How to buy Santa Clara tickets

Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada. Primeira Liga. A weekend from London usually costs about £407 with flights, 2 nights and a ticket.

How hard
Usually available
Usual price
€10 to €35 (about £9 to £30)
Membership
Not needed
ID at the gate
Not usually checked

The island club has sold tickets at its headquarters and on the day; a single sales point caused queues in the past. Seats are cheap except for the big mainland sides.

Buying a ticket, step by step

When tickets go on sale: Not confirmed.

Membership: None needed for a public ticket (members pay less). It gets you in before general sale, but you don't need it.

  1. Open cdsantaclara.pt and check the latest news for ticket sales for the home game.
  2. If online sales are listed, create an account and pay by card.
  3. Otherwise buy at the club headquarters in Ponta Delgada or at the stadium box office.
  4. Pay by cash or card and keep the paper ticket.
  5. Arrive early, as queues form for the big games.
Official tickets on cdsantaclara.pt

Tips

Upcoming home games

Kick-off times are local. Leagues often move games for TV a few weeks before.

Flights from the UK

Fly into João Paulo II Airport, Ponta Delgada. Typical return fares, and the whole trip with the cheapest usual ticket and 2 nights in a budget room (about £29 a night):

Flying fromReturn flightWhole trip
London£340 to £558£407
Manchester£260 to £397£327
Birmingham£437 to £508£504
Bristol£249 to £475£316
Edinburgh£345 to £497£412
Glasgow£458 to £602£525
Liverpool£380 to £380£447
Cardiff£432 to £432£499

Taxi about 10 minutes to the city centre, around EUR 12.

Getting there

From the airport

To Estádio de São Miguel

Ponta Delgada centre to the stadium is about 10 minutes by taxi or 40 minutes on foot; local buses not confirmed.

The atmosphere

Island crowd with a loyal following; the sea view over the stadium is a draw.

Where this comes from

We put this guide together from the club's own pages and the sources below, and recheck it through the season. If something has changed, email betterlifeoa@gmail.com.