Tourist tax · Madeira (incl. Porto Santo) · checked 20 Oct 2026
Tourist tax in Madeira (incl. Porto Santo)
What you pay on top of the room price to stay in Madeira (incl. Porto Santo): every rate, who is exempt and how it is collected, from the authorities' own pages.
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In Madeira (incl. Porto Santo) each municipality sets its own tourist tax, so what you pay depends on the town your accommodation is in, not the airport you fly to. Towns with a tax: Funchal, Santa Cruz, Calheta, Câmara de Lobos, Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Brava, São Vicente, Porto Santo, Machico, Santana. Anywhere else in Madeira (incl. Porto Santo): no tourist tax found.
Funchal municipal tourist tax (overnight stays) (Taxa Municipal Turística do Funchal — Taxa Turística de Dormida)
Set by Câmara Municipal do Funchal.
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Residents: Madeira residents, fiscal domicile
- Children under 13 pay nothing
- Disability: disability 60%+
Source: Regulamento n.º 764/2024, alterações ao Regulamento Geral das Taxas, Outras Receitas e Licenças Municipais do Funchal — Taxa Municipal Turística, DR 2.ª série n.º 138, 18-07-2024 (arts. 49.º-B to 49.º-H), checked 20 Oct 2026.
Funchal municipal tourist tax, proposed EUR 4 from 2027 (draft in public consultation) (Taxa Municipal Turística do Funchal — Taxa Turística de Dormida (projeto de regulamento 2026))
Set by Câmara Municipal do Funchal. Announced: from 1 Jan 2027
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €4.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Residents: Madeira residents
- Children under 13 pay nothing
- Disability: disabled guests
- Medical stays: medical stay + 1 companion
- Work: contracted health staff
- Other: stranded by weather/airport closure
- Other: youth-centre guests
Santa Cruz (Madeira) eco tourist tax (municipality of Madeira Airport FNC, incl. Caniço) (Ecotaxa Turística do Município de Santa Cruz)
Set by Câmara Municipal de Santa Cruz. Our reading of the official text
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Children under 13 pay nothing, including the birthday itself
- Other: complimentary stays
Calheta (Madeira) municipal tourist tax (Taxa Municipal Turística da Calheta)
Set by Câmara Municipal da Calheta.
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Residents: Madeira residents
- Children under 13 pay nothing
- Disability: disability 60%+
- Other: event/training-camp guests
Source: Aviso n.º 15180/2024/2, Regulamento da Taxa Municipal Turística da Calheta, DR 2.ª série n.º 141, 23-07-2024 (arts. 2.º-4.º, 6.º, 13.º), checked 20 Oct 2026.
Câmara de Lobos tourist tax (Taxa Turística do Concelho de Câmara de Lobos)
Set by Câmara Municipal de Câmara de Lobos.
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Children under 13 pay nothing
- Disability: disability 60%+
- Medical stays: medical + companion
- Other: disaster rehousing
- Other: complimentary or council-booked
Source: Regulamento n.º 984/2024, Regulamento da Taxa Turística do Concelho de Câmara de Lobos, DR 2.ª série n.º 165, 27-08-2024 (arts. 4.º-7.º, 16.º), checked 20 Oct 2026.
Ponta do Sol tourist tax (Taxa Turística do Município da Ponta do Sol)
Set by Câmara Municipal da Ponta do Sol.
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Children under 13 pay nothing, including the birthday itself
- Other: complimentary stays
Source: Regulamento de Taxa Turística do Município da Ponta do Sol, Edital n.º 443/2024 (DR); start date changed to 1 Sep 2024 by Edital n.º 1270/2024 (art. 17.º), checked 20 Oct 2026.
Ribeira Brava municipal tourist tax (Taxa Municipal Turística do Município da Ribeira Brava)
Set by Câmara Municipal da Ribeira Brava.
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Children under 13 pay nothing
- Medical stays: medical stay + 1 companion
- Other: eviction/displacement; social placements; council-invited event guests
- Residents: Madeira residents; FAQ 1.3
Source: Regulamento n.º 1031/2024, Regulamento da Taxa Municipal Turística do Município da Ribeira Brava, DR 2.ª série n.º 171, 04-09-2024 (arts. 2.º-4.º, 7.º, 15.º), checked 20 Oct 2026.
São Vicente (Madeira) municipal tourist tax (Taxa Municipal Turística do Município de São Vicente)
Set by Câmara Municipal de São Vicente.
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out.
Who pays less or nothing
- Children under 13 pay nothing
- Other
- Other
Source: Regulamento da Taxa Turística do Município de São Vicente, Aviso n.º 10962/2026 (DR 2.ª série; approved by Câmara 19-03-2026 and Assembleia Municipal 27-04-2026), checked 20 Oct 2026.
Porto Santo municipal tourist tax (Taxa Municipal Turística do Porto Santo)
Set by Câmara Municipal do Porto Santo.
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Children under 13 pay nothing
- Medical stays: medical stay + 1 companion
- Disability: disability 60%+, + companion
- Other: eviction, social placement
- Other: people displaced by conflict
- Other: complimentary stays
Source: Regulamento n.º 1421/2024, Regulamento da Taxa Municipal Turística do Porto Santo, DR 2.ª série n.º 239, 10-12-2024 (arts. 5.º-8.º, 11.º, 20.º), checked 20 Oct 2026.
Machico tourist tax (Taxa Turística do Concelho de Machico)
Set by Câmara Municipal de Machico.
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Children under 13 pay nothing
- Disability: disability 60%+
- Residents: Madeira residents, since June 2026
- Medical stays: medical + companion
- Other: airport closure strandings, since June 2026
- Other: disaster rehousing
- Other: council guests and partner-project guests
Santana (Madeira) municipal tourist tax (Taxa Municipal Turística do Município de Santana)
Set by Câmara Municipal de Santana.
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | €2.00 per person, per night |
Charged for at most 7 nights per stay. Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out. No VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Children under 13 pay nothing, including the birthday itself
- Medical stays: medical + one companion
- Other: eviction/displacement
- Other: social placements
- Other: invited guests
Source: Regulamento n.º 554/2024, Regulamento Municipal da Taxa Turística do Município de Santana, DR 2.ª série n.º 95, 16-05-2024 (arts. 2.º-4.º, 7.º, 17.º-18.º), checked 20 Oct 2026.
Next check due by 19 Nov 2026.