Tenerife Guide · 4 articles
Two airports, the guagua and the ferry: Tenerife on the move
This is how to land in Tenerife and reach the night. The island has two airports, and one guide helps you choose between Tenerife North and Tenerife South by where you'll sleep and go out; another covers the ride from Tenerife South to Playa de las Américas and Los Cristianos, by bus or by taxi. The bus guide explains the 'guagua': which ticket to buy, the Ten+ card, paying on board and the lines that keep running at night, plus the tram between Santa Cruz and La Laguna. From Los Cristianos, the ferry takes you to La Gomera for the day. Timetables and fares come from TITSA, Aena, Metrotenerife, the ferry companies and the Canary Islands' official taxi tariff, with the date we checked them. For the club doors themselves, see our questions.
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Tenerife South airport to Playa de las Américas and Los Cristianos, by bus or taxi
Two official options link Tenerife South airport (TFS) with Los Cristianos and Playa de las Américas: TITSA buses from the terminal and metered taxis from the rank. By day you want line 40; from 23:00, the night line 711 takes over. Here are the timetables, stops, tickets and the official taxi tariff, exactly as published.
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Los Cristianos to La Gomera ferry: crossing times, a day on the island, back for the night
La Gomera sits just across the water from the south of Tenerife, and two companies sail there every day from the port of Los Cristianos. Here is how long the crossing takes, which ships run it, the official times of the first and last sailings, what you need at the gangway, and how a day on the island still leaves you the night in the south.
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Tenerife's buses, the TITSA 'guaguas': tickets, Ten+ card and night lines
Getting around Tenerife without a car means the 'guagua', as the Canaries call the bus, plus the tram between Santa Cruz and La Laguna. This guide covers which ticket to buy, how the Ten+ card and the ten+ móvil app work, the rules for paying on board, the lines that keep running at night and how to read a TITSA timetable.
Arrivals & transport
Tenerife North or South airport? Choose by where you sleep and go out
Tenerife has two airports, one at each end of the island: Tenerife South, on the south coast, and Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna, a short bus ride from Santa Cruz. Which one suits you depends on where you'll sleep, where you'll dance and what time your plane lands. Here's what each airport connects to by TITSA bus and by taxi, with the official timetables and tariffs.