Official fares
| Fare | Minimum | Per kilometre | Waiting | Radio-taxi | Airport or port |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fare 1 When it applies: Weekdays 6:00 to 22:00 | €3.85 | €1.35 | €18.50 | €0.60 | €2.10 |
| Fare 2 When it applies: Nights 22:00 to 6:00, Sundays and public holidays | €4.25 | €1.55 | €18.50 | €0.60 | €2.10 |
| Christmas When it applies: 24 and 31 December and 5 January, 22:00 to 00:00 | €6.54 | €1.55 | €18.50 | €0.60 | €2.10 |
Updated on 2026-09-30
- The official amount is set by the meter; every figure published here is indicative.
- Published operator fares may not include I.G.I.C. at 7 %.
- Some operators apply an extra 15 % on Sundays and public holidays.
The fares that apply today
The figures in the table above are the fare Aena has approved and published for César Manrique airport, carrying the date they were last checked. They are the rates the meter runs on, and they are the only figure that binds anyone. Below them sit indicative prices for individual routes with their source, plus a note on why an estimate never turns into a fixed price.
Radio-taxi numbers, town by town
Every municipality runs its own radio-taxi dispatch, and a number taken from one town is not accepted island-wide. The main centres are gathered here alongside the confirmed fixed ranks of many of those towns, in one list laid out for ringing from a mobile. From Ireland, dial Spain's country prefix — 0034 — before the number as printed.
The rank outside arrivals
The ranks sit directly outside the arrivals terminal, and no booking has to be made beforehand: you join the official queue and take the car at the front of it. From the terminal the portal lists indicative prices for the destinations people ask for most — Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise among them.
Ranks, a phone call and the meter
In the larger towns a signposted rank is usually within reach; away from them, ringing the dispatch of the municipality works better. Inside the car the meter is compulsory and has to be running on the first fare from the moment you get in. Keep the receipt they hand you — it is what any claim would rest on.
Frequently asked questions
What will a taxi in Lanzarote cost me? ＋
Aena publishes the minimum charge and the rate per kilometre, and both are set out above with the date they were checked. What you pay in the end follows the distance and the hour you travel; for a figure before you go, the prices page carries an indicative price for each route, dated.
Can I get an Uber or a Cabify on the island? ＋
No. The cars on the road are the local radio-taxi companies and the taxis working the ranks. The private-hire apps do not run here, so the alternatives to a taxi of your own are the Intercity bus or a hire car.
Is it worth booking a taxi ahead of time? ＋
Not for an ordinary journey: at the airport and at a signposted rank you take the first car in the queue. A few hours' notice is worth giving for large groups, night transfers or very early departures.