Lanzarote Travel Guide

Lanzarote is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean 130 km (81 mi) west of North Africa and 1,000 km (620 mi) southwest of mainland Spain. With a population of 156,112​ in 2022, it's the fourth largest of the Canary Islands, about half the size of its neighbour Fuerteventura. It has stark volcanic scenery and has been a biosphere reserve since 1993.

Lanzarote has three main ports, offering connections to other islands in the Canaries, as well as Spain mainland.

Busroutes radiate from Arrecife and in 2023 a ride costs at most €3.60. Drivers accept cash and give change up to €10. There's no public bus through the National Park so join a tour or organise your own wheels.

Standard advice applies to road safety,water safety, and care of valuables.Theftfrom cars in the National Park has been a recurrent problem.

Hotelsandself-cateringaccommodation are concentrated in the three resorts of Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca and Costa Teguise. Prices quoted on these pages are those advertised for individual travellers, but many of the clientele are on package deals, in effect paying the same room rate while getting their return flight from Europe for free. Thepackage holiday companiesquality-assure their accommodation far more rigorously than any state-backed tourist agency could do, and these packages are an