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Lanzarote airport transfers

Lanzarote has one airport, on the east coast between Arrecife and Puerto del Carmen, and the island is compact: our ten hotels are 7 to 36 minutes from it by road. This page sets out every realistic way to each of them, with the island bus times, the official taxi meter and the typical drive to each door.

The short answer

For Puerto del Carmen, line 161 runs from 07:30 to 21:30 and stops about 100 m from La Isla y el Mar after 21 minutes and 200 m from Hotel Fariones after 18; a taxi takes 13 minutes for about €19 by day. For Playa Blanca, line 162-D, eight times a day, reaches the bus station in 20 minutes and a taxi takes 31 minutes for about €43, but neither hotel there is next to the station, so a private transfer booked ahead is the easy answer. For Costa Teguise, Teguise, Haría and La Geria, where no airport bus goes, take a taxi or a driver.

  • ACELanzarote (ACE). César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, 5 km from Arrecife: Terminal 1 for international and mainland flights, Terminal 2 next door for inter-island hops. Hotel Lancelot is 7 minutes away, Playa Blanca 31 and Haría 36.

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White taxis waiting at the rank outside the terminal at Lanzarote Airport
White taxis waiting at the rank outside the terminal at Lanzarote Airport

Every way in, timed and priced

Line 161 to Puerto del Carmen, Puerto Calero and Playa Blanca

ACE
Time
18 minutes to the Apart. Caletón Blanco stop, 21 to Balcón de Mar, 25 to Puerto Calero, 47 to Playa Blanca bus station; 07:30 to 21:30, every 30 minutes for most of the day
Price
Fare not published online; pay the driver by bank card or in cash, with change up to €10

The best bus on the island for two of our hotels: La Isla y el Mar is 100 m from the Balcón de Mar stop and Hotel Fariones 200 m from Apart. Caletón Blanco. Suitcases go in the hold.

Line 162-D to Playa Blanca

ACE
Time
20 minutes from Terminal 1 to Playa Blanca bus station; at 20 past the hour, 10:20 to 19:20 (not 11:20 or 18:20)
Price
Fare not published online; pay the driver by bank card or in cash

The quick way south, and fine for light travellers. Princesa Yaiza is a 15-minute walk from the station and Barceló Playa Blanca more than 2 km, so with cases or children a driver to the door is better.

Lines 22 and 23 to Arrecife

ACE
Time
About 12 minutes on line 22 (weekdays, 05:55 to 23:35) and 24 minutes on line 23 (weekends, hourly 07:17 to 22:17) to the Gran Hotel stop
Price
Fare not published online; pay the driver by bank card or in cash

Both lines call at the Gran Hotel stop, two minutes' walk from Hotel Lancelot, which makes this the cheapest arrival on the island.

Metered taxi

ACE
Time
7 minutes to Arrecife, 13 to Puerto del Carmen and La Geria, 18 to Costa Teguise and Puerto Calero, 31 to Playa Blanca, 36 to Haría
Price
Canary interurban meter: €3.85 minimum including the first 1.5 km and €1.35 a km from 06:00 to 22:00 on working days (€4.25 and €1.55 at night, on Sundays and on holidays), plus €2.10 from the airport

At the rank outside arrivals on Floor 0 of both terminals. Good value on a small island: by our reckoning about €13 to Arrecife, €19 to Puerto del Carmen and €26 to Costa Teguise by day.

Private transfer booked ahead

ACE
Time
The drive itself: 18 minutes to Costa Teguise and Puerto Calero, 31 to Playa Blanca, 36 to Haría
Price
Fixed when you book; the widget shows the live price

The driver tracks your flight and meets you in the Terminal 1 arrivals hall with a name sign. Our pick for Playa Blanca, Puerto Calero, Costa Teguise and Haría, for landings after the last bus, and for families with luggage.

Hire car

ACE
Time
Desks in the Terminal 1 arrivals hall, or a shuttle to a depot; then the same drive as a taxi
Price
From €81 a week manual, €107 automatic, for a June 2027 week (expedia.ie, read 18 October 2026)

Essential for Hotel César Lanzarote and La Casa de los Naranjos, and the easy way to reach Timanfaya, the north and the Papagayo beaches from anywhere. Our car hire page has the deposits and the parking at each hotel.

From the airport to our ten hotels

The airport buses in detail

Yes. Every airport bus stops outside arrivals on Floor 0, at Terminal 1 first and Terminal 2 a minute later. Line 161 runs to Puerto del Carmen, Puerto Calero and Playa Blanca from 07:30 to 21:30, every 30 minutes from 09:00 to 16:30 and hourly either side. Line 162-D is the fast one to Playa Blanca bus station, 20 minutes. Line 22 runs to Arrecife on weekdays and line 23 at weekends. Line 61 makes one late run at 22:30.

Pay the driver by bank card or in cash; drivers give change up to €10, and suitcases go in the hold. Children under 4 travel free with an adult if they do not take a seat.

Line 161, to Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca
07:30 to 21:30; 18 min to Apart. Caletón Blanco, 21 to Balcón de Mar, 25 to Puerto Calero, 47 to Playa Blanca
Line 162-D, to Playa Blanca
10:20 to 19:20 at 20 past (not 11:20 or 18:20); 20 min
Line 22, to Arrecife
Weekdays, 05:55 to 23:35; about 12 min to Gran Hotel
Line 23, to Arrecife
Weekends, hourly 07:17 to 22:17; 24 min to Gran Hotel
Line 61, the late bus
22:30 only, to Puerto del Carmen, Puerto Calero and Playa Blanca
Bus stops
Floor 0 of both terminals

Taxi fares from the airport, hotel by hotel

Taxis from the airport to another town run on the Canary Government's interurban meter: a €3.85 minimum that covers the first 1.5 km, then €1.35 a km from 06:00 to 22:00 on working days, and €4.25 and €1.55 at night, on Sundays and on holidays, plus €2.10 for an airport pick-up. Waiting costs €18.50 an hour. The figures below are our estimates from that tariff and the routed distance; ask for a receipt.

Hotel Lancelot, 6 km
about €13 by day, €14 at night
Hotel Fariones and La Isla y el Mar, 11 km
about €19 by day, €21 at night
Hotel César Lanzarote, 12 km
about €20 by day, €22 at night
Secrets Lanzarote, 15 km
about €24 by day, €28 at night
Paradisus Salinas, 16 km
about €26 by day, €29 at night
Palacio Ico, 19 km
about €29 by day, €33 at night
Princesa Yaiza and Barceló Playa Blanca, 29 km
about €43 by day, €49 at night
La Casa de los Naranjos, 36 km
about €52 by day, €59 at night

Landing late, or with children and luggage

Line 161 leaves for the last time at 21:30, and line 61 makes one run at 22:30, reaching Balcón de Mar at 22:54 and Playa Blanca bus station at 23:21. To Arrecife, the last line 22 leaves at 23:35 on weekdays and the last line 23 at 22:17 at weekends. After that, the taxi ranks on Floor 0 work at any hour, on the night rate.

A driver booked ahead follows your flight, so a delay costs nothing, and waits in the Terminal 1 arrivals hall with your name. With children and cases, that is the easy way to Playa Blanca, where neither of our hotels is next to the bus station.

Costa Teguise, Teguise, Haría and La Geria

Four of our hotels are away from the airport bus routes. Paradisus Salinas in Costa Teguise is 18 minutes by road, Palacio Ico in Teguise 21, Hotel César Lanzarote beside La Geria 13 and La Casa de los Naranjos in Haría 36. Reaching any of them by bus means changing in Arrecife, so a taxi from the rank or a driver booked ahead is the realistic answer. Aena lists nine car-hire firms at both terminals if you plan to drive on the island.

Going back to the airport

About 31 minutes by road from Playa Blanca, 13 from Puerto del Carmen, 18 from Costa Teguise and Puerto Calero, 7 from Arrecife and 36 from Haría. Line 162-D leaves Playa Blanca on the hour from 11:00 to 20:00 (not 12:00 or 19:00) and reaches the airport in 35 minutes; line 161 leaves Playa Blanca bus station from 08:25 and takes 51 minutes. From Arrecife bus station, line 22 runs on weekdays from 05:30 to 23:20 and line 23 hourly at weekends from 07:00 to 22:00. Aena suggests arriving two and a half hours before departure.

Questions people ask

Good questions about Lanzarote

How much is a taxi from Lanzarote airport to Playa Blanca?

About €43 by day and €49 at night to our two Playa Blanca hotels, by our reckoning from the official meter and a 29 km route. The drive takes about 31 minutes.

How much is a taxi from Lanzarote airport to Puerto del Carmen?

About €19 by day and €21 at night to Hotel Fariones or La Isla y el Mar, an 11 km run of about 13 minutes.

Is there a bus from Lanzarote airport to Playa Blanca?

Yes. Line 162-D takes 20 minutes to Playa Blanca bus station, at 20 past the hour from 10:20 to 19:20, except 11:20 and 18:20. Line 161 runs from 07:30 to 21:30 via Puerto del Carmen and takes 47 minutes.

How do I get from Lanzarote airport to Costa Teguise?

No airport bus runs there directly, so take a taxi, about 18 minutes and €26 by day to Paradisus Salinas, or book a driver ahead.

How do I get from Lanzarote airport to Arrecife?

Line 22 on weekdays, 05:55 to 23:35, or line 23 hourly at weekends, 07:17 to 22:17; both stop at Gran Hotel, two minutes from Hotel Lancelot. A taxi takes 7 minutes for about €13 by day.

Can I pay for the bus at Lanzarote airport by card?

Yes. Pay the driver by bank card or in cash; drivers give change only up to €10.

Where is the taxi rank at Lanzarote airport?

Outside arrivals on Floor 0, with a rank at both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Aena advises taking a taxi only from the rank.

Image credits: Frank Vincentz (CC BY-SA 3.0)