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The Fred. Olsen fast ferry Bocayna Express at speed off the breakwater at Playa Blanca on a turquoise sea

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Lanzarote to Fuerteventura by ferry: Playa Blanca to Corralejo

Lanzarote's volcanoes astern, the islet of Lobos off the bow and, 25 minutes on, the white dunes of Corralejo.

The short answer

The fast ferry from Playa Blanca, at Lanzarote's southern tip, to Corralejo in northern Fuerteventura takes 25 minutes; the slower boats take 30 to 35. Three companies sail it: Fred. Olsen Express (13 sailings each way on weekdays in its timetable to 11 January 2027), Baleària Canarias, the former Naviera Armas (every two hours), and Líneas Romero (five a day). On 19 October 2026 an adult fare for a November crossing started at €19.50 each way on a Fred. Olsen same-day return, and a car with its driver at €39.12 each way. Book online with the line you want; tickets are for that company's boats.

Thirteen kilometres of sea separate Lanzarote's southern tip from Fuerteventura's northern one, and the fast ferry crosses them in 25 minutes. You leave an island of black lava and César Manrique's white walls and step ashore in a fishing port turned resort town at the edge of 2,668 hectares of sand, with the uninhabited islet of Lobos passing close by on the way. It is the easiest day out from Lanzarote, and the best value: a second island before lunch.

Spain

Crossing time
25 min by fast ferry
Distance
13 km, Bocaina Strait
Sailings a day
about 25 each way, weekdays
Fare from
€19.50 each way, day return
Car with driver
from €39.12 each way
Last boat back
20:00 (22:00 Wednesdays)

Two islands, one strait and a sea of sand

From the harbour at Playa Blanca, Fuerteventura is not a smudge on the horizon but a coastline you can read: 13 km away across the Bocaina Strait, close enough that the crossing is shorter than the drive from Playa Blanca to Lanzarote's airport. Fred. Olsen named its fast ferry after the strait. The Bocayna Express, 66 metres long and built for this one crossing, carries 436 passengers and up to 69 cars at 31 knots, and does it in 25 minutes.

The reason to go is what changes on the far side. Lanzarote is the island of Timanfaya's volcanoes and Manrique's whitewashed restraint. Northern Fuerteventura opens in sand: the Parque Natural de Corralejo, 2,668.7 hectares of dunes running south from the edge of Corralejo towards the volcanic cone of Montaña Roja, a sandy expanse of "enormous scientific interest", in the words of Spain's tourist board, that you may walk only on marked trails.

Between the two lies Lobos. The islet covers less than five square kilometres, sits two kilometres off Fuerteventura, and takes its name from the monk seals, lobos marinos, that once lived on it. From La Caldera, its highest point at 127 metres, both islands are in view. The ferry passes it on the run into Corralejo; landing takes a short boat ride from Corralejo harbour and a visitor permit from Fuerteventura's island council.

Three companies, about 25 sailings each way on a winter weekday and fares from €19.50: few sea crossings in Europe give so much for so little time.

Along the way

  1. Playa Blanca

  2. departure, Lanzarote's southern tip

    Playa Blanca harbour

    Fred. Olsen and Baleària both sail from the Muelle de Playa Blanca, on the town's seafront. East along the coast is Los Ajaches, the protected headland whose coves hold the Papagayo beaches.

  3. the first 15 minutes

    The Bocaina Strait

    Thirteen kilometres of open Atlantic between the two islands. On the Bocayna Express you cross at up to 31 knots; on the Buganvilla Express at 19, with an open-air deck for the whole trip. Look back and Lanzarote's south falls away behind the wake.

  4. off the left side on the approach to Corralejo (the right, coming back)

    Isla de Lobos

    A volcanic islet of under five square kilometres, two kilometres off Fuerteventura and uninhabited, named for the monk seals that once lived there. The cone of La Caldera, 127 metres, is its highest point.

  5. arrival, 25 to 35 minutes out

    Corralejo harbour

    Corralejo's centre is a fishing port, its houses built around the harbour, and the ferries berth in the middle of town. The boats to Lobos leave from the same harbour, and the tourist office is on the Avenida Marítima, at number 16.

  6. ashore, 3.4 km on foot from the quay

    The dunes of Corralejo

    The Parque Natural de Corralejo, 2,668.7 hectares of sand between the town and Montaña Roja, runs along the coast road to Puerto del Rosario for its last 10 km into Corralejo. Walk it only on the marked trails.

  7. Corralejo

Where to stand

Outside, if the wind allows. Both Fred. Olsen boats have outdoor decks, the Bocayna Express with seats in the open as well as reclining seats and café tables inside, and the Buganvilla Express with an open-air deck where pets may also travel. Heading south to Corralejo, stand on the left side: Lobos passes on that side in the last part of the crossing, with the pale sand of the dunes beyond the town. Coming back, Lobos is on the right as you leave Corralejo, and Lanzarote fills the view ahead. Inside, Fred. Olsen's boats are air-conditioned, with a café and free wifi.

Ways to do it

When to go

Times, tickets and fares

What time is the ferry from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura, and how much does it cost?

Fred. Olsen sails most often. In its timetable for October 2026 to 11 January 2027 the Bocayna Express leaves Playa Blanca at 07:10, 08:30, 10:00, 13:30, 14:55, 16:30, 18:00 and 20:00 on weekdays, and the Buganvilla Express at 10:15, 12:15, 16:00, 17:45 and 19:30 every day. On Saturdays the 07:10 and 14:55 do not run, and on Sundays the first boat is the 10:00. Baleària's Volcán de Tindaya leaves Playa Blanca every two hours from 07:00 to 19:00, with a 21:00 on Wednesdays, and from 09:00 on Sundays. Líneas Romero sails at 09:30, 11:15, 12:45, 16:30 and 18:30.

On 19 October 2026, for a crossing on Wednesday 11 November, Fred. Olsen's Web single cost €33.11 on the fast ferry and €20.50 on the Buganvilla Express; the Día Express fare, for a same-day return, €26.96 and €19.50 each way. Baleària advertised the route from €31 a passenger and Líneas Romero published €20.50 single and €39 return. The very low prices in the companies' advertising, from €5 or €8, are fares for Canary Islands residents, who pay 75% less.

With Fred. Olsen, every fare allows free changes of date and time if the same fare is available, but only the Flexible and Oro fares can be refunded. Romero's tickets are open: miss your boat and you take the next. Be ready to board at least 20 minutes before departure on foot with Fred. Olsen, or 40 with a car; Baleària closes boarding 25 minutes before, and Romero 10.

Fred. Olsen from Playa Blanca, weekdays
Bocayna Express 07:10, 08:30, 10:00, 13:30, 14:55, 16:30, 18:00, 20:00; Buganvilla Express 10:15, 12:15, 16:00, 17:45, 19:30
Fred. Olsen from Corralejo, weekdays
Bocayna Express 06:15, 07:50, 09:10, 10:45, 14:15, 15:45, 17:15, 19:00; Buganvilla Express 09:00, 11:15, 13:15, 17:00, 18:30
Baleària Canarias
from Playa Blanca every two hours 07:00 to 19:00, plus 21:00 on Wednesdays; from Corralejo 08:00 to 20:00, plus 22:00 on Wednesdays; Sundays from 09:00 and 10:00
Líneas Romero
from Playa Blanca 09:30, 11:15, 12:45, 16:30, 18:30; from Corralejo 10:30, 12:00, 13:30, 17:30, 19:30
Cheapest adult fares, 11 November 2026
€19.50 (Buganvilla day return, each way), €20.50 (Buganvilla or Romero single), €26.96 (Bocayna day return, each way), €33.11 (Bocayna single)
Car and driver, Fred. Olsen
€39.12 each way on a day return, €46.27 single
Be at the port
20 minutes before on foot, 40 with a car (Fred. Olsen); boarding closes 25 minutes before (Baleària), 10 (Romero)
Luggage
up to 20 kg a passenger (Fred. Olsen, Líneas Romero); Fred. Olsen's port luggage carts €1

The ports: Playa Blanca and Corralejo

How do you get to the ferry at Playa Blanca, and from Corralejo to the dunes?

Playa Blanca's harbour, the Muelle de Playa Blanca, is on the seafront of Lanzarote's southernmost town. By car, off-peak, it is 4 minutes from Princesa Yaiza and Barceló Playa Blanca, 31 from Hotel Fariones in Puerto del Carmen and 34 from the airport. Without a car, IntercityBus line 161 runs from the airport to Playa Blanca bus station in 47 minutes and line 162-D in 20; from the bus station the harbour is about 1.2 km, a 15-minute walk.

In Corralejo the ferries berth in the middle of town. Tiadhe's line 06 to Puerto del Rosario runs south along the dune road from the harbour: in the 2026 timetable the first bus leaves the quay at 06:35 on weekdays and 06:50 at weekends and on holidays, then once or twice an hour, the last at 20:50. On foot, the edge of the natural park is about 3.4 km, 45 minutes, from the quay.

Playa Blanca port by car
4 min from Princesa Yaiza and Barceló Playa Blanca; 31 from Hotel Fariones; 34 from the airport, off-peak
Airport to Playa Blanca by bus
line 161, 47 min; line 162-D, 20 min; then about 1.2 km on foot to the harbour
Corralejo, line 06 to Puerto del Rosario
from the quay, first 06:35 weekdays, 06:50 weekends and holidays, last 20:50; €3.40 to Puerto del Rosario, €3.90 to Fuerteventura airport
Corralejo quay to the natural park
about 3.4 km on foot (45 min)
Tourist office, Corralejo
Avenida Marítima 16

Taking a car, and hire-car rules

Can you take a hire car on the ferry from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura?

Only if your firm allows it, and the terms differ. Goldcar's Spanish terms let its cars travel between the Canary Islands with its Cross Border cover, €12 a day up to €156 a hire. TopCar allows it only with its prior authorisation, which needs its Super Cover plus its €50 Multi-Island Cover, and only to islands where it has an office, Fuerteventura among them; the car must come back to Lanzarote. Sixt's and AutoReisen's terms forbid taking a car off the island without written authorisation.

If yours may go, book it as a vehicle on the Bocayna Express or Baleària's Volcán de Tindaya; the Buganvilla Express and Romero's boats carry no cars. Fred. Olsen asks for the make, model and plate when you book: with a hire car you do not yet have, enter 'Hire' as the make and model and 0000XXX as the plate, then send the real details by email or at a ticket office no later than an hour before you sail. The simpler option is often to cross on foot and hire a second car in Corralejo.

Goldcar
between the Canary Islands with Cross Border cover: €12 a day, up to €156 a hire (€13.20 and €171.60 in its busiest weeks)
TopCar
only with authorisation, Super Cover and Multi-Island Cover (€50); the car comes back to Lanzarote
Sixt, AutoReisen
not off the island without written authorisation
Boats that take cars
Bocayna Express (up to 69 vehicles), Volcán de Tindaya
Hire car on Fred. Olsen
make and model 'Hire', plate 0000XXX; real details at least an hour before departure

A day in Corralejo, the dunes and Lobos

Can you do a day trip to Fuerteventura from Lanzarote?

Easily. On a weekday the 08:30 Bocayna Express is in Corralejo at 08:55, and the 19:00 back is in Playa Blanca at 19:25: more than ten hours ashore on Fred. Olsen's Día Express fare. Baleària's last boat back leaves Corralejo at 20:00, or 22:00 on Wednesdays, and Romero's at 19:30. On 24 and 31 December, Fred. Olsen's last boat back is the 17:15.

For the dunes, take line 06 south from the harbour or drive the coast road towards Puerto del Rosario; the park runs beside it for 10 km. Walk only on the marked trails.

Lobos needs planning. The ferry does not stop there: boats leave from Corralejo harbour, and you also need a visitor permit from Fuerteventura's island council, the Cabildo, booked online through its LobosPass site for a set visiting shift: the Cabildo has run a morning one, 10:00 to 14:00, and an afternoon one, 14:00 to 18:00. The permit is separate from the boat ticket. On the islet, the path climbs to La Caldera, 127 metres, for both islands at once, and the only restaurant, Chiringuito de Antoñito el Farero, is by the jetty at El Puertito.

A weekday day trip on Fred. Olsen
08:30 from Playa Blanca, in Corralejo 08:55; back 19:00, in Playa Blanca 19:25
Last boats back from Corralejo, weekdays
Buganvilla Express 18:30, Bocayna Express 19:00, Líneas Romero 19:30, Baleària 20:00 (22:00 on Wednesdays)
Lobos permit
from the Cabildo de Fuerteventura (LobosPass), 10:00 to 14:00 or 14:00 to 18:00; separate from the boat
Parque Natural de Corralejo
2,668.7 hectares; walk only on marked trails

Worth knowing before you go

Where to stay at either end

The ferry leaves from Playa Blanca, 4 minutes by car from Princesa Yaiza and Barceló Playa Blanca and 31 from Hotel Fariones in Puerto del Carmen: an easy day on Fuerteventura from a week on Lanzarote.

The journey in pictures

The Bocayna Express throwing up a white wake as it heads out to sea from Playa Blanca
The volcanic cone of Isla de Lobos seen across the water from Corralejo beach
Ferries in Corralejo harbour with small boats moored in the bay
White sand dunes and low shrubs in the dunes of Corralejo on Fuerteventura
A Fred. Olsen Express ferry berthed at the port of Playa Blanca beside moored motorboats

Questions people ask

Good questions about Lanzarote to Fuerteventura

How long is the ferry from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura?

Twenty-five minutes on Fred. Olsen's fast ferry, the Bocayna Express, from Playa Blanca on Lanzarote's southern tip to Corralejo in northern Fuerteventura, 13 km away. Fred. Olsen's passenger boat, the Buganvilla Express, and Baleària's Volcán de Tindaya take 35 minutes, and Líneas Romero about 30. Add 20 minutes before departure to board on foot with Fred. Olsen, or 40 with a car.

How much is the ferry from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura?

On 19 October 2026, for an adult crossing in November, the cheapest fares were €19.50 each way on Fred. Olsen's Buganvilla Express with a same-day return, €20.50 single on the same boat or with Líneas Romero, and €26.96 each way (day return) or €33.11 single on the fast Bocayna Express. Baleària advertised from €31. A car with its driver cost €39.12 each way on a Fred. Olsen day return. Fares from €5 or €8 are for Canary Islands residents.

Can I take a hire car on the ferry from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura?

Only with your hire firm's permission. Goldcar allows it with its Cross Border cover, €12 a day up to €156 a hire; TopCar with its Super Cover and €50 Multi-Island Cover, with the car back on Lanzarote at the end; Sixt and AutoReisen only with written authorisation. Book the car on the Bocayna Express or Baleària's Volcán de Tindaya; with Fred. Olsen, enter 'Hire' and 0000XXX until you have the real details. Crossing on foot and hiring in Corralejo is often simpler.

Fred. Olsen or Armas: which ferry is better from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura?

Naviera Armas's route is now run as Baleària Canarias, with the Volcán de Tindaya every two hours in 35 minutes, taking cars as well as foot passengers. Fred. Olsen is faster and more frequent: 25 minutes on the Bocayna Express and 13 sailings each way on weekdays, counting its cheaper passenger boat, the Buganvilla Express. For a day trip on foot, Fred. Olsen's Buganvilla Express on the Día Express fare (€39 return) matches Líneas Romero's €39 return; for a late return, Baleària's last boat leaves Corralejo at 20:00, or 22:00 on Wednesdays.

Can you do a day trip to Fuerteventura from Lanzarote?

Yes, and it is the most popular way to use this ferry. On a weekday the 08:30 from Playa Blanca reaches Corralejo at 08:55, and the 19:00 back is in Playa Blanca at 19:25, more than ten hours ashore. Fred. Olsen's Día Express fare, from €19.50 each way on foot, is for exactly this. In the day you can walk the Corralejo dunes, 2,668.7 hectares of protected sand, or take a boat to Lobos with a permit.

Does the ferry stop at Isla de Lobos?

No. The Playa Blanca to Corralejo ferries pass Lobos, on the left as you approach Corralejo, but do not call there. To land, take one of the boats from Corralejo harbour and book a visitor permit from Fuerteventura's island council on its LobosPass site for a set shift; the Cabildo has run a morning one (10:00 to 14:00) and an afternoon one (14:00 to 18:00). The permit is separate from the boat ticket.

What time is the last ferry from Fuerteventura back to Lanzarote?

In the winter 2026/27 timetables the last weekday sailings from Corralejo are Fred. Olsen's Buganvilla Express at 18:30 and Bocayna Express at 19:00 (19:15 on Sundays), Líneas Romero at 19:30 and Baleària Canarias at 20:00, or 22:00 on Wednesdays. The first leave early: Fred. Olsen's 06:15 on weekdays, Baleària's 08:00. On 24 and 31 December Fred. Olsen's last boat back is the 17:15, and on 25 December and 1 January its first is not until 13:15, so check the day before.

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Lanzarote's volcanoes astern, the islet of Lobos off the bow and, 25 minutes on, the white dunes of Corralejo.

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