.
Monte Palace’s page names buses 20, 21, 22 and 48 for the garden. CZ Livramento is a stop name on lines 20, 21 and 22. The basket terminal address is Caminho do Monte 82/84. The sheets do not say the stop is at the terminal door.
Monte Palace
Monte Palace Tropical Garden is a separate ticket. The visit page and the FAQ both say €18.00 for an adult. Children up to 14 are free with an adult. The FAQ says the €18.00 is exempt from VAT. The palace building is not open. The garden and the museum are.
Both pages say the garden is open every day except 25 December, 09:00 to 19:00 from April to September and 09:00 to 18:00 from October to March. They do not agree after that. The visit page prints last entry at 18:15 from April to September and 17:15 from October to March, and museum hours 09:00 to 17:30. The FAQ prints last entry at 17:00, and museum hours 09:00 to 17:00.
The ticket desk at the cable-car exit is Caminho das Babosas, A4. The garden address is Caminho das Babosas nº4-A. The phone for group and school visits is +351 291 780 800. The page names buses 20, 21, 22 and 48, and the cable car. The FAQ says there is a free car park nearby. It does not name that car park, and it does not give a street or a number of spaces.
Parking by the lower station
Parque de Estacionamento Almirante Reis, Rua D. Carlos I, is the covered garage the operator describes as beside the Teleférico do Funchal entrance. Their page says 600 spaces and a maximum height of 1.95 m. Pay with coins, notes, or a bank card.
Sunday to Thursday the garage is open from 06:00 to 02:00. Friday, Saturday, and the eve of a holiday it is open 24 hours. They print €0.50 per 15 minutes by day and €0.30 at night, with a maximum of €16.00 a day. On the Friday, Saturday and holiday-eve block, €0.50 is 06:00 to 00:00 and €0.30 is 00:00 to 06:00. Closed on 25 December from 02:00 to 15:00. Phones on that page: +351 291 224 132 and +351 291 207 040.
Taxi
A taxi uses the regional meter. The second amendment to Convenção n.º 1/2019, in force on 6 February 2026 (06.02.2026), sets the flag for a 4-seat car at €4.00 by day and €4.80 at night. The flag covers the first kilometre. After that it is €0.10 every 65 m by day, or every 52 m from 21:00 to 06:00 and all day on Saturday, Sunday and holidays. A 6-seat or 8-seat car is 20% more. Waiting is €0.10 per 30 seconds by day or per 25 seconds at night. Luggage or a pet is €1.50. That document does not publish a fixed price to Monte, to Babosas, or back from Livramento.
What the picture is for
Image by Madeira-Web Places Live
The frame looks over the bay from the Monte side. Grey slopes mean cloud at the top while the seafront can still be sunny. If the cabins are still, the line is not moving. The picture is not the queue at Rua Dom Carlos I, and it is not a notice that the line is closed.
Sources, read 7 October 2026
- Madeira Cable Car, homepage
- Madeira Cable Car, prices and hours
- Madeira Cable Car, how to get there
- Madeira Cable Car, conditions
- Visit Madeira, Teleférico do Funchal
- Teleférico do Jardim Botânico, prices
- Teleférico do Jardim Botânico
- Visit Madeira, botanical cable car
- Carreiros do Monte
- Horários do Funchal, baskets
- Horários do Funchal, line 19
- Horários do Funchal, line 20
- Horários do Funchal, line 21
- Horários do Funchal, line 22
- Horários do Funchal, line 48
- Monte Palace, visit
- Monte Palace, FAQ
- Parque Almirante Reis
- Taxi tariff, February 2026
- Madeira-Web, webcams
- The view
- Funchal bay from the Monte side of the cable car. Grey slopes mean cloud at the top while the seafront can still be sunny.
- Useful for
- See if the cabins are moving. If they are still, the wind has stopped the line. A ticket does not start them.
- It will not show
- The picture is not the queue at the lower station.
- Monte Palace is a separate ticket at the cable-car exit. It is not in the frame.
- The camera
- Image by Madeira-Web Places Live
- Getting there
- Lower station: Jardim do Almirante Reis, Rua Dom Carlos I, in the Zona Velha. Upper station: Largo das Babosas 8. Parque Almirante Reis is the covered garage beside the lower entrance.
Are the cabins moving? If they are still, the wind has stopped the line.
If the cabins are still, the wind has stopped the line. A ticket does not start them.
Grey slopes above the bay mean cloud at Monte while the seafront can still be sunny. A ticket does not start the cabins.
Shoes you can walk in, and something for the sun.
When to go
The picture looks over the bay from the Monte side. If the top of the frame is a grey wall, you will step out into cloud. That happens on days when the seafront is in sun. If the cabins are not moving, do not buy a ticket yet. Strong wind stops the line. A moving cabin is the sign it is running. The picture is not the queue at the booth, and it is not the price.
For a coast-to-Monte read on today’s conditions, see Funchal weather today.
Funchal bay from the Monte side. If the cabins are still, the wind has stopped the line.
Funchal can be hot while Monte is in cloud. If the cabins are still, the wind has stopped them.
The cable car runs from Almirante Reis, in the old town by the sea, up to Monte. The ride is about 15 minutes and climbs roughly 560 m. People use it to skip the steep drive and to land next to the gardens.
The picture looks over the bay from the Monte side. If the top of the frame is a grey wall, you will step out into cloud. That happens on days when the seafront is in sun. If the cabins are not moving, do not buy a ticket yet. Strong wind stops the line. A moving cabin is the sign it is running. The picture is not the queue at the booth, and it is not the price.
About this webcam
Quick facts
- Location: Funchal, Madeira
- Category: Funchal
- Best time to watch: Clear days for best mountain and ocean views
- Coordinates: 32.6500, -16.9167
Weather Information
Madeira has a mild climate year-round. Use the webcams for real-time conditions (visibility, sea state, wind).
About the area
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Quick Tips for Visitors
- Check local visibility and ocean conditions via the webcam before heading out.
- Madeira weather changes fast: bring a light jacket.
- Respect signage and local guidance.
Highlights
- Panoramic cable car system
- City to mountain transport
- Spectacular aerial views
- Tourist attraction
Nearby attractions
- Monte Palace Gardens
- Monte Church
- Toboggan rides
Travel tips
- Check local advisories and signage.
- Stay hydrated and use sun protection.
- Plan routes and timings ahead.