The road south to Yaiza village

The name of the southern municipality belongs to this village, which sits at the edge of the Timanfaya natural park. Coming from the terminal you stay on the main road south and finish among its streets rather than in the hotels along the shore — worth settling before you read out where you are staying.

Route details

Origin: Aeropuerto César Manrique-Lanzarote
Destination: Yaiza
Duration: 25 min
Distance: 19 km
Indicative price: No price published

There is no published price for this route. The meter sets the amount: the fare starts at the minimum and adds the price per kilometre plus the airport-area surcharge.

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

Map of Lanzarote

The south road as far as the village

The car stays on the main road south until it crosses into the municipality of Yaiza, running beside the volcanic ground of the malpaís before it reaches a village of narrow streets and white houses. Settling the drop-off before that point is the useful part: the village, a rural place nearby and the Playa Blanca strip are three different destinations, and the driver needs to know which one before turning off.

Getting to the park, and what a taxi cannot do

Timanfaya is not somewhere you simply point a taxi at: the visit is made along the park road on the services provided there — the park's own bus, a guided tour or a hire car. A car that takes you and waits has to be asked of the dispatch well in advance, with the way the wait is paid agreed before you set off. Most people book the excursion where they are staying instead.

One dispatch, several centres

The Yaiza dispatch also looks after Playa Blanca and Puerto Calero, so the cars working this patch are shared between several centres and the village itself sees few of them pass. Arriving late or as a group means giving notice before the flight. The call reaches the operator directly — this portal does not book the journey.

Bus, hire car, or the rank

The bus does reach the village, though less often than along the coast, so check the timetable the day before you rely on it — and where your accommodation sits out of the way, confirm how far the service actually goes. A hire car is the comfortable way to explore the south. For turning up with cases, though, the taxi at the airport rank is the most direct.

Frequently asked questions

How far towards the park will it take me?

To the park entrances, if you ask for that specifically; but the road inside is not an ordinary taxi service. To go round the park, use the park's own bus, an organised excursion or a hire car. If you need a car waiting for you, agree it with the dispatch long beforehand.

What are my chances of a car in the village for the return?

Few vehicles pass through. For a set pick-up — in the small hours above all, or with luggage — ring the Yaiza dispatch and leave the service agreed in advance. Here more than elsewhere on the island, notice is what decides whether a car comes.

Is it the same run as Playa Blanca?

Only as far as the south road and the municipality. After that the two part company: Yaiza is the inland village, Playa Blanca the strip along the shore. Say which you mean clearly when you get in, because a destination misunderstood is put right at the start, not at the end.