The main public transportation in Puerto de la Cruz is the bus, or "gua gua" as it is called here. To ride it, you need to buy a Bono card costing 15 or 25 EUR depending on the number of trips.
One card can be used by a family or a company of several people, but the balance of the card is not refundable. You can also buy tickets from the driver, but it will be at least 30% more expensive. By the way, do not offer him bills more than 20 EUR, he is not supposed to accept such money.
We advise tourists to buy or study the schedule of transportation in Puerto de la Cruz, as the buses run strictly according to the schedule. At small stops, you should brake the bus by raising your hand, otherwise it will pass by.
Note that transportation in Puerto de la Cruz is not equipped with devices that announce the stop, so you need to independently follow the route and in time to signal the driver by pressing the button. Or you can ask him to stop at the right place.
Public transportation in Puerto de la Cruz is also represented by cabs. These are white cars with an electronic scoreboard on the roof and the letters SP near the bumper. The cost of driving in the city is 0.55 EUR per kilometer, outside the city - 1.10 EUR. After 22.00 and on weekends the prices for this transportation in Puerto de la Cruz increase by 15%.
