GUIDE
Fly into PIX (Pico) or HOR (Horta, Faial) from Ponta Delgada or Lisbon, or take the ferry from Horta. Pico has no useful bus network: rent a car before you fly.
Most visitors fly into Horta on Faial and take the 30-minute ferry across. Pico's own airport (PIX) has thinner connections.