Taxi from Lanzarote airport to San Bartolomé

San Bartolomé is inland in the east of the island, not on the coast: you leave the main road and climb up to the village. It is a destination for rural houses and for people staying away from the noise, and that condition — being inside the island rather than on the shore — changes how the transfer is arranged.

Route details

Origin: Aeropuerto César Manrique-Lanzarote
Destination: San Bartolomé
Duration: 20 min
Distance: 14 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

A detour inland

The car leaves the airport enclosure, follows the south road and then turns inland to the village. The landscape passes from installations and coast to vineyards and walls of volcanic stone. It is not a long journey, nor the most direct on the island: the detour inland is what sets it apart from the beach settlements.

The exact address matters

The rural houses of San Bartolomé are scattered across the fields and many of them carry no sign from the track. Take the address written down with street and number, and add a landmark — the square, the church, a junction the driver will recognise at night. If the accommodation has a gate or a dirt track, say so before the turn: it is corrected at the start or not at all.

If you arrive at night

By day the airport queue is enough. On night arrivals it is worth telling the San Bartolomé dispatch, because finding a rural house without a landmark in the dark takes time, and because the inland fleet is smaller than the coast one. Leave the service settled before your flight; this portal does not make that arrangement for you.

Bus and car hire

The bus passes through the village on the way south and is a cheaper option if you travel light, though it leaves a stretch to the rural accommodation. Car hire is the usual choice for country houses, because it lets you reach the door and get around the island. For the first arrival with luggage, the taxi remains the most direct.

Frequently asked questions

Does the taxi go through San Bartolomé on the way south?

The service goes straight to the address you give: if your accommodation is in the village, the detour is the journey. If you are going elsewhere on the island, you need not pass through here. Ask the driver for the intended route if you are unsure, which is the quickest way to settle it.

Does the driver know the rural houses?

Some yes and some no, especially those down secondary tracks. That is why it is worth taking the written address and a recognisable landmark, and saying so about the gate or the final dirt stretch before setting off for the accommodation.

Where do you catch a taxi in the village?

There are signposted ranks in the centre, but traffic through them is nothing like the coast. For a pick-up at a set time, call the San Bartolomé dispatch; it covers the municipality and can tell you honestly whether there is availability.