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title: "Plan your time in Madeira"
description: "Choose your base, give Funchal a day of its own, and plan transport around the places you want to visit."
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published: "2026-10-23T21:54:36.748Z"
modified: "2026-10-24T21:58:09.017Z"
language: "en"
author: "Madeira Tourist"
---

# Plan your time in Madeira

Choose your base, give Funchal a day of its own, and plan transport around the places you want to visit.

[Where to stay in Madeira](https://madeiratourist.com/where-to-stay/)

Seixal’s rocky Atlantic coast, Madeira.

GualdimG / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Costa_do_Seixal,_Porto_Moniz,_Madeira,_01.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

## Funchal: central city, Lido or hillside?

[Funchal: central city, Lido or hillside?](https://madeiratourist.com/funchal/where-to-stay/)

Funchal from Pico dos Barcelos, Madeira.

Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized · [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vista_de_Funchal_desde_Pico_dos_Barcelos,_Madeira,_Portugal,_2019-05-29,_DD_37-44_PAN.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

## Explore Madeira

- [Seven days in Madeira](https://madeiratourist.com/itineraries/7-days/)
- [Madeira without a car](https://madeiratourist.com/getting-around/)
- [Choose a Madeira walk](https://madeiratourist.com/walks/)
- [Trail access and booking: what to check](https://madeiratourist.com/walks/status-and-booking/)

A levada beneath trees near Rabaçal, Madeira.

Jörg Schmalenberger (JOEXX) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized · [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Levada_Madeira.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

## Give the north coast time

Compare a Seixal stay with a day trip, then plan the beach, pools and journey separately.

[Give the north coast time](https://madeiratourist.com/seixal/)

Seixal seen from Miradouro do Véu da Noiva, Madeira.

H. Zell / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized · [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seixal_-_Madeira_01.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

## Where to stay

[Where to stay](https://madeiratourist.com/where-to-stay/)

## Funchal

[Funchal](https://madeiratourist.com/funchal/)

- [Funchal cable car](https://madeiratourist.com/funchal/cable-car/)
- [Monte toboggan](https://madeiratourist.com/funchal/toboggan/)

## Walks

[Walks](https://madeiratourist.com/walks/)

- [Trail status and booking](https://madeiratourist.com/walks/status-and-booking/)

## Getting around

[Getting around](https://madeiratourist.com/getting-around/)

## Plan your days

[Plan your days](https://madeiratourist.com/itineraries/)

- [When to visit](https://madeiratourist.com/when-to-visit/)

## Around the island

[Around the island](https://madeiratourist.com/things-to-do/)

- [Porto Santo](https://madeiratourist.com/porto-santo/)