Tenerife South is the airport for Costa Adeje and the west coast: six of our ten hotels are 20 to 31 minutes away by road. The buses and the taxi rank share Floor 0 outside arrivals, and the island's taxis run on an official meter rather than fixed fares. Here is every way out of the airport, where it leaves from, and the way we would reach each hotel if you land here.
The short answer
For our Costa Adeje hotels, take a taxi from the rank on Floor 0: about 20 minutes and about €35 on the day meter to Bahía del Duque. Line 40 from the same kerb runs every 30 to 40 minutes to Costa Adeje bus station for a fraction of that, but you will still need a taxi for the last stretch. For the hillside villas, Abama, Palacio de Isora and late landings, book a driver; for Puerto de la Cruz, Garachico or Buenavista, an hour away, hire a car or book a transfer.
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From the signed rank on Floor 0, Arrivals. Fair value for two or three on the short runs: about €35 by day and €40 at night to Bahía del Duque.
The driver meets you in arrivals with a name sign and tracks the flight. Our pick for the hillside villas, the west-coast resorts, late landings and families.
From the stop on Floor 0, Arrivals, calling at Los Cristianos. Cheap, but it ends at the bus station, about 2.7 km from Bahía del Duque.
From the same Floor 0 stop, every night. Fine for light travellers; with children and bags at 2am, a driver is better.
From the Floor 0 stop. The bus if you landed in the south but are staying in Puerto de la Cruz; with four a day, check the times before you fly.
Worth it at most of our hotels, where Teide, Masca and La Orotava are drives, and essential for Hacienda del Conde.
La Caleta, Costa Adeje
A 20-minute drive to the door above La Caleta; no airport bus comes closer than Costa Adeje bus station, and the metered taxi from the rank suits two.
Guía de Isora
The resort sits off the TF-47 with no airport bus near it, so a driver waiting in arrivals takes you 31 minutes straight to the gate.
Costa Adeje
Line 40 reaches Costa Adeje bus station, 2.7 km away, but a taxi from the rank does the whole 20 minutes for about €35 on the day meter.
Golf Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje
Up the Golf Costa Adeje hillside with no bus near it, 20 minutes by road; the driver brings you and your bags to the door.
Golf Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje
The villas are 20 minutes away on the hillside above La Caleta, beyond any bus, so a pre-booked driver is the easy way in.
Puerto de la Cruz
An hour and more across the island from Tenerife South, so book a driver; light travellers can take the 343 to Puerto de la Cruz, four times a day.
Puerto de la Cruz
About an hour by road from the south; the 343 reaches the Jardín Botánico stop, 160 metres from the hotel, in 85 minutes for €13.55, but only four times a day.
Garachico
Garachico is an hour from Tenerife South with no direct bus, and the driver can bring you to the drop-off bay at the door.
Alcalá, Guía de Isora
The drive is 31 minutes and no airport bus comes near Alcalá, so a fixed-price transfer is quicker and simpler than any connection.
Buenavista del Norte
About an hour away, and you will want a car here anyway for Masca and Teno, so collect it at the airport and drive to the hotel's own car park.
There are no fixed airport fares: taxis run on the Canary Government's interurban meter, published in the Boletín Oficial de Canarias in March 2023. By day it is €3.85 for the first 1.5 km and €1.35 a km after that; from 22:00 to 06:00, on Sundays and on holidays it is €4.25 and €1.55. Every trip from the airport adds €2.10. On those rates, the 23 km to Bahía del Duque comes to about €35 by day and €40 at night. Take a taxi only from the signed rank on Floor 0, as Aena advises, and ask for a receipt.
Yes. TITSA's line 40 leaves the stop on Floor 0 in arrivals every 30 minutes from 06:30, and every 30 to 40 minutes in the afternoon, until 21:40, seven days a week. It calls at Los Cristianos and ends at Costa Adeje bus station in 29 to 44 minutes. From there Bahía del Duque is 2.7 km, so plan on a short taxi. The four daily 343s make the same run in 20 minutes. No airport bus goes near Abama, Palacio de Isora, Royal River or Royal Garden Villas.
The 711 night bus leaves for Costa Adeje at 23:18, 23:48, 00:17, 01:02, 01:37, 02:42, 03:22, 04:12 and 04:52. The taxi rank works through the night, on the higher night meter. A pre-booked driver tracks the flight and waits in arrivals with your name, and the price is fixed when you book, so a two-hour delay changes nothing. Tell them how many children and seats you need.
About an hour by road: Hotel Botánico is typically 64 minutes away, Gran Hotel Taoro 67 and Hotel San Roque in Garachico 60. The 343 bus links the south to the north four times a day, reaching the Jardín Botánico stop in 85 minutes. If you can, fly into Tenerife North instead, 22 to 27 minutes from Puerto de la Cruz; if you cannot, a car or a booked driver is the comfortable answer.
Line 40 from Costa Adeje bus station reaches the airport in 26 minutes, the first arriving at 05:56 and the last at 22:06. For an early flight, ask the hotel to call a taxi the night before, or book the return transfer with the outward one. Aena's advice is three hours before any flight to the UK.
Questions people ask
TITSA's line 40 runs every 30 to 40 minutes, 06:30–21:40, to Costa Adeje bus station in 29 to 44 minutes, with the 711 night bus after that. A taxi takes about 20 minutes to Playa del Duque and costs about €35 on the day meter.
About €35 by day and €40 at night to Bahía del Duque, 23 km, on the Canary interurban meter, which includes a €2.10 airport supplement.
On Floor 0 outside arrivals, beside the taxi rank. Lines 40, 711, 343, 10 and 415 all leave from there.
Yes, line 711, nine times a night from 23:18 to 04:52, reaching Costa Adeje bus station in 24 to 33 minutes.
Typically 20 minutes to our hotels at Playa del Duque, La Caleta and Golf Costa Adeje, and 31 to Abama and Palacio de Isora.
For the hillside villas, Abama, Palacio de Isora, the north of the island and any late or family arrival, yes. For Bahía del Duque and Corales Beach, the taxi rank is just as good.
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