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Transport in Tenerife
Tenerife is an island; therefore, you can only get Tenerife by plane or by ferry. There are two airports in Tenerife. The first is the “Rodeos” airport, also known as TFN, which receives mainly national flights. It is located at north near “Puerto de la Cruz” and “Santa Cruz”. Some of the airlines that fly to this airport are British Airways, Air Berlin, Air Europa, Binter Canarias, Iberia, etc.
The second airport in the island is the “Reina Sofia”, also known as TFS, which is situated at south of the Island, near locations like “Playa de las Americas”, “Las Galletas” and “Playa Paraiso”. It receives mainly international flights including all charter flights. Some of the airlines that fly to this airport are Binter Canarias, British Airways, Finnair, Transavia amongst others. Both airports are about 2.5 hours from Madrid and about 3 hours from Barcelona.
Hall of the Rodeos Airport
There are several buses that connect both airports, with destinations in the whole island, like “Puerto de la Cruz”, “La Laguna” or “Santa Cruz”; in the “Rodeos” airport, there are buses that depart every 30 minutes from 6:00 to 23:00. There are also taxis available.
By Ferry you can reach Tenerife, from other western Canarian Islands like “La Gomera”, “El Hierro” or “Las Palmas” as well as from the Iberian Peninsula. Most shipping lines depart from “Santa Cruz de Tenerife” harbor at north of Island and from “Los Cristianos” at south.
Ferry in Los Cristianos Harbor
One of the best ways to discover the Island is rent a car; since, Tenerife has an excellent network of roads which cover the whole Island. This network is composed by two motorways (TF1 and TF5), which encircles nearly the entire island. These motorways connect the main towns and beaches with the metropolitan area. It lasts around 2 hours, to cross the entire island by car. There are many companies that rent cars in the Islands like “Car Rental Heathrow”, “Online Car reservation”, “Tenerife Rent a Car” amongst others and the prices are very reasonable (around 30 euros per day in average). If you decide rent a car, you need a driver’s license, a passport and 21 years old.
The main public mean of transport in Tenerife is the bus service, also known as “Wawa”, which is provided by the company TITSA (“Transportes Interurbanos de Tenerife”). Buses are quite modern and usually they run efficiently. Most buses have conditioned air because climate in the island is very hot. The prices are very reasonable and you can buy a “Bono Bus” (for 12 or 30 euros) which allows traveling several times, the cost of the journey is deducted from your ticket and you get a discount.
Bus Service (Wawa)
There is also a tram service which connects “La Laguna” with “Santa Cruz”. You can buy tickets in the machines that are in each tram stop. A trip by tram costs around 1.25 euros. There are also bono cards available which allow multiple trips.
Taxis in Tenerife have a good reputation, because of the honesty of the drivers and the good service that offer. All taxis have taximeters, but for short trips, drivers usually don’t use these artifacts; nevertheless, fares are quite cheap. Most taxis in Tenerife are Mercedes Benz and are very comfortable. Taxis have a green light in the windscreen that indicates when the taxi is available to hire.
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