Services
Varela Serviços
Varela & Ca. is a familiar brand to many Azoreans. Its buses have been driving around São Miguel since 1932, when they first started to connect the City of Ponta Delgada to São Roque.
In 1964, the Bensaude Group became a shareholder of the company, bringing in a new dynamism that benefited the business. Shortly after, in 1965, Varela took over the public transportation firms of Povoação, Furnas and Vila Franca do Campo, a move that gave the company a new dimension.
- Public Transportation in Ponta Delgada, Lagoa, Vila Franca do Campo and Povoação;
- Bus rentals for tourists;
- Minibus service in Ponta Delgada, in association with 2 other companies (Auto Viação Micaelense, Lda. and Caetano, Raposo & Pereiras, Lda);
- Public transportation in Santa Maria Island, in association with the same firms.
Over the years, the company diversified its business. Varela also sells and provides after-sale services for motor vehicles and industrial equipment, and is the official dealer of the following brands:
- Volvo (trucks and buses);
- Volvo Penta and SDMO (maritime motors and generator sets);
- Case and Volvo BM (industrial and construction equipment);
- Still, TCM, Cesab, Bendi, Baoli, Noblelift and Crown (load-lifting machines);
- Commercialisation of other bus brands such as Isuzu, Temsa, Otokar and Karsan (electric buses, the latter brand).
Ticket office:
Passes and Tickets - Buses and Minibus
Rua de Lisboa, Edificio Varela s/n
9500-216 Ponta Delgada
Opening hours:
From Monday to Friday - From 9:00 am to 12:30 pm | From 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Except on the first 2 and last 3 business days of each month
From Monday to Friday - From 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
On the first 2 and last 3 business days of each month
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