Taxis between fields and lava

Fields and lava surround Tinajo, inland, with water on two sides — La Santa and Caleta de Famara to the north, badlands facing west. Visitors come for the surf and for the volcanoes; once in the village you walk it, and ring the dispatch when you need a car.

Service details

Municipality: Tinajo
Radio-taxi dispatch: 928 840 049
Distance to the airport: 20 km
Driving time: 29 min

Indicative distances and times: island traffic changes them at any hour. Updated on 2026-09-30

Taxi ranks

No confirmed rank has been published for this town. Ask where you are staying or call the dispatch.

Map of Tinajo

Tinajo 928 840 049

Updated on 2026-09-30

The church, the square and the shops

The centre gathers about the church and the square, with the local shops, the bars and the municipal services. This is not a beach resort and it has no promenade: people who stay here drive, or ring a taxi for the trips out of the village — particularly when they would rather not take the wheel.

One rank in the centre, one dispatch for all

A signposted rank sits at the central points, but there is none at every exit from the village and none on the road towards the coast. The Tinajo dispatch covers the whole municipality, so the same number serves the village and La Santa alike. Keep it to hand before you set out walking, not when you are on the way back.

Out to the surf beaches, and back again

The beaches that made this coast famous sit at the foot of the cliff a little along from the village, and there is no signposted rank on the way there. When you order the car, name the exact spot and say whether a board or long gear is travelling with you: that way one with room comes out, and you are not left trying to flag a car down on the coast road.

Eruptions, badlands and the walks across them

The ground of the recent eruptions and the paths over the badlands are walked from this side of the island, with the village the nearest place to start from. If a trail is what you are after, agree the pick-up when you order the taxi out, and remember that the end of the path has no rank and no one to ask about a car.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a rank in Tinajo itself?

At the central points of the village, yes — but not on every street and not on the roads leading out towards the coast. Where you cannot see one, ring the Tinajo dispatch, which covers the whole municipality, or ask at your accommodation. This portal takes no bookings.

What is the best way of reaching the surf beaches?

Order a car from the dispatch and name both the beach and the gear you are carrying. The road out there has no signposted rank, so the pick-up point is settled on the phone; if you are coming off a session, have the number ready before you leave the sand.

How do I get back once a trail is done?

Fix the pick-up when you order the taxi going out, or ring the dispatch in good time from the end of the path. The volcanic ground has no rank, and how long you wait depends on the cars that are free at that hour: with nothing said in advance, the way home takes longer.

How far is the airport from Tinajo?

Tinajo is inland, so the car crosses the island to the east coast, which puts this among the medium and longer journeys. The figure here is a road estimate dated with the day it was checked, not a promised time or fare.