Tenerife Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Boat

There are regular ferry, hydrofoil and jetfoil services from Tenerife to the other islands.

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Air

Two airports serve the island, with flights available to the other islands, the Spanish mainland and various European destinations, plus a few more exotic ones such as Venezuela and Cuba. Facilitating nine million passengers per year – often well in excess of 25,000 daily –is modern Tenerife Sur airport (Reina Sofía; 922 75 95 10; www.aena.es), about 20km east of Playa de las Américas. All international charter flights land here, plus most scheduled international flights and many from mainland Spain.

The airport functions 24 hours a day and has half a dozen car-rental offices, a post office, several banks, ATMs and exchange booths, and knowledgeable staff at its tourist office (922 39 20 37).

Almost all interisland flights, plus a few scheduled international and mainland services, use the older and smaller Tenerife Norte airport (Los Rodeos; 922 63 56 35). Here you’ll find an exchange booth, several car-rental agencies, a bar and a moderately helpful ­information booth.

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