Tenerife North is the quick way in to Puerto de la Cruz and the north coast: Hotel Botánico is 22 minutes away by road, Gran Hotel Taoro 27, and Hotel San Roque in Garachico 47. It also has the best airport bus on the island for our guests. Here is every way out of the airport, where it leaves from, and the way we would reach each of our ten hotels if you land here.
The short answer
For Puerto de la Cruz, take a taxi from the rank on Floor 0, about 22 minutes and about €38 by day to Hotel Botánico, or line 30 from the bus parking on Floor -1, which stops 160 metres from the hotel in 23 to 28 minutes for a guide fare of €4.75. For Garachico, book a driver. For our Costa Adeje and west-coast hotels, an hour or more away, a transfer or a hire car is the answer.
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From the bus parking on Floor -1. The genuinely good airport bus for our guests: it stops 160 metres from Hotel Botánico and about 270 metres from Gran Hotel Taoro.
From Floor -1. The bus if you landed in the north but are staying on Costa Adeje; with four a day, check the times before you fly.
From Floor -1. Line 20 suits a day in La Laguna; line 30 is the quicker way to Puerto de la Cruz.
From the signed rank on Floor 0, Arrivals. About €38 by day to Hotel Botánico, good value for two or three with luggage.
The driver meets you in the arrivals hall with a name sign and tracks the flight. Our pick for Garachico, the south and late arrivals.
Cicar, Europcar, Goldcar-InterRent, Hertz, Sixt and TopCar are here. Worth it for Teide, La Orotava, Masca and Teno, and essential for Hacienda del Conde.
La Caleta, Costa Adeje
More than an hour across the island from Tenerife North to La Caleta, so a driver waiting in arrivals is far easier than the 343 and a taxi from Costa Adeje.
Guía de Isora
Over an hour away, off the TF-47 with no bus near it, so book a driver to the gate; better still, fly into Tenerife South, 31 minutes away.
Costa Adeje
About an hour by road; the 343 runs to Costa Adeje four times a day, but with bags a booked driver straight to Playa del Duque is the simpler arrival.
Golf Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje
Up the Golf Costa Adeje hillside, about an hour from Tenerife North and beyond any bus, so a pre-booked driver to the door.
Golf Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje
The villas are on the hillside above La Caleta, about an hour away with no bus near them; book a driver.
Puerto de la Cruz
A taxi from the rank takes 27 minutes, and line 30 stops at El Risco, about 270 metres from the hotel, if you are travelling light.
Puerto de la Cruz
A taxi takes 22 minutes to the door for about €38 by day, and if you are travelling light, line 30 stops at Jardín Botánico, 160 metres away, in 23 to 28 minutes for €4.75.
Garachico
Garachico is 47 minutes away with no direct airport bus, and the driver can bring you to the drop-off bay at the door.
Alcalá, Guía de Isora
The furthest of our hotels from Tenerife North, at 73 minutes, with no airport bus near Alcalá, so a fixed-price transfer or, better, a flight into Tenerife South.
Buenavista del Norte
An hour away in Buenavista del Norte, and you will want a car anyway for Masca and Teno, so collect it on Floor 0 and drive to the hotel's own car park.
Yes, and it is a good one. TITSA's line 30 leaves the bus parking on Floor -1, one level below arrivals, and reaches the Jardín Botánico stop in 23 to 28 minutes. There are 19 departures on weekdays, from 07:30 to 23:20, and 14 at weekends. Aena's guide fare is €4.75, and Aena says TITSA's own fares are the ones that count. The stop is 160 metres from Hotel Botánico, and El Risco is about 270 metres from Gran Hotel Taoro, so with light bags there is no need for a taxi.
Taxis run on the Canary interurban meter, published in the Boletín Oficial de Canarias in March 2023: €3.85 for the first 1.5 km and €1.35 a km by day, €4.25 and €1.55 from 22:00 to 06:00 and on Sundays and holidays, plus €2.10 for any trip from the airport. The 25 km to Hotel Botánico comes to about €38 by day. Take a taxi only from the signed rank on Floor 0, and ask for a receipt.
About an hour by road: our six southern hotels are typically 64 to 73 minutes from Tenerife North, against 20 to 31 from Tenerife South. The 343 bus runs non-stop to Tenerife South in about 50 minutes, four times a day, and on to Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje, for a guide fare of €12.40. With luggage or children, book a driver; and if you have the choice of flights, land in the south.
The last weekday line 30 bus leaves for Puerto de la Cruz at 23:20. After that, the taxi rank on Floor 0 works on the night meter, or a pre-booked driver will be waiting whatever the delay. Most flights into Tenerife North are domestic, with no passport control, so you are usually at the kerb within minutes of collecting your bags.
Line 30 runs back from Puerto de la Cruz through the day; the first reaches the airport at 08:35 on weekdays and 07:43 at weekends, and the last at 23:19 on weekdays. For anything earlier, ask the hotel to book a taxi the night before. Aena suggests an hour and a half before a Spanish or Schengen flight.
Questions people ask
TITSA's line 30 from Floor -1 reaches the Jardín Botánico stop in 23 to 28 minutes for a guide fare of €4.75. A taxi from the rank on Floor 0 takes about 22 minutes to Hotel Botánico and costs about €38 by day.
From the bus parking on Floor -1, one floor below arrivals: lines 20, 30, 104 and 343.
Typically 22 minutes to Hotel Botánico and 27 to Gran Hotel Taoro.
By car or a booked driver, typically 47 minutes to Hotel San Roque; there is no direct airport bus.
TITSA's line 343 runs non-stop to Tenerife South in about 50 minutes, four times a day, and continues to Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje. Aena's guide fares are €9.70 and €12.40.
Line 30's last weekday departure is at 23:20; there are fewer buses at weekends.
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