Tenerife has two airports at opposite ends of the island, and which one you land at decides the journey more than anything else. This page sets out every realistic way from each to our ten hotels, with the bus timetables, the official taxi meter and the typical drive to each door.
The short answer
Land at Tenerife South (TFS) for Costa Adeje and the west coast: our hotels there are 20 to 31 minutes away by road, and TITSA's line 40 runs every half hour by day to Costa Adeje bus station in 29 to 44 minutes. Land at Tenerife North (TFN) for Puerto de la Cruz: line 30 reaches the Jardín Botánico stop in 23 to 28 minutes for a guide fare of €4.75, and a taxi takes about 22 to 27 minutes. For the hillside villas, the west-coast resorts and late arrivals, a private transfer booked ahead is the simplest answer.
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The cheap way to the Costa Adeje coast, stopping at Los Cristianos on the way. It ends at the bus station, about 2.7 km from Bahía del Duque, so most of our southern guests still need a taxi for the last stretch.
Covers the hours after line 40 stops, every night of the week. Useful if you are travelling light; with a family and bags at one in the morning, a driver waiting in arrivals is the better answer.
The genuinely good bus on the island for our guests: it stops 160 metres from Hotel Botánico and about 270 metres from Gran Hotel Taoro.
The link if you land at the 'wrong' airport: from Tenerife South it reaches the Jardín Botánico stop in 85 minutes. With four buses a day, check the times before you fly.
Always at the rank on Floor 0 in arrivals, and fair value for two or three people on the short runs. On the meter, Tenerife South to Bahía del Duque works out at about €35 by day.
The driver tracks your flight and meets you in arrivals with a name sign, so a delay costs nothing. Our pick for the hillside villas, the west-coast resorts, late landings and families with luggage.
Worth it at most of our hotels, where Teide, Masca and La Orotava are drives. Our car hire page has the airports, the costs and the catches.
La Caleta, Costa Adeje
Land at Tenerife South: it is a 20-minute drive to the door above La Caleta, no airport bus comes closer than Costa Adeje bus station, and the rank's metered taxi suits two.
Guía de Isora
Land at Tenerife South: 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
Land at Tenerife South: line 40 gets you to 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
Land at Tenerife South: the hotel is up the Golf Costa Adeje hillside with no bus near it, 20 minutes by road, and the driver brings you and your bags to the door.
Golf Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje
Land at Tenerife South: 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
Land at Tenerife North: a taxi 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
Land at Tenerife North: a taxi takes 22 minutes to the door, and if you are travelling light, line 30 stops at Jardín Botánico, 160 metres from the hotel, in 23 to 28 minutes for €4.75.
Garachico
Land at Tenerife North: 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
Land at Tenerife South: 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
Both airports are 60 to 61 minutes away, and you will want a car here anyway for Masca and Teno, so collect it where you land and drive to the hotel's own car park.
Tenerife South for Costa Adeje, Golf Costa Adeje and the Guía de Isora coast; Tenerife North for Puerto de la Cruz and Garachico. Our six southern hotels are 20 to 31 minutes from Tenerife South and 64 to 73 minutes from Tenerife North. The two hotels in Puerto de la Cruz are 22 and 27 minutes from Tenerife North and 64 and 67 from Tenerife South.
If your flight lands at the other airport, the 343 bus runs between the two in about 50 minutes, four times a day, and carries on to Costa Adeje or Puerto de la Cruz. Hacienda del Conde, in Buenavista del Norte, is 60 minutes from Tenerife North and 61 from Tenerife South, so take whichever flight suits you.
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 do the same run in 20 minutes.
At Tenerife North, buses leave from Floor -1. Line 30 runs to Puerto de la Cruz, with 19 departures on weekdays and 14 at weekends, and stops at Jardín Botánico, 160 metres from Hotel Botánico. No airport bus goes near Abama, Palacio de Isora, Royal River, Royal Garden Villas or Garachico. Aena publishes guide fares and says TITSA's are the ones that count.
There are no fixed airport fares to our hotels: island 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 an airport adds €2.10.
On those rates, the 23 km from Tenerife South to Bahía del Duque comes to about €35 by day and €40 at night, and the 25 km from Tenerife North to Hotel Botánico to about €38 by day. Take a taxi only from the signed rank in arrivals, as Aena advises, and ask for a receipt.
At Tenerife South 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. At Tenerife North the last line 30 bus leaves at 23:20.
This is where a private transfer earns its keep. A pre-booked driver tracks the flight, waits in arrivals with your name on a sign, and the price is fixed when you book, so a two-hour delay changes nothing. Tell them how many children and seats you need when you book. It is our pick for Royal River, Royal Garden Villas, Abama, Palacio de Isora and Hotel San Roque at any hour.
Line 40 from Costa Adeje bus station reaches Tenerife South in 26 minutes, with arrivals at the airport from 05:56 to 22:06. From Puerto de la Cruz, line 30 runs back to Tenerife North through the day, the last arriving at 23:19 on weekdays. For an early flight, ask the hotel to call a taxi the night before, or book the return transfer with the outward one: the price is fixed in the same way, and the driver collects you from the hotel.
Questions people ask
TITSA's line 40 runs every 30 to 40 minutes from 06:30 to 21:40 to Costa Adeje bus station in 29 to 44 minutes, with the 711 night bus after that. A taxi from the rank takes about 20 minutes to Playa del Duque and costs about €35 on the day meter.
Taxis are metered at the Canary interurban rate: €3.85 for the first 1.5 km, €1.35 a km after that, plus €2.10 from the airport. To Bahía del Duque, 23 km, that is about €35 by day and €40 at night or on a Sunday.
Yes, TITSA's line 30, which reaches the Jardín Botánico stop in 23 to 28 minutes. Aena's guide fare is €4.75, with 19 departures on weekdays from 07:30 to 23:20 and 14 at weekends.
TITSA's line 343 runs non-stop between them in about 50 minutes, four times a day each way, for a guide fare of €9.70.
Tenerife North: Hotel Botánico is 22 minutes away and Gran Hotel Taoro 27, against 64 and 67 minutes from Tenerife South.
Yes, line 711 leaves for Los Cristianos and Costa Adeje nine times a night, from 23:18 to 04:52, and reaches Costa Adeje bus station in 24 to 33 minutes.
For the hillside villas above La Caleta, the west-coast resorts, Garachico and any late or family arrival, yes: the price is fixed when you book and the driver waits for delayed flights. For Hotel Botánico, the line 30 bus is just as good.
Last checked: October 2026
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