Transportation in Puerto del Carmen

Ferry service between the islands

On Lanzarote, several companies provide maritime transportation. In particular, the company's Acciona Trasmediterránea ferries run from the island's capital, Arrecife, to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The flight operates on Wednesday at midnight. The ticket price is 33 EUR and the travel time is 8 hours. You can buy tickets through the website or at the ferry ticket office one hour before departure. Another ferry runs from Arrecife to Santa Cruz de La Palma (fare 28 EUR) and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (fare 29 EUR).

The Fred Olsen operates flights from Playa Blanca port to Corralejo port on the island of Fuerteventura. The cost of the trip is 21 EUR for an adult and 10 EUR for a child. The ferry runs 6 times a day. Also, a free bus service to the port operates from Puerto del Carmen.

The Naviera Armas has 5 daily flights to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The cost of a ferry ticket is 43 EUR. Also, ferries make 6 sailings per day from Playa Blanca to Corralejo (priced at 18/9 EUR per adult/child ticket). There are also 4 weekly ferries to Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The ticket price is 36 EUR. The ferry sails at 11:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Buses to Puerto del Carmen run along the main street Avenida Playas. The cost of a trip to the capital Arrecife is 1.80 EUR. Buses Nos. 2, 3, 24 and 25 run every 20 minutes from 07:00 to midnight, every 30 minutes on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

There is also a #3 bus to Costa Teguise to the Teguise market. On Sunday, the #12 bus is available to the market. From Puerto del Carmen there is bus #24 to Puerto Calero, bus #61 to Playa Blanca and bus #34 to Thias.

Bus stops are located along the main street Avenida and near the Biosphere Plaza shopping center. The island's authorities plan to expand public transportation routes in order to transfer some tourists from cars to buses.

In this way, officials intend to combat CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions into the atmosphere and minimize the negative impact on the climate of the island, which, remember, is a biosphere reserve.

For those who will be traveling frequently by bus, we recommend buying BUS CARDS. This pass is suitable for use on city and intercity trips, and can also be used to pay for cabs and sea transportation.