West into the interior, with your gear

West of the island's centre, Tinajo runs between lava fields, dirt tracks and surf beaches. The drive leaves the coast behind to enter its municipality — and what decides this transfer is not the distance covered but what travels in the boot with you.

Route details

Origin: Aeropuerto César Manrique-Lanzarote
Destination: Tinajo
Duration: 29 min
Distance: 20 km
Indicative price: €35

Updated on 2026-09-30

Operator prices published without the Canary Islands indirect tax or the Sunday and holiday increase that some operators apply. The meter is the only binding figure.

Indicative distances and times: island traffic changes them at any hour.

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Turning inland off the coast road

The run starts like any other southbound departure from the terminal and then peels away from the shore, cutting inland into open country and over lava ground. It is the point where the turn-off happens that you need to be clear about. Tinajo takes in the village itself, a scatter of rural houses and a stretch of coast, and those are three different destinations for a driver who has only a name to go on.

Boards, bikes and dive kit

This is the part people get wrong. A long board will not go in an ordinary saloon, and two of them will not go in one that has not been chosen for the job — so the number and the length of what you are carrying are the first two things to say, not the last. Bicycles and diving kit work the same way. Tell whoever takes the call and a car with a boot big enough comes out; say nothing and you will be trying to make it fit at the kerb.

When the west really needs notice

A good share of the flights landing in the small hours are people coming to surf, which is exactly when the fleet out here is at its thinnest. Ring the Tinajo dispatch before you land rather than after, and confirm again in the morning. The same applies with more force on event weekends and through the winter, when a quiet coast road is not quiet at all. As ever, this portal books nothing: the call is yours.

The bus, a hire car, or the rank

The bus runs along the main road and stops short of most of the accommodation, so it suits a soft bag and not a board bag. Hiring a car is what most people heading west end up doing, not least because it carries the gear. Coming off the flight with cases, though, the rank at the terminal is still the comfortable answer.

Frequently asked questions

Is there room for my surfboards?

Usually, but say so when you ring and not when the car pulls up. Give the number of boards and roughly how long they are, and a suitable vehicle is sent. Arrive at the rank with three boards and no warning and you may be waiting for the next car.

Are there ranks in Tinajo itself?

There are posted ranks in the municipality, though in the smaller settlements they see little traffic. If you need collecting at a particular time, ring the Tinajo dispatch rather than stand at the side of the road.

Can it bring me to the beaches on that coast?

It will bring you to whatever point you name. Some of the beaches out here sit back from the main road with no vehicle access, so the last stretch may have to be walked with the gear in your hand. Worth knowing before you set out.

Who sends the car, then?

The dispatch of the municipality, directly. Lanzarote.taxi is an informational portal: it sells no seats, confirms no times and has no agreement with any operator on the island.