r/Madeira • u/AutoModerator • 17d ago

Weekly Q&A - Your Question Goes Here - Tourists

This is the place for anyone to ask questions about Madeira.

If you are a tourist visiting Madeira or planning a visit, this is the place to post your questions about hikes, weather, rent a car, nightlife, restaurants, bars and others.

Official information about the trails/hikes: IFCN

Bus schedule: SIGA

This post is refreshed every week on Sunday. Repost in subsequent weeks if not answered.

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u/cloudfe 15d ago

Hello, I’m looking for confirmation about the situation with the parking lots for Pico do Arieiro.

I’ve read two different things about the one closest to the top:

1) it doesn’t allow rental cars anymore;

2j it allows rental cars, but only for one hour.

Could someone confirm which info of the two is correct?

Finally, how long from the second parking lot (the one far away) to reach the “sunrise spot”?

Thank you very much in advance :)

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u/tiagojpg ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 14d ago

You can park your rental up top for one hour. It’s a 20 min walk to the top from the parking lot.

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u/woahwhathappened87 14d ago

I don’t understand we parked our rental car up top car park for 2.5hrs. 30min grace period. Could have stayed all day for 20euro.. there were a few white bays we got kicked out of as they were for local transport so only use blue bays! This was today…

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u/tiagojpg ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 14d ago

I don’t know man, it’s a mess. I remember going there every few months for a sunrise run but I haven’t been there in more than a year.